February 23, 1995: Vol26n28: This Week

Thursday
23
Alumni Event
Graduate School Alumni Association Annual Dinner: Wine Tasting and
Italian Cuisine. Daffodils Restaurant. $25, $30. Call 645-2491. 
Institute for Addiction Studies and Training
Engaging the Latino Client In Effective Alcohol & Other Drug
Treatment, John Torres. Center for Tomorrow. North Campus. $120 fee.
Call 
645-6140. 
Men's Swimming
Mid-Continent Championships. Alumni Arena Natatorium. North Campus.
All day. 
Women's Swimming
Mid-Continent Championships. Alumni Arena Natatorium. North Campus.
All day. 
Exhibit
The Senior Show. An opening reception will be held 5-7:30 p.m. Art
Department Gallery. North Campus. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m.-8
p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday. Call 645-6878. 
Medical sciences seminar
Activation of the Intestinal Guanylate Cyclase Receptor for
Escherichia coli Heat-Stable Toxin (STa) by Phosphorylation via
Protein Kinase C, John Crane, M.D., Ph.D., Erie County Medical Center.
106 Cary. South Campus. Noon.
Black History Month
Video Presentation & Discussion: Black Music and the Recording
Industry -- Rhythm & Blues. Educational Opportunity Center, 465
Washington St. 12:30-1:30 p.m. Call 849-6732. 
Computing Workshop
Intermediate Sun Unix -- Environment Customization. 2-4 p.m. Call
645-3540 for registration information. 
Computing Workshop
Supercomputer Overview. 2-4 p.m. Call 645-3540 for registration
information. 
Life Workshop
Lasting Memories: Retention for Academic Excellence, Bruce Cramer.
North Campus. 3-4:15 p.m. Call 645-6125. 
Pharmaceutics Seminar
Hysteresis Minimization by System Analysis Approach: Is it Valid?, Ms.
Hui-Chong Ko. C508 Cooke. North Campus. 3:30 p.m. 
Physics Colloquium Cancelled
The Theory of Yilmaz Compared with Einstein's Legacy, Prof. Carroll O.
Alley, Univ. of Maryland at College Park. 228 NS&M Complex. North
Campus. 3:45 p.m.  
Biological Sciences seminar
The Drosophilia Gq alpha Subunit: A Key Component in the Visual
Transduction Cascade, Dr. David Hyde, Univ. of Notre Dame. 114
Hochstetter. North Campus. 4 p.m.
Math colloquium
Non-Linear PDE's and Financial Derivatives, Prof. Macro Avellaneda,
NYU. 103 Diefendorf. South Campus. 4 p.m.
nutrition Seminar Series
Nutrition and Patients with Cystic Fibrosis, Dr. Drucy S. Borowitz,
Children's Hospital. 306 Parker. South Campus. 
4-5 p.m.
Statistics Department Colloquium
Cross-Match Procedures for Multiple-Imputation Inference: Bayesian
Theory and Frequentist Evaluation, Dr. John Barnard, Univ. of Chicago.
106 Cary. South Campus. 4 p.m. 
Ethics in Biomedical Research Colloquium
Ethics of Experimental Design, Data Management and Analysis, Elaine
Hull, Ph.D., Bruce Holm, Ph.D., Linda Duffy, Ph.D. Butler Auditorium,
Sherman. South Campus. 5:15-7:15 p.m. 
Life Workshop
Fresh Start: How to Quit Smoking, Power Advocates. North Campus.
5:30-6:30 p.m. Call 645-6125 for registration information. 
UUAB Film Series
Breathless (subtitled). Student Union Theater. North Campus. 6:30 p.m.
$2, $3.50. Call 
645-2957. 
LIFE workshop
Hatha Yoga: An Introduction, Paula Schank. North Campus. 
7-9 p.m. Call 645-6125.
life workshop
The Moral and Ethical Dimensions of Leadership, Pastor Roger Ruff, Fr.
Patrick Keleher. North Campus. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Call 645-6125.
Black History Month
Theatrical Performance: Two Trains Running, Sarah Norat-Phillips,
director; Lorna C. Hill, artistic director. TheaterLoft, 545 Elmwood
Ave. 8 p.m. $12, $15. Call 883-0380. 
UUAB Film Series
Interview With the Vampire. Student Union Theater. North Campus. 9
p.m. $2, $3.50. Call 645-2957. 
