CND-US, December 29, 1998 (US98-032)
CND-US Editors
US Regional, No. US98-032
December 29, 1998
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1. News Brief (1 Item) .................................................. 15
2. Immigration Visa Numbers for January 1999 ............................ 60
3. Job Opportunities (4 Items) .......................................... 88
4. Conference Announcement (2 Items) .................................... 70
5. Medical Help Needed (1 Item) ......................................... 22
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1. News Brief (1 Item) .................................................. 15
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(1) Announcement of The Guizhou Scholars & Professionals Associaiton
From: Brian Su <gui...@yahoo.com>
The Guizhou Scholars and Professionals Association (GSPA USA) announces
its new presence on the world wide web today. GSPA is a non-partisan
organizaiton based in Illinois, USA. Its worldwide membership include
students and professionals who come from Guizhou, China as well as
individuals who are interested in Guizhou's people and culture. Membership
is free and open to all. For details, please visit
http://guizhou.webjump.com
Brian Su, Executive Dir. GSPA
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2. Immigration Visa Numbers for January 1999 ............................ 60
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Source: World Journal, December 15, 1998
Compiled and Translated by Bo Xiong for CND-US
The U.S. State Department's Visa Bulletin for January, 1999:
(Note: the dates in the parentheses are those for the previous month)
I. Employment-Based
1st (Workers with Current for most countries, for Mainland
extraordinary skills) China: November 22, 1997 (November 15, 1997)
2nd (Advanced degree
holders and special Current for most countries, for Mainland
skilled workers): China: June 22, 1996 (June 8, 1996)
3rd (Skilled workers
and Professionals): Current for most countries, for Mainland
China: October 8, 1994 (September 22, 1994)
3rd (Other workers): For most countries including Mainland China:
March 22, 1992 (March 15, 1992)
4th (Special Immigrants): Current for most countries including Mainland
China (Current)
4th (Religious Workers): For most countries including Mainland China:
Current (Current)
5th (Employment-creation): Current for most countries, for Mainland
China: November 15, 1997 (October 1, 1997)
5th (Targeted Employment Current for most countries, for Mainland
Areas): China: November 15, 1997 (October 1, 1997)
II. Family-Based Preference Dates Are as Follows:
1st (Unmarried children For most countries including Mainland
of U.S. citizens): China: September 8, 1997 (August 15, 1997)
2A (Exempt from per
country limit): Worldwide date: June 15, 1994 (May 15, 1994)
2A (Subject to per
country limit): Worldwide date: June 15, 1994 (May 15, 1994)
(2A: Spouses and children of permanent residents)
2B (Adult children of For most countries including Mainland
permanent residents): China: March 15, 1992 (March 1, 1992)
3rd (Married children For most countries including Mainland
of U.S. citizens): June 1, 1995 (May 8, 1995)
4th (Sisters and brothers For most countries including Mainland
of adult U.S. citizens): China: May 8, 1988 (April 22, 1988)
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3. Job Opportunities (4 Items) .......................................... 88
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(1) Research Assistant Positions in the Biology
From: zhao yingming <zh...@vaxa.crc.mssm.edu>
Research Assistant Positions in the Biological Mass Spectrometry
Laboratory The Biological Mass Spectrometry Laboratory at the Department
of Human Genetics, the Mount Sinai School of Medicine (MSSM) has one
position available immediately. The successful candidate will be
responsible for both service work and collaboration research work for
identification and characterization of proteins using biological mass
spectrometry.
Qualifications include a B.Sc. or M.Sc. degree in Chemistry and
Biochemistry with background in protein chemistry. Experience in mass
spectrometry and HPLC is an advantage but not required. We will train you
mass spectrometry.
If you are interested, please send your CV to Dr. Yingming Zhao, The
Rockefeller University, Box 170, 1230 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021.
Tel: (212) 327-8852, Fax: (212) 849-2508, Email:
zha...@rockvax.rockefeller.edu.
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(2) RA/TA positions in Geotechnical Engineeringi
From: fe...@uakron.edu
RA/TA positions in Geotechnical Engineering, Asphalt material and
Mechanics At University of Akron
Professor Robert Liang, Professor and Dept. Chair, at Civil Engineering
Dept., University of Akron is recruiting highly motivated graduate
students in the following areas: Geotechnical engineering, Asphalt
materials, and Mechanics. Interested students should send application to
him, indicating the academic background and research interests.
Successful candidate will be provided with either RA or TA and tuition
waiver. Early reply will secure a better chance of receiving financial
support.
Dr. Robert Liang,
Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Akron
Akron, OH 44325-3905
email: rli...@uakron.edu.
phone number: (330) 972-7190.
fax:(330) 972-6020.
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(3) Postdoctoral Research Position and Graduate Research Assistantships
From: Jun Zhang <jzh...@cs.uky.edu>
One postdoctoral research position and one (possibly two) Ph.D. graduate
research assistantship in scientific computing and computational
mathematics (numerical analysis) are available immediately in the
Department of Computer Science at the University of Kentucky. Please check
the web page at http://www.cs.uky.edu/~jzhang for details.
