Monday, December 20, 1993

TURN THINGS OFF:  Here's the text of a memo from UW's provost, Jim 
Kalbfleisch, that went out on Friday:

        NOTICE to all faculty, staff and graduate students
     HEATING OF UNIVERSITY BUILDINGS DURING THE HOLIDAY PERIOD

   If you plan to work in your office or laboratory during the holidays,
   please dress more warmly than usual in anticipation of lower room
   temperatures.

   During the holidays, room temperature settings will be reduced to the
   normal night set-back value of 18'C (65'F), and the operation of
   ventilation and exhaust fans will also be reduced.  This move will
   reduce the costs of heating buildings that are largely unoccupied
   during this period.

   The 24-hour Plant Operations number (ext. 3793) will be active over
   the holidays.  Limited staff will be on duty to respond to emergencies
   such as temperatures excessively below 18'C.

   Please help with this cost saving effort by shutting off lights,
   coffee machines, office copiers, unused fumehoods, computers,
   printers, etc., before you leave for the holidays.

   Normal heat and ventilation will be restored one day early on Monday,
   January 3rd.

   Best wishes for the holiday season.

TRIVIA DEADLINE:  The contest announced in Thursday's Daily Bulletin -- 20
trivia questions about Christmas -- closes at 12 noon tomorrow.

TODAY'S MAIL:  Among items crossing the desk this morning are these:

   A brochure describing the Alzheimer Research and Education Project in
   the faculty of applied health sciences.  "Alzheimer's disease is not a
   normal part of aging. Forgetting where you left your car keys is not a
   sign of Alzheimer's disease; forgetting how to use them may be. . . .
   The Alzheimer Research and Education Project, a 3 year joint venture,
   envisions that a co-ordinated and centralized system of information 
   sharing will be established for those concerned with the quality of life
   of persons with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia."

   A newsletter from the Friends of the Library, including the library's
   1992-93 donor report, with a long list of names of people who have
   donated books or funds.  It notes three existing endowment funds,
   including "The P. F. Karrow Endowment, established by Dr. P. F. Karrow
   to support the annual subscription costs of several journals".

   The November newsletter of the Centre for Applied Health Research,
   which announces the official creation of a technical report series from
   CAHR.  Most recent report in the series: "Employment Mobility in the
   Nursing Profession", by Robert Hiscott of UW's sociology department.
   Hiscott's research was the subject of a recent release from UW's news
   bureau -- look for an article in the Gazette in January.

Chris Redmond
Information and Public Affairs
credmond@watserv1    ext. 3004