Medical Technology Career Fair: Students who want to learn more about training in clinical laboratory sciences are invited to attend the Career Fair on Friday, Jan. 30. The event begins at 2:30 p.m. in room T-747 of the Health Sciences Center and moves to the UW Medical Center's clinical laboratories, room NW-220, at 3 p.m. The fair features education and career information and demonstrations of laboratory procedures, computer analysis and lab data reporting. Faculty and staff will be on hand to answer questions. For more information, call the Department of Laboratory Medicine, 548-6131.
Dr. Craig Lewis has been named director of academic programs for the UW School of Nursing. In this role, he manages activities related to graduate and undergraduate programs. He was previously dean of students and associate professor of education at the University of Guam. He has a master's degree in adult education and a doctorate in education, and has presented more than 400 seminars on management, cross-cultural relations, staff and community development, conflict resolution and team-building.
Public Health Genetics in the Context of Law, Ethics and Policy, a new program supported by the University Initiatives Fund, has launched an introductory seminar series. The first presentation, by program director Dr. Melissa Austin, was given Jan. 14. Four more seminars are scheduled this quarter, with the next scheduled Jan. 28. These will be listed in the University Week calendar. The schedule, along with other information on the program, is on the Web site: http://weber.u.washington.edu/~phgen
The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology is conducting two research studies for women between 20 and 25 or 40 and 45 who have regular menstrual cycles. To be eligible, women must be in good health, take no regular medications including birth control pills, have accessible veins, exercise no more than five hours a week, and be generally height/weight proportional. The purpose of the study is to determine if a decrease in one ovarian hormone (inhibin) is the cause for an increase in a pituitary hormone (FSH) in older reproductive-age women. Studies include a one-month screening, daily blood draws for several weeks, four or five ultrasound scans, morning urine collection, and a hormone spray. Each study will last several weeks. Interested women should call 616-9799 to receive an information packet.