Friday
24
Black History Month
Unity & Unity Among Other Cultural Organizations, Otis Glover. TBA. 
Institute for Addiction Studies and Training
Engaging the Latino Client In Effective Alcohol & Other Drug
Treatment, John Torres. Center for Tomorrow. North Cam- pus. $120 fee.
Call 645-6140. 
Men's Swimming
Mid-Continent Championships. Alumni Arena Natatorium. North Campus.
All day. 
Women's Swimming
Mid-Continent Championships. Alumni Arena Natatorium. North Campus.
All day. 
Pediatric Grand Rounds
Futility in the Pediatric Population: A 14-Month-Old
Ventricular-Dependent Child, Peter Winkelstein, M.D. Kinch Auditorium.
8 a.m. 
Environmental Engineering and Science Seminar Series
Geographic Information and Decision Making Support for the Great
Lakes, Dr. Lee Harrington. 140 Ketter. North Campus. 11 a.m. Call
645-2088. 
Computer Science Colloquium
Experiences with Parallel N-body Simulations, Sandeep Bhatt, Rutgers
Univ. 4 Knox. North Campus. 3-4:15 p.m. Call 645-3180. 
Chemistry Colloquium
Reductive Elimination Reactions: Energetics and Mechanisms of
Carbon-Carbon and Carbon-Halide Bond Formation from Pt(IV) Centers,
Prof. Karen I. Goldberg, Illinois State Univ. 215 Natural Sciences &
Mathematics Complex. North Campus. 3:30 p.m. 
UUAB Film Series
Interview With the Vampire. Student Union Theater. North Campus. 6:30
and 9 p.m. $2, $3.50. Call 645-2957. 
Black History Month
Competition: Hip Hop Tournament. Harriman Hall -- Black Box Theatre. 7
p.m. $3. 
Black History Month
Theatrical Performance: Two Trains Running, Sarah Norat-Phillips,
director; Lorna C. Hill, artistic director. TheaterLoft, 545 Elmwood
Ave. 8 p.m. $12, $15. Call 883-0380. 
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
The tradition of the great German masters from Bach to Berg, Maximiano
Valdes, conducting; Kyoko Takezawa, violin. Center for the Arts. North
Campus. 8 p.m. $20, $30, $35. Call 885-5000. 
UUAB Film Series
Wild at Heart. Student Union Theater. North Campus. 11:30 p.m. $2,
$3.50. Call 645-2957. 
Saturday
25
Men's Swimming
Mid-Continent Championships. Alumni Arena Natatorium. North Campus.
All day. 
Women's Swimming
Mid-Continent Championships. Alumni Arena Natatorium. North Campus.
All day. 
WBFO Program Highlights
NPR's BluesStage. On WBFO 88.7 FM. 4 p.m. 
Mus.B. Degree Recital
Kotoe Shimojo, organ, Student of Prof. David Fuller. Slee Concert
Hall. North Campus. 5 p.m. 
Black History Month
Fashion/Cultural Show. Student Union Theater. North Campus. 6 p.m. $5.

WBFO Program Highlights
AfroPop Worldwide -- Creole Currents in the Carribean. On WBFO 88.7
FM. 7 p.m. 
Black History Month
Theatrical Performance: Two Trains Running, Sarah Norat-Phillips,
director; Lorna C. Hill, artistic director. TheaterLoft, 545 Elmwood
Ave. 8 p.m. $12, $15. Call 883-0380. 
Sunday
26
Black History Month
Cultural Night. Student Union Theater. North Campus. 
Black History Month
Theatrical Performance: Two Trains Running, Sarah Norat-Phillips,
director; Lorna C. Hill, artistic director. TheaterLoft, 545 Elmwood
Ave. 6 p.m. $12, $15. Call 883-0380. 
Monday
27
Social Work Continuing Education
Clinical Practice in the Field of Anxiety Disorders, Dr. Bruce Thyer.
Center for Tomorrow. North Campus. $35, $60 fee. Call 645-6140 for
registration information. 
Black History Month
Video Presentation & Discussion: Sources of Soul: Music Quiz Contest.
Educational Opportunity Center, 465 Washington St. Library. North
Campus. 12:30-1:30 p.m. Free admission. Call 849-6732. 
computing workshop
Intro to Mathematica. 2-4 p.m. Call 645-3540 for registration
information.
