Reporter Volume 26, No.24 April 13, 1995 Thursday 13 Cardiopulmonary Center Seminar Superstition in Nitric Oxide Therapy, Dr. Jun Iwamoto, Asahikawa Medical College, Japan. 108 Sherman. South Campus. 8 a.m. Book Sale Friend's Room Book Sale. Lockwood Library Friend's Room. North Campus. 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Prices will range from $1 to $3. All sales will be final and only cash will be accepted. Piano students recital Piano. Students of Frina Arschanska Boldt. Baird Recital Hall. North Campus. Noon. Free admission. Call 645-2921. Biomedical Sciences Departmental Seminar Lyme Disease: The Dilemma of Diagnosis, Sousan S. Altaie, Ph.D. 106 Cary. South Campus. Noon. pharmaceutics seminar Liposomal Therapy of Brain Tumor: Evidence of Intra-Tumoral Liposome Deposition? Dr. Uma Sharma, post-doctoral fellow. C503 Cooke. South Campus. 3:30 p.m. Physics Colloquium The Discovery of the Top Quark at Fermilab, Prof. Ulrich Baur. 228 Natural Sciences & Mathematics Complex. North Campus. 3:45 p.m. biological sciences Regulation of Nitrate Assimilation in Cereals, Dr. Anne Oaks, Univ. of Guelph. 114 Hochstetter. North Campus. 4 p.m. Mathematics Colloquium Applications of Set-Valued Mappings to Dynamical Systems, Prof. Tomasz Kaczynski, Univ. de Sherbrooke. 103 Diefendorf. South Campus. 4 p.m. student leadership workshop Passing the Torch, Maggie O'Connor, Jason Kane, Jill Cole, Adrian Knight, Hakeem Oseni, Cassandra Francique, Bjorn DeBear, Joanne Rmaldo, panelists; moderated by Debra Palka. 330 Student Union. North Campus. 4 p.m. Call 829-2608. Nursing Continuing Education Program Certificate Program in Gerontological Nursing. 4:30-7:30 p.m. Sessions run Thursdays through May 11. $15, $50 per person. Call 829-3291 for registration information; registration deadline is five working days before each session. Cognitive Science Distinguished Speaker Series Dismantling the Cartesian Theater, Prof. Daniel Dennett, Tufts Univ. 255 Natural Sciences & Mathematics Complex. North Campus. 5 p.m. Opening Reception Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibit -- Nathaniel Brockmann. The exhibit runs through May 4. Center for the Arts -- Art Department Gallery. North Campus. 5-7 p.m. Call 645-6878. Ethics in Biomedical Research Colloquium Intellectual Property and Conflict of Interest, Kathleen Terry, J.D., Office of Technology Transfer. Butler Auditorium, Sherman. South Campus. 5:15-7:15 p.m. Life Workshop Grants Development Workshop, Maureen McMahon. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Call 645-6125 for registration information. UUAB Film Series Unbearable Lightness of Being. Student Union Theater. North Campus. 6:30 p.m. $2, $3.50. Call 645-2957. ensemble series UB Symphonic Band, Works by Vaughan-Williams, Mendelssohn, Arnold, Ives, Fillmore, and Shostakovich; Sarah L. McKoin, conductor, Louis Vitello, assistant conductor. Slee Concert Hall. North Campus. 8 p.m. Free admission. Call 645-2921. Summerfare Theater Rocky Horror Show. Pfeifer Theater. 8 p.m. $10, $12, $15. Call 839-8540. UUAB Film Series Barcelona. Student Union Theater. North Campus. 9 p.m. $2, $3.50. Call 645-2957. Friday 14 Biochemistry Seminar Purification, Characterization, Cloning and Regulation of Branched-Chain alpha-Keto Acid Dehydrogenase Kinase, Yoshiharu Shimomura. 134B Farber. South Campus. 10 a.m. Environmental Engineering and Science Seminar Pollutant Load Estimation Using a Stratified Ratio Estimator, Dr. R. Peter Richards, Heidelberg College. 220 Natural Sciences & Mathematics Complex. North Campus. 11 a.m. Hourani Lecture #3 The Confessional Narrative of Wittgenstein's Tractatus, Caleb Thompson. 684 Baldy. North Campus. 1 p.m. Athletics UB Track Invite. University Stadium. North Campus. 