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NOTICES DMVTightens ID Requirements for Licenses and ID Cards Oregon DMV is tightening the rules governing the issuance of driver li censes, instruction permits and identi fication cards as of Feb. 4, 2008. Under the new rules, when a cus tomer comes to a DMV field office to apply for a first-time, renewal or replace ment card. DMV will electronically verify the Social Security number pro vided by the customer. “Current driver license and ID card holders don't need to do anything until their card expires,’’ said Tom McClellan, DMV administrator. “Starting Feb. 4, the new rules will apply when each customer applies for driving privileges or an ID card for the first time, or when each current card holder renews an existing card or replaces a lost one.” Applicants whose SSNs can be verified then will need to present DMV with at least one other ID document from a new list of acceptable documents adopted by the Oregon Transportation Commission. Those documents may include the customer’s expiring Or egon driver license, a valid driver li cense from the customer’s prior home state, a U.S. or Canadian birth certifi cate, or a U.S. passport that is not ex pired more than five years. In addition to these ID require ments, applicants must provide DMV with proof of date of birth and of resi dence in Oregon, and they must pass tests to qualify for driving privileges. Applicants whose SSNs cannot be verified at DMV will need to resolve the problem with the Social Security Administration before DMV can com plete the customer’s application. There are several reasons why an SSN can not be verified, such as a name change or a discrepancy in a name’s spelling or a person’s date of birth between DMV records and Social Security records. Under the new rules, Oregonians who do not have an SSN still can ap ply for driving privileges or an ID card. These applicants must sign a statement that they never have been assigned an SSN and they must provide DMV with at least one document from a list of types of U.S.-issued identification. These include a U.S. passport that is unexpired or is expired no more than five years, an immigrant visa issued by the U.S. State Department or a valid foreign passport with unexpired U.S. Department of Homeland Security documentation. Oregon has revised its driver li cense and ID card issuance rules as a result of Gov. Ted Kulongoski’s Execu tive Order No. 07-22 on Nov. 16. 2007. The order directed DMV to tighten ID requirements as quickly as possible in order to reduce fraud by bringing Oregon's requirements in line with na tional standards that are followed by most states. Nearly all other states verify drivers’ SSNs, whereas Oregon has been verifying only those of com mercial drivers. The new rules deal only with ID requirements and do not address broader debates about whether Oregon should require proof of U.S. citizenship or legal immigration status, whether a license’s expiration date should be tied to a visa expiration date, or many other requirements proposed under the fed eral Real ID Act. Oregon has not made a decision about whether to comply with the Real ID Act. “This change does not make the Oregon driver license or ID card proof of citizenship or legal immigration sta tus, proof of entitlement to government benefits or proof of eligibility to vote,” McClellan said. "Those things will continue to have their own eligibility standards.” Enter Oregon Video Challenge How do you enter? It’s easy. Make your video telling us about your dreams for the future and submit it to the Oregon Department of Education through its GetReadyOregon Web site. In the video: What is your dream job? What do you want to do after you graduate? How will schcxil and the Oregon Diploma requirements help make it happen? Finalist videos will be posted on the GetReadyOregon Web site and winners will be announced in March. Who is eligible? Any Oregon pub lic school student in grades 7-12. What do you win? You can enter as an individual and win a 17-inch flat panel monitor computer (value $6(M)> or enter as a student group (2-10 students) and win $1.000. You also can enter as a class (with your teacher's help) and win a SMART Board for your school (value $5,599). When does it start? The challenge will run until Feb. 15, 2008. For more details or to see a sample video, visit www.getreadyoregon.org/contest/. Questions? Contact Gene J. Evans, communications director. Oregon De partment of Education, at gene.evans@ state.or.us or 503-947-5737. Biomedical Research Internships Available National Institutes of Health National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and Office of Minority Health Research Coordination Undergraduate Summer Research Training Program for Underrepresented Minorities