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Show Hie Daily I'tah Chronicle - Page Three Monday, February 5. 1990 New research lab helps -- students, public resist unhealthy behaviors By Margaret Wimborne Chronicle Staff Writer A hew University of Utah laboratory not only cultivates research but will also market the finished projects and evaluate their effectiveness in the this behavior, like negative peer res5ure, broken homes and a ack of religiosity, these are only precursors to the' problems, said Richardson. lab the in on concentrates making teenagers more resistant to abusive behavior by teaching them not just Laboratory, located in the Annex research involves developing resiliency in The Health Behavior decision-makin- g he said. Building, will serve as the and service research, for arm experiential training students in the College of Health Sciences, said Glenn Richardson, laboratory director. The new lab held an open house Friday to demonstrate some of its programs to the public and health professionals from the community. Lt. Gov. Val Oveson, Sen. Richard Carling, Lake City, and Salt Lake Councilman Tom Shimizu attended the open house. Richardson said the laboratory R-S- alt houses about 12 different research projects involving different aspects of human behavior. Some projects include preventing drug and alcohol abuse by youth, training emergency-car- e givers like and keeping Earamedics and women healthy by relieving stress. A major area of interest in the lab is the prevention of abusive behavior by youth, he said. Teenage pregnancy, suicide, involvement in satanic cults, rebelliousness, and alcohol and drug abuse are ways teenagers act out their problems. he said. Although national attention focuses on traditional causes of prevention The research programs are others Dy addition to the base fee, graduate students were required to pay $3 for state funding. The each credit and undergraduate students were required to pay $2 per laboratory goes after the grants that support faculty-researc- h credit. Still in effect today, the student fees have been extremely important to the computer program at the U. "It is clear that the program would have died without them," Hardy said. In addition to collecting student money, the U. launched an "effort to encourage the vendors to give us deep-pockdiscounts," Hardy said. Some computer companies gave the U. "outright gifts" of computers. With everything else in place in 1985, the U. requested and received fund to $700,000 from the one-tim- e programs, he said. He said the laboratory is unique because it develops both . research projects and training packages and markets them in the community. Researchers begin with theory and demonstrations, develop training packages and then Another research project well they are working in the skills," Richardson said. et evaluate the programs to see how community, he said. Randy Thompson, director of marketing for the lab, said the lab involves teaching people to regulate certain physiological functions so they'll feel they have greater control over their live. When people feel they has three divisions. There are ongoing research projects, development of programs and application to community problems, and then promotion have no control, they can resort to drastic measures such as eating disorders like bulimia or anorexia to assert some control buy computers. By combining all three resources, the U. purchased about 800 personal computers and and marketing. He said research centers , over their bodies, Richardson designed to solve specific said. But people can be taught to , Eroblems are not new to the U., "Health Behavior . Laboratory is unique because it perpetuates research and puts it into practical application." Richardson said other health tension, he said. Psycho. therapists at the lab work with people, and a computerized biofeedback unit measures these functions to show them their regulatory skills are working. Other research projects involve from state funding and discounts from computer vendors. During the 1984-8- 5 academic year, the U. activated the first source of income by instituting a quarterly $5 computer fee for each student. In funded by various sources. Some are supported by federal funds, resiliency by enhancing these regulate muscle tension, heart rate, respiratory rate and temperature and consequently' reduce stress, anxiety and computers from a combination of student computers fees, $3 million specialists," Richardson said. The teenagers by giving them a cause, something to work toward. For example, after they've lost their trust by getting drunk or Earents' curfew, they could work to regain it. "You try and protect them, but if they fall they can grow by overcoming challenges and diversity. You promote operating and maintaining the Wyoming and Montana. "We are skills and skills, problem-solvin- g community, said a U. official. 