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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 31, 1996)
Grant adds financial balance to researchers’ study on aging ■ FUNDS: VbJunleefs needed lor research in equilibrium changes By JmwMw Schmitt rSgOW f SUcalee HtfX*** An immIim professor til eserc is* and movttmoni itlur.* received « one -year Irani of *35.000 twa the American w oration of A|lm to ptinue the study of ImI ■IMS throughout Ilfs Jody L. Jensen's recent grant will fas trawl in conjunction with • grant previously iwwM to pmfMM Marjorie Wool lac nil by the Nnliunil institute of Aging, whwfa It«part of tbs NriioMl Institute of Mwllh Ths noil mm grant of slmml * 1 million is for ft vs year* Accidental falls are the number one cause of death among older people. Jensen said Understanding why a person's sense of balance changes during his or her life lime can improve the quality of life for all JFNSI H oidaf pw|il* and cut Hoallh-car* cotli. »h* Mid For lotune*. com* dtan tinoip* Bum*, who )u»t turned 100 mi* old. kmt hi* halanc* and (*il in Hi* bathroom in 1TO4 Actor limmv Stewart. 87. trinped uv*r • plant and Wi U*i ntwombar "Tlnnk of a typical itliMlion in Or*j|«»n." jenwn Mid "You wiUt out of a i1*m. and vtiuj (nut dtp* Will you bit or will you ad}u*l yimi ixUrn mV Everyday **p*rt*ne*t ehailMpa out b*l ant.*. *h* Mid l! can h* a» fimjtic* a* walk in# down lit* tidewalk. (Kinking that iho grmuul it l#v*l and ihwn i at citing your foot on a taiaed brick *W* am looking at how people at vert uut age* control balance and thnsatt to hai anew," (*>«***« mu) Th# Uudv ItxuMi on th* challenge* u> th# balance in older pwipl# but to* ludea rMMMUt btnit ih*> reaction* of young adults to change* in balance and comparing that to th# mart ion* of older people to th* uuna challenge* in balance Wf t* looking lot volunteer* between the agtw of jit 35 and 05 or old**.* fcmsen •aid Using a hydraulically-powered platform volunteer* ar* letted to tee hot* they rMpund to tuddan *htft* in the floor Thlt t#*1 •timuiate* th* reaction* that occur in situation* where balance it dial longed I# g landing cm a bu* when it p*k* forward at dipping on ice) Ketearihef* monitor mu tt I* reaction* and change* in th* brain that occur when balance i* threatened *W* want to know what th* brain and mechanical contribution* are,* Woollacott •aid "W* are trying to find oul how they 66 Hr art Uniting at httw proper at vorumt agtt tontmi batance and thrrati to bo Line* can b* u>;uim'r»l ami Hot* big of * ml® iwJi pl«y* in maintaining baUm* “ Th® information gaih*r**cl will b* impnr tant «o clisidtM and paopl® who erwat® rkmtUw program* l fodwratanding th® way mu«d« work In maintaining balaix ® may Wad to (itKovnm that ®n*bl® poopW who r**lv on walkar* or whnwlchatr* to walk imj®pend#ntiy For information on how to voluntnar for th« *tudy, call th® Motor Control Lab at 346-027S Jody l Grmt m^mri 99 bv WfefbmtNtlut tm A«*jh s&*. ih»i fWN*tlM p*»» » StISr'd hwHM. WtlfMR ft* w*«*qs jn«J attim&m* mbutr to *Sw» (tank A Ri'bttvw'fi Thi-»ti<* fto&XtKSW ! HOOru Unwary 2*y 27, l*m I Frhnmv J 2. A % Hi !•«<• H«**J Mill fewwftel |ir»!»*nuiivr Sunday FrttlMII i !*'■*' Ib^aN to *H**rt**nl BnXOHK 1 M64I91 Docs a free lunch sound good? r If so. local professionals will treat you to lunch on February 22 at 12:00 a! the fcugenr Hilton to answer any questions you have about careers after college. Applications arc available in 123 Agate Hall and are due February 12. For more information call the SAA Office at 346-2107 or look for our table in the EMU February 5th, Oh & 7th. ‘Take a ‘Duck to Lunch , You c a It ■ l always 1*1 w h a I you want Hoi if you try soaaetime* You jotl might find You get what you need D of o student Health center Health Education Workshops — Winter 1996 • The following workshops are TREE to registered students • moktng Cessation I Sew Data An educational tuppon group lot thewe wanting to quit *mokwg and lot thaw who haw already quit t mphaui wdl hr piwrd m mens finding* overcoming penened harrier* and dealing with trUpi* Moodayv } 00 4 00 p m. • February 5th. 12th, 10th and 2hth Medical library, Student Health C enter ri^eight Management & Body Image haute* *uch a* weight manage met it hody invagr eat mg doorderv and the benefit* of keeping a journal netting gnah and changing behavior* will be addtrvvrd Wednesday* 4 00-5 00 p m • t ebruary 7th,Hth, 21*1, and 2Hlh Medical 1 tbrary. Student Health Center (jyooking Low Fat Foods Integrate healthy mrab and low-fat fond* into everyday hie P 1 hurvdav*. 