Biochemistry Seminar
Allosterism at the Synapse: ACh and NMDA Receptors at Work, Tony
Auerbach. 134B Farber. South Campus. 4 p.m. 
life workshop
Opera! Ouch!, Stratton Rawson. North Campus. 4-5:30 p.m. Call 645-6125
for registration information.
Physiology Seminar
Functional Outcomes in Children After New Cardiopulmonary Techniques,
Michael E. Msall, M.D., Children's Hospital. 108 Sherman. South
Campus. 4:15 p.m. 
life workshop
G.O.A.L.S.: Getting Over Anything Limiting Success, Buzz Stafford.
North Campus. 6-9 p.m. Call 645-6125 for 
registration information. 
Women's Basketball
Royals vs. Eastern Illinois. Alumni Arena. North Campus. 
6 p.m. 
life workshop
Surviving Roommate Hell, Andrew Morris. North Campus. 6:30-9 p.m. Call
645-6125 for registration information.
Life Workshop
Ballroom Dancing: Swing Into Spring, Dr. Ninita E.F. Bogue and Mr.
Bjorn Bogue. North Campus. 7-8 p.m. Call 645-6125 for registration
information. 
Ensemble Series
University at Buffalo Trombone Choir, Amherst Saxophone Quartet. Slee
Concert Hall. North Campus. 8 p.m. $2, $5, $6, $8. For information,
call 645-2921. 
Life Workshop
Country Western Dancing, Dr. Ninita E.F. Bogue and Mr. Bjorn Bogue.
North Campus. 
8-9:15 p.m. Call 645-6125 for registration information. 
Men's Basketball
Bulls vs. Eastern Illinois. Alumni Arena Main Gym. North Campus. 8:15
p.m. 
Tuesday
28
Institute for Addiction Studies and Training
Assessing Clients for Early Intervention for Drug and Alcohol Abuse,
Ann Ennis. Center for Tomorrow. North Campus. $60 fee. Call 
645-6140. 
Internet Clinic
The Basics. 223 Lockwood. North Campus. 11 a.m. Preregistration is
required; call 
645-2817.
Brown Bag Reading Series
Framework, Sandra Shotland. B83 Center for the Arts. North Campus.
Noon-1 p.m. Free 
admission. 
Black History Month
Video Presentation: Cotton Club. Educational Opportunity Center, 465
Washington St. 6th Floor Auditorium. North Campus. 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Free admission. Call 849-6731. 
Physics Colloquium
ZnFeSe: Spin Localization and Chemical Ordering, Dr. Berend T. Jonker,
Naval Research Lab, Washington, D.C. 228 Natural Sciences &
Mathematics Complex. North Campus. 3:45 p.m. 
Life Workshop
Fresh Start: How to Quit Smoking, Power Advocates. North Campus.
5:30-6:30 p.m. Call 645-6125 for registration information. 
The Algonquin Table Coffeehouse
Open Mic Nite. Free coffee and free music. Harriman Hall. South
Campus. 8 p.m. Call 
645-2957.  
Wednesday
1
Pharmacy Seminar
Perfluorocarbons: Partial Liquid Ventilation in Respiratory Distress
Syndrome, Christopher Rubino. 248 Cooke. North Campus. 8-9 a.m. 
Outreach Workshop
Women & Body Image, Counseling Center. 145-E Student Union. North
Campus. Noon-1 p.m. 
Roswell Park Staff Seminar
Pending, Jane Olson, Ph.D. RPCI. 12:30 p.m. 
computing workshop
SPSS for Windows -- Part 1. 1:30-4:30 p.m. Call 645-3540 for
registration information.
computing workshop
Intermediate Sun Unix -- Unix Power Tools. 2-4 p.m. Call 645-3540 for
registration information.
biochemical pharmacology seminar
Molecular Biology of Opiate Receptors, Terry D. Reisine, Ph.D., Univ.
of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. 307 Hochstetter. North Campus. 
4 p.m.
Wednesdays at 4 Plus
Poetry Reading, Laura Moriarty and Charles Alexander. Center for the
Arts Screening Room. North Campus. 4 p.m. 
