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Surplus Equipment

Computer for sale
Packard Auto-Gamma 5000 Series Gamma Computer for sale, $5,000 O.B.O. Writes data to 5-1/2” diskettes as well as to an Epson printer. Counts large bore vials one at a time. Multiple window settings may be selected and counted simultaneously. Departmental sales only. For more information, call Karen at 543-2472.
Dept. of Anesthesiology

Mac Computers available
Mac SE and Mac Classic Computers are now on sale for $100 each or O.B.O. in the Center for Career Services. Need a small spare machine for word processing or data collection? Older models, but in great working order and virus checked. Departmental sales only, so have a budget number ready for purchasing. For more information, call Barb at 543-0535.
Center for Career Services

Toner cartridge
Lanier toner cartridge TN-38 for Lanier plain paper facsimile. Works with Model 3800 and perhaps others. Also have an operator’s manual. Call Diane or Bev at 543-8388.
College of Engineering

Other

Post Menopausal Research Study
The UW is seeking participants to test the potential of an investigational drug as a safe treatment for postmenopausal osteoporosis. You must be a healthy postmenopausal woman at least 40 years of age. Participation may last 14-28 days. You will receive $600 for completion of the study. If interested, please call Kirsten at (206)-221-3384.
Division of Gastroenterology

Male subjects needed
Recruiting healthy men aged 18 to 45 for investigational drug studies involving injectable hormones. These studies are important in the development of male contraceptives. Participation will require visits to the VA Medical Center. Volunteers will be paid. Interested men should call Rebecca at (206) 762-1010 ext. 6778.
Endocrinology

Married Couples Sought
The UW Family Formation Project is seeking an ethnically diverse sample of married couples to participate in a study of communication and health. The project is recruiting couples in which at least one person is Asian or Pacific Islander. Married couples have the potential to earn up to $200. All information will remain confidential and will be seen only by the research staff associated with the project. Call (206) 543-8089 to leave your name and phone number and the staff will contact you.
Family Formation Project

Summer Learning Directories
The 1999 Summer Learning Directories, published by Seattle’s child are now available through the Work/Family Services office. To request a copy e-mail workfam@u.washington.edu or call 543-6963

General Examinations

  • Douglas Bicket, Communications, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, May 7, 126 Communications. (Prof. Richard Kielbowicz).
  • James Green Boggs, Communications, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Friday, May 7, 126 Communications. (Prof. Nancy Rivenburgh).
  • Jerome Charles Bressi, Chemistry, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 12, 439 Chemistry. (Prof. Michael Gelb).
  • Jeffrey Alan Brune, History, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Monday, May 10, 306 Smith. (Prof. Richard Kirkendall).
  • Christina Diane Buchanan, Genetics, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 11, J112 HSC. (Profs. Walton Fangman and Bonita Brewer).
  • Daniel Paul Fasulo, Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Monday, May 10, 422 Sieg. (Prof. Richard Karp).
  • Michele Gilbert, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 7, 102 Chemistry. (Prof. Patrick Stayton).
  • Amy Elizabeth Mickel, Business Administration, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Monday, May 10, McCabe Room, Mackenzie. (Prof. Terence Mitchell).
  • Agnieszka Czajka Miguel, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Monday, May 10, 403 EE/CSE. (Prof. Eve Riskin).
  • James Michael Pace, Pathology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Monday, May 10, K450 HSC. (Prof. Peter Byers).
  • David Hideo Tashima, Atmospheric Sciences, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Monday, May 10, 406 Atmospheric Sciences. (Prof. Dennis Hartmann).

    Final Examinations

  • Rebecca Doreen Boatright, Psychology, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Friday, May 7, 57 Guthrie. “Mechanisms for gain control and temporal processing in the auditory brainstem of the big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus.” (Prof. Ellen Covey).
  • Diana Susan Mac Kenzie Buist, Public Health and Community Medicine—Epidemiology, Ph.D. noon Monday, May 10, 927A Met. II. 1730 Minor Ave., Seattle. “Bone mineral density, endogenous hormones, and breast cancer risk.” (Prof. Andrea LaCroix).
  • Yih-Lan Chen, Education, Ph.D. 11:30 a.m. Monday, May 10, 222 Miller. “Motivation and learning strategies for learning English as a foreign language.” (Prof. Donald Mizokawa).
  • William Carl Clark, Near and Middle Eastern Studies Group, Ph.D. 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 11, M32A Denny. “An historical perspective on family change among the state sector Uighurs of Urumqi.” (Prof. Stevan Harrell).
  • Donald Thomas Ellerby, Materials Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 11, 243 Wilcox. “Processing and mechanical properties of metal-ceramic composites with controlled micro-structure formed by reactive metal penetration.” (Prof. Rajendra Bordia).
  • Chanokporn Hanchanchaikul, Nursing—School of, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Thursday, May 13, T404 HSC. “Family coping during adult critical illness: Development and psychometric validation of the coping questionnaire for the Thai families.” (Prof. Terri Simpson).
  • Roberta Sue Jacobs, Forest Resources, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Thursday, May 13, 10 Anderson. “The papermaking properties of Washington state wheat straw.” (Prof. William McKean).
  • Zhihong Liu, Chemistry, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 12, 102 Chemistry. “Structural analysis of amylin and its analogs by NMR spectroscopy.” (Prof. Niels Andersen).
  • Michael Eric Loverude, Physics, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 12, C211 Physics/Astronomy. “Investigation of student understanding of hydro-statics and thermal physics.” (Prof. Lillian McDermott).
  • Mark Mussari, Scandinavian Languages and Literature, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 12, 314 Raitt. “Farvens klang: Color spaces in Strindberg, Branner, Dinesen and Bjorneboe.” (Prof. Marianne Stecher-Hansen).
  • Tanya Pergola, Sociology, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 7, 110C Savery. “Managing nature: A look inside the salmon arena.” (Prof. Gary Hamilton).
  • Deborah Ann Profant, Zoology, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Friday, May 7, 114 Kincaid. “Defining the cis-acting requirements in HMG-CoA reductase necessary for karmellae biogenesis.” (Prof. Robin Wright).
  • John Yuri Putz, Physics, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 12, B305 Physics/Astronomy. “A measurement of the branching fraction of the Ds meson to a muon and a neutrino.” (Prof. Joseph Rothberg).
  • Dawn Laura Scovell, Chemical Engineering, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 13, 219 More. “Dielectric properties and ionization of water in high interfacial electric fields.” (Prof. Eric Stuve).
  • Huaiqiu Shi, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 12, RR134 HSC. “Protein recognition of template imprinted polymer surface.” (Prof. Buddy Ratner). ¶


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    May 6, 1999