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Show Dr. Larsen Undertakes AEC Study On Eniwetok Atoll Dr. Wesley P. Larsen of the College of Southern Utah Biology department will begin work this week on a special Atomic Energy Ener-gy Commission project at Parry Island in the Eniwetok Atoll In the Pacific Ocean. Dr. Larsen left Cedar City Friday, Fri-day, June 7, for Honolulu and a brief orientation visit with Dr. Robert W. Hintt, dean of the Unl-verslty Unl-verslty of Hawaii Graduate School and director of research of the AEC He planned to travel by Military transport to the AEC marine Laboratory on Parry Island. Is-land. He will spend approximately two months studying the normal embryology of marine arthropods arthro-pods found In the coral reefs near the island. The work will be the first phase of a three-year three-year project and succeeding studies stu-dies will be concentrated on any deviations in embryologlcal development de-velopment of the marine arthropods. arthro-pods. Dr. Larsen recently received a renewal of grant to continue studies stu-dies on the effects of x-irradiation on the embryos of invertebrate inverte-brate animals at CSU. His research re-search will utilize a new Cobalt-60 Cobalt-60 Irradiator provided for the college by the AEC It Is cxperted that Installation of the new equipment will be made sometime some-time In AugusL |