Architecture Lecture
Work, Kenneth S. MacKay, Fontanese Folts Aubrecht P.C. Architects. 301
Crosby. South Campus. 5:30 p.m. 
life workshop
Essentials of Spiritual Well-Being: Secrets of Happiness, Ron
Ingalsbe. North Campus. 5:30-7 p.m. Call 645-6125 for registration
information.
Women's Basketball
Royals vs. Valparaiso. Alumni Arena. North Campus. 6 p.m. 
UUAB Film Series
24th Tournee of Animation. Student Union Theater. North Campus. 6:30
and 9 p.m. $2, $3.50. Call 645-2957. 
Internet Clinic
The Basics. 223 Lockwood. North Campus. 7 p.m. Preregistration is
required; call 
645-2817. 
Opus: Classics Live
Piano, Eugene Gaub. Allen Hall. South Campus. 7 p.m. 
Free admission. 
Symphony Performance
UBuffalo Symphony. Slee Concert Hall. North Campus. 8 p.m. Free
admission. Call 645-2921.
men's Basketball
Bulls vs. Valparaiso. Alumni Arena. North Campus. 8:15 p.m. 
Thursday
2
Women's Swimming
ECAC Championships. Alumni Arena Natatorium. North Campus. All day. 
wednesdays at 4 plus
Words, Space, Design, Context, Meaning, Charles Alexander. 438
Clemens. North Campus. 12:30 p.m. 
life workshop
Car Care 101, Howard Hartke, Peter Evans. North Campus. 
1-3:30 p.m. Call 645-6125 for registration information.
computing workshop
Introduction to Maple. 2-4 p.m. Call 645-3540 for registration
information.
life workshop
A Sense of Humor Makes Sense, Ed Brodka. North Campus. 3:30-5 p.m.
Call 645-6125 for registration information.
Pharmaceutics Seminar
Assessing Parameter Estimatability of Non-linear Models, Sandeep
Dutta. C508 Cooke. North Campus. 3:30 p.m.
physics colloquium
Ultra-Dense Hydrogen: Still Eluding the Metallic State?, Prof. Neil W.
Ashcroft, Cornell Univ. 228 Natural Sciences & Mathematics Complex.
North Campus. 3:45 p.m.
Music Lecture
Charlie Parker and Thematic Improvisation, Henry Martin, Mannes
College of Music. 211 Baird. North Campus. 4 p.m. Free admission. Call
645-2921.
Philosophy Lecture
Postmodernism and the Origin of Modern Philosophy, Herman Philipse,
Princeton. 280 Park. North Campus. 4 p.m. 
Nursing continuing education
Certificate Program in Gerontological Nursing. 4:30-7:30 p.m. Sessions
run Thursdays through May 11. Fee of $15, $50 per session; students
must register five working days before each session. Call 
829-3291 for registration information.
Ethics in Biomedical Research Colloquium
Background to the Use of Human Subjects in Research, Richard Hull,
Ph.D. Butler Auditorium, Sherman. South Campus. 5:15-7:15 p.m. 
Life Workshop
Fresh Start: How to Quit Smoking, Power Advocates. North Campus.
5:30-6:30 p.m. Call 645-6125 for registration information. 
UUAB Film Series
24th Tournee of Animation. Student Union Theater. North Campus. 6:30
and 9 p.m. $2, $3.50. Call 645-2957. 
Summerfare Theater
Nunsense II. Pfeifer Theater. 8 p.m. $10, $12, $15. Call 839-8540. 
black history month
Theatrical Performance: Two Trains Running, Sarah Norat-Phillips,
director; Lorna C. Hill, artistic director. TheaterLoft, 545 Elmwood
Ave. 8 p.m. $12, $15. Call 883-0380. 
men's swimming
Eastern Coll. Championships. Alumni Arena Natatorium. All Day.
EXHIBITS
ARCHITECTURE EXHIBITION
"Construction, Intention, Detail: Five Projects from Five Swiss
Architects" runs through March 24 in the James Dyett Exhibition Hall
on the third floor of Hayes. The projects examine the means by or
through which construction expresses, enriches, or contradicts an
underlying architectural unit. Architects represented include Herzog &
de Meuron, Burkhalter & Sumi, Meili & Peter, Diener & Diener, and
Peter Zumthor. Gallery hours are Mondays 9 a.m.-8 p.m., and
Tuesdays-Fridays, 
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
CONTINUING EXHIBITS
Simon Unger's "Red Vertical" runs through July 31 in the Lightwell
Gallery. This site-construction explores the interconnections between
art and architecture. Admission is free. Gallery hours are 10:30
a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and Noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Call 645-6912.
