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Meetings

Faculty Senate
The Faculty Senate will meet at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29 in 301 Gowen. Secretary of the Faculty

Association for Women in Science
The February meeting of the Seattle Area Chapter of the Association for Women in Science (AWIS) will be from 7:30­9 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10, at NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Auditorium, 2725 Montlake East (entrance on East Hamlin Street). Nalini M. Nadkarni, Evergreen State College, will speak on Life in the Treetops: Forest Canopy Studies in Tropical and Temperate Rainforests. All AWIS meetings are free and open to the public. For more information call Kay Stremler at 325-9977 or Helen Powell at 328-7561.

Toastmasters Harborview
Harborview Toastmasters Club meets from noon­1 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday of the month in the Harborview Board Room, 1-C-30. Visitors and guests are welcome. Call Amy Studer, 521-1667.
Harborview Toastmasters Club

Al Anon
AlAnon Open Meeting for friends and families of alcoholics, 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays in 217 Loew.

Classes

Training and Development
Training and Development will offer the following classes soon. For further information, call 3-1957.

  • Developing a Working Alliance, 8:30 a.m.­12:30 p.m., Fridays, Jan. 30­Feb. 6.
  • Diplomacy and Manners at Work, 8:30 a.m.­3:30 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 27.
  • Labor Relations Skills for Supervisors, 8:30 a.m.­12:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 29.
    Training and Development

    Weight Control Class
    "Your Path to a Healthy Body Weight," an eight-week course for employees, begins this month. Dates: Jan 29, Feb 5, 12, 19, 26, Mar 5, 12, 19. Meets Thursdays from noon to 1 p.m. in UWMC Plaza Cafe Conference rooms. To register contact Nutrition Services at 548-4163. Fee $50.
    Nutrition Services

    Safety Classes

    Environmental Health and Safety will offer the following classes to University personnel free. Pre-registration is required; call 543-7201.

  • Earthquake/Disaster Preparedness: 9:30­11 a.m. Jan. 27, E-216 HSC.
  • Laboratory Safety System (LSS) Training: 1:30­2:30 p.m. Jan. 28, 102 Suzzallo, Mac Lab.
  • Office Ergonomics/Workstation Design: 9:30­11:30 a.m. Jan. 29, Fisheries, Teaching and Research Room 034.

    A training schedule is also available at our website: http://www.ehs.washington.edu
    Environmental Health & Safety

    Urban Horticulture

    Preregistration is required for all classes. Call 685-8033.

  • Pruning Small Trees, 7­9 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 22 and 9 a.m.­noon, Saturday, Jan. 24, $26.
  • Arboretum Plant Study Program, Winter Section B, 9 a.m.­noon Saturday, Jan. 31, $18.
    Center for Urban Horticulture

    Other News

    Travel Services Available
    The Hall Health Travel Clinic: University of Washington at Hall Health Primary Care Center on upper campus is ready to help you have a safe and productive journey. Everyone is eligible to use our services, whether associated with the University or not. When possible, try to call 4­6 weeks before departure so that immunizations can be scheduled at your convenience. Appointments: 685-1071. Information: 685-1060 (voice mail) or travel@u.washington.edu.

    Med Tech Career Fair
    A Medical Technology Career Fair for people interested in clinical laboratory sciences will be sponsored by the Department of Laboratory Medicine from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30. in T-747 HSC. Curriculum and career information will be available; department members will offer demonstrations of laboratory procedures used for diagnostic testing and therapeutic monitoring in clinical chemistry, hematology, and microbiology; integration of computer analysis and reporting of laboratory data will be shown. In addition, faculty and staff will be available for informal discussion and to answer your questions . For more information call 548-6131.

    Study Subjects Needed
    The Department of Radiology is recruiting research subjects 18­65 years old to study electromagnetic field effects in multiple sclerosis patients. If you think you might be interested in participating, please contact Catherine Cunningham at 543-3478 to obtain further information.

    Surplus Property

    The following are available for interdepartmental transfer:

  • The following items may be purchased individually or as a single lot, price negotiable. Call Terri Hathaway, 616-7592: one Lite Line by Wells Soup Cooker, LLSC-11, $135; one Lite Line by Wells Soup Warmer, LLW-11 $110; one Rubbermaid 3 gallon water dispenser, $60; 2,600 Sysco salt packets, $3; 2,600 Sysco pepper packets, $3; 300 Solo 12 oz. salad bowls, $25; 900 Solo matching salad bowl lids $50; 2,400 Solo 9 oz. water cups, $45; two Vollrath 4 oz. soup ladles, $5; four Vollrath 13 inch solid serving spoons, $8; three 16 inch serving tongs $8; Total of all items: $452.

    Degree Examinations:

    Members of the Graduate Faculty are invited to attend the General and Final Examinations. Supervisory committee chairpersons are denoted in parentheses.

    General Exams

  • Tracey Lynn Baas, Chemistry, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26. 102 Chemistry. (Prof. T. Sasaki)
  • David W. Brinkley, Chemistry, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27, 439 Chemistry. (Prof. T. Engel)
  • Frank William Buaas, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Monday, Jan. 26. T466 Health Sciences. (Prof. R. Braun)
  • Abdellah Cherkaoui-Manaoui, Oceanography, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27. 123 Marine Sciences. (Prof. W. Wilcock)
  • Gary David Cohn, Education, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27. M204 Miller. (Prof. J. Stowitschek)
  • John M. Grunkemeier, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23. 117 Benson. (Prof. T. Horbett)
  • Sonia Yvette Hunt, Genetics, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29. J182 Health Sciences. (Profs. W. Fangman and B. Brewer)
  • Lloyd Alan Jobe, Business Administration, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27. 367 Mackenzie. (Prof. J. Butler)
  • Rachel Marguerite Squillace, Pharmacology, Ph.D. 2:15 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23. D423 Health Sciences. (Prof. E. Wang)
  • Andrew Lawrence Stachyra, Physics, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28. C520 Physics. (Prof. R. Wilkes)

    Final Exams

  • Jonathan Taylor Down, Business Administration, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28. McCabe Room, Mackenzie. Dissertation: "Matching internal governance mechanisms to strategic process: An agency theory perspective on implementing strategic decisions." (Prof. C. Hill)
  • Duane Axtell Helleloid, Business Administration, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27. McCabe Room, Mackenzie. Dissertation: "Strategic management and ignorance." (Prof. R. Moxon)
  • Donald Wayne Hoard, Astronomy, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 29. C520 Physics/Astronomy. Dissertation: "Accretion and structure in the SW sextantis stars." (Prof. P. Szkody)
  • Matthew Duffield McCarthy, Oceanography, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29. 123 Marine Sciences. Dissertation: "Major biochemical composition of high molecular weight dissolved organic matter in the sea." (Prof. J. Hedges)
  • Jeffrey Gordon Thomas, Chemical Engineering, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29. 201 Gowen. Dissertation: "Molecular chaperones and the folding of recombinant proteins in Escherichia coli." (Prof. F. Baneyx)
  • Surya Wiryana, Chemistry, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26. 339 Chemistry. Dissertation: "Properties of water and aqueous solutions at high temperature and pressure." (Prof. L. Slutsky)