4:00-5 10 pm* February l*t. Hth, and 15th ( afeterta. Student Health ( enter 4 arent Education Series Calling all uudent patent*' l earn how to communicate and revolve confltcu eietttvely. cook healthily and manage tune and tit* Child care will he prowled Friday*. 6 10-8 00 pm* February Ibth, 21rd. and March l»t Fact ( ampu* i J Slccv and ! heams Dtacmer healthy drrptng habit* and how to uuerpm your dream* Thursday*. 4 00-5 00 pm* February Hth. 15th, 22nd. and 2<*th Medical l tbrary. Student Health Center U0J _ _ Hwfi fuuaftvi Atn^wh Call the Health Mutation Offite at 346--H56 lo pre-register for any of these workshops tm am Not all students trek overseas to explore exchange program ■ TRAVEL: Opportunities abound without threat of out-of state tuition By Jennifer Schmitt **&>w fauemtusfi As*s**w Whm «lud*nli think about a student -*«< hang* program, vnioni of Franee. Germany and other foreign countries usually come to mind But students don't have to leave the country to be (wirt of a student exchange program University students have the opportunity to study at a differ ent U S. college as part of the National .Student Kxi hang* Pro gram In the past year alone, almost 3,000 students across the nation spent up to one year attending college in another state without having to pay out-of-state tuition. In the United States. 130 cam puses participate in the program Currently. 5ft student* from senses the country are on exc hange at th* University Students who are chosen to be part of the program meet with academic advisor* to *et up class schedules that are compatible with their "home" campuses Many student* don't know that the program exists and don't realise the great opportunities that are available, said Amy lahnka. a junior on exchange from the University of Wise on lin-timm Hav “It's a great (.hunt* In we other slates and college* without hav ing to pay out-of-«tata tuition." lahnke said. *i thought that I might want to live out horn, and this gave me the chant«to check it out without having to jus! pick up and row* " While the benefits of the pro gram am numerous. student* fat« many challenges in their veer at school ”1 am used to semesters that am from the «nd of August until the middle of December," said Douglas Barry, a junior exchange student from the University of Northern Iowa "The terms here seem so rushed it's like the term just stalled, and it’s already time for mid-terms." Students sometimes face unexpected changes in their classes. "I had an upper-division class that was supposed to he in Eng liah. but they changed it so that it was offered in Spanish." Mid Robin Weber, a University slu dent who attended the Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San German "I had wanted to learn more Spanish, but it was hard having the class all in Spanish " Students interested in the National Exchange Program can pick up applications at the Aca demic Student Advising office after Feb 1. Prosecutors drop charges against sleep-deprived tractor-trailer driver UPPER MARLBORO, Md (API — In a cam that question* the Until of driver responsibility, prosecutors on Tuesday dropped manslaughter charges against a tractor-trailer driver diagnosed with a sleep disorder after a fatal crash, Doctors say Raymond Glenn Holsopple. 46. suffers from severe obstructed sleep apnea, which could have prevented him from staying awake when his truck slammed into a van and kitted four people in Prince George's County. Md . last April 25 The disorder, diagnosed by specialists at the University of Pittsburgh following fh« crash, obstructs breathing and malum it impossible for the sufferer to get • good night's sleep Doctors seid the disorder can induce brief micro sleeps. which may explain why Hulsopple was able to negotiate a turn and apply the brakes before hitting trie van. which had stopped for a red light “He had as little control over U as if he had undiagnosed epilepsy or if he suffered a heart attack behind the wheel." said Kenneth Piotkin. a neurologist at (Georgetown Medical Center The Oregon Daily Emerald IS NOW AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE http: / / daxkwing.uoregon.edu / -ode
