The center is trying to have his rent (now $250 a month) covered.

The center is trying to raise awareness, albeit among people with many other pressing concerns.

These are questions the center, for all its emphasis on research, has not tried to answer.

The slightly built center, carrying 225 pounds on his 6-foot-11 frame, has tried to overcome the image.

But there are limits on what the center tries to do.

The center is trying to get suppliers and customers to agree on a national agenda for manufacturing research.

Now the center is trying to stage a comeback, just like Serio.

The center is trying to broaden its appeal to the city's changing population.

Instead, the center tried to find the appropriate level of technology for the greatest range of residents.

Still, the center has been trying to forge a new path lately.