April 1, 2010
Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents’ April 15 meeting has been canceled. The Regents will next meet on Thursday, May 13, in the Petersen Room of Allen Library.
Faculty wanted for academic procession at commencement
An open invitation to Seattle campus faculty:
Faculty are invited to participate in the academic procession at the University of Washington’s 135th Commencement Ceremony, Saturday, June 12, in Husky Stadium. Line up begins at noon and procession is at 1:30 p.m. The ceremony concludes at 4:30 p.m.
This is an extremely important day in the eyes of our students, and faculty play a primary role in witnessing the conferring of degrees. Help celebrate our students’ achievements by attending Commencement.
To confirm your participation, obtain academic apparel and order guest tickets to the ceremony, please fill out and submit the Commencement Confirmation and Regalia Ordering Form. For general information regarding the Commencement Ceremony please visit the Commencement Web site.
Blood Drives
Monday, April 5, 10 a.m. — 6:30 p.m. Health Sciences lobby
Tuesday, April 6, 9 a.m. — 3 p.m., UW Tower visitor dining room
Wednesday, April 7, 11 a.m. — 5 p.m., Bus on Stevens Way across from Lewis
Wednesday, April 7, 11 a.m. — 5 p.m., UW Tower visitor dining room
Volunteers needed for vascular health research study
Volunteers are needed for a research study looking at the effect of fats on vascular health in women. Eligible women must be:
- age 18-45
- in good health, and
- overweight or carry extra weight in the midsection
Diabetes, heart disease or stroke are exclusions.
This four-month study has four study visits and includes:
- Blood pressure, waist and weight measures.
- Blood draws and tests.
- Ultrasound of an arm artery.
Eligible participants receive up to $175.
For information, call Alice at 206-744-9206.
Study volunteers needed
Are you stressed? Do you have a family history of breast cancer?
Health SMART is a study 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 will provide information on health behaviors. 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 and to give blood and saliva samples, and will receive two hepatitis-A vaccinations. Some risks involved in participating in the study include the possibility of discomfort and a bruise at the blood draw site, the possibility of distress from discussing one’s breast cancer risk in a group setting, brief pain at the hepatitis-A vaccination injection site and, in rare cases, an allergic reaction to the vaccine. 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 96 Seattle-area women, age 18 to 60, who are willing to participate in 10 two-hour workshops.
All study activities will take place on the Hutchinson Center campus in the Prevention Center, which is located in the Robert M. Arnold Building, 1212 Aloha St., Seattle.
For more information about the Health SMART Study, please click here, call the study information line at 206-667-2448 or e-mail healthsmart@fhcrc.org.
