Do you skip over the monthly URVC article when you see the “V” word? Are there more important matters than the needs of our community—or your own well-being? When we participate, we are engaged. We not only become inti­mate partners with those who use our skills, we become re­vitalized, mentally alert, psychologically uplifted, physically strengthened. You will live a fuller and longer life! Consider doing your part in the following projects:

Do you Ski or Snowboard? (At least “intermediate” level?) Would you wish to teach this winter activity to those with developmental disabilities? Richfield recreational Services is recruiting teachers for one-on-one on Thursday nights in January and February at Hyland Hills in Bloomington. No cost to you: lift tickets, rentals, and required training pro­vided. For detailed information contact University retirees volunteer Center: [email protected]

New continuing Research Projects seek subjects:

• “Perception of Limb Movement” at Human Sensorim­otor Control Lab (2nd stage study now open to stage 1 participants)
• MRI Brain study of control group to compare with Alz­heimer Disease group
• “Attention and Memory in Older Adults” by Psychology Department
• “Intranasal Insulin Study” for those with amnestic mild cognitive impairment or mild Alzheimer’s Disease at Health Partners Center for Memory and Aging
• “speech Intelligibility while Performing a Distractor Test” (control group to compare with Parkinson’s patients) at speech-Language-Hearing science

Contact University Retirees Volunteer Center for any of these projects: [email protected].

— Alan Kagan, project director for URVC