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of the Vice Chancellor for Research to the School of Urban Planning and Policy in the College of Architecture, Art, and Urban Planning. The Urban Transportation Center is an academically-oriented, multidisciplinary research unit whose transfer to the School of Urban Planning and Policy is a logical outcome of an increasing integration of UTC's research mission with instructional programs in urban planning and policy, public policy analysis, and civil engineering. The transfer of the UTC is expected to bring about a closer link between a research unit and an academic unit which share common interests. The vice president for academic affairs concurs in this recommendation. The University Senates Conference has indicated that no further senate jurisdiction is involved. I recommend approval.

On motion of Mr. Grabowski, this recommendation was approved. Consolidation of Graduate Degrees in Metallurgy and Engineering Mechanics, College of Engineering, Chicago

(7) The chancellor at Chicago, with the advice of the Chicago Senate, the Graduate College, and the College of Engineering, recommends the consolidation of the M.S. in Metallurgy and the M.S. in Engineering Mechanics to form the M.S. in Materials Engineering, and the consolidation of the Ph.D. in Metallurgy and the Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics to form the Ph.D. in Materials Engineering. Over the last decade or so, the research emphasis in the materials engineering community has changed from strictly metals-oriented to include other materials. An equally rapid revolution has also been taking place over the same period of time in the mechanics community. A redirection in research emphasis from the mathematical theories of continuum mechanics to mechanics of (real) materials and design of materials has occurred. These phenomena have been driven by the increase in materials-related research needs of all branches of engineering. The College of Engineering proposes, therefore, to consolidate and redesignate its metallurgy and engineering mechanics M.S. and Ph.D. degree programs with the more descriptive name of materials engineering. This action will result in a reduction of the number of graduate degree programs in engineering by two, and is in keeping with the Illinois Board of Higher Education's PQP recommendations. The vice president for academic affairs concurs in this recommendation. The University Senates Conference has indicated that no further senate jurisdiction is involved. I recommend approval, pending further review by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.

On motion of Mr. Grabowski, this recommendation was approved. Discontinue the Master of Science Degree in Medical Psychology, College of Medicine, Chicago

(8) The chancellor at Chicago, with the advice of the Chicago Senate, the Graduate College, and the College of Medicine, recommends the discontinuation of the Master of Science in Medical Psychology. The Master of Science in Medical Psychology program has been inactive for a number of years. There have been no students in the program and no graduates have been produced in many years. Consequently, the College of Medicine seeks to discontinue it. The vice president for academic affairs concurs in this recommendation. The University Senates Conference has indicated that no further senate jurisdiction is involved.