46 /GENERAL INFORMATION BRECHNER CENTER FOR FREEDOM OF INFORMATION The Center, an endowed division within the College of Journalism and Communications, sponsors research, sym- posia about media law issues, and an annual national competition for excellence in reporting about the First Amendment, government-held records, or government- in-the-sunshine. The competition award winner receives $3,000. The Center also serves as an information clear- inghouse for developments in mass media law in the state of Florida. It publishes the Brechner Report, a monthly media law newsletter, 10 times a year. The Joseph L. Brechner Eminent Scholar in Freedom of Information heads the Center and advises students in a joint degree program leading to the Juris Doctor and the Master of Arts in Mass Communication. The Center offers research and editorial assistantships to doctoral students. The Center opened in 1977 as the Florida Freedom of Information Clearing House. Its title was changed in 1988. CENTER FOR BUSINESS ETHICS EDUCATION AND RESEARCH The Center for Business Ethics Education and Research was established in 1990 to increase dissemination of the knowledge of ethics theory and the application and practice of such theory as it relates to the institution of business administration in a dynamic society. The objec- tives of the Center are (1) to contribute to providing the foundation for competent, responsible participation in business, the professions, and government; (2) to contrib- ute to stimulating interest in social economic and civic responsibility; (3) to contribute to development of ethical competence in making business decisions and in evaluat- ing business policy; (4) to contribute to furthering the teaching, research, and service mission of the College of Business Administration. For information, contact the Director, Center for Busi- ness Ethics Education and Research, 109 Bryan Hall. CLINICAL RESEARCH CENTER The Center, part of the Shands Teaching Hospital, provides a carefully controlled medical research environ- ment in which scientists can define and attempt to con- quer unsolved disease problems affecting humans. A discrete unit, funded entirely through a grant by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Center is admini- stered through the College of Medicine of the University of Florida. The grant provides for a metabolic kitchen and its staff, a laboratory and staff, 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 100322, J. Hillis Miller Health Science Center. COMMUNICATION RESEARCH CENTER The Center, a service and research unit within the College of journalism and Communications, conducts basic and applied research on problems related to mass communication. Both master's and doctoral students work as assistants on these projects. The Center provides consultation and assistance to faculty within the College and across the University and to individuals and organi- zations throughout the state. The Center conducts tele- phone polls, personal interviews, focus groups, media use and effects studies, and message-testing research. The overall objectives of the Center are to assist College faculty with obtaining funding for basic research and to train mass communication graduate students in both applied and basic research. The Center seeks research projects that help meet these goals. For information, write 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 be- havior. It provides an organization through which faculty members from a number of disciplines may effectively work together to study the interface between consumers, 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. For information, write the Director, Center for Consumer Research, 208 Bryan 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), theCenter 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 personnel. For information, address the Director, Centerfor Dynamic Plasticity, 231 Aero Building. BUREAU OF ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS RESEARCH The Bureau is a service and research center within the College of Business Administration. Its activities are or- ganized under four research programs: population, fore- casting, and local government studies research. Graduate students are involved as research assistants in these pro- grams. The Bureau disseminates the results of its research through a publication program. Bureau publications in- clude Florida Statistical Abstract, BEBR Monographs, The Florida Outlook, Populations Studies, Florida Estimates of Population, Economic Leaflets, Building Permit Activity in Florida, and Sales Tax Information. For information, write the Director, Bureau of Economic and Business Research, 221 Matherly Hall. CENTER FOR EXERCISE SCIENCE This interdisciplinary Center conducts research related to (1 )the immediate and lasting effects of physical activity;