rosion Research Center at Brussels. Research is con- ducted in electrochemistry, in high temperature oxida- tion, and in physical and process metallurgy, with applications in corrosion-related environmental prob- lems, such as pollution, water desalination, atomic energy, and surgical implants. For information, write the Director, Center for Applied Thermodynamics and Cor- rosion, 132,Rhines Hall. CENTER FOR AQUATIC WEEDS The Center for Aquatic Weeds is a multidisciplinary unit-of the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS). Established in 1978 by the Florida Legislature, the Center is the lead agency for coordinating research and educational programs on aquatic plant management in Florida. The Center is also involved in national and international research and education programs. The Center encourages interdisciplinary research focused on biological, chemical, mechanical, and integrated aquatic plant management techniques and their impact on aquatic ecosystems. Scientists associated with the Center specialize in aquatic plant ecology, plant pathology, entomology, phycology, physiology, fisheries, and lim- nology. Faculty and graduate students are associated with their respective departments in IFAS. Interested persons should contact the Director, Center for Aquatic Weeds, 7922 NW 71st Street, Gainesville, Florida 32606. CENTER FOR CLIMACTERIC STUDIES The Center is an interdisciplinary unit that is devoted to the development, application and promotion of health and wellbeing for persons in their climacteric or middle years (age 35-65). The Center has three areas of activity- research, clinical service, and education. Faculty- fulltime and affiliated-are from the Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Liberal Arts and Sciences and other speciality areas. The Center is situated off campus at the Professional Center, 901 N.W. 8th Avenue. Facilities include a gymnasium, cardiovascular laboratory, bone mineral laboratory, and examination and conference rooms. Per- sons interested in all aspects of middle-year wellbeing- physical, psychological, and social-are encouraged to develop or to participate in on-going and planned activities relating to the climacteric. CLINICAL RESEARCH CENTER The Center, part of the Shands Teaching Hospital, provides a carefully controlled medical research en- vironment in which scientists can define and attempt to conquer unsolved disease problems affecting humans. A discrete unit, funded entirely through a grant by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Center is administered through the College of Medicine of the University of Florida. The grant provides for a metabolic kitchen and its staff, a laboratory and staff, and nursing and administrative personnel. The NIH provide coverage of all research charges for patient care and also support an out-patient function for the Center. For information write Clinical Research Center, Box J-322, J. Hillis Miller Health Center. COMMUNICATION RESEARCH CENTER The Center conducts pure and applied research in a variety of fields of mass communication. It also serves SPECIAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS / 35 as a resource for college faculty and students in their own research, assists the media and other organizations in their research pursuits, and sponsors other programs related to the mass communication needs of the many communities served by the University. For information, write the Director, Communication Research Center, 2000 Weimer Hall. CENTER FOR CONSUMER RESEARCH The Center conducts basic and applied research on factors influencing consumer decision making and behavior. It provides an organization through which faculty members from a number of disciplines may effectively work together to study the interface between consumers, various institutions, activities of governmental and private organizations, and policy alternatives. The Center sponsors a colloquium series involving both University of Florida faculty and students and scholars from around the country as well as a working paper and reprint series. The Center also serves as the budgetary unit for graduate studies of consumer psychology. For information, write the Director, Center for Consumer Research, Matherly Hall. CENTER FOR DYNAMIC PLASTICITY The Center conducts research and educational pro- grams and disseminates information on the behavior of materials at high rates of deformation. In addition to structural materials (such as metals, polymers, and com- posites), the Center is concerned with biological materials (bones and soft tissues) and with dynamic soil mechanics. The Center has established a cooperative arrangement with the University of Bucharest to enhance international cooperation and exchange of information and person- nel. For information, address the Director, Center for Dynamic Plasticity, 231 Aero Building. CENTER FOR ECONOMETRICS AND DECISION SCIENCES The Center conducts theoretical and applied research in the areas of econometrics and decision sciences. It provides an organization to bring together faculty and students from a number of disciplines working in these areas through seminars and a discussion paper series. The Center serves as an avenue to attract to the Univer- sity of Florida on a permanent or visiting basis, or for seminars, researchers with an international reputation in the areas of econometrics and decision sciences. The Center also acts as a budgetary unit for faculty and graduate student research in these areas. For informa- tion write to the Director, Center for Econometrics and Decision Sciences, 301 Business Building. BUREAU OF ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS RESEARCH The Bureau is a service and research center within the College of Business Administration. Its activities are organized under three research programs: population, forecasting, and sample survey research. Graduate students are involved as research assistants in these programs. The Bureau disseminates the results of its research through a publication program. Bureau publications include Florida Statistical Abstract, Business and Economic Dimensions, The Florida Outlook, Population