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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[November 20

adult jails and lockups across the country. The plans will address court practices and alternatives to jail, as well as a change in community attitudes, to achieve the Congressional mandate to eliminate the jailing of juveniles. Following the completion of these plans in July 1981, the center will subcontract with successful jurisdictions and monitor the implementation of the plans. I recommend acceptance of the grant, subject to further action by the Illinois Board of Higher Education. O n m o t i o n of D r . D o n o g h u e , this r e c o m m e n d a t i o n w a s a p p r o v e d .

Electronic Systems Contract, Urbana

(11) T h e United States Department of the Navy, Naval Electronic Systems Command, has awarded a contract in support of a research project entitled "Reliable High Performance V H S I C System." Drs. J. A. Abraham and E. S. Davidson of the Coordinated Science Laboratory at the Urbana-Champaign campus are coprincipal investigators. T h e contract for $2,695,939 will provide funds for the period August 14, 1980 through August 13, 1984. The goals of the V H S I C program are to build system demonstrations within the next few years using silicon integrated circuits with device sizes of 1.25 microns (millionths of a meter) and to extend the state-of-the-art to submicron sizes while solving design and test problems. This level of device density with potential increases in system performance is essential to meet the increasing demand for computing. However, the new technology poses serious system reliability problems. New complex and subtle failures, both temporary and permanent, become more prevalent at increased levels of circuit density and speed. T h e failures will render a system useless unless it is specifically designed to cope with them. Techniques to detect errors are essential and will be developed for V H S I C systems in this research. Effective high-performance systems with high clock rates, concurrency of operation, and efficient intrasystem communication will be developed. The research results will permit V H S I C technology to be usefully employed up to its full potential in the next generation of computing systems. I recommend acceptance of this contract, subject to further action by the Illinois Board of Higher Education. O n m o t i o n of D r . D o n o g h u e , this r e c o m m e n d a t i o n w a s a p p r o v e d .

Area Health Education Center Contract, Medical Center

(12) Negotiations have been completed with the United States Department of Health and Human Services which modify the Area Health Education Center (AHEC) contract administered by the University's Medical Center campus to extend that contract through October 20, 1981. Supplemental funding of $833,000 has been awarded for an additional twelve-month period and the revised total value of the two-year contract is $2,440,788, inclusive of indirect costs. T h e modification is intended to support at a reduced level the operation of a family practice residency program at the Rockford School of Medicine, baccalaureate completion and master of science courses of the College of Nursing in Peoria and Urbana-Champaign, and baccalaureate courses and experiences in five programs of the College of Associated Health Professions in Peoria and UrbanaChampaign. The contract also provides funding for continuing education program development and services staff, a consumer education project, and contract evaluation activities.

1 VHSIC is an acronym for "Very High Speed Integrated Circuits." The "very high speed" is achieved by making the circuit components small and very close together so that the "traveling time" experienced By the electrons is minimized.