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June 22, 2006

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Research Studies

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center seeks women for study

The Nutrition and Exercise for Women (NEW) Study — A study that examines the effects of exercise and nutrition on breast cancer risk factors — seeks to recruit more than 500 Seattle-area participants. This National Cancer Institute-funded study will be conducted by researchers in the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center’s Public Health Sciences Division.

The study seeks healthy overweight and sedentary postmenopausal women (ages 50 to 75) who live in the Seattle area and are willing to travel to Fred Hutchinson for a yearlong exercise or nutrition intervention. Eligibility requirements include being a nonsmoker, not using hormone therapy for the past six months, getting less than an hour of moderate activity per week, and having a body mass index of 25 or greater.

Those who qualify must be willing to not participate in any other exercise or weight-loss programs during the 12-month study enrollment and must be willing to be randomly (like the toss of a coin) assigned to one of four following groups:


  • Moderate-intensity aerobic exercise for 45 minutes a day, five days per week for a year.
  • A reduced-calorie diet for a year.
  • Aerobic exercise and a reduced-calorie diet for a year.
  • No intervention (to serve as a control, or comparison, group).

At the end of the yearlong study, these women will receive a free, two-month pass to the center’s state-of-the-art exercise facility and get to work out under the supervision of a personal trainer. They’ll also get a chance to attend four group weight-loss meetings and will receive a variety of educational handouts about diet and exercise.

The study will be at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Prevention Studies Clinic, 1100 Fairview Ave. N., Seattle. Designated parking for study participants is free. Women interested in more information may call the NEW Study information line at 206-667-6444, e-mail new@fhcrc.org or visit www.thenewstudy.org.

VA seeks participants for alcohol study

The UW and the Seattle VA are looking for people ages 18 to 65 who use alcohol frequently, have problems with it, and want to stop using it. Non-veterans are welcome! The study is evaluating whether an investigational medication is effective at reducing alcohol craving and use. Study takes six weeks. Volunteers will be compensated. Call 206-277-1377 or 206-764-2795.

Other News

New parking and transportation fees effective July 1

Single Occupant Vehicle permit (daytime parking permit), $254.76 per quarter

Daily Gatehouse Permit, $11 per day; $5 per evening beginning at 4 p.m.

(NEW: VISA and Mastercard is now accepted at all campus gatehouses)

E1 Daily Parking (located on Montlake Ave NE), $2.78 (Husky Card Account debit), $5 (cash)

Student U-PASS, $44 per quarter

Faculty/Staff U-PASS/Flexpass, $61.80 per quarter

Faculty/Staff Carpool Permits, $54 per quarter (and a U-PASS)

Pay-Per-Use-Parking (PPUP) carpools in the West Campus Garage, 90 cents

Gatehouse carpools (must have a U-PASS), 90 cents

E1 Daily carpools, 70 cents per carpool

For a complete list of 2006-2007 fees, see www.washington.edu/admin/parking/2006fees.html.  For more information on campus parking options, visit: http://www.washington.edu/admin/parking, or e-mail parking@u.washington.edu.

Blood Drives

Wednesday, June 28, 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m., Health Sciences Lobby C Wing

Friday, July 7, 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m., Health Sciences Lobby C Wing

Notice of Expedited Rule Making

(Per RCW 34.05.353)

Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: Housekeeping amendments to various Title 478 WAC, University of Washington rules updating citations to Chapter 42.17 RCW.

Statutory Authority for Adoption and Statute Being Implemented: RCW 28B.20.130.

Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: These proposed housekeeping amendments update citations to Chapter 42.17 RCW that will be recodified (per SHB 1133) as Chapter 42.56 RCW, effective July 1. These proposed housekeeping amendments are intended to keep the UW’s rules accurate and will affect the following sections: WAC 478-04-010, 478–250–010, 478–250–060, 478–276–010, 478-276-060, 478–276–080, 478–276–100, and 478–276–110.

Reasons Supporting Proposal: This proposal meets the criteria for expedited rule making, as stated in RCW 34.05.353 (1)(b), “The proposed rules adopt or incorporate by reference without material change… Washington state statutes….” These amendments are also consistent with the provisions of Washington State Executive Order 97-02.

NOTICE: THIS RULE IS BEING PROPOSED UNDER AN EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS THAT WILL ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR THE AGENCY TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS, PREPARE A SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENT, OR PROVIDE RESPONSES TO THE CRITERIA FOR A SIGNIFICANT LEGISLATIVE RULE. IF YOU OBJECT TO THIS USE OF THE EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS, YOU MUST EXPRESS YOUR OBJECTIONS IN WRITING AND THEY MUST BE SENT TO:

Rebecca Goodwin Deardorff, Director of Rules Coordination, Rules Coordination Office, University of Washington, Box 355509, Seattle, WA 98195-5509; e-mail, rules@u.washington.edu; FAX, 206-221-6917 AND RECEIVED BY Aug. 9.

