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Board of Regents

The UW Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15, in the Walker-Ames Room of Kane Hall. 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

Other

Blood Drive

Multi-Department Blood Drive, 10 a.m.­1:15 p.m. and 1:45­4 p.m., Friday, Jan. 8, Health Sciences Lobby.

Diabetes Research Study

The University of Washington is seeking volunteers aged 30 to 75 with diabetes for a study testing the potential of a new diabetes medication. Volunteers must not be taking any medication for diabetes. The study will involve seven clinic visits during a three-month period. Subjects will receive free physical examinations and lab tests and be compensated for their time. For more information, call Monica at (206) 768-5272.

Surplus Equipment/Property

Neurometer CPT, used for quantitative assessment of sensory deficits. Good condition, previously used briefly on research project. Contact Todd Richards, Radiology Dept, 548-6725.

You can find a wide variety of furniture and equipment at the Surplus Property warehouse. These items are available for purchase by University departments. Many of the items will only be available until Jan. 15. After this date they will be sold at a public auction on Jan. 23. The warehouse is open 1:30-3:30 p.m., Monday-Friday until Jan. 8. To view items after this date, an appointment must be made with warehouse staff. The warehouse is located at 1117 N.E. Boat St., behind the University Police Dept. To make an appointment or for more information call 685-1573 or e-mail at surplus2@u.washington.edu.

Degree Exams

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

General Examinations

  • Kathleen Mary Evans, Education, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, Jan 8, 122 Miller. (Prof. Pamela Grossman).
  • Charles David Jr Hoyle, Physics, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan 14, Nuclear Physics Lab Conference Room. (Prof. Eric Adelberger).
  • Thomas Everett Keller, Social Work, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Monday, Jan 11, 116 Social Work. (Prof. Lewayne Gilchrist).
  • Jonathan David Levine, Comparative Literature, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Friday, Jan 8, B526 Padelford. (Prof. Marshall Brown).
  • Matthew John Paradise, Psychology, Ph.D. 4 p.m. Thursday, Jan 14, 211 Guthrie. (Prof. Ana Mari Cauce).
  • Teodora Rutar Shuman, Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan 12, 259 Mechanical Engineering. (Prof. Philip Malte).
  • Jeffrey Edward St John, Speech Communication, Ph.D. 1:45 p.m. Friday, Jan 8, 205 Raitt. (Prof. Barbara Warnick).
  • Jennifer Wightman Tonkin, Chemistry, Ph.D. 8:30 a.m. Monday, Jan 11, 339 New Chemistry. (Prof. James Murray).
  • Amy Chia-Mei Tsai, Psychology, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Tuesday, Jan 12, 211 Guthrie. (Prof. Elizabeth Loftus).

    Final Examinations

  • Andrew Lathrop Moore, Geological Sciences, Ph.D.
    9 a.m. Friday, Jan 8, 154 Quaternary Research Center. “Size estimate of a postulated Tsunami on Molokai, Hawaii.” (Prof. Brian Atwater).
  • Alice E Taff, Linguistics, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, Jan 8, A216 Padelford. “Phonetics and phonology of intonation in Unangan (Eastern Aleut).” (Prof. Sharon Hargus).
  • Jennifer Louise Ward-Batts, Economics, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Monday, Jan 11, 302 Savery. “Essays on intrahousehold allocation.” (Prof. Shelly Lundberg). ¶



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    January 7, 1999