Penn State University - La Vie Yearbook (University Park, PA)

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PEERING INTO THE PROGRAMMED TO DO VARIOUS h FLIPPING SWITCHES in the MICRQSCOPE. Dr. Stanlcx 5- Stevens, TASKS. the robot in the Engineering Graphics Lab. Bill Jordan adjusts the .Ir:. chairs a co-op program In the Robotics Lab reaches across the room system. Much of the equipment in thc Biochem Department. m push a button on the panel. Lnb has been donated by IBM, 3 Karl Kline Dennis O'Connor Dennis O'Connor A Metamorphosis In Focus i ppfied Commitment Pays Off An expanding university meant an expanding budget. Penn State met this budgetary challenge well. System-wide, private and corporate donations reached record heights. President Jordan said, llThis has been a spectacular year in private giving to Penn State? Research also expanded our bud- get. Penn State was ranked third in the nation in industrially-spon- sored research and twentieth in the national competition for research and development expenditures. llSuch a high level of funding and the growth wetare seeing re- flects most of all the talent and en- ergy of the faculty? vice president for research Charles L. Hosler said. llTo remain the powerful nation we are, we will have to maintain that strength through research and the application of that research to everyday problems? Hosler emphasized. This year, the successful implan- tation of the Penn State Heart be- came the epitome of this Universi- ty,s education and research principles. lllt shows the commit- ment of the University to the care- ful research and scholarly works which can be applied to the benefit of mankind? senior vice president for health affairs Dr. Harry Prys- towsky said. Penn Statels pulse beats on. 14 A Metamorphosis In Focus

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THE REA , 8 tailgmc Hidelch- tbilowt Sitting on before the - ping u cw drinks gumc IS tradition. BOUNCERS MONITOR the inf70w and oullYow ofthc customers tbollonv by carding :11 the door. The 'Skcllar is 2 Frida y fa vorite. STRIFTER RULES and close surveillance curbed the amount of alcohol smuggled into the stadium bclo l Jill Turk Sue Martin A Metamorphosis In Focus Sobertng Study ollege students have always 1been known to party. Penn Staters were no exception. This year, however, many began to rec- ognize the responsibilities that ac- company drinking alcohol. The University began to absorb responsibility, this year too, by cre- ating the University Presidentts Task Force on Alcohol to study the problems created by alcohol abuse. The task force examined ways the University could help solve these problems through stricter. policies and increased awareness and edu- cation programs. Recommendations included pro- hibiting open parties, checking for student ID, and requiring all first- year students to take a one-credit course on alcohol awareness. ttThe report was molded around the feed- back from students and the com- munity, task force co-chair David Rosenblatt said. A Metamorphosis In Focus I3

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J t max 19 Dennis O'Connor FUNDING BY the United States Bureau of Mines has enabled University researchers to design, build, and program this robot. RESEARCH TAKES time and money. Many professors ibclowt employ undergraduates and grad students to assist them with their research. Dennis O'Connor Karl Kline Dennis O'Connor STUDYING THE SCREEN, iabovet this controller makes certain that the robot irighU in the Robotics Lab is functioning properly. Linda Grant MEASURING CELL PRESSURE, iabovei this student aids Dr. Cosgrovc in Buckhout Laboratory. Exxon is funding this project. MA CHINER Y A ND ELECTRONICS acid are a common sight around campus. The Combustion Lab in the Academic Activities Building is supported by government funding. A Metamorphosis In Focus IS