Degree Exams

Members of the graduate faculty are invited to attend the following examinations. Chairpersons are denoted in parentheses.

General Examinations


  • Nathan A. Ahlgren, Oceanography, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Friday, June 23. Marine Sciences Bldg., 123. (Prof. Gabrielle Rocap).
  • Shameek P. Biswas, Genome Sciences, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 28. Health Sciences Ctr., J-280. (Prof. Joshua Akey).
  • Timothy Michael Brown, Civil And Environmental Engineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Thursday, June 29. More Hall, 218. (Prof. Stephen Burges).
  • Krzysztof Z. Gajos, Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 29. Paul Allen Ctr for CSE, 503. (Prof. Daniel Weld).
  • Deidre L. Golej, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Thursday, June 29. Health Sciences Ctr., C-510. (Prof. Karen Bornfeldt).
  • Ying Huang, Public Health and Community Medicine – Biostatistics, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 27. Health Sciences Ctr., F-643. (Prof. Margaret Pepe).
  • Joshua Hampton Hunter, Chemistry, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Thursday, June 29. Chemistry Bldg., 239. (Prof. Pradip Rathod).
  • Ming-Chun Lee, Urban Design and Planning Group, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Thursday, July 6. Gould Hall, 442. (Prof. Hilda Blanco).
  • Samuel O. Pine, Public Health and Community Medicine – Pathobiology, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 26. Health Sciences Ctr., T-359. (Prof. Margaret McElrath).
  • Erin M. Ramos, Public Health Genetics, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Friday, June 23. Health Sciences Ctr., T-478. (Prof. Karen Edwards).
  • Lucas James Thompson, Immunology, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 28. Health Sciences Ctr., H-562. (Prof. Muralikrishna Kaja).
  • Zheng Zha, Biochemistry, Ph.D. 4:30 p.m. Friday, June 30. Health Sciences Ctr., K-450. (Prof. Ethan Merritt).

Final Examinations


  • Kevin R. Covey, Astronomy, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Monday, June 26. Physics/Astronomy Bldg., C-520. “Dynamical properties of embedded protostars and the luminosity function of the galactic disk” (Prof. Suzanne Hawley).
  • Natalie Hansuvadha, Education, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Friday, June 30. Miller Hall, 102. “Best practice is hard practice: Beginning teachers’ attitudes of family-school collaboration in early childhood special education” (Prof. Susan Sandall).
  • Keir Hardie Lockridge, Mathematics, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Thursday, June 29. Padelford Hall, C-36. “The generating hypothesis in general stable homotopy categories” (Prof. Ethan Devinatz).
  • Ern C. Loh, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 3:45 p.m. Monday, June 26. Health Sciences Ctr., K-069. “DNA polymerase I: Structural determinants of accurate DNA synthesis and their impact on a adaptability” (Prof. Lawrence Loeb).
  • Erica Eleanor M. Moodie, Public Health and Community Medicine – Biostatistics, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Thursday, July 6. Health Sciences Ctr., F-600. “Inference for optimal dynamic treatment regimes” (Prof. Thomas Richardson).
  • Mark Travis Orr, Immunology, Ph.D. 11:30 a.m. Thursday, June 29. Health Sciences Ctr., T-739. “Effects of herpes simplex virus inhibition of antigen presentation by murine MHC class I on primary infection, latency and reactivation” (Prof. Christopher Wilson).
  • Edward Ramos, Genome Sciences, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 29. FHCRC, Pelton Auditorium. “Tools for studying gross nuclear organization, dynamics and epigenetic modifications of chromosomes” (Prof. Barbara Trask).
  • Thomas Joseph Satwicz, Education, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Thursday, July 6. Miller Hall, 320. “Technology at play: An ethnographic study of young people’s video gaming practices” (Prof. Reed Stevens).
  • Staci Alexis Sorensen, Neurobiology and Behavior, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Friday, June 30. Ctr. on Human Development and Disability, 150. “Afferent input regulates dendritic structure in nucleus laminaris” (Prof. Edwin Rubel).
  • Larkin L. Strong, Public Health and Community Medicine – Health Services, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Monday, June 26. Health Sciences Ctr., H-670. “Identifying strategies to improve adoption of pesticide safety practices in farmworkers and their families” (Prof. Engelberta Thompson).
  • Iyarit Thaipisuttikul, Genome Sciences, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Friday, June 23. Health Sciences Ctr., J-280. “Identification of genes required for anaerobic growth of pseudomonas aeruginosa using a comprehensive genome-wide transposon mutant library” (Prof. Colin Manoil).