The network, considered by many to be the next generation of the Internet, would be capable of transmitting the entire Encyclopedia Britannica in a single second.
The project recently received $500 million in private donations and $50 million in federal grants.
The network is based on the use of fiberoptic cable and features such as priority data-sorting, which sends more urgent data before non-urgent data.
The final result will be a network that could be more than a thousand times faster than the current Internet.
One hundred-thirty research institutions across the country, including the University, will have access to this high-speed network for the first few years of its existence.
Qwest Communications, Nortel and Cisco Communications will be responsible for building the network.
The station was chosen by the U.S. Department of Energy as one of 24 North American sites to be part of its Ameriflux network.
The network's goal is to determine the exact effect of the burning of fossil fuels, which releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
Sensing instruments located at these sites will measure the levels of CO2 exchanged between the sites' local ecosystems and the atmosphere.
Although scientists believe they know the worldwide atmospheric levels of CO2, no one knows how much CO2 is stored in plants and soils, or exactly what happens when these plants die.
The Ameriflux project may begin to unravel that mystery.
The seminar will discuss topics including the use and efficacy of antioxidants, homeopathic medicine and herbal remedies.
Specific over-the-counter "natural remedies" to be discussed at the seminar include ginseng, melatonin, ginkgo and megadose vitamin and mineral supplements.
Several renowned researchers and authors will speak at the seminar, including Dennis Chernin, a homeopathic physician and co-author of "Homeopathic Remedies for Health Professionals and Laypeople," and Evelyn DeNike, an FDA public affairs specialist.
The event is scheduled for April 24 from 8:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Rackham Auditorium.
Both pharmacists and consumers are welcome to participate.
For more information, call 764-8053.
- Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter Sam Stavis.
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