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News - briefs USC team ? in gets grants st ai H; Seven USC scientists have Koam a"* -? * ucv;ii nwaiucu neariy $1 minion ar for research in the area of genetics and developmental sh biology research which could have long-range significance in . the fight against cancer. 1IT lO Philip Mirkes, spokesman cu for the team, said the efforts of to the USC scientists "are quite diverse." "Although much of 1 our work is not directly related nc to cancer research, our findings will add to the body of , information which eventually w will lead to an understanding of co how normal cells become cancerous," Mirkes said. w< If Central to the team's efforts 9 are such unlikely characters as I a featherless chicken and i B bread mold. The projects are supported by grants from the American ! Cancer Society, the National S Institute of Health and the National Science Foundation . w w i ? 11 noiderman , breakfasts 1 slated I The Russell House ] University Union will sponsor _k a monthly breakfast with USC m President James B. Holder man beginning Wednesday. I The first 19 students to sign up at the Russell House University Union, RHUU, will i H u? i i. -it 1 ? ' ' ue inv 1 luu iu anena me iirsi I breakfast. Sign up will be on a m first-come, first-served basis. | The breakfasts will be held in I the Russell House Ballroom H from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. | During this time, there will [ be a question and answer I session between students and I President Holderman. Other | ^ activities include student in- I troductions, opening comments from the president and f tvin frnn U1V AA W MA VUnJLUOt. J1-Kj IATLANTIC I |] p| Mono Q g I All Night Long 1 I ; Affairs of Janice K I Seating, lighting regu Energ By Chris Doyle Gamacock Staff Writtr An ad-hoc committee, formed in 1976 bv 1 udying energy conservation and methods :iency on the USC campus. The committee consists of 20 USC represe udents. Other committee members represe eas, such as utility plants, housing and th< arold Brunton, vice-president of operations These representatives meet once a month ai id conservation methods. USC closed for two weeks in February 19 lortage. Edwin Shelley Jr., secretary of the committ ast expensive methods of energy conserve \plemented. TIME CLOCKS have been installed in acadt shut down heating and cooling systems v ipied. The hot water for all these buildings is j Shelley. "We're in the on-going process of lighting i 5eople don't realize that this campus is treme Half of the light switches in the business ad ft in use but "adequate" lighting is still n lelley. Faculty were asked to turn thermostat Conservation methods were installed in the ardlaw buildings, such as energy efficient v oling systems, Shelley said. "We've taken the simple things as far as 1 1V0 flAind f A lioirn fA '' CU/vl1yv.? lu uuvi tu apinu inuncy, oncncyi DONOR CEI Moeci Ixtra Ji Receive up to tsofoo 1 ? Month by being on a ? blood plasma program | j wall or Visit Hyland Laboratory 1620 Gervais St. 254-228C EST] wKl jb lated y conservat 1977, everybody v reading newspap< University Operations, is SHELLEY SA1 of improving energy ef- maintained the s school year, yet ntatives, including three The biggest en ;nt the major energy-use ditioning, accord e coliseum, according to Many people b long period of v. id discuss problem areas because of the ai The next move 77 because of an energy mechanical heatii he expects this tol ee, said the simplest and The most energ ition have already been and Gambrell Ha reduced from $2? emic and office buildings heating, Shelley j /hen buildings are unocalso turned off, according THE LEAST effic, design; Russell I reduction," Shelley said. buildings because sndously overlit." an^ toxic substan ministration building are maintained, according to :s down to 68 degrees. ? . ! Coker Life Science and S windows and heating and I JmmJm Si we can go. To progress, 5 said. "In late 1976, early n B S ' "i? |j| =gjg=gl^====j- | I o BnS aB "jl n IT1K I I I u w f ? L_Jg | l fclTBl J nOD ' ' ? Rus I Z , rt> o g Feb. * t n m i if A * ? W MM if R 1 ? n > 2 a? 5 Russell House Capstone ion examined /as pretty much aware that there was a problem from ers but the problem has been keeping them aware." [D he was disappointed to discover that USC has iame rate of energy consumption since the 1977-78 costs have risen 50 percent. ergy consumption results from thp nw nf air /*am_ ing to Brunton. ilieved that USC saved energy this fall because of the 'arm weather but actually more energy was used r conditioning, Brunton said. in energy conservation will include revamping the ig and cooling and installing insulation. Brunton said be part of a five to ten year program. ;y-efficient buildings on campus are the Humanities ill. 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