Doing research in U.S.

Peter Palffy-Muhoray, Physics instructor,
is on unpaid leave this term. Palffy, who
is among the top researchers in the field
of liquid crystals, is working for five
months at Kent State University in Ohio,
doing research on that topic. He is
scheduled to come back to Cap in the fall.

Carter receives grant

Fitness Leadership instructor Shirley
Carter, in cooperation with the Arthritis
Society of B.C., was recently awarded a
B.C. Health Care Research Foundation Grant
for $22,000. With the funding, Carter will
deliver a 12 week exercise program for
middle aged women suffering from arthritis,
and then will study the effects of the
program on the participants.

The Fitness Leadership Program, naturally,
is pleased with Carter's success in getting
the grant, and Coordinator Andree Vajda-
Janyk notes that further grants for
research are being sought by faculty
members.

New faces in Media

In the Media Resources Department, there
have been some changes of personnel for
the semester. Ken Blaine is not here this
term—sharing room B158C are Bill Maylone
(who works for the CBC) and Ian Cameron

' (who is with Pentax). Keeping Peter
Thompson's chair warm while he's on leave
are Dan Power, a graduate of our program
and former staffer who also teaches at OLI,
and Patrick Ready, who also works at the
Vancouver Art Gallery. Meanwhile Bev Reid
is back to teach one section of
Communications and can be found in the
Dynamics Lab, B174.

Stork story

A/V staffer Robyn Janssens, who is off on
maternity leave, would like to thank all
union members and the Media staff for
their gifts. Robyn had a baby girl, 8 lbs,
6 oz on December 23rd, and has named her
Jessica Marianne Albertina. Janssens will
be back to work in April.

Ceramic work displayed in Japan

James Thornsbury, instructor in the Craft
department, has had his work accepted in
an international exhibition in Japan. The
jury for the First International Ceramics
Contest 1986, selected 125 entries from
5700 submissions, among which was
Thornsbury's "Henry", pictured here. They
are planning to hold the Ceramics Contest
every three years.

"Henry" by James Thornsbury