5, program was supposed to come from three different sources, Hardy said. The U. planned to fund the cost of evaluation of programs already in existence. For example, three studies are being conducted by researchers in the lab to study the effectiveness of AIDS prevention programs in Utah, Research - computers from page one the hard way. When the U. initiated its computer program in 1984-8money for the labs in the country have some of the same components as the U.'s Health Behavior Laboratory, but they are not put together in the same way. "These are definitely cutting edge programs," he said. accompanying software to be placed in student computer labs across the campus. However, in the years following the purchase of the computers, the state experienced an economic depression, and "there simply wasn't enough money in the state" to fund the U.'s operation and maintenance requests for the computers, Hardy said. Because the U. .desperately needed money to run and repair the computers, it internally reallocated money, taking money from some areas and giving it to the fund for computer upkeep. By shuffling its resources, the U. was able to collect about $1.1 million of the needed $3 million for maintenance costs of the computers. Because the regents and the Legislature had to approve the reallocations, "it's not fair to say that no one has been sympathetic" to the U. 's needs. Hardy said. However, Morgan said the strain of the reallocations "weakens the infrastructure" of the U., because campus buildings and facilities are already underfunded. Funneling money from several sources to fund the computers, or anything else, may ease the problems in one area for the year, but the other areas are even thinner than before, he explained. The U. has tried to prevent the need to reallocate by requesting $200,000 to fund the computer hardware and software this year. However, the request is the last priority the Legislature will consider. Morgan said the computer request is placed in the last priority partially because of the nature and organization of the regents' budget request format, which places mandatory, costs, salaries, funding for enrollment increases and inflation adjustments the "other urgent priorities." However, "in reality, we would put before mandatory costs and salaries first too," he added. Because of the seriousness of the faculty and staff salary problem, it is "very unlikely they'll get to that level," Hardy said. "But we never give up. We're guardedly optimistic." . He said the U.'s computer program is "woefully underfunded" and the funding that should have gone to expanding the program is being used just to keep the computers working and available for student use. The program has been so popular that many of the machines are simply "worn out from heavy student use." As a result, the U. is replacing the personal computers even though the program was never really finished the way it was originally envisioned, he said. . The Lowell Bennion Community Service Center helps people meet the needs of the community. Be a part of it! If you are interested in volunteering for any of the following 1 or visit Union 101 . services, contact the center at 581-48- 1 Help the homeless by creating a campus chapter of Habitat for Humanity. Call the Bennion Center for details Can you lift 60 lbs? If so a handicapped child needs your help to go to his weekly therapy. If you can't lift that much then you can help tutor the child by reading and working on simple academics. Call for more. 3 Carol at Interact with handicapped young adults at the Life Span Project. This is a good chance to be a friend and have an enjoyable experience. Call Kathy to get all the facts at 581-481- 1. 566-763- 277-811- 0. Help plan, organize and carry out activities for Nat'l Collegiate Drug Awareness week. The hours are flexible for this month long commitmenL Knowledge of public relations, managerial skills, understanding of issues underlying drug issues are qualities which would be readily needed. Call Tammy Isaacs or Valorie Powell ASAP at 581-777- 6. Can you teach? If you can, the Utah Medical Center needs you help teaching speedreading to a quadroplegic accident victim. Call Joel Campbell at . 581-255- 6. you like to gain Social Ministry? The in experience Cathedral of the Madeline has for volunteer openings for the rectory. receptionists Training is provided and shifts are only three hours per week.. Contact Would .' your help. Shovel snow for her when it falls. Call Jessica for details at 486-598- 7. Utahn's against hunger are looking for a Resource Coordinator. If you have good writing and reasearch skills and are willing to hrs. per make a commitment of week for at least l.year you can apply. Call Steve Johnson or Julie Shepherd at Are you a skier? Help organize a 1 or at (after large group of skiers to ski in a fundJoan Margaret raiser on Feb. 24th at Park West. 6:00 PM) for details. Help children grades K-- 6 with Call Judy Knorr between 9:30 and thier after school program. A, 2:30 at Do you enjoy working with willingness to interact with students them with Glendale' Elementary is outh? fun have and a desire to IS hours The are is all that's required. ooking for volunteers to tutor -(M-12:30 5:00, 3:30 flexible English, Science and Reading for as YMCA little the as one hour per week (grades at 5:30). Call Kim King Call Beverly at the school ). at Play sports with handicapped Can you use Wordperfect 4.2 ? young adults, be a friend and interact with them. Call Kathy at Disabled Student Services needs a Life Span Project person to transcribe a hardcopy of a document onto a computer Disk. An eighty year old Asian woman who speaks only Chinese needs Call Olga at UNIVERSITY OF UTAH CHAPTER SALT L KC CITY UTAH 5-- 328-256- 1. For 51 Tears A Symbol of Excellence for Scholastic Achievement 328-894- 575-850- 0. F, 533-962- 974-831- 2. 277-811- 0. 581-502- 0. This space provided as a public service What Phi Eta Sigma Provides and national scholarships. 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