Grant boosts research
Jolayne Houtz
Of the Emerald
The University’s Institute of Neuroscience received a
$413,000 grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust to be
used for further research on the nervous system, according to
Michael Menaker, institute director.
The Murdock Trust, a private foundation based in the
Northwest, has supported the campus before, especially the
Molecular Biology department, Menaker says.
“They’re interested in supporting programs that they
feel are good,” Menaker says.
The grant will allow creation of a Center for Image
Analysis incorporating the latest technology in computers
with other related devices such as a light microscope and
video output.
The computer, the major purchase for the institute, will
reconstruct in three dimensions the complicated structure of
nerve and brain cells with the use of computer-generated
graphics, Menaker says.
But the utility of the computer system is not limited to
only the Institute.
“The computer will analyze any complicated images and
turn out three-dimensional computer graphics,” Menaker
says.
Examples include the analysis of satellite pictures of
timber resources to evaluate any changes, and the analysis of
metal alloys, Menaker says.
“It’s not just for the Neuroscience department, but for
geologists, chemists, and it’s important for students. They’ll
have the same access to it as anyone else,” Menaker says.
The computer is expected to arrive before January, and
Menaker estimates it will be set up and available for use by
next fall.
The internationally known institute, now in its third
year, is made up of departments in biology, chemistry,
psychology and physical education.
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By Dave Bems
Of the Emerald
Ballot Measure 2 would
destroy the continuity of quality
services that businesses seek.
That was the conclusion of the
speakers at a Brown Bag forum
in the EMU Ballroom Thursday.
The measure is “not fair, not
equitable, not flexible, and not
easy to administer,” Norma
Jean Germond, former president
of the League of Women Voters’
Oregon chapter said.
James Reinmuth, dean of the
University’s College of Business
Administration, and Dennis
West, deputy director of the
Port of Portland also spoke
against the measure at the
forum, which was co-sponsored
by the ASUO.
Under the provisions of the
measure, the maximum tax on
any real property would be 1.5
percent of assessed value or $15
on every $1,000 assessed value.
All three speakers said that if
the measure passes, govern
ment services at the state, local,
and county levels would all be
severely cut back. Germond
estimated that localities would
experience a 36 percent reduc
tion in services throughout the
state.
West says passage of Measure
2 would mean an increase of
$300 in terms of his own annual
income. Yet he believes the in
come boost would not offset the
overall loss of services to his
community.
Such a loss would impair
Oregon’s ability to attract new
businesses, West said.
Furthermore, Reinmuth says
many supporters of the measure
aren’t fully aware of the in
itiative’s effects.
Reinmuth said the wording of
the measure prevents the 1.5
percent limitation from being
applied to the bonded in
debtedness of any given entity
of government. In other words,
the debt incurred by govern
ment for the development of
sewers, roads, street lights and
related services would not be af
New federal laws boost welfare aid
Nonna Jean Germond
Reinmuth claims this would
mean the average Eugene resi
dent would continue to pay a
base of approximately $6 on
every $1,000 over and above the
mean a decrease of $5 on every
$1,000 and not $11, as local
supporters contend, he said.
Other sponsors of the event
were the Oregon Public
Ballot Measure 2 — 'not fair, not equitable,
not flexible and not easy to administer.'
— Norma Jean Germond
1.5 percent limitation.
With the current average tax
bill for a Eugene home owner of
$26 on every $1,000, passage of
Ballot Measure 2 would only
Employees’ Union, the
American Federation of
Teachers and the American
Association of University
Professors.
Low-income families in Oregon who have
not qualified for welfare or medical help in the
past may benefit from new laws that took effect
Monday. New federal laws will change some ser
vices provided to low-income families under Aid
to Dependent Children and Medicaid programs,
which are funded jointly by federal and state
governments.
The Oregon Adult and Family Services Divi
sion expects about 2,400 more people to qualify
this year for medical assistance, cash or both. In
addition, some current welfare recipients will
have increased benefits or will get help with day
care payments and medical coverage when they
go off welfare.
Eligibility for the ADC program and grant
amounts are based on family size and income,
with a maximum grant for each family. Families
with “earned income” from wages or salaries are
allowed certain deductions in figuring net
income.
Working families may qualify for both the
medical coverage and for state help in paying for
child care. AFS pays up to $160 a month per child
for day care, limited to two children, for low
income families that need help in order to avoid
being on ADC.
Information about programs changes is
available at local AFS offices, listed in local
telephone directories under “state government.”
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