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January 18, 2007

Official Notices

Academic Opportunities

Pilot project funding

The Center for Ecogenetics and Environmental Health (CEEH) is offering pilot project funding in broadly defined areas of “gene-environment interactions.” This year, due to the recent changes in programmatic emphasis at the NIEHS, we particularly encourage applications that propose translation or clinical research of direct relevance to a disease with a known or suspected environmental component to its etiology. The CEEH fosters basic and applied research into the molecular and genetic basis for diseases with an environmental etiology. The CEEH is also interested in the Ethical, Legal and Social Issues (ELSI) surrounding the use of genetic information from a public health context. Up to four scientific research projects including an ELSI-related project, will be funded in 2007 for up to $25,000 each. Applications are due on Jan. 29, for funding beginning April 1. Application information and forms are available at: http://depts.washington.edu/ceeh/  click on Pilot Projects 2007.

2007 Exploration Seminars announced

Announcing the 2007 UW Exploration Seminars: 4-week, 5-credit early fall study programs that take you off campus and out of the country for a unique learning experience. Thirty-four programs on 5 continents! Open to all majors! Financial aid available. Applications begin in Winter Quarter.

UW Exploration Seminars feature study abroad opportunities in destinations around the globe, where students enjoy intensive unique exploration of special topics and themes in the context of their surroundings, and within an intimate learning community.

Program destinations include: Ashland, Oregon; Argentina; Brazil; Canary Islands; China; Colombia; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Cyprus; England; France; Germany; India; Italy; Mississippi; Nepal; Northern Ireland; Philippines; Poland; Russia; Scotland; Senegal-Gambia; Sierra Leone; South Africa; Taiwan and Japan; Thailand and Cambodia; Tunisia and Sicily; the U.S./Canada Border; and Willapa Bay, WA.

For more information, visit http://depts.washington.edu/explore/  or call 543-7333.

Other News

Board of Regents

The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, in the Petersen Room, Allen Library.

Blood Drives

Thursday, Jan. 11, 1-7 p.m., Terry Hall (Lounge)

Friday, Jan. 19, 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m., Health Sciences (Lobby)

Monday, Jan. 22, 1-7 p.m., Haggett Hall (Gray Lounge)

Wednesday, Jan. 17, 1-7 p.m., McCarty Hall (Main Lounge)

Wednesday, Jan. 17, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., By George (adjacent to George Washington statue)

Tuesday, Jan. 23, 1:30-7:30 p.m., UW Hillel (Michelle & Stan Rosen Dining)

Surplus equipment

Free Thermo IEC Rotors. We are giving away 2 rotors that work with the Thermo IEC Multi (RF) Series multipurpose Centrifuge: 1 Swinging Bucket Rotor and 1 fixed angle rotor that fits up to 48 eppendorf tubes. Available for pickup from Dr. Carlos Catalano’s lab, H053 Health Science Building. Contact Maggie at 206-616-0541.

2006 Tax Form Distribution

IRS tax form W-2 and 1099-R forms will be distributed with paychecks on Thursday, Jan. 25, to active employees. Forms for separated or inactive employees will be mailed to their local address.

IRS tax form 1042-S will be distributed with paychecks on Friday, March 9, to active Nonresident Alien employees. Forms for separated or inactive employees will be mailed to their local address.

All requests for Replacement Tax Form must be submitted in writing. Instructions and request forms are available at: http://www.washington.edu/admin/payroll/taxinfo2006.html  

Important notice regarding federal income tax withholding

If you claimed an “exemption” from federal income tax withholding during 2006 and you determine that you are eligible to renew your claim for 2007, you must submit a new Form W-4, “Employees Withholding Allowance Certificate,” to the Payroll Office by Feb. 1. Otherwise, the University is required by law to withhold federal income taxes from your wages (at the maximum tax table rate of single, with a zero withholding allowance). You can also update your W-4 on the Employee Self Service Web site. The University of Washington will not refund federal withholding taxes due to either a late or an incomplete W-4 form.

If your filing status or withholding allowances have changed since the last filing of your Form W-4 you should also file a new Form W-4.

Forms are available at: http://www.washington.edu/admin/payroll/forms.html  

For more information: http://www.washington.edu/admin/payroll/notice2.html  

Grainger now available through UW eProcurement

Grainger, the leading supplier of facilities maintenance products in North America, is now available through UW eProcurement. With over $5.5 billion in annual sales, Grainger serves over 1.7 million businesses and institutions across North America. Grainger is a Fortune 500 company and a perennial member of Fortune magazine’s Most Admired Companies list.

With Grainger and eProcurement, you can reduce the time it takes to source and purchase the things you need to keep your facility running.


  • Access contract pricing 24/7 in UW eProcurement
  • In-stock orders placed through UW eProcurement/Grainger by 5 p.m. local time are delivered next day (Monday through Friday)
  • Hassle-free ordering and returns

Grainger works with more than 1,000 suppliers to provide the UW with more than 800,000 products.

For more information on placing Grainger orders using UW eProcurement or for free hands-on training, go to http://www.washington.edu/admin/stores/eprocurement. The eP Help Desk phone is 206-685-3558, or e-mail eprocure@u.washington.edu. For general assistance, including product identification, returns and order tracking, call the client service team at 206-543-1980.

