UNIVERSITY
University Institute excels
behind strength of faculty
By Tammy Batey
Emefald Reporter
Money doesn't always talk,
at least not very loudly, to sci
entists of the University's Insti
tute of Molecular Biology
When Aaron Novick. found
ing director of the institute,
first arrived at the University in
1959, he had an enormous task
before him: to .make the insti
tute a success under the con
straints of a tight budget.
Before his retirement last
year, Novick accomplished that
goal with hard work and his
ability to recruit a strong facul
ty.
A key concept Novick taught
his colleagues at the institute is
die importance of respect
"I believe in having a lot ol
respect for individuals." he
said. "If you treat people with
dignity and respect they be
come very loyal Never forget
that the teaching relationship
should be a loving one. not a
judgmental one."
Much of the research at the
institute focuses on genes. No
vick said A gene is a feature
common to all life whether it is
"trees or elephants or mosqui
toes or bacteria." he said
Genes contain the informa
tion for constructing proteins,
the "machinery of all living
creatures." Novick said. DNA
.ire molecules that contain in
formation just like a record or a
compact disc with an abstract
representation as opposed to an
analog representation.
An example of analog repre
sentation would be dress pat
terns, which are the same
shape of the dress. Novick said
An abstract representation
would be an inscription in a
computer, which could transfer
a pattern on paper, which looks
nothing like the end result
The main questions that the
institute's si lentists are work
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stabilizing, and if the EMU
makes another joint purchase
with Housing next fall, mug
prices will fall, he said
Paper waste reduction from
mug use and other recycling ef
forts has meant financial sav
ings for the EMU and Housing
ing to solve are: Mow is the ex
pression of DNA regulated,
what are the mechanics of de
coding and what is the relation
ship between structure and
function?
Novick's first faculty ap
pointment to the institute was
Frank Stahl Stahl believes an
important contribution to the
institute lias been the contin
ued finani ial support from
Washington, 11.(1.. despite na
tional cuts in si lent it ii funding
from federal souri es
"We have been able to get
good people here and uninter
rupted support from Washing
ton even though support has
grown more competitive and
difficult," he said "Now this
university recognizes it has
strong research in biology and
is supporting it to the extent it
can."
Salaries of si iem e instructors
in the institute are about 00 to
70 percent of what they could
be making at other institutions,
said Rod (lapaldi. a member of
the institute.
However, many si ientists are
attracted to the interactive style
the institute provides, (lapaldi
said. "At other schools each
scientist's work is like a little
island behind locked doors
There is no interaction." he
said.
There are three i riteria for se
lei ting faculty tor the institute,
(lapaldi said
The first is their si ientifii
qualifications Is their work
outstanding'
The next is teaching abilities
Will they be able to communi
cate well with undergraduate
and graduate students'
The last is their ability to lit
in with the style ol the ilisti
lute.
This "style" of science is
what attracted institute member
Vicki (.handler
"The University is strong sci
"We paid for the mugs in
about a month and a half."
Babcock said, which means
Mousing is now saving the cost
of daily paper cup use
Mousing is also saving mon
ey on napkin use, which has
gone down at least fit) percent,
or about a case eat h day. he
said.
Ptioln by Antirv Minim
Frank Stahl (It'll) was the first fat ultv appointment to the Institute of Molt'tular Hioloffv by for
mer Director Aaron So tick (riyht).
entdically and thorn's a lot of
congeniality without compro
nosing tin- siicnce." ( handler
said I hr stvlr hrrr is one of
openness and intrrai turn, and
ciimmuutcatioii between fai ul
tv and students and between
students and students
"We've turned down people
who were outstanding si len
lists tint who weren't willing to
participate in the institute."
(lapaldi said
Many universities don't ern
plov this c lose knit community
approach to silence, t'apaldi
said, despite the many lamefits
ot .in approai h like ttie I hover
This reduction came from a
campaign by Housing and the
Survival (.enter to reduce paper
use in tile dining halls
Harr said garbage removal
costs for the KMII have
dropped dramatically, m part
because of ordinary paper
waste reduction, and liecause
sity's
’ N< lent e is tIn* business of
challenging ideas, " In* said
' Si leni i* is so complux and
(lull ol) lei hnii|iii*s lb.it iuiIhmK
i an Ini an expert on all ol
(hum
Brian Matthews, who re
plat ed Nov a k as ilirei lor ol (In*
institute al llu* beginning ol last
vnar. hopes to lontinue the ile
gree ol exiellenie establisbeil
by Novick
"I think Aaron lias set a Ire
mentions example," Matthews
said ''I’ll certainly do my best
lo follow that example If we
i an maintain the sense of mu
of cardboard recycling by the
Physical Plant
f.ewis Atkinson a garbage
truck operator lor the Universi
ty. said the reduction of paper
waste, espet ially i .irdboard.
has made it nei essary for him
to go to the dump only once a
day, instead of the former two
tual support coupled vvilli cx
cellen* e in m mm:*' liiiil is char
acteristi* of the institute since
its inception. I'll he well
please*!
He* outing a s< leutlst at the
institute is not a situation of
going to the hoonics ol Oregon
to retire. (chandler said
I he I hiiversily has .in out
standing institute though the
stale doesn't spend very mu* h
on higher edm ation. she add
ed
The state spends more on
roads than on higher educa
tion," Chandler said "And it's
a sad situation.
or three times
Moth Housing and the KMU
have * ominitted to other meas
urns th.it are good lor the envi
moment, ini hiding tin. plastic
and glass re* y* ling, elimina
tion of Styrofoam and polysty
rene containers, and using In
* al vendors whenever possible
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