March 2, 1995: Vol26n19: Faculty & Staff Billboard Urban archaeologist to speak at Sunrise series Warren T.D. Barbour, associate professor of anthropology at UB, will discuss urban archaeology in Buffalo, New York City and Mexico as part of the "UB at Sunrise" breakfast seminar series, to be held from 7:30-9 a.m. March 9, in the Center for Tomorrow. The series is presented by the UB Alumni Association and the UB Office of Conferences and Special Events in conjunction with the Bee Group Newspapers, UB News Bureau, UB Office of Publications, UB Office of University Development and the UB Vice President for Public Service and Urban Affairs. A physical anthropologist and archaeologist, Barbour has directed excavations at the test sites of the Crossroads Arena in downtown Buffalo, finding relics dating back to 1820. Further excavations will be conducted later this year. He also has studied an 18th-century African-American urban cemetery discovered in the heart of Manhattan, and has analyzed pottery and figurines from Teotihuacan, one of the New World's largest pre-Columbian urban sites. The price of the program, which will include a full breakfast, is $8 for UB Alumni Association members and $9 for all others. For more information, call the Alumni Association at 829-2608. School of Nursing to offer training in infection control Persons applying for licenses or renewal of registrations in dental hygiene, dentistry, licensed practical nursing, optometry, podiatry and registered professional nursing may obtain required training in infection control through the UB School of Nursing. The UB Office of Continuing Nurse Education is offering five sections of a course in infection control and barrier precautions this spring and summer. The course will run from 4-7 p.m. on March 22, April 5, May 10, June 14 and Aug. 16, at a location to be announced. The curriculum has been developed in accordance with regulatory standards set and administered by the New York State Department of Health. A certificate acceptable to the state Department of Education will be issued upon successful completion of the instruction. Registration fees, which include course materials, are $20 for UB faculty, registered nurses at UB and graduate students attending UB, and $35 for all others. The application deadline is five working days prior to each section of the course. For more information, call 829-3291. Eve to address ACE/NIP session Constance Eve, chair of the Board of Directors of Women for Human Rights and Dignity, will be guest speaker March 10 at a breakfast seminar for the Western New York American Council on Education National Identification Project (ACE/NIP). ACE/NIP is an organization for women in higher education. Eve will speak on "Providing Leadership to Groups" at the seminar, scheduled for 8 a.m. in the M&T Conference Room of Villa Maria College, 240 Pine Ridge Rd. Admission for the event and buffet breakfast is $10. Make reservations by March 3 by calling 896-0700. Judy Scales-Trent to give reading of new book Talking Leaves Books and The Book Revue will sponsor a book signing/reading party for "Notes of a White Black Woman" by Judy Scales-Trent, Tuesday, March 7 from 7-9 p.m. at Hallwalls, 2495 Main St., Buffalo. Scales-Trent, professor in the UB School of Law, will give a reading at 7:15 p.m. For more information, call Jon at Talking Leaves, 837-8554 or Lynna at The Book Revue, 874-5553. Classics to co-sponsor archaeological lectures The UB Department of Classics, the WNY Chapter of the Archaeological Institute of America and Canisius College will sponsor two archaeology lectures this month. The lectures are free and open to the public. Eugene N. Borza, professor of ancient history at Pennsylvania State University and an authority on Alexander the Great and Macedonian archaeology, will present "Treasures of the Macedonian Royal Tombs" at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 7, in Room 207 of Churchill Tower at Canisius College. Steven Dyson, UB professor and chair of the Department of Classics and national president of AIA, will present "Romans and Natives of the Island of Sardinia" at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 22, in Room 205 of Churchill Tower at Canisius. This talk will highlight two of Dyson's areas of specialization -- Sardinian archaeology and the interaction of Roman and non-Roman populations in the Roman Empire. It will include a slide presentation. Group Legal Services to sponsor seminars Group Legal Services, a division of Sub Board One, Inc., a student-run organization at UB, will hold a series of seminars on March 7-9 in the Student Union on the North Campus. All seminars are free of charge and open to the public. The schedule: AIDS Awareness, March 7, Noon-3 p.m. Student Union Social Hall, presented in conjunction with AIDS Coalition. Brian Lampkin of AIDS Community Services and Jennifer Coleman of Murray & Coleman will address such topics as discrimination, testing procedures, rights and responsibilities, and confidentiality of tests and results. Immigration Law Seminar, March 7, 5-7 p.m., 145-C Student Union. Joy Merriman of Griffith & Yost will discuss types of visas available and how to obtain student, immigrant and work visas. D.W.I., March 8, Noon-3 p.m., Student Union Lobby. Representatives of the Buffalo and Amherst Police departments and UB Public Safety will discuss definitions and procedures of D.W.I. and D.W.A.I. and demonstrate a breathalyzer test. Rape Seminar, March 8, 5-7 p.m., 145-C Student Union. Speakers will be Marya Myslinksi of Rape Crisis Services, Diane LaValle of the Erie County District Attorney's Office and Debra Coach of the Anti-Rape Task Force. They will discuss "How to Protect Yourself from Being Raped," "How to Protect Yourself from Being Accused of Rape," "How Rape Offenders are Prosecuted" and "Sexual Assault Awareness." How to Survive Your Landlord, March 9, 5-7 p.m., 146-C Student Union. Donald Shonn of Allen, Lippes & Shonn will address such topics as tenant and landlord rights, living off campus and neighborhood crime watch. For more information, contact Nicole Russell at 645-3056. Women's health expert keynote speaker at BASAH conference Judith LaRosa, former deputy director of the Office of Research on Women's Health of the National Institutes of Health, will be the keynote speaker March 25 at an interdisciplinary research conference presented by the Center for the Study of Biobehavioral and Social Aspects of Health (BASAH). LaRosa, now clinical professor of public health at the Tulane University School of Health and Tropical Medicine in New Orleans, La., will speak on "Women's Health: Science and Politics" at the conference, to be held at the Sheraton Inn on Walden Avenue. LaRosa has had a distinguished career spanning education, research and clinical practice. At the NIH, she was central in efforts to achieve the mandate on women's health research and the inclusion of women in biomedical research and scientific careers. She is a co-author of the recently released NIH Guidelines on the Inclusion of Women and Minorities as Subjects in Clinical Research. David W. Shucard, BASAH director, and professor of neurology, pediatrics and psychology; will welcome participants. Registration fees are $20 for faculty and other professionals, $10 postdocs and students. Deadline for registration is March 20. For more information on the conference, call 645-3426.