Notice of possible rule making — preproposal statement of inquiry (per RCW 34.05.310)

Subject of Possible Rule Making: The University of Washington’s animal control policy, currently WAC 478-124-060 through 478-124-100.

Statutes Authorizing the University to Adopt Rules on This Subject: RCW 28B.20.130.

Reasons Why Rules on This Subject May Be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The University of Washington’s animal control policy is currently part of Chapter 478-124 WAC, “General Conduct Code for the University of Washington.” The University proposes removing the policy from this chapter and creating a separate, new chapter specifically for animal control issues. Additionally, these rules would address animal control issues at all three UW campuses and field locations, and expand the rules to address new animal control issues that have arisen since the rules were adopted in 1973.

Other Federal and State Agencies That Regulate This Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.

Process for Developing New Rule: Agency study.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by sending written comments or inquiries to Rebecca Goodwin Deardorff, Director of Rules Coordination, at:

US mail: University of Washington, Box 355509, Seattle, WA 98195-5509

E-mail: rules@u.washington.edu  

Fax: 206-221-6917

Notice of possible rule making — preproposal statement of inquiry (per RCW 34.05.310)

Subject of Possible Rule Making: New rules to address cost savings for course materials.

Statutes Authorizing the University to Adopt Rules on This Subject: RCW 28B.10.590 and 28B.20.130.

Reasons Why Rules on This Subject May Be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Recent state law requires rules to be adopted that consider cost savings for student course materials without sacrificing educational content. Rules will encourage faculty and staff to pursue the least costly options for purchasing relevant course materials and for affiliated bookstores to achieve the same goal through various best practices.


Other Federal and State Agencies That Regulate This Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.


Process for Developing New Rule: Agency study.


Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by sending written comments or inquiries to Rebecca Goodwin Deardorff, Director of Rules Coordination, at:


US mail: University of Washington, Box 355509, Seattle, WA 98195-5509


E-mail: rules@u.washington.edu


Fax: 206-221-6917


Degree Exams


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


General Examinations


n Josh Carlson, Public Health Genetics, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan 23. Health Sciences Ctr., H-371. (Prof. David Veenstra).


n Cara L. Carty, Public Health and Community Medicine – Epidemiology, Ph.D. 8 a.m. Wednesday, Jan 24. Health Sciences Ctr., T-360-A. (Prof. Scott Davis).


n Christine S. Cheah, Pharmacology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan 18. Health Sciences Ctr., D-423. (Prof. William Catterall).


n Melanie D. Feinberg, Information School, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, Jan 12. Mary Gates Hall, 370-H. (Prof. Allyson Carlyle).


n Jessica A. Harvey, Communication – Department of, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan 17. Communications Bldg., 102-E. (Prof. Valerie Manusov).


n Nels Edward Jewell-Larsen, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan 23. Electrical Engineering Bldg., 403. (Prof. Alexander Mamishev).


n John Byong Tek Lee, Business School, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan 16. Mackenzie Hall, 367. (Prof. Avraham Kamara).


Brooke Arlite Love, Oceanography, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan 25. Ocean Sciences Bldg., 510. (Prof. Marvin Lilley).


n Pradeep Shenoy, Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Thursday, Jan 25. Paul Allen Ctr for CSE, 503. (Prof. Rajesh Rao).


n Szu-Chi Tien, Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan 17. Mechanical Engineering Bldg., 259. (Prof. Santosh Devasia).


n Ashwin Unnikrishnan, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan 24. FHCRC, A-3-M. (Prof. Toshio Tsukiyama).


n Jiang Wei, Physics, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan 17. Physics/Astronomy Bldg., C-520. (Prof. David Cobden).


n Justin J. Wettstein, Atmospheric Sciences, Ph.D. 4:30 p.m. Monday, Jan 22. Atmospheric Sciences-Geophysics Bldg., 406. (Prof. John Wallace).


n Marissa E. Yanez, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Friday, Jan 12. Health Sciences Ctr., K-069. (Prof. Wim Hol).


Final Examinations


n Tresha Ann Marie Dutton, Communication – Department of, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan 25. Communications Bldg., 102-E. “Relating to others: Relational dialectics in neighbor relationships” (Prof. Valerie Manusov).


n Steven Craig Fox, Communication – Department of, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan 16. Communications Bldg., 102-E. “Exploring online and offline interactions within the workplace collective” (Prof. David Domke).


n Adrienne I. Greve, Urban Design and Planning Group, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Friday, Jan 19. Gould Hall, 424. “Urban stream function – accounting for settlement age, landcover pattern, and urban form” (Prof. Marina Alberti).


n Jasper C. Lin, Chemistry, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan 25. Bagley Hall, 109. “Application of the Trp-cage motif to polypeptide folding questions” (Prof. Niels Andersen).


n Bryce E. Mansfield, Pathobiology Group, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan 16. Health Sciences Ctr., T-531. “Listeria monocytogenes pathogenesis: Elucidation of novel virulence factors through exploration of an alternative infection model” (Prof. Nancy Freitag).


n Roy Thomas Mayfield, Civil And Environmental Engineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan 16. More Hall, 218. “The return period of soil liquefaction” (Prof. Steven Kramer).


n Britt T. Yamamoto, Geography, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan 17. Smith Hall, 409. “A quality alternative? Quality conventions, alternative food, and the politics of soybeans in Japan” (Prof. Lucy Jarosz).