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Meetings

Board of Regents

The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 1:30 p.m. Friday, March 20 in the Walker-Ames Room, Kane. The regents will meet in formal session to take official action on personnel appointments and changes, gifts and grants, contracts and agreements with outside agencies, and other University business.

Secretary of the Board

Association for Women in Science

The March meeting of the Seattle Area Chapter of the Association for Women in Science (AWIS) will be from 7:30­ 9 p.m Thursday, Mar. 19, at NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Auditorium, 2725 Montlake East. Cynthia Orr, Performance Coach, will be speaking on Coping With Career Changes: Dynamic Professional Woman or Shrinking Violet? For more information call Kay Stremler at (206) 325-9977 or Helen Powell at (206) 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.

  • Initiating Tough Conversations, 8:30­11:30 a.m., Tuesday, Mar. 17.
  • Using Humor to Manage Work Place Stress and Change, 1:30­4:30 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday, Mar. 17 and 19.

    Training and Development

    Safety Classes

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

  • Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Control: 1:30­2:30 p.m. March 17, T-473, HSC.
  • Managing Laboratory Chemicals: 9:30­11:30 a.m. March 18, T-359 HSC.
  • Basic Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) 1­4 p.m. March 25, HSC.
  • Fall Protection: 9:30­11 a.m. March 26, 301 Hall Health.
  • Earthquake/Disaster Preparedness: 1:30­3 p.m. April 1, 301 Hall Health.

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

    Environmental Health & Safety

    Urban Horticulture

    Pre-registration is required for all classes. Call 685-8033.

  • Pruning Shrubs, 6:30­8:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 11 and 9 a.m.­noon, Saturday, March 14, $26.
  • Design Studio: Focus on Entryways, 9 a.m.­noon, Saturday, March 14, $26.
  • Renovation Pruning, 7­9 p.m., Wednesday and 9 a.m.­noon, Saturday, Mar. 18 and 21, $26.
  • Arboretum Plant Study Program, Winter, Section E, 9 a.m.­noon, Saturday, Mar. 21, $18.

    Center for Urban Horticulture

    Other News

    Blood Drive

    There will be a blood drive, 10 a.m.­12:30 p.m and 1:15­4 p.m., Monday, March 16 in the Health Sciences Lobby.

    Blood Services

    Blood Pressure Screening

    Have your blood pressure tested 11 a.m.­1 p.m., on first Wednesdays of the month at the Faculty Club or 11 a.m.­1 p.m. Fridays at Hall Health Primary Care Center.

    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

  • Sandra Beth Barnat, Psychology, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Thursday, March 19. Conference Room, Guthrie Annex I. (Prof. Andrew Meltzoff).
  • Barbara Joan Carter, Anthropology, Ph.D. noon Monday, March 23. 401 Denny. (Prof. Robert Dunnell).
  • Clement Chun-Kay Cheung, Physiology and Biophysics, Ph.D. 11:15 a.m. Monday, March 16. G417 Health Sciences. (Prof. Robert Steiner).
  • Yoon-Sook Choi, Music, D.M.A. 2 p.m. Monday, March 16. 27 Music. (Prof. Neal O'Doan).
  • Tim R Hammond, Fisheries, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, March 13. 207 Fisheries Center. (Prof. Gordon Swartzman).
  • Sunah Kim, Social Work, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 31. 236 Social Work. (Prof. Tracy Harachi).
  • Seng Woon Lim, Chemical Engineering, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 17. 109 Benson. (Prof. Eric Stuve).
  • Robert Michael Judson Lowe, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Friday, March 20. K150 Health Sciences. (Prof. Ake Lernmark).
  • Claire Margaret McCallum, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Monday, March 16. A1M-025 Weintraub, FHCRC. (Prof. Steven Henikoff).
  • Steven G Nickerson, Music, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Friday, March 13. 101 Music. (Prof. Ter Ellingson).
  • Sally O'Neill, Nursing—School of, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Monday, March 16. T419 Health Sciences. (Prof. Marcia Killien).
  • Nathan Andrew Oyler, Chemistry, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 31. 339 Chemistry. (Prof. Gary Drobny).
  • Michael Thurston Pfeffer, Anthropology, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Monday, March 23. 401 Denny. (Prof. Robert Dunnell).
  • Ruth A Pyle, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 17. T466K Health Sciences. (Prof. Sandra Bajjalieh).
  • Yetti Rusli, Forest Resources, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Thursday, March 19. 22 Anderson. (Prof. Gerard Schreuder).
  • Lan Wang, Genetics, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Thursday, March 19. K550 Health Sciences. (Prof. George Martin).
  • Michael Eugene Wright, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 17. T466 Health Sciences. (Prof. Stephen Schwartz).
  • Janet Kroeker Zuber, Education, Ed.D. 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 17. 222 Miller. (Prof. Kenneth Sirotnik).

    Final Exams

  • Sandra Lynn Bailey, Nursing - School of, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Friday, March 13. T612 Health Sciences. "Morningness-eveningness and circadian rhythms of HPA- and SNS- mediated variables." (Prof. Margaret Heitkemper).
  • Deborah Ann Birnby, Genetics, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Monday, March 16. J280 Health Sciences. "Analysis of daf-11, a transmembrane guanylyl cyclase that mediates chemosensory transduction in C. elegans." (Prof. James Thomas).
  • Lauren Jill Bricker, Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 20. 422 Sieg. "Cooperatively controlled objects in support of collaboration." (Prof. Steven Tanimoto).
  • Christine Mireille Alice Fabre-Suver, Biochemistry, Ph.D. 03:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 17. T747 Health Sciences. "Role of the Trex control element and its binding factor in the transcriptional regulation of muscle genes during development." (Prof. Stephen Hauschka).
  • Anthony Price Goodson, Physics, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 17. C520 Physics/Astronomy. "The formation of stellar jets." (Prof. Robert Winglee).
  • Geeng-Fu Jang, Chemistry, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, March 20. 102 Chemistry. "Characterization, partial purification, and substrate specificity studies of the mammalian prenyl protein-specific endoprotease activity." (Prof. Michael Gelb).
  • Lloyd Allen Jansen, Political Science, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 17. 1B Gowen. "Explaining rural calm and rural unrest in Costa Rica: The coffee and banana export sectors." (Prof. Daniel Lev).
  • Young-Youn Kim, Music, Ph.D. 8:30 a.m. Monday, March 16. Faculty Lounge, Music. "Traditional Korean children's songs: Collection, analysis, and application." (Prof. Patricia Campbell).
  • Lisa Michele Lewis, Music, D.M.A. 2:30 p.m. Thursday, March 19. 101 Music. "Twelve nouvelle impressions: Historical and cultural factors relating to the performance of Isaac Albeniz's Iberia Suite." (Prof. Neal O'Doan).
  • Yue Liu, Forest Resources, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 17. 10 Anderson. "Development of a single fiber kappa analyzer." (Prof. Richard Gustafson).
  • Kristian Doyle Merkel, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Thursday, March 19. 403 Electrical Engineering. "An optical coherent transient true-time delay device: Concept development and experimental demonstrations including delay programming with frequency-chirped pulses." (Prof. William Babbitt).
  • Cherie A Singer, Pharmacology, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Friday, March 13. T625 Health Sciences. "Neurotrophic and neuroprotective effects of estrogen." (Prof. Daniel Dorsa).
  • Donald Wayne Taylor, Education, Ed.D. 1 p.m. Monday, March 16. 122 Miller. "E-6A aviation maintenance curriculum evaluation. A case study." (Prof. William Winn).



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    March 12, 1998