The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) through the Office of Minority Health Research Coordination invite students to submit their application for the Summer Research Training Program. This program is specific to those who are underrepresented minorities: American Indian, Alaska Native, Afri can American, Hispanic American, Native Hawaiians, and other Pacific Islanders. Successful applicants will join one of NIDDK's research labora tories in Bethesda, Md., or Phoenix, Ariz., for 10 weeks beginning in June through the first week of August. At the end of the summer, students participate in the NIH Summer Research Program Poster Day. This provides an opportunity for students to present their work before the NIH scientific community. Students also are expected to par ticipate in meetings and seminars in their individual laboratories. In addi tion, with permission from their precep tors, students also can attend formal lectures and symposia, which are listed in the weekly NIH Calendar of Events. The NIH Calendar of Events is only available for students working at the NIH campus in Bethesda. Research performed by the labora tories and branches of the NIDDK cov ers an extraordinarily diverse area but is unified by a commitment to excellence in both basic and clinical investigation. The basic science laboratories include outstanding groups in many facets of modern molecular biology; structural biology, including X-ray crystallogra phy and NMR; cell biology; and phar macology. Systems under study include viruses, prokaryotes and eukaryotes, including yeast and mammalian cells. Developmental biology is repre sented by studies ranging from those on cellular slime molds to those on mouse oocyte development. Several laboratories use the most up-to-date techniques in receptor pharmacology, natural products chemistry, and or ganic chemistry to study a wide vari ety of compounds, particularly neuro active agents. Not only biochemical but also mathematical and physical chemi cal methods are applied to a variety of fundamental problems. The clinical branches of NIDDK combine basic science and clinical in vestigation with patient care. Several branches study endocrine diseases and general aspects of signal transduction, including growth factor and hormone action. Molecular biologic and molecular genetic techniques have been used to elucidate specific gene mutations rep resenting the underlying defect in a variety of diseases, including thyroid hormone resistance, certain forms oi diabetes, and other disorders of signal transduction. Several NIDDK scientists have created transgenic and knockout mice models of human diseases. The Institute’s Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch (PECRB) in Phoenix conducts studies on the Pima Indians, a population with an extraor dinarily high incidence of diabetes and obesity. The scientific mission of the PECRB is to determine the etiology of type 2 diabetes mellitus as it occurs among Pima Indians of Arizona. • • Program Highlights • • • • • Independent research in an NIH lab Weekly research and career devel opment seminars Summer seminar series where senior NIH investigators discuss the latest developments in biomedical research Poster presentation Will be required to attend courses in Ethics in Research and Lab Safety • • • print neatly in blue/black ink only. Be sure to keep your contact infor mation updated at all times. Mini mum GPA accepted is 3.0. C.V. - Include a copy of your cur riculum vitae. Letters of Recommendation - Two letters of recommendation from faculty members/advisors who can address your intellectual and per sonal suitability for the program. Personal Statement - Describe your research interest, career goals and reasons for applying to this pro gram. Do not exceed two pages. Official Transcript - The official college transcript mailed directly from your school. Application Submission - Applica tions can be submitted electroni cally or via fax to: Housing and Per Diem Students will share an apartment a short distance from the Bethesda NIH campus or the Phoenix Branch. Four students to a two-bedroom apartment and two students to a one-bedroom apartment. The per diem is $2,500 or more for the 10-week period, plus housing. Those who live outside the Washington-metropolitan area or out side the state of Arizona will receive $500 toward travel expenses. The Application Procedure • Application Form - Complete the entire application. Please type or Ms. Winnie Martinez. Program Analyst Office of Minority Health Research Coordination National Institute of Diabetes and Di gestive and Kidney Diseases. NIH II Democracy Plaza 6707 Democracy Blvd., Room 648 Bethesda. MD 20892 Tel: 301-435-2988 Fax: 301-594-9358 E-mail: Martinez.W@mail.nih.gov Application Deadline: March 1 February 2008 • Siletz News • 13
