December 4, 2008
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, at the UW Tower.
Blood Drives
- Wednesday, Dec. 10, 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., North side of Schmitz Hall
- Thursday, Dec. 11, 11 a.m.-5 p.m, Stevens Way across from Lewis Hall
- Tuesday, Dec. 30, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Health Sciences Lobby
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship Information Session
Friday, Dec. 5, 4:30-5:20 p.m., 202 Thomson
Current and incoming Graduate and Professional Students* planning to take intensive foreign language** courses during Summer 2009 and or intending to study foreign language and area or international studies during Academic Year 2009-10, mark your calendars now for the above session and R.S.V.P. to macurtis@u.washington.edu
The workshop will cover FLAS fellowship benefits and requirements, the application process, and how summer and academic year awards may be used for study in the US or abroad.
Summer awards pay tuition up to $4,000, plus a $2,500 stipend. Graduate appointee health insurance is paid out of the tuition amount. Travel money up to $1,000 is usually available, but is not guaranteed.
Academic year awards grant tuition up to $12,000, plus a $15,000 stipend. Graduate appointee health insurance is paid out of the tuition amount.
Bring your questions. Applications will be provided. Or pick up an application in advance in Thomson 111 or 126. You may also download it from http://jsis.washington.edu/advise/catalog/flasapp.html
The deadline for filing applications is Jan. 15, 2009.
For more information contact: Mary Ann Curtis, FLAS Fellowship Coordinator, macurtis@u.washington.edu
* To qualify for the award you must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
** 2009-10 FLAS award languages: Arabic, Bengali, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Estonian, Filipino/Tagalog, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian/Malay, Italian, Japanese, Kazak, Kirgiz, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Tajik, Thai, Turkish, Uighur, Urdu, Uzbek and Vietnamese.
Women Needed for Stress Reduction Study
Are you stressed? Do you have any family history of breast cancer?
Health SMART is a study is being conducted by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center to see how stress-reduction workshops can help women with a family history of breast cancer manage their everyday stresses and cancer-risk concerns. The goal of the study, funded by the National Cancer Institute, is to see whether various stress-management and coping techniques reduce stress and improve immune function.
Specifically, the study will teach women scientifically proven stress-management techniques (such as mindfulness meditation and guided imagery), coping strategies (such as anger management and assertiveness training) and information on health behaviors that can lower breast-cancer risk. All workshops are conducted in a supportive group setting with other women who have a family history of breast cancer. Participants will be asked to complete questionnaires, give blood and saliva samples, and receive two Hepatitis A vaccinations. There is no charge to participate.
All participants will receive a set of CDs with relaxation exercises, a tote bag and a workbook filled with stress-management techniques taught in the classes.
The study aims to recruit 226 Seattle-area women, age 18 to 60, who are willing to participate in 10 two-hour workshops.
No family history of breast cancer but still want to help?
We are also looking for women who do not have a family history of breast cancer to participate in a 90 minute study that examines how women process information and how hormone function may differ in women with and without a family history of breast cancer. Participating in this study involves a few short tests that include identification of colors, reading simple words and answering questions about your thoughts and feelings. Height-weight measurements, saliva and a single blood sample will be collected
All study activities will take place on the Hutchinson Center campus in the Prevention Center, which is located in the Robert Arnold Building, 1212 Aloha St, Seattle.
Our Web site is: http://smartstudies.org/ or http://www.fhcrc.org/science/phs/health_smart/
Or for more information about the Health SMART Study, please call the study information line at 206-667-7267 or e-mail healthsmart@fhcrc.org
