36 / GENERAL INFORMATION Studies, Florida Estimates of Population, Economic Leaflets, and Building Permit Activity in Florida. For in- formation, write the Director, Bureau of Economic and Business Research, 221 Matherly Hall. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND MONETARY POLICY CENTER The Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy Center conducts research on management and public policy issues regarding financial intermediaries. Major emphasis is placed on analysis of the impact of the economic and regulatory environment on the financial sector and on the ability of the Federal Reserve to conduct effective monetary policy. The Center sponsors research studies by faculty and graduate students, sponsors doctoral dissertations, and conducts frequent seminars on these and related issues. For additional information, contact Director, Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy Center, 321 Business Building. FLORIDA ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDING RESEARCH CENTER As the research arm of the College of Architecture, the Center promotes, encourages, and coordinates research activities among the College's five academic disciplines: architecture, building construction, urban and regional planning, landscape architecture, and interior design. Principal current research interests of the Center are energy efficient building design and construction, building regulation processes, innovative development management techniques, and environmental design. In carrying out this research the Center maintains cooperative contacts with other departments on campus and with institutions in the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean Basin. For information, write the Director, Florida Architecture and Building Research Center, 360 Architecture Building. FLORIDA WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH CENTER The Center, funded by the Department of the Interior, was established in 1964 as a result of the passage of Public Law 88-379-The Water Resources Research Act of 1964-"to stimulate, sponsor, provide for, and supple- ment present programs for conduct of research, investi- gation, experiments, and the training of scientists in the fields of water and of resources which affect water." Under the administration of the Center, current water research projects pertaining to the achievement of adequate statewide water resource management, and water quality and quantity are being conducted by faculty at the University of Florida and at other universities in the state. For information, write the Director, Florida Water Resources Research Center, 424 A. P. Black Hall. CENTER FOR GERONTOLOGICAL STUDIES Through the Center for Gerontological Studies, stu- dents and faculty from diverse disciplines may implement their interest. in studying or conducting research in gerontology. Activities are conducted both within and outside the University. Programs are developed to benefit the aged and to develop career-related experiences for graduate and pro- fessional students. The Center disseminates information derived from research on gerontology-related aspects of biology, medicine, housing, transportation, architecture, economics, humanities, arts, law, sociology, psychology, political science, anthropology, and other fields. Courses in gerontology are developed and sponsored by the Center. The Summer Institute on Gerontology and several in- service training workshops and seminars for academic and continuing education credit are sponsored annually by the Center. Conference proceedings, statistical reports, and scholarly books on gerontological subjects are also sponsored by the Center and published by the University Presses of Florida. The Center for Gerontological Studies offers the grad- uate Certificate in Gerontology for master's and doctoral students in conjunction with graduate programs in a variety of disciplines such as those mentioned above. A minimum of 12 hours credit for gerontology related courses and a thesis or dissertation on an appropriate subject are required for the Certificate. Financial support for graduate study with a gerontology emphasis is available from the Center. For information write to the Director, Center for Gerontological Studies, 3357 General Purpose Building A. CENTER FOR HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH The Center conducts and facilitates collaborative interdisciplinary studies focusing on issues relating to laws, rules and regulations, or other policies generated at the state or federal level which affect the manner in which health care services are delivered, funded, ad- ministered, or regulated. Faculty and students from a broad spectrum of disciplines are encouraged through the Center to participate in organized research activities funded through state or federal sources or to provide short-term technical assistance on specific policy concerns. A goal of the Center is to develop and maintain data bases and models which can be utilized to assist in the analysis of existing and proposed policy alternatives under a variety of alternative future scenarios. Research and analyses are guided by the principle that better health care legislation and more effective and efficient health services delivery will result by anticipating the legal, social and ethical consequences of evolutionary changes in society or purposeful decision making. For information, write to Director, Center for Health Policy Research, Box J-177, J. Hillis Miller Health Center. INSTITUTE OF HIGHER EDUCATION The Institute of Higher Education is an agency within the College of Education, responsible at the same time to the Vice President for Academic Affairs, and is defined as a research and service agency of the University focused upon higher education. Operating under the Institute are several organizational structures: The Florida Community College Interinstitutional Research Council, a consortium of community colleges in Florida with focus upon institutional and system-wide research; the Com- munity College Leadership Program, with a focus on developing and improving administrative leadership in community colleges; the State Leadership Program in Higher Education, a partnership program with Florida State University, for preparing and improving state agency staff personnel; and special projects of both research and service orientation which are assigned from time to time, often on a contract basis.