Veritas, Vol. 04, No. 08, January 6, 1964

              THE WEEKLY NEWS LETTER
January 6,1964
Voi.4, No.8
COMPUTING CENTER WORK UNDERWAY
Groundbreaking ceremonies Dec. 27 signalled the start of UM’s five- story Computing Center, to be completed by year’s end. President Stanford presided over the formal spadework, assisted by Oscar Dooly, Board of Trustees chairman; William Singer, Committee of 21 chairman; Dr. Werner Baum, vice president, Dr. Howard Aiken, computer pioneer and UM faculty member and officials of the Board, Weather Bureau, U.S. Navy and Air Force.
In addition to the much-anticipated IBM 7040, the Center will house many UM research personnel and four federal agencies engaged in weather studies: the U.S. Weather Bureau, National Hurricane Research Center and U.S. Navy and Air Force weather units. The Weather Bureau will be capable of receiving data from its own radar, “Hurricane Hunter” aircraft and the Tiros Weather Satellite System. The nature and paths of tropical cyclones such as hurricanes will be analyzed with the aid of the computer, according to Gordon Dunn, chief tropical meteorologist.
Other officials of the some 140 federal employes who will populate the Center are: Dr. R. Cecil Gentry, director of the Hurricane Research Project; Capt. Max Eaton, head of the Navy Fleet Weather Unit and Col. Robert Hairston, chief of the Air Force forecast unit.	____ ______
2 M.S. PROGRAMS START NEXT MONTH
Master’s programs in electrical engineering and marine technology will begin in the School of Engineering in February. In the latter program, a joint Engineering-IMS effort, electrical or mechanical engineers may earn M.S. degrees in their fields with emphasis in applied research problems of oceanography, according to Dr. William Knopf, chairman of the departments of electrical engineering and marine technology. M.S. degrees are already offered in civil, mechanical and industrial engineering.
JUNIOR COLLEGE ÒONCLAVE SET
Officials of at least seven Florida junior colleges will meet at UM Jan. 15 to confer on transitional problems in the transfer of their graduates to four-year institutions. Dr. Peter Masiko, Miami-Dade Junior College president, will moderate a morning panel composed of junior college officials. In the afternoon, Dr. H. Franklin Williams will preside over a panel of UM deans outlining their side of the problem. Dr. C. Doren Tharp, vice president for administration, is conference chairman.
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Dean of Men Ben David was reelected president of the Fraternity Scholarship Association at the National Interfraternity Conference, which was also attended ^ Kenneth Kerr...
Insurable interest is discussed by Gary Salzman. business law, in December’s Journal of Insurance...
Dr. Richard L. Carner. read-
clinic director, spoke at the Broward County International Reading Association fall meeting...
Among participants at a Jan. 11-12 workshop of the National League of Penwomen will be Fred Shaw. English and guided studies, Lester Goran, humanities, and Mrs. Jane Gaffin, University Press acting director...
In his capacity as president of the Southern Council on Teacher Education, Dr. Herbert Wey presided over its recent Memphis meeting...
Dr. Orvis Irwin, nationally-known speech pathologist, was a recent classroom guest of Dr. R. J. Harrison, audiology...
“Aging in Flight Muscle of the Housefly,” was discussed by Dr. Prem Lata Bhatnager. physiology, at the monthly Cellular Aging Group meeting...
Dr. Margaret Mustard, tropical botany, is listed in both the current Who’s Who in American Education and American Men of Science...
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