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16. APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION PROJECTS BOOST FEBRUARY GRANTS

     With nearly a half million dollars from the Appalachian Regional
Commission to various programs in the College of Education, to be di-
rected by Dr. J. T. Stevens and Dr. David L. Larimore, plus $62,108
from the National Institutes of Health for planning development prog-
rams in the College of Dentistry, and special project programs in the
College of Medicine, which have received $115,171 from the Public Health
Service, research grants received through the UK Research Foundation
during February amounted to just under $1 million. Total awards to
date, in the present fiscal year, amount to $14,480,422.65.

     COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE

     Agronomy--J. K. Evans, Pasture Renovator Field Tests, John Deere
and Co., $10,000. Animal Sciences--D. G. Ely, Rumen Stimulatory Pro-
perties of Distillers Feeds, Distillers Feed Research Council, $5,000
additional. R. W. Hemken, Potash Requirement of the Dairy Cow, Inter-
national Minerals and Chemical Corp., $1,000 additional. Veterinary
Science--J. T. Bryans, Equine Disease Research, Fort Dodge Laboratories,
$6,557.08 additional. E. T. Lyons, A Compound R-8858 in the Horse,
Syntex, $3,600. E. T. Lyons, Dichlorvos Resin Formulation in the
Horse, Thuron Industries, Inc., $3,000.

     COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

     Computer Science--H. C. Thacher, Collaborative Research-National
Activity to Test Software (Nats !I), National Science Foundation,
$40,000. Geography--P. P. Karan, Sikkim Map Project, National Geogra-
phic, $600 additional. History--H. Hamilton, Part A., "Kentucky
Bicentennial Bookshelf," National EndowNment for the Humanities, $12,450.

     COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

     Curriculum and Instruction--J. T. Stevens, An Implementation Project
in Secondary School Science, NSF, $25,982. Education, Psychology, and
Counseling--D. Larimore, Instructional TV Component, Appalachian Region-
al Commission, $153,532 additional. D. Larimore, Career Education In-
Service Teacher Training and Live Seminar, $98,292 additional. D.
Larimore, Elementary Reading In-Service Teacher Reading, ARC, $54,877
additional. D. Larimore, 4 Channel Audio System Career Education, ARC,
$16,627 additional. D. Larimore, Computer Based Component, ARC, $23,894
additional. D. Larimore, Evaluation, ARC,$45,312 additional. D. Lari-
more, Project Management and Administration, ARC, $97,566 additional.
Special Education--E. Blackhurst, Supplementary Education for Adminis-
trators of Resource Centers for Handicapped (Project Search), U. S.
Office of Education, $6,568 additional.

     COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

     Mechanical Engineering--C. F. Knapp and E. P. McCutcheon, Causes
of Decrements in Aircrew Performance: Physiological Changes Produced by
Vibration and Other Environmental Stresses, Air Force, $24,829 reduction.
M. K. Marshall, Training Program for Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators,
Environmental Protection Agency, $22,968.   Office of Research and Engi-
neering Service--R. E. Puckett, Use of Digital Computer, Fuller, Moss-
barger and Scott, $500 additional.