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ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES




Funding Opportunity




The Institute for Ethnic Studies in the United States (IESUS) invites applications from Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ faculty members who are engaged in or are beginning projects related to ethnic studies. The deadline for applications is April 15.




To download a copy of the application guidelines please visit our Web site at: . If you have any questions. Please contact Joel Martell via e-mail mailto:iesus@u.washington.eduor by phone at 206-685-9333.






OTHER NEWS




Study participants wanted for the Family Health Project




The Department of Psychology is seeking heterosexual married couples who have a 6 – 8 year-old child (born between Jan. 1, 1994 and Jan. 1, 1996). Couples will participate in a four-year study on communication and family relationships and may earn up to $1,280. The child will receive a free toy after each session.




For more information please contact the Family Health Project by phone at 206-543-8089, or email: uwfamily@u.washington.edu.








Blood drive




Friday, March 22 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 1:45 to 4 p.m. in the Health Sciences Lobby.












DEGREE EXAMS




Members of the graduate faculty are invited to attend the following examinations. Chairpersons are denoted in parentheses.




General Examinations








  • Nallakkan Subbiah Arvindan, Chemical Engineering, Ph.D. 10:40 a.m. Friday, March 15. 109 Benson. (Prof. Eric Stuve).




  • Akesha L. Baron, Anthropology, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 20. M36 Denny. (Profs. Eugene Hunn and Anne Curzan).




  • Dylan Casey Chivian, Biochemistry, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 20. J675 Health Sciences. (Prof. David Baker).




  • Kathleen Ellen Cook, Psychology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 19. 211 Guthrie. (Prof. Yuichi Shoda).




  • Amy Michelle Gaffney, Geological Sciences, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 19. 164 Johnson. (Prof. Bruce Nelson).




  • Mike Torsten John, Public Health and Community Medicine – Epidemiology, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Friday, March 22. B317D Health Sciences. (Profs. Thomas Koepsell and Philippe Hujoel).




  • Jong Woo Kang, Economics, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Monday, March 18. 132 Savery. (Prof. Theo Eicher).




  • Miki Kurimoto, Chemistry, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 19. 239 Chemistry. (Prof. Bart Kahr).




  • Shawn Elizabeth Larson, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Friday, March 15. 229 Fisheries. (Prof. Walton Dickhoff).




  • Incho Lee, Education, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Thursday, March 21. 112A Miller. (Prof. Nancy Hansen-Krening).




  • Jea-Sun Lee, Urban Design and Planning Group, Ph.D. 4 p.m. Monday, March 18. 410D Gould. (Prof. Hilda Blanco).




  • Pei-Cheng Liao, Economics, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Friday, March 15. 132 Savery. (Prof. Kar-Yiu Wong).




  • Shan-Lu Liu, Pathology, Ph.D. 10:15 a.m. Friday, March 15. C3-161 FHCRC. (Profs. A. Dusty Miller and Daniel Bowen-Pope).




  • Pannee Ochareon, Oral Biology, Ph.D. 1:45 p.m. Friday, March 15. B220 Health Sciences. (Prof. Susan Herring).




  • Tristan Richard Osborn, Biochemistry, Ph.D. noon Wednesday, March 20. I-264K Health Sciences. (Prof. Earl Davie).




  • Peter M. Silver, Public Health and Community Medicine – Pathobiology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Monday, March 18. F348 Health Sciences. (Prof. Theodore White).




  • Lisa Diane Simon, English, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 15. A106 Padelford. (Prof. Malcolm Griffith).




  • Joshua Shane Waxman, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, March 20. Molecular and Cellular Biology Office. (Prof. Randall Moon).




  • Yi Xing, Biological Structure, Ph.D. 3:15 p.m. Wednesday, March 20. K450 Health Sciences. (Prof. Wenqing Xu).




 





Final Examinations








  • Mark Everett Blaylock, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 19. T359 Health Sciences. “Affinity and nonspecific binding of proteins and cells on RF-plasma-immobilized phospholipids.â€� (Prof. Allan Hoffman).




  • Steven Wade Browning, English, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 19. A101C Padelford. “Webwriting 281: Coding, compromise and considerations in teaching writing for the World Wide Web.â€� (Prof. George Dillon).




  • Jaechul Chang, Economics, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 15. 302 Savery. “Real exchange rate and relative real wages: Balassa – Samuelson model revisited.â€� (Prof. Eric Zivot).




  • Damien Han Chua, Geophysics, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Monday, March 18. 154 QRC/ATG. “Ionospheric influence on the global characteristics of electron precipitation during auroral substorms.â€� (Profs. George Parks and Michael McCarthy).




  • Jonathan S. Fader, Psychology, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 19. 120 Guthrie Annex III. “Prevention of alcohol related problems in adolescents: Testing the efficacy of a motivational enhancement approach.â€� (Prof. Mary Larimer).




  • Flaviano Giorgini, Genetics, Ph.D. noon Friday, March 15. J280 Health Sciences. “Functional analysis of the murine sequence-specific RNA-binding protein MSY4.â€� (Prof. Robert Braun).




  • Yasukazu Ichino, Economics, Ph.D. 8:30 a.m. Friday, March 15. 302 Savery. “Three essays on administered protection policy.â€� (Prof. Kar-yiu Wong).




  • Aimin Jiang, Microbiology, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 20. T733 Health Sciences. “Studies of B cell receptor-mediated signaling pathways and apoptosis.â€� (Prof. Edward Clark).




  • Wooksoo Kim, Social Work, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Monday, March 18. 236 Social Work. “Ethnic variations in mental health symptoms and functioning among Asian Americans.â€� (Prof. Lewayne Gilchrist).




  • Shuang Wu Li, Pharmacy – Pharmaceutics, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 19. T531 Health Sciences. “Brain transport of valproic acid: Involvement of organic anion transporters.â€� (Prof. Danny Shen).




  • Pauline Crystal Ng, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 12:15 p.m. Thursday, March 21. Pelton Auditorium, FHCRC. “PSSMs: Not just roadkill on the information superhighway.â€� (Prof. Steven Henikoff).




  • Nikolaos Pagoulatos, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 19. 403 EE/CSE. “Algorithms and systems for registration of two-dimensional and three-dimensional ultrasound images.â€� (Prof. Yongmin Kim).




  • David Aaron Prober, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 2:15 p.m. Tuesday, March 19. Pelton Auditorium, FHCRC. “Drosophila melanogaster Ras 1 regulates cell growth and cell adhesion in the developing wing.â€� (Prof. Bruce Edgar).




  • Kari Jeanne Tanta, Education, Ph.D. 11:30 a.m. Friday, March 15. Special Education Conference Room, Miller. “The effect of peer-play level on the behavior of preschool children with delayed play skills.â€� (Prof. Owen White).




  • Daniel John Vimont, Atmospheric Sciences, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Friday, March 15. 064 Johnson. “The seasonal footprinting mechanism in the CSIRO coupled general circulation models and in observations.â€� (Profs. Edward Sarachik and David Battisti).




  • John Denis Williams, Geophysics, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 19. 164 Johnson. “An investigation into pulsating Aurora.â€� (Profs. George Parks and Michael McCarthy).