Interested person should e-mail a copy of his/her curriculum vitae in
postscript or ASCII to Jun Zhang at jzh...@cs.uky.edu. Otherwise please
fax it to (606)323-1971 or send a postal mail to:
Professor Jun Zhang
Department of Computer Science
University of Kentucky
773 Anderson Hall
Lexington, KY 40506-0046
USA
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(4) Research Positions in Study of Reactive Metal Clusters
From: Dong-Sheng Yang <dya...@pop.uky.edu>
RESEARCH POSITIONS AVAILABLE
One postdoctoral associate and two Ph.D. assistant positions are
available in the group of Professor Dong-Sheng Yang at the Department of
Chemistry, University of Kentucky.
The work will be on experimental and theoretical studies of reactive metal
clusters and organometallic complexes. The metal-containing species will
be produced in supersonic molecular beams using pulsed laser vaporization
of metal targets, and characterized using laser spectroscopy,
time-of-flight mass spectrometry, and density functional theory.
Spectroscopic techniques that are currently used include zero kinetic
energy (ZEKE) photoelectron, threshold photoionization, and
photodissociation. Information about Professor Yang's research interest
may be found at http://www.chem.uky.edu
If interested, please send electronic copy of your resume and publication
list (if applicable) to dya...@pop.uky.edu.
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4. Conference Announcement (2 Items) .................................... 70
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(1) Conference on Transportation Development in China
From: "Lu, John" <l...@cutr.eng.usf.edu>
Announcement for the Conference (Second Technical Symposium on Important
Issues of Transportation Development in China) and the Fourth Annual Meeting
of North America China Overseas Transportation Association (NACOTA)
Four sessions (Urban Transportation and Highway Development, ITS and
Transportation Environmental Issues, Invited Guest Session, and Overseas
Role in Transportation Development) will be held. The conference will be
held in Ambassador Room, Washington Embassy Row Hilton, 2015 Massachusetts
Ave., NW (tel: 202-265-1600) on January 10 (Sunday), 1999 from 8:30 am to
4:30 pm. > > The conference hotel is located near Dupont Circle on
Massachusetts Ave.. Take Metro and get off at Dupont Circle Station > (Red
line) (Close to TRB site). The Annual Meeting of NACOTA will be held on
Sunday (January 10, 1999) evening in Washington, D. C., starting from 6:30
pm. Dinner will be provided and a dancing party will be held after the
meeting.
The meeting location is: 2712 Porter Street, N.W., Washington,
D.C.. The Porter St. is off Connecticut Ave., about one Metro stop north to
the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel (the main TRB hotel). The nearest Metro
station is Cleveland Park on Red Line (one Metro stop from Woodley Part/Zoo
station). When one walks out the Cleveland Park station on Connecticut Ave.,
turns right on Porter Street. It's about 10 min. walk from the station to
the meeting place. (For location instruction, please contact Jun Wang (301)
213-4374.).
Contact Prof. Jian Lu, Univ. of South Florida (813) 974-5817 or
E-mail: <mailto:l...@eng.usf.edu> l...@eng.usf.edu for detailed information.
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(2) Convention of Union of Chinese-American Professiaonal Organizations
From: wccs <h...@wccs.org>
Preliminary Program and Call for Papers for
The 1999 International Convention of
The Union of Chinese-American Professiaonal Organizations (UCAPO)
(Washington, DC)
Time: 1:00 -5:00 PM
January 16, 1999 (Saturday)
Location: Washington Hilton and Towers
1919 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington DC, 20009
Five Panels
1. Biomedicine and Pharmaceuticals
(Coorninators: Dr. SUN He & Dr. LI Jun)
2. Information Technologies and Application
(Coordinators: Dr. XIAO Shuigen & Dr. LU Feng)
3. Chinese Economy and U.S.-China Economic Relations
(Coordinators: Dr. MA Jun & Dr. HE Dong)
4. Foreign Policy and U.S.-China Relations
(Coordinator: Dr. JIA Hao)
5. Education and Community Services
(Coordinators: Dr. JIANG Yahong & Dr. ZHANG Wei)
The working language of the conference is English.
Deadline for submission of paper/abstract: December 31, 1998
General Coordinator:
Dr. LU Yang
Tel. & Fax: 301-840-1873
E-mail: yan...@erols.com
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5. Medical Help Needed (1 Item) ......................................... 22
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(1) Seek Information on Lamivudine for Hepatitis B Patient
From: "Tomi Xu" <tom...@hotmail.com>
Does anybody knows about the drug - Lamivudine (3TC) to cure Hepatitis B?
I have a friend in China who has chronic active Hepatitis B. I heard that
in Hong Kong, you can buy Lamivudine without prescription. Any infomration
about which drug store in Hong Kong sells this kind of drug?
Also I heard that in China some hospitals are starting experimentusing
this drug to treat Hepatitis B. Can you share more information about this?
I would like to know which hospitals are using this drug, especially in
Nanjing or Shanghai areas.
Please contact me at: tom...@hotmail.com
Thanks in advance!
Tom Xu
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