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Monday, January 9, 2006 | O REGON D AILY E MERALD | 3 IN BRIEF Live images of campus are now available online ONAMI receives millions in federal funding The Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute, a collab- oration between universities, indus- try and government research in the Pacific Northwest, will soon receive close to $6 million in federal funding for its three main projects, according to a U.S. Senate press release. ONAMI’ s Inherently Safer Nano- materials and Nanomanufacturing initiative, led by University chem- istry professor Jim Hutchison, w ill receive $1.7 million. “ The work will follow the ongoing efforts to merge green chemistry and nanoscience to produce nanomateri- als and nanomanufacturing methods that minimize their impacts on human health and the environment,” Hutchison wrote in an e-mail. ONAMI’s other initiatives, Minia- ture Tactical Energy Systems and Nanoscale Metrology for Nanoelec- tronics, will receive $1.5 million and $2.5 million respectively. These grants were part of a total of $67.3 million that U.S. Congress awarded to defense-related projects in Oregon. Other grants included in the package, which now moves to the USE WISELY Don’t Let It Run! Turn It Off! EVERY DROP COUNTS UO o n s e rv H e lp C e Sponsored by the UO Environmental Issues Committee — Eva Sylwester E S QUI R E New year could see slower spending, moderate growth WASHINGTON — People may feel less inclined to be big spenders this year as the ho using market slips fro m its lo fty perch. These two |developments are seen as produc- ing slower, though still respectable, economic growth this year. That is the picture emerging from eco no mists, mo st o f w ho m are pro jecting grow th to to p 3 percent in 2006. Many analysts are ho peful the high-flying ho using market w ill scale back at a moderate pace, bod- ing well for a safe landing. A crash of a sector that has reliably support- ed consumer spending and econom- ic activity fo r five years running could imperil the entire economy. Rising interest rates and the toll of high energy bills also will play a role in the expected belt-tightening this year, economists say. —The Associated Press EDITING SERVICES Patti Gordon, J.D. Editor, Attorney at Law (Inactive) Services Include: Proofreading ■ Editing ■ Rewrites ■ Resume writing ■ Available by: ■ E-mail ■ ■ 10206 10288 Univer s it y Healt h Cent er — Eva Sylwester White House for final approval, were $2 million for research on cognitive neuroscience and genetics at the University’s Brain, Biology and Machine Initiative, and $1.5 million to Oregon Health and Science University for nanotechnology research. The Senate Appropriations Com- mittee had requested $11.5 million fo r ONAMI and $109 millio n to tal, the Emerald reported in October. “ Our soldiers will spend the holi- days defending America and we serve them best by providing the reso urces and the equipment they need,” Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Ore.) said in the Dec. 22 statement. “ Orego n firms play an impo rtant ro le in supplying techno lo gy and suppo rt fo r o ur tro o ps fighting the War on Terror.” 10186 A tentative public relatio ns plan for the University includes display- ing video footage of a busy campus area on the Internet. The University has begun experi- menting w ith a campus webcam, w hich can be viewed at webcam.uoregon.edu. “ W hat yo u see there is o nly an experiment,” Directo r o f Netwo rk Services Dale Smith said, emphasiz- ing that he knows the webcam does not currently work well with certain types o f co mputers o r Web browsers, and is trying to co rrect that problem. Smith said the webcam co uld serve as a public relatio ns to o l fo r the University and that prospective students co uld use it to view the campus online. “ We ’ re s a d l y READ MORE ONLINE b e h i n d View the University’s webcam m a n y at webcam.uoregon.edu o t h e r campuses in providing live images of our campus,” Smith said. Fo r example, Orego n State University’ s webcam site, web- cam.oregonstate.edu, features eight separate campus webcams and is linked to the Eugene TV statio n KEZI’ s Web site. The University camera, po si- tio ned o n to p o f Prince Lucien Campbell Hall, provides a view o f the quad between Chapman Hall and the Lillis Business Complex. “ It seemed like a spectacular view,” Smith said. Another advantage to the 10-sto- ry-high location of the current web- cam is that it has minimal privacy concerns. Implementing a street-lev- el camera that would produce recog- nizable images of people would re- quire legal advice, Smith said. “ I defy you to tell me who’s walk- ing dow n there,” Smith said. “ They’ re little baby ants.” Smith said that if mo ney and interest in the webcam pro gram increase, mo re webcams may be added to campus. “ If the ASUO wanted to buy a webcam and stick it so mew here, I’ d be happy to entertain that,” Smith said. Fax Appointments on campus (541) 520-9508 psgesq@comcast.net C OM M E NTARY daily in the Emerald. Relax and Renew Med itatio n Class Fre e six-w e e k se rie s to e nhanc e yo ur me d itatio n p rac tic e . We d ne sd ays 4:45 - 5:45 p .m., January 25 - Marc h 1. He ritage Hall in the Bo w e rman Build ing. Call 346-4456 to re giste r Health Reso urce Center Ho urs O p e n Mo nd ay - Frid ay, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p .m. Staffe d b y Pe e r He alth Ed uc ato rs. Che c k o ut the le nd ing lib rary, o nline he alth asse ssme nts, he alth lite rature and mo re . Call 346-4456 fo r info rmatio n. New Year Knit-ins Jo in o the r knitte rs and unw ind . Knit fo r re laxatio n, c re ativity, to le arn a ne w skill, c o mrad e ship and mo re . Instruc tio n and sup p lie s availab le fo r ne w knitte rs. Thursd ays fro m 3:00 - 4:00 p .m. in the He alth Re so urc e Ce nte r in the EMU. Call 346-2843 fo r info rmatio n. Cho lestero l Screening Eve ry Tue sd ay mo rning fro m 9:30 - 11:30 a.m., fre e to tal b lo o d c ho le ste ro l and gluc o se sc re e ning is o ffe re d . Co me to Kriste n O lmo s, R.D. o ffic e in sate llite 3 b e hind the He alth Ce nte r. FPEP The fe d e ral grant p ro vid ing fre e c o ntrac e p tio n and family p lanning se rvic e s fo r q ualifie d stud e nts has b e e n e xte nd e d at the He alth Ce nte r until O c to b e r 2006. 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