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Oakville Beaver, 11 May 1994, p. 8

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THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Space scholar has s M staBurs Ites Â¥7 + | a on n $ By BELINDA SUTTON Kim Barker, English Riding School Special to The Beaver 23, is one of 11 16 3445 Dundss W. (Hwy. #5) Canadian uniâ€" hy Oalville (1 12 Mics WeeorHn 25) n Oakville woman hopes to take _ versity students 3 827â€"4678 Open 7 Dass A Wek a downâ€"toâ€"earth approach to â€" to be awarded a * s;'.‘é.“.?;’?’si'fiobi’fififi{ about outer space at a _ $15,000 scholâ€" * New! Ladies Daytime Classes Available special university this summer, Here in Oakville" arship for the International S ‘p a ce University. She will leave June 22nd for a 10 1/2â€"week program in Barcelona, Spain. "I‘m very excited," says Barker, who is working on a Masters degree in physiâ€" ology at the University of British Columbia. Physiology involves studying how the body functions. 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OR Purchase For d Jeep A Division of Chrysler Canada other participants from about 30 ¢ tries will take 10 subjects, inclul astrophysics, space architecture laws. Barker hopes to focus her st on the effects of outer space o human body. ‘"One of the biggest things th holding back more space exploratic that humans can‘t function in a gravity environment for a long peric time. "What happens is your whole H fluid balance changes and also a 14 metabolic _ functions chan Specifically, you lose a lot of calc] from your bones. Some astronauts are unable to after returning to Earth from long q ods in space because their bones lost calcium and become brittle, Ba says. "Eventually they improve, but not sure whether they ever get 100 cent recovery." Barker, whose thesis involves st ing how sodium is regulated by body, says she has no desire to beco an astronaut. "I‘m more interested] other people being astronauts." She wants to pursue a career i medical field after hopefully complet her Masters degree this June. § already has an Honors Bachelor Science degree from Queen‘s Univerg in Kingston. Her mother, Lynne Barker, says 9 and her husband, Doug, an engineer, delighted their daughter â€" the middle their three children â€" has been chosen study at the International Spal University. ‘"We‘re really proud of Kim," sa her mother, a registered nurse. "She‘g hard worker." The scholarships are being sponsor by Canadian companies, fede research grant councils and tl Montrealâ€"based Canadian Spad Agency. _ . Barker and other Canadian recipien were chosen in a scholarship compet! tion administered by the Ottawaâ€"base Association of Universities a Colleges. The scholarships are bein sponsored by Canadian companies, fed eral research grant councils and t Montrealâ€"based Canadian Spac Agency. 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