3-7 p.m. economics seminar series Vertical Innovation, Product Cycles and Endogenous Growth in Search of Equilibrium, Prof. Ping Wang, Pennsylvania State Univ. 414 Fronczak. North Campus. 3:30 p.m. Physics Seminar Series Quantum Monte Carlo Simulations of Heavy Fermion Systems, Dr. Richard M. Fye, Sandia National Lab. 222 Natural Sciences & Mathematics Complex. North Campus. 3:45 p.m. Call 645-2017. Medical Chemistry Seminar Metal-EDTA Complexes: Manipulating Interactions and Reactivity in Biological Systems, Dr. Rosemary Marusak, Kenyon College. 215 Natural Sciences & Mathematics Complex. North Campus. 4 p.m. UUAB Film Series Barcelona. Student Union Theater. North Campus. 6:30 and 9 p.m. $2, $3.50. Call 645-2957. Margaret Mead Film and Video Festival Shaman's Today. Featured are the film "Children's Magical Death," "Survivors of the Rainforest," "A Shamanic Medium of Tugaru." Center for the Arts Screening Room. North Campus. 7 p.m. Free admission. Call 645-6902. Summerfare Theater Rocky Horror Show. Pfeifer Theater. 8 p.m. $10, $12, $15. Call 839-8540. UUAB Film Series Something Wild. Student Union Theater. North Campus. 11:30 p.m. $2, $3.50. Call 645-2957. Saturday 15 Athletics UB Track Invite. University Stadium. North Campus. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Summerfare Theater Rocky Horror Show. Pfeifer Theater. 7 and 10 p.m. $10, $12, $15. Call 839-8540. Sunday 16 Summerfare Theater Rocky Horor Show. Pfeifer Theater. 3 p.m. $10, $12, $15. Call 839-8540. Monday 17 Spring Seminar Series Project ALERT: Adolescent Drug Prevention, Phyllis L. Ellickson, Ph.D., RAND, Santa Monica, California. Research Institute on Addictions seminar room. 1:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. Call 887-2566. Biochemistry Seminar Neurotrophic Growth Factors: Convergance of Basic and Clinical Sciences, John A. Kessler, M.D., Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Butler Auditorium, Farber. South Campus. 4 p.m. Physiology Seminar Dynamic Surface Tension of Surfactant TA: Experiments and Theory, Mark Johnson, Ph.D., M.I.T. 108 Sherman. South Campus. 4:15 p.m. Joint Concert Computer Music Studio, Corte Lippe, director, UB Contemporary Ensemble, Jeffrey Stadelman, director, Erik Ona, conductor. Slee Concert Hall. North Campus. 8 p.m. Free admission. Call 645-2921. Tuesday 18 Master Class Martha Herr, soprano. Baird Recital Hall. North Campus. Noon. Free admission. Call 645-2921. Brown Bag Reading Series Seven Times Eve, by Beatriz Seibel. Center for the Arts Rehearsal Workshop. North Campus. 12:30-1:30 p.m. Free admission. Dr. S. Robert Narins Memorial Lecture Buffalo-Rochester Dermatology Society Meeting: Update on Ichthyosis, Mary Williams, M.D., Univ. of California, San Francisco. Buffalo General Hospital Memorial Hall D2. 3 p.m. Call 845-1566. teaching effectiveness workshop Inequity in the Classroom. 219 Talbert Hall. North Campus. 3:30-5 p.m. Free. Call 645-3364 or E-mail v443tplx@ubvms. Physics Seminar Gluon Radiation in Top Quark Physics, Prof. Lynne Orr, Univ. of Rochester. 228 Natural Science & Mathematics Complex. North Campus. 3:45 p.m. Call 645-2017. Nursing Continuing Education Program Introductory Physical Assessment of the Adult. 6-9 p.m. $250. Call 829-3291 for registration information. coffeehouse Harriman Hall. South Campus. 8 p.m. M.M. Degree recital Amy Williams, piano, Student of Stephen Manes. Baird Recital Hall. North Campus. 8 p.m. Free admission. Call 645-2921. Wednesday 19 Pharmacy Seminar Treatment Target in Sepsis-Tumor Necrosis Factor, Christine Hon. 248 Cooke. North Campus. 8-9 a.m. Alumni Association Luncheon Health Benefits Associated with Regular Exercise, Frank J. Cerny. April 17 is the reservation deadline. Center for Tomorrow. North Campus. Noon. $10 cost. Call 829-2608. Percussion Students recital Percussion Performance, Students of Jan Williams and Anthony Miranda. Baird Recital Hall. North Campus. Noon. Free admission. Call 645-2921. Life Workshop Effective Resumes and Cover Letters, Michelle Drzazgowski. Noon-1 p.m. Call 645-6125 for registration information. Outreach Workshop Exploring Diversity, Counseling Center. 145E Student Union. North Campus. Noon-1 p.m. Chemical Engineering Linde Seminar Series TBA, Scott Diamond. 206 Furnas. North Campus. 3:45 p.m. Biochemical Pharmacology Seminar Ion Channels of Viruses, Prof. Lawrence H. Pinto, Northwestern Univ. 307 Hochstetter. North Campus. 4 p.m. Hourani Lecture #4 The Search and the Discovery: Wittgenstein, the Will and Philosophical Resolution, Caleb Thompson. 684 Baldy. North Campus. 4 p.m. Wednesdays at 4 Plus Prose Reading, Michael Ondaatje. Center for the Arts Screening Room. North Campus. 4 p.m. Geology Lecture Stable Isotope Studies of Weathering; Paleoclimatic Implications, Dr. Sam Savin, Case Western Reserve Univ. 210 Natural Sciences & Mathematics Complex. North Campus. 4:10 p.m. Life Workshop Good Eating: An Introduction to Vegetariansim, Walter and Nan Simpson. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Call 645-6125 for registration information. UUAB Film Series On the Waterfront. Student Union Theater. North Campus. 6:30 p.m. $2, $3.50. Call 645-2957. Southtowns Alumni Dinner Voter Responsibility and the Role of Government, Dr. James J. Twombly. Romanello's South, 5793 South Park Ave., Hamburg. Dinner, 6:45 p.m. $18, $20. Call 829-2608. Margaret Mead Film and Video Festival A Woman's Place: Ethiopia, Namibia, and South Africa. Featured are the video "Our Way of Loving," and film "Nlai, The Story of a !Kung Woman." Center for the Arts Screening Room. North Campus. 7 p.m. Free admission. Call 645-6902. Opus: Classics Live Viola, Donna Lorenzo. Allen Recital Hall. South Campus. 7 p.m. Free admission. Joint Concert Computer Music Studio, Corte Lippe, director, UB Contemporary Ensemble, Jeffrey Stadelman, director, Erik Ona, conductor. Slee Concert Hall. North Campus. 8 p.m. Free admission. Call 645-2921. 25th annual ernest witebsky memorial lecture Origin-specific Replication Factors Induced by Lymphoid Factors, Stanley Cohen, M.D., New Jersey Medical School. There will be a reception following the lecture. Butler Auditorium, Farber. South Campus. 8 p.m. Call 829-2901. Wednesdays at 4 Plus Jazz Concert, Steve Lacy and Irene Aebi. Calumet Arts Club, 154 W. Chippewa, Buffalo. 8 p.m. UUAB Film Series Killing Zoe. Student Union Theater. North Campus. 9 p.m. $2, $3.50. Call 645-2957. Thursday 20 Cardiopulmonary Center Seminar Effects of Endotoxin on Vascular Smooth Muscle, Dr. James Russell. 108 Sherman. South Campus. 8 a.m. Organ Students recital Organ Performance. Students of David Fuller and Roland Martin. Slee Concert Hall. North Campus. Noon. Free admission. Call 645-2921. Percussion Students recital Student Recital, Students of Jan Williams and Anthony Miranda. Baird Recital Hall. North Campus. Noon. Free admission. Call 645-ARTS. Wednesdays at 4 Plus Lecture: What Use Poetry? Christian Prigent. 438 Clemens. North Campus. 12:30 p.m. Pharmaceutics Seminar A Biopharmaceutic Drug Classification Scheme: Implications for Drug Discovery and Drug Development, Dr. Gordon L. Amidon, Prof. Charles R. Walgreen Jr. 508 Cooke. North Campus. 3:30 p.m. Physics Colloquium The Changing Metaphysics of Physics, Prof. Silvan S. Schweber, Brandeis Univ. 228 Natural Sciences & Mathematics Complex. North Campus. 3:45 p.m. Call 645-2017. Mathematics colloquium Simple C*-algebras and Type II0 Factors Arising from Free Products of Cyclic Groups. Prof. Shuang Zhang, Univ. of Cincinnati. 103 Diefendorf. North Campus. 4 p.m. Nutrition Seminar Nutritional Support of the Critically Ill Child, Dr. David M. Steinhorn, Children's Hospital. 306 Parker. South Campus. 4-5 p.m. Statistics Colloquium Nonlinearity in Modeling and Forecasting U.S. Economic Time Series, Prof. G.C. Tiao, Univ. of Chicago. 106 Cary. South Campus. 4 p.m. Student Poetry Reading Winners of the Academy of American Poets Contest, Friends of the University Libraries Undergraduate Poetry Prize, Arthur Axlerod Memorial Award, and the Scribbler's Prize. 420 Capen. North Campus. 4 p.m. Nursing Continuing Education Program Certificate Program in Gerontological Nursing. 4:30-7:30 p.m. Sessions run Thursdays through May 11. $15, $50 per person. Call 829-3291 for registration information; registration deadline is five working days before each session. Ethics in Biomedical Research Colloquium Societal Resource Allocation: The Ethics of Research Goals, James Lindemann Nelson, The Hastings Center. Butler Auditorium, Sherman. South Campus. 5:15-7:15 p.m. UUAB Film Series On the Waterfront. Student Union Theater. North Campus. 6:30 p.m. $2, $3.50. Call 645-2957. Summerfare Theater Rocky Horror Show. Pfeifer Theater. 8 p.m. $10, $12, $15. Call 839-8540. Theatrical Performance Antigone in New York, Janusz Glowacki's contemporary version of Antigone. Center for the Arts Black Box Theatre. North Campus. 8 p.m. $5, $10. Call 645-6898. UUAB Film Series Killing Zoe. Student Union Theater. North Campus. 9 p.m. $2, $3.50. Call 645-2957. EXHIBITS brockmann show opens April 13 Nathaniel Brockmann's Master of Fine Arts thesis exhibit opens with a reception on April 13, from 5-7 p.m. at the Center for the Arts. His photographs will remain on display through May 4 in the Art Department Gallery. Gallery hours are Tuesdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Wednesdays-Fridays 10 a.m.-8 p.m., and Saturdays 11 a.m.-8 p.m. student show continues An exhibit of recent student works in conjunction with the national accreditation team's review opened April 3 in the James Dyett Exhibition Hall, third floor, Hayes Hall, South Campus. On Wednesday, Gallery hours are Mondays 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Tuesdays through Fridays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. CONTINUING EXHIBITS Adrian Piper's exhibit, "Decide Who You Are," will be up through April 22 at the Center for the Arts Gallery, (first floor). Admission is free; gallery hours are 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and Noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Likewise, Victor Burgin's "The End" will be showing through April 22 in the Center for the Arts Gallery, (second floor). Admission is free; gallery hours are 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and Noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Call 645-6912 or 645-6976. Simon Unger's "Red Vertical" runs through July 31 in the Lightwell Gallery; admission is free. Gallery hours are 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and Noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Call 645-6912. Notices CALLING ALL ALUMNI ATHLETES The Alumni Association's Athletic Hall of Fame seeks nominations for inductees. Nominators may consult the Division of Athletics and the University Archives to assist them in compiling information about and for candidates. Nomination forms are available at the Office of Alumni Relations, South Campus, and must be completed and received by May 5, 1995. CAMPUS CLUB SETS SAIL FOR SHOWBOAT The Campus Club travels to Toronto to see Showboat on Wednesday, May 31. For a $90 or $100 fee, participants receive a light breakfast, show tickets, charter bus transportation to and from Toronto, and dinner. The bus will leave at 8 a.m. from Tops Plaza, Colvin and Eggert and return at 9 p.m. Reserve your place today with a $50 deposit, payable to: the Campus Club. Balance is due on April 21. Call 645-2816, 645-2592, or 645-2145. DENTAL STUDY PARTICIPANTS SOUGHT UB dental researchers are seeking more than 100 healthy adults, between 18-70, with some signs of gum (periodontal) disease to help evaluate the effect of a mouthrinse, a toothpaste, and a mouth moisturizer on oral health. Participants must have some symptoms, such as red gums and bleeding gums after tooth- brushing; they will make four brief visits to the School of Dental Medicine on South Campus. Upon completion of the study, each participant will be reimbursed $100 for time and travel. Call 829-3850 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays. FLOWER SALE FOR GRACE CAPEN SCHOLARSHIP The 1995 Women's Club Flower Sale to benefit the Grace Capen Scholarship has begun. Geraniums and impatiens are available for the same price as last year: geraniums, 4-1/2" pots @ $1.80 each or $20 per dozen, impatiens, 6 plants per pack, $1.50 per pack or $10 for 10-inch hanging pots. Call 839-0469 or 634-4727 to order, pickup orders at the Center for Tomorrow on May 10. Put a little color in your springPbut order by April 28. FULBRIGHT GRANT COMPETITION OPENS The official opening of competition for 1996-97 Fulbright Grants for graduate study in academic fields and professional training in the creative and performing arts is slated for May 1. Fulbright Grants are available for study or research; travel grants are available to selected countries to supplement maintenance awards from other sources that do not provide funds for international travel or to supplement the applicant's personal funds. The J. William Fulbright Scholarship Board, composed of 12 educational and public leaders appointed by the President of the United States, establishes criteria for the selection of candidates and awards the grants. Applicants must be U.S. citizens at the time of application and hold a bachelor's degree or its equivalent by the beginning date of the grant. Creative and performing artists are not required to have a bachelor's degree, but they must have four years of relevant training or study. Candidates in medicine must have an M.D. or equivalent at the time of application. All applicants must have sufficient proficiency in the language of the host country. Full grants provide round-trip international travel, maintenance for the tenure of the award, a research allowance, and tuition waivers, if applicable. Travel grants provide round-trip international travel to the country where the student will pursue research; all grants include health and accident insurance. Contact Dr. Barbara Bunker, Fulbright Program Advisor, in 362 Park Hall, 645-3650, ext. 362 or ext. 358. Deadline for receipt of applications is September 26, 1995. GENERAL MEETING OF THE PRB SLATED In cooperation with the Office of the Provost, the Chair of the Faculty Senate has arranged for a general meeting for faculty throughout the university with the Chair of the President's Review Board (PRB) Prof. Mirdza Neiders and other members of the PRB that are able to attend on Friday, April 21 at 3 p.m. in Room 330 of the Student Union Assembly Hall. GETTING FUNDED CONFERENCE The Western New York Health Science librarians will sponsor a daylong conference on "Getting Funded: Developing Skills in Proposal Writing" Friday, April 21 in UB's Health Sciences Library. Taught by Alan Rees, professor emeritus, School of Library and Information Science, Case Western Reserve University, the course will outline critical elements in the proposal writing process and show how to prepare persuasive and winning proposals in a highly competitive grants marketplace. Cost is $25 for WNYHSL members and $30 for non-members. An additional charge of $20 applies to those who wish to receive Medical Library Association continuing education credits, which includes six CE credits, a certificate and a course manual. Call Karen Kreizman, WNYHSL president, 887-3637, E-mail: Kreizman@bms.com. Registration deadline is April 14. HUMANITIES COMMITTEE SEEKS INPUT The University Humanities Committee asks the university community's aid in their consideration of the present state of humanities at UB and the formation of plans for the future. Please send ideas, in writing, to: Carol Jacobs, Committee Chair, Diane Christian, or Robert Daly, 306 Clemens (English); James Bono, 559 Park (History); Stephen Dyson, 712 Clemens, John Peradotto, 733 Clemens (Classics); Rudolphe Gasche, 638 Clemens (Comparative Literature); Jorge Gracia, 681 Baldy (Philosophy); David Perry 201G Hayes (Planning and Design); John Quinan, 606 Clemens (Art History); Henry Richards, 910 Clemens (Modern Languages and Literatures); Barbara Tedlock, 365 Millard Fillmore Academic Center (Anthropology); Tamara Thornton, 546 Park (History); Wolfgang Wolck, 629 Baldy (Linguistics). 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. MARION DICKINSON SCHOLARSHIP The Marion Dickinson Scholarship for Academic Excellence is open to anthropology majors in their junior year. The deadline for application is April 15, 1994. Send letters of nomination to S. Milisauskas, Chair, Dept. of Anthropology, 380 Fillmore, Buffalo, N.Y. 14261. NOMINEES SOUGHT FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARDS Current full-time professional staff employees of UB, the Research Foundation, the UB Foundation, or the Faculty-Student Association who have completed two years of continuous full-time professional staff service are eligible for the Outstanding Service Award. Members of the UB community who wish to submit nominations for the Outstanding Service Award must prepare a dossier in support of the nominee, including a maximum of five letters of support, the nominator's overview, the nominee's current vita statement and current position description signed by the nominee's supervisor, as well as a nomination form. All nominations must be received by Friday, April 21, 1995 and may be submitted to: Ilene Fleischmann, Chair, Professional Staff Senate Awards Committee, 310 O'Brian Hall, North Campus, 645-2107 or 645-6115. Winners receive a $1,000 cash award, certificate of recognition, and will be honored at a University-wide awards luncheon on May 17. UNIVERSITY CHOIR IS ITALY-BOUND Fund-raising efforts for the University Choir's concert tour of Italy are underway and include a cassette tape sale. Cassette tapes of the University at Buffalo Choir, highlighting performances from 1972-92, are priced at $12 each or two for $20 and are available at the Bookstore or directly from the UB Foundation Choir. Tape 1 features music from the 18th and 19th centuries plus Christmas, folk, and pop selections. Tape 2 includes Renaissance selections and compositions from the 20th century. Call 645-2964. Jobs RESEARCH Research Support Specialist-Psychology, Posting #R-95009. Associate Director, Regional Development-University Development, Posting #R-95028. Assistant Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations-Development, Posting #R-95029. Research Support Specialist-Oral Biology, Posting #R-95030. Research Support Specialist-Occupational Therapy, Posting #R-95031. Field Tracer-Psychology, Posting #R-95032. Dietician/Nutritionist II-Psychology, Posting #R-95033. PROFESSIONAL Programmer Analyst (Internal Promotional Opportunity, SL-3)-Computing & Information Technology, Posting #P-5009. Application Developer (Internal Promotional Opportunity, SL-3)-Computing & Information Technology, Posting #P-5010. Director, Living Well Center (Internal Promotional Opportunity, SL-3)-Student Health Center, Posting #P-5011. Admissions Advisor (Internal Promotional Opportunity, SL-3)-Placement Consortium, Posting #P-5012. To obtain more information on jobs listed above, contact Personnel Services, 104 Crofts Hall.