Kristin Oppenheim's "The Spider and I," a sound-installation,
continues through Feb. 25 in Gallery I of the Center for the Arts.
"The Senior Show,"  featuring work by senior BA and BFA candidates in
painting, sculpture, computer art, photography, printmaking,
illustration, and communication design runs through March 9 in the Art
Department Gallery.
Notices
ATTN: FACULTY EDITORS
In effort to keep pace with new forms of journal publication, the
University Libraries asks that faculty members from all departments
who serve as journal editors or editorial board members send their
names to: Barbara von Wahlde, University Libraries, Office of the
Director, 432 Capen, Box 601625, Buffalo, N.Y. 14260-1625. A series of
meetings between individuals involved in journal publication, policy,
and development and the Libraries is planned to broaden the Libraries'
understanding of how journal editors work, as well as enhance the
editors' understanding of the Libraries needs and concerns. The union
of these two groups will endeavor to influence future journal
publication trends and developments for the benefit of scholarly
communication.
AWARE PROGRAM OFFERS ASSISTANCE
The AWARE Program offers free assistance in cutting down on drinking.
The program, designed for moderate to heavy drinkers age 21 to 55 who
are not alcoholics, requires the involvement of a friend, spouse, or
partner. This is a research program that includes a free medical
examination; participants will be paid for taking part in this 8-week
program. Call 887-2573.
CORSA VOLUNTEER SPEAKERS NEEDED
CORSA, the Citizens Committee on Rape, Sexual Assault and Sexual
Abuse, Inc., is a not-for-profit organization committed to drawing
attention to the problem of sexual violence. Training about sexual
victimization is provided by a volunteer speakers bureau, CORSA's
programs reach community organizations, agencies, businesses, service
clubs and schools. Through community education, CORSA advocates the
prevention of sexual assault. Students are needed to present programs
on date rape to local high schools; training is provided. You can make
a difference. Call 858-7878 or 858-7879.
INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCING
All are welcome to join the International Folk Dancing group each
Friday from 8-11 p.m. in 2 Diefendorf Hall on the South Campus. These
free sessions begin with teaching. Partners are not needed. The
sponsor is the Graduate Student Association.
NEWLY-FORMED GROUP PLANS SUPPORT NETWORK
The newly-formed Lesbian and Gay Faculty-Staff Association seeks to
raise awareness of gay and lesbian concerns in the university
community. Also, it purports to create a supportive campus environment
that recognizes the contrbutions of its lesbian, gay, and bisexual
members. The group encourages support for research and scholarly
discussion of gay and lesbian topics. The LGFSA meets monthly to
discuss the university climate for gay, lesbian, and bisexual
employees. Call 645-2546 for more information, or E-mail
ulcreg@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu.
WANTED: HEALTHY WOMEN
Healthy females between 18 and 45 with premenstrual syndrome symptoms
are needed for a study. Eligible women will receive free treatment if
warranted. Call 898-5446.
Jobs
Faculty
Instructor/Assistant/Associate Professor (three positions
available)-Dept. of Emergency Medicine, Posting #F-5006.
RESEARCH
Information Systems Specialist-Family Medicine, Posting #R-94091.
Field Tracer-Psychology, Posting #R-95007.
PROFESSIONAL
Computer Network Manager (SL-3)-University Publications, Posting
#P-4110. Catalog Technician (SL-3)-Law Library, Posting #P-5001.
Residence Hall Director(s) (Internal Promotional Opportunity,
SL-2)-Residential Life, Posting #P-5007.
COMPETITIVE CLASSIFIED CIVIL SERVICE
Library Clerk 2 (SG-9)-University Libraries, Line #26313. Clerk 1
(SG-6)-University Libraries, Line #26344. 
LABOR CLASSIFIED CIVIL SERVICE
Plant Utilities Helper (SG-6)-University Facilities, Line #32052.
Cleaner (SG-6)-University Facilities, Line #31597. Plant Utilities
Helper (SG-6)-University Facilities, Line #43145.
To obtain more information on jobs listed above, contact Personnel
Services, 104 Crofts Hall.