38 / GENERAL INFORMATION systems; algebraic theory of infinite-dimensional continuous-time systems; classical theory of invariants as related to decoupling and other structural problems. Recent work has also been directed toward the identi- fication of dynamical systems and fundamental aspects of decentralized and hierarchical control. CENTER FOR NEUROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES The purpose of the Center is to promote intellectual interchange and scientific collaboration among faculty and students interested in the nervous system. A train- ing grant supports students specifically involved in the investigation of brain-behavior relationships. The train- ing program is conducted through formal courses, seminars, symposia and participation in laboratory research. Trainees are affiliated with the Center through a basic science or clinical department. For information, write the Director, Center for Neurobiological Sciences, Box J-224, J. Hillis Miller Health Center. CENTER FOR PHYSICAL AND MOTOR FITNESS The Center, established in 1979, was designed, equipped, and staffed to promote healthy and produc- tive lifestyles through research. This research relates the effects of exercise, diet, leisure utilization, stress manage- ment, and other aspects of health promotion to the health status and performance of occupational groups, athletes, the handicapped, older adults, and others. The Center functions on the premise that through comprehensive diagnostic testing and computer analysis a holistic or total profile can be established on each subject. This profile provides the researcher with a broad data base from which to prescribe an individualized program of activities. The determination of the effect- iveness and practicality of a particular prescriptive program in altering the subject's health and performance profile constitutes the primary research focus of the Center. At present the Center occupies approximately 7000 square feet at ground level on the west side of the Florida Gymnasium. This space was provided through the cooperative efforts of the Division of Intercollegiate Athletics and the College of Physical Education, Health, and Recreation. It houses testing areas for exercise physiology, biomechanics, motor performance, and office space for personnel. For further information, contact the Director, Center for Physical and Motor Fitness. 301 Florida Gymnasium. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION CLEARING SERVICES The Clearing Service is a research and service adjunct of the Department of Political Science in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. It carries on a continuous pro- gram of research in public administration, political behavior, and public policy in Florida; publishes research studies and surveys of administrative and political prob- lems in both scientific and popular monograph form; and publishes annually a Civic Information Series for assistance to citizen groups in their study of current issues in the state. For information, write the Director, Public Administration Clearing Services, 3326 General Purpose Building A. PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH CENTER The Public Policy Research Center (PPRC) at the University of Florida was established in 1975 to support scholarly research on government involvement in the private sector of the market. PPRC has focused on alternative ways policymakers might approach looming economic problems and on a search for solutions that recognize the fundamentals of decision-making with respect to economic structure at both micro and macro levels. PPRC is an interdisciplinary research center in the College of Business Administration at the University of Florida. PUBLIC UTILITY RESEARCH CENTER Florida's Public Utility Research Center (PURC) was organized in the Spring of 1972. Its sponsors include public utility company executives, university professors and administrators, and the Florida Public Service Commission. PURC's primary goals and objectives are 1. to increase student and faculty awareness of the utility industry and its problems, 2. to undertake research designed to help solve prob- lems faced by the energy and communication in- dustries, and 3. to train students for employment by utility companies and regulatory authorities. PURC seeks to accomplish these goals by providing student fellowships and assistantships, by supporting faculty research, by holding conferences and seminars to discuss both major policy issues and current faculty research, and by serving as a contact point between business, government, and the academic community. The research conducted is disseminated in working papers, journals, and books, as well as in professional meetings and governmental hearings. Major areas of interest include meaurement of the cost of capital, financing utility construction programs, the restructur- ing of the telecommunications industry, telephone measured service pricing, optimal electric rate structures, and other timely issues which are important to utility companies, consumers, and regulators. Contact the Executive Director, Public Utility Research Center, 102 Bryan Hall, for information. REAL ESTATE RESEARCH CENTER The Real Estate Research Center was established in 1973 to facilitate the, study of business and economic problems related to real estate. Faculty members in the field of real estate serve as the core staff members of the Center, with research assistance provided by several graduate students. Faculty members in other departments and colleges participate in projects requiring multi- disciplinary inputs. Graduate students also conduct their own research for theses and dissertations in the Center. The Center also sponsors or cosponsors a number of continuing education programs in real estate each year. Courses and seminars typically are presented in the areas of mortgage banking, financial institutions, real estate appraisal, and real estate investment analysis. Most of these courses and seminars are open to full-time under- graduate and graduate students in real estate at the University of Florida. Many types of research projects are conducted in the Center. They range from economic and social issues in land use planning to analysis of the managerial process and rates of return in various types of real estate businesses and properties. The Center. has developed textual materials for organizations such as the Florida Real Estate Commission and the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers.