February 16, 1995: Vol26n17: 2222 - Public Safety's Weekly Report

Two UB faculty members and two others who have devoted their time and efforts in service to the university have been named Citizens of the Year by The Buffalo News. The News honors ten citizens each year for outstanding community service.
	The honorees are:
	Lawrence Jacobs, neurology professor at the UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Jacobs heads the neurology department and multiple sclerosis center at Buffalo General Hospital and is chief of the William C. Baird Multiple Sclerosis Research Center at Millard Fillmore Hospitals. His research culminated in 1994 in a breakthrough in multiple sclerosis treatment, a new drug treatment that for the first time delays or halts the progression of physical disability in people who have multiple sclerosis. 
	Alison L. DesForges, adjunct assistant professor of history and Central Africa specialist at UB, who is a leading American expert on Rwanda. DesForges is co-chair of the International Commission on Human Rights Abuse in Rwanda and chair of the International Commission on Human Rights Abuse in Burundi and consultant to Human Rights Watch/Africa.
	Lawrence P. Castellani, chairman of the University at Buffalo Foundation. Castellani, president and chief executive of Tops Markets, gives generously of his time and resources for charitable and cultural efforts in Western New York. He is a board member of the Greater Buffalo Partnership and the Buffalo Financial Plan Commission.
	Michael A. Battle, a board member of the UB Law Alumni, Association. Battle, who was director of the federal public defender's office in Buffalo, recently was appointed by Attorney General Dennis Vacco to head his Buffalo regional office. A board member of the Cerebral Palsy Association, Crisis Services, the Lupus Association and the Humboldt YMCA, he is co-chair of the Leadership Buffalo Vision for Tomorrow Project.
Moody to head Science and Engineering Library
Marilyn K. Moody has been named director of the Science and Engineering Library and will assume her new position at UB on March 2. Moody comes to UB from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where she had served as head of Technical and Instructional Services since 1990.
	From 1982-1990 she held public service positions at Iowa State University, including head of access services, interlibrary loan librarian, information services librarian, coordinator of the map collection and government publications librarian. Her work at RPI involved work with electronic technologies toward implementation of the Digital Library.
	She also co-authored a grant to develop a multimedia module for Introduction to Engineering Design classes at RPI. She is co-author of the second edition of Using Government Information Sources: Print and Electronic recently published by Oryx Press.
	Moody holds an M.S. degree in Library Science from the University of Illinois.
Buckle in Japan to investigate Kobe quake
Ian Buckle, deputy director of the National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (NCEER) based at UB is enroute to Japan as part of a U.S. investigation team which will aid Japanese experts researching the Kobe earthquake.
	Buckle and four other NCEER experts are part of the 18-member team assembled by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Buckle, who also investigated the Northridge quake in California, told The Buffalo News that "The United States can learn valuable lessons from reconaissance studies of damaging earthquakes in foreign countries."
	The team will be in the Kobe-Osaka area for about a week to study effects of the Jan. 17 quake on bridges, buildings, pipelines and  other infrastructures as well as emergency response systems.
	The other four NCEER members are researchers from Cornell University, a state agency, a  Seattle firm, and a commercial instrument company in California.
Individuals suffering from panic attacks sought for research
Individuals ages 18 and older who suffer from panic attacks are being sought to participate in non-drug treatment research being conducted at the Center for Anxiety Research in the UB Department of Psychology.
	Panic attacks are sudden rushes of intense fear or anxiety that occur out of the blue. Symptoms may include racing heart, shortness of breath, sweating and trembling or shaking.
	Those selected to participate in the research will receive a thorough assessment and free treatment. Individuals undergoing psychotherapy are not eligible.
	For further information, contact Gayle Beck at 645-3650, ext. 337.
Management alums sponsor seminar on power negotiating
Roger Dawson, one of the country's leading experts in the art of negotiation, will present a seminar entitled "The Secrets of Power Negotiating" from 9 a.m. to noon on Friday, March 17, in the Holiday Inn Airport, 4600 Genesee St., Cheektowaga.
	The seminar is sponsored by the Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Alumni Association and the School of Management Alumni Association at UB.
	Born in England, Dawson started his first business at the age of 16. He settled in California in 1962, becoming president of one of the state's largest real estate companies, with 28 offices, 540 sales associates and annual sales of more than $400 million.
	He has produced four successful cassette programs, the latest of which, "The Secrets of Power Negotiating," is the best-selling program in the history of business cassette publishing. 			Dawson also is the author of four books: "You Can Get Everything You Want," "Secrets of Power Persuasion," "Confident Decision Maker," and "The 13 Secrets of Power Persuasion."
	He has been a full-time speaker for the past 12 years, training managers and salespeople throughout the United States, Canada and Australia.
	He has been awarded the Certified Speaking Professionals Award and the Council of Peers Award for Excellence by the National Speakers Association, honors held jointly by only 28 speakers in the world.
	The fee for the seminar is $75. For more information, contact Anne Caruana at 645-3200.
Brown bag lunch series features works by women playwrights 
You can go out to lunch and catch a play-for free-and for dessert, you can tour two art galleries. The Theatre Workshop, a student-run organization at UB, is sponsoring a Brown Bag Series of staged readings which began Feb. 14 and will continue to April 25.
	The readings will take place on Tuesdays from noon to 1 p.m. in the Rehearsal Workshop (B83) in the Center for the Arts on the North Campus. The performers will be UB students. All events are free and open to the public.
	The International Center for Women Playwrights, headquartered at UB, has provided the materials and many of the scripts, according to Joy Scime, the event's coordinator. The series includes readings of the following plays:
	 Feb. 21, "Wedlock of the Gods," by Zulu Sofola of Nigeria, a tragedy revolving around the rituals of death and mourning that identify the role of women in traditional African society.
	Feb. 28, "Framework," by Sandra Shotlander of Australia, about two women who meet in a New York City art gallery and are inspired by the art to develop an intimate relationship.
	March 7, "Playground," by Susan Anner, lecturer in the UB Department of Theatre and Dance, about a healing spirit that visits a troubled woman and helps her resolve issues in her past.
	March 21, "Emigre Queen," by Kazimierz Braun, of Poland, UB professor of theatre and dance, about the famous Polish actress Helena Modjeska, who reflects on her life in the late 19th century.
	March 28, "Dial-A-Mom," by Diana Raznovich of Argentina, about a 30-year-old woman who attempts to figure out her relationship to her mother by hiring a substitute mother to play out various roles for her.
	n April 4, "An Evening Walk," by Teresa Marichal of Puerto Rico, about an ambitious writer and a resigned mother who challenge social stereotypes and reappraise society's values.
	n April 11, "In Confidence," by Margaret Hollingsworth of Canada, about two former neighbors who explore the isolation of middle-aged women through letters and recollections. Kathleen Betsko, associate professor of English at UB, will read the part that was written for her.
	n  April 18, "Seven Times Eve," by Beatriz Seibel of Argentina, is a portrayal of various roles that women have played in literature and throughout history. 
	n  April 25, "Intruders," by Jan Maher of the U.S., is about the relationship between a woman and a male intruder in which questions of reality, illusion and projection are raised.
	For more information, contact Joy Scime in the Department of Theatre and Dance at 645-6898.
Student conference on sexual violence to be held at UB
The Fourth Annual National Student Conference on Campus Sexual Violence will be held March 10-12 in the UB Student Union on the North Campus. Theme of the conference is Building a Tradition...Reframing the Anti-Rape Movement.
	Sponsored by the Anti-Rape Task Force, a division of Sub-Board I, Inc., the conference will cover such topics as date rape, dating violence, the dynamics of sexual harassment and support for survivors of stalkings.
	Among the speakers are:
	Katie Koestner, a magna cum laude graduate of William and Mary who has been a speaker at colleges and universities across the country. A founder of SHOUT (Students Helping Others to Understand Trauma), she was production consultant to and subject of "The Katie Koestner Story" a docudrama for HBO and a consultant to Andrea Parrot's book, "Rape on College Campuses: the Problem and the Solution."
	Rosemary Dempsey, Vice President for Action of the National Organization for Women (NOW) and a graduate of Rutgers Law School, who has been involved with feminist and lesbian and gay movements for more than 20 years. A founding member of "Womanspace," a battered women's shelter in New Jersey and "New Jersey Women Take Back the Night," a political action group, she gained national attention in 1980 when she won custody of her children following a court challenge prompted by her sexual orientation.
	Jodi Gold, a University of Pennsylvania graduate who, as a student member of Students Together Against Acquaintance Rape (STAAR), coordinated the first Annual National Student Conference on Campus Sexual Violence. She currently advises STAAR and speaks nationally on anti-rape activism.
	For registration or more information, call 645-2353.