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TRACE gets a new director

She takes over from Gary Griffin, director of TRACE since 1992, and will serve a five-year term.

Gary Waller, associate provost (academic and student affairs), announced the appointment and introduced Bulman-Fleming in a memo this week: "She holds a Distinguished Teaching Award and is universally regarded by students and colleagues as an outstanding teacher. She has regularly taught a variety of courses, including large undergraduate sections and graduate seminars in her area of research specialization. She is an active researcher in the area of behavioural neuroscience. . . .

"I'm sure that the university community will give her support and encouragement as she assumes this new role."

Bulman-Fleming's web site notes that her research interests include "mouse paw preference":

My primary research interests are lateralization of function and interhemispheric communication. There are rather large individual differences in how our brains are organized. Why is this the case? What are the overt markers (handedness? eyedness? footedness?) of these differences, and how can we best measure both these markers and the lateralization differences? Is the pattern of brain lateralization inherited? To what extent is it influenced by environmental factors? How do the two hemispheres interact and exchange information? My interest in these and similar questions developed out of my previous work concerning the environmental influences on a genetic defect of the mouse corpus callosum. Because mice also exhibit a strong preference for the use of one or the other paw, they may prove to be a useful animal model for human handedness. Therefore, in addition to studying human lateralization of function, I still maintain a small mouse colony and study the various factors that may influence mouse paw preference.

The LT3 centre -- the Centre for Learning and Teaching Through Technology -- is a spinoff from TRACE.

The associate director of TRACE is Donna Ellis. Tom Carey, the director of LT3, is also listed as an associate director of TRACE, responsible for "learning innovation and technology".

Other notes today Central stores will not hold a surplus sale today, as it usually does on the first and third Wednesday of each month. Noontime surplus sales will resume on September 5. The University Club promises a Lobster Boil on Friday, from 4:30 to 7:30 -- a one-pound lobster plus all-you-can eat of mussels, salmon, chicken, vegetables, salads and dessert, for $32.95. Reservations: call ext. 3801. It'll be the last event for a while at the Club, which will be closed for renovations as of this weekend, reopening September 10. Spring term students will be delighted to hear that their marks will be in the mail to home addresses during the week of August 27, a memo from the registrar's office promises.

Staff positions this week

"University Policy 18," says HR, "provides maximum opportunity for promotion of regular, internal staff members. Those interested in applying for an available position are invited to call Human Resources at ext. 2524 for more information or are welcome to visit during regular working hours to view a detailed job description. Human Resources is located in the General Services Complex, Room 130. A current resume is required with your application.

"Due to the number of applications received, we regret that we can not respond to external applicants who apply to the vacancies listed below unless an interview is scheduled.

"If there are no qualified internal applications, a decision may be made, no earlier than seven working days from the job posting, to seek external candidates. All applications received after this decision will be treated on an equal basis, without consideration of the internal status of the candidate."

• Information systems specialist, information systems and technology, grade USG 9-11
• Environmental safety facility technician, chemistry, USG 6
• Alumni officer, office of development and alumni affairs, USG 7-8
• Serviceperson II (carpenter), plant operations
• Photo lab supervisor, Pixel Pub., graphics, USG 6
• Temporary position: scheduling assistant, registrar's office, USG 4
• Research assistant (industrial/organizational psychology), part-time, department of psychology

And more from HR: "The university welcomes and encourages applications from the designated employment equity groups: visible minorities, women, persons with disabilities, and aboriginal people. For more information call ext. 2524."

BC universities promote themselves -- from The Ring, University of Victoria

That's the message behind a new advertising campaign that appeared in newspapers across the province June 28. UVic has joined with the other five publicly funded universities in B.C. to advance information about the involvement of universities in the issues of the day.

The first ad (left) highlighted the role of universities in addressing a number of areas related to the issue of health care. A variety of themes, including the environment, arts and culture, community development and increasing the opportunity for high-tech education will be featured in the campaign, which will roll out later this summer and early fall.

This unique campaign forms part of a larger effort to raise awareness of the value and importance of publicly funded universities. It involves the cooperation of Royal Roads University, Simon Fraser University, the Technical University of B.C., the University of B.C., the University of Northern B.C., and UVic.

CAR

Editor of the Daily Bulletin: Chris Redmond
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