A training schedule is also available on the EH&S website: http://www.ehs.washington.edu

Training and Development
Training and Development will offer the following classes soon. For further information, call 543-1957.

Library Computer Classes
The UW Libraries provide computer training in subjects ranging from introductory classes such as “Finding Articles” and “Catalog Overview” to specialized classes in Engineering and Life Sciences “Database” search techniques. The classes are free and attendance is limited to UW students, faculty and staff unless noted.

To request a copy of the UW Library Computer Classes brochure, contact the OUGL Secretary at 685-3752 or e-mail bical@u.washington.edu. The information is also available via UWIN and UW Libraries Home Page at http://www.lib.washington.edu/training.htm.

Urban Horticulture
Preregistration is required for all of these classes. Call (206) 685-8033 for information.

Other

Diabetes Research Study
The UW 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.

Heart Disease Study
Do you have heart disease? The Northwest Lipid Research Clinic at the UW is conducting a 5-year study to see if lowering cholesterol below current guidelines will help reduce heart attack risk. Participants receive free cholesterol medication, physical exams, EKGs and diet counseling. For information, please call Alice at 206 731-3049.

Midlife Cholesterol Study
The UW Division of Endocrinology is seeking female volunteers aged 47 to 55, who are still having menstrual periods, to join a study of heart disease risk and menopause. Women will receive CAT scans, bone density scans and blood cholesterol measurements and then will be followed through menopause. Volunteers cannot be taking estrogen, contraceptive pills or cholesterol lowering medications. For more information, call the Midlife Cholesterol Study at (206) 543-8213.

Blood Drive
Student Blood Drive, 10 a.m.­ 4 p.m., Friday, Jan. 29, HUB.

Faculty Appointments
Faculty newly appointed to academic positions by the Board of Regents Sept. 18:

College of Arts And Sciences
Zev Joseph Handel, to be Lecturer in Asian Languages and Literature on a nine-month basis, effective Sept. 16.

Sean Douglas Willett, to be Assistant Professor of Geological Sciences on a nine-month basis, effective Sept. 16 (Prior to this appointment, Dr. Willett was an Assistant Professor of Geosciences at Pennsylvania State University).

Graduate School
Harry William Bruce, to be Associate Professor (with tenure) and Associate Director for Research and Program Development in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science (Dr. Bruce is currently a Senior Lecturer and Acting Head of the Department of Information Studies at the University of Technology, Sydney, Australia).

School Of Medicine
David Eustace Cummings, to be Assistant Professor (without tenure) of Medicine on a 12-month basis, effective Sept. 1 (Prior to this appointment, Dr. Cummings was a Fellow in the same department).

Rolando Fuentes, to be Lecturer in Medical Education on a 12-month basis, effective Sept.1.

William James Mills, to be Assistant Professor (without tenure) of Orthopaedics on a 12-month basis, effective Sept. 10 (Prior to this appointment, Dr. Mills was a Clinical Professor in the same department).

Peter Stanley Nelson, to be Assistant Professor (without tenure) of Medicine on a 12-month basis, effective Sept. 1. (Prior to this appointment, Dr. Nelson was an Acting Assistant Professor—temporary in the same department)

Janine Edwards Polifka, to be Lecturer in Pediatrics on a 12-month basis, effective Sept. 16.

Faculty newly appointed to academic positions by the Board of Regents Oct. 16:

College of Arts and Sciences
Jeffrey Dreyfuss, to be Lecturer in Asian Languages and Literature on a nine-month basis, effective Sept. 16.

Thomas Lee Harper, to be Artist in Residence in Music on a nine-month basis, effective Sept. 16.

Robert Rothschild Kitsos, to be Lecturer in Dance on a nine-month basis, effective Sept.16.

Hai-Duong Thanh Phan, to be Lecturer in French and Italian Studies on a nine-month basis, effective Sept. 16.

Jaroslava Soldanova, to be Lecturer in Slavic Languages and Literature on a nine-month basis, effective Sept. 16.

Karen Elaine Zediker, to be Lecturer in Speech Communication on a nine-month basis, effective Sept. 16.

Leslie Brown Zeman, to be Lecturer in Biology on a nine-month basis, effective Sept. 16.

School Of Business Administration
Violina Rindova, to be Assistant Professor of Management and Organization on a nine-month basis, effective Oct. 1.

D. K. Sarasvathy, to be Assistant Professor of Management and Organization on a nine-month basis, effective Oct. 1.

Bruce Edward Clurman, to be Assistant Professor (without tenure) of Medicine without salary from the University on a 12-month basis, effective Nov. 1 (Dr. Clurman is currently an Acting Instructor in the same department).

Deborah Kartin, to be Assistant Professor (without tenure) of Rehabilitation Medicine on a 12-month basis, effective Oct. 1 (Prior to this appointment, Dr. Kartin was a Clinical Assistant Professor in the same department).

Faculty newly appointed to administrative positions by the Board of Regents Oct. 16:

College Of Engineering
William Robert Dunwoody Wilson, to be Professor (with tenure) and Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, effective Feb. 16 on a nine-month basis (Replacement for Acting Chair James Riley, who remains on the faculty). (Dr. Wilson is currently holder of the James N. and Nancy J. Farley Professorship of Manufacturing and Entrepreneurship in Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University.)

School Of Medicine
Richard Charles Veith, to be Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, effective Oct. 1 on a 12-month basis (Dr. Veith will continue as Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences).

Philip Douglas Hansten, to be Acting Chair of the Department of Pharmacy, effective Oct. 5 (Replacement for Andreas Stergachis, who remains on the faculty). (Dr. Hansten will continue as Professor of Pharmacy.)

School Of Public Health And Community Medicine
David Russell Sherman, to be Assistant Professor of Pathobiology on a 12-month basis, effective Oct. 26 (Prior to this appointment, Dr. Sherman was a Senior Scientist in the Department of Research Biology at PathoGenesis Corporation, Seattle).

Faculty newly appointed to academic positions by the Board of Regents Nov. 20:

College Of Arts And Sciences
Gregory John Hakim, to be Assistant Professor of Atmospheric Sciences on a nine-month basis, effective March 16 (Dr. Hakim is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the National Center for Atmospheric Research.)

Kelly Louise Tremblay, to be Assistant Professor of Speech and Hearing Sciences on a nine month basis, effective Dec. 16.

School Of Business Administration
Shivaram Rajgopal, to be Assistant Professor of Accounting on a nine-month basis, effective Nov. 16.

School of Medicine
Gabriel Sorin Aldea, to be Associate Professor (without tenure) of Surgery on a 12-month basis, effective Dec. 1 (Dr. Aldea is currently an Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Boston University).

Lucinda Lee Everett, to be Associate Professor (without tenure) of Anesthesiology on a 12-month basis, effective Nov. 16 (Prior to this appointment, Dr. Everett was an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at the Virginia Commonwealth University).

University of Washington Tacoma
Deirdre J. Raynor, to be Assistant Professor of Liberal Studies on a nine-month basis, effective Dec. 16. (Dr. Raynor is currently a Lecturer in the same program).

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