FACULTY & STAFF BILLBOARD ­

GRAND OPENING SET FOR STROKE RESEARCH CENTER

The Toshiba Stroke Research Center at UB, one of the most advanced neuroimaging facilities in the world, will be showcased at grand opening ceremonies at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 28, on UB's South Campus.

Special guests will be Hironobu Yoshida, chief of technology for Toshiba Japan; Masamichi Katsurada, president of Toshiba America Medical Systems; Yukoi Sakai, director of product support for Toshiba America Medical Systems, and John Zimmer, vice president for marketing.

Charles Gargano, commissioner of the New York State Department of Economic Development, will represent Gov. George Pataki.

The center was made possible by a $3.6 million gift from Toshiba, with additional grants from The Margaret L. Wendt Foundation and an anonymous donor.

The ceremonies will include remarks from UB and Toshiba officials and the unveiling of a commemorative plaque in the Lippschutz Conference Room of the Biomedical Education Building, followed by a reception in the building's atrium. Guided tours of the facility, housed on the fourth floor of the adjacent Biomedical Research Building, also will be offered.

LOVERS OF GREAT LAKES AND THEIR KIDS INVITED TO UB FORUM

Everything you always wanted to know about Great Lakes fish and their environment­but didn't know who to ask­will be available at a public forum to be held from 1-4 p.m. on June 1, in the Center for the Arts, North Campus.

Anglers, boaters, birdwatchers and anyone else who enjoys living near and playing on the Great Lakes­adults and children­are invited to participate in interactive activities, see exhibits and meet

researchers, field biologists and resource managers.

Free and open to the public, the forum will kick off the 40th annual meeting of the International Association for Great Lakes Research being sponsored by UB's Great Lakes Program and the Great Lakes Center at Buffalo State College.

Highlights of the forum:

- The electroshocker boat that researchers in the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service use to conduct surveys on the health of Great Lakes fish

- A casting contest for kids

- Exhibits showcasing Great Lakes fish, including a 52-inch-long muskie and a lamprey, a parasitic fish that feeds on sport fish.

According to Helen Domske, associate director of UB's Great Lakes Program and extension specialist for New York Sea Grant at UB, the forum will allow the community to have questions about the Great Lakes answered by experts.

The research portion of the meeting will begin June 2 at Buffalo State College. For more information, contact Domske at 645-2088, ext. 2337.

HUBNET USER SURVEY RESULTS

Results of the HUBNET (Hospitals & University at Buffalo Library Resources Network) User Survey distributed last fall are now available.

A total of 937 surveys‹a 21 percent response rate‹were completed. Respondents indicated they use HUBNET 12.3 times per month; half access the system less than once per quarter; 55 percent of respondents were male, 45 percent female; average age was 37.3 years.

Network/Windows version of HUBNET is used by 78 percent; 41 percent connect to HUBNET from home; 59 percent do not use any other computerized health information source; 36 percent use the system in many locations while rotating among hospitals.

MEDLINE was the most popular database, with 94 percent usage; followed by CURRENT CONTENTS (40%) and CANCERLIT (26 percent). Top five HUBNET online reference texts cited: Merck Manual (62 percent), Stedman's Medical Dictionary (49 percent), Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine (46 percent) and Textbook of Pathology (25 percent).

No. 1 complaint: the awkward array of access modes (Telnet, dial-in, etc.) and interfaces (DOS vs. Windows) across different platforms (PC and Mac). This will be largely resolved with the debut of HUBNET 2.

Second area defined for improvement: training. While 48 percent said training was adequate, the need for online help, better documentation and training classes were frequently mentioned.

Third concern: the future of the electronic mail system. Two-thirds indicated they have or continue to use the HUBNET e-mail system. Of those, 69 percent said HUBNET was their primary e-mail system. The mail system is undergoing restructuring; this summer it will be downsized and will be managed by the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

HUBNET User Survey Project Team plans to create a fact sheet to address major issues and reply to frequently asked questions; library staff at participating HUBNET institutions will give personal responses to survey comments as requested.

For more information contact Martin Mutka (mmutka@hs3.buffalo.edu) or Nancy Stimson (nstimson@acsu.buffalo.edu).

HUBNET 2: HUBNET MOVES TO THE WEB

Some of the concerns identified through the HUBNET User Survey will be addressed with the advent of HUBNET 2, which will allow access to HUBNET through the World Wide Web.

HUBNET 2 will be faster, universally accessible to users and easier to administer. Performance will no longer be dependent upon a user's computer and HUBNET administration will be able to track usage of individual databases.

HUBNET 2 will eventually replace the current means of accessing HUBNET, and will offer access to the network/Windows version of the OVID bibliographic and full-text databases such as MEDLINE, Clinical Reference Library, Clinical Pharmacology, the PDR, Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, Sted-man's Medical Dictionary and the Stat-Ref clinical manuals. The new OVID full-text database of nursing journals may be online by fall. Efforts are being made to update training and documentation materials for the Web-based HUBNET 2 applications.

For more information, contact Martin Mutka (mmutka@hs3.buffalo.edu) or Nancy Stimson (nstimson@acsu.buffalo.edu).

INDUSTRIAL FUNDING WORKSHOP SET FOR MAY 29

A workshop for faculty, staff and students on how to obtain industrial funding will be held Thursday, May 29, in 225 Natural Sciences Complex, sponsored by the CAMBI group.

Basic science and clinical faculty who have been successful in securing industrial funding will give the morning presentations, with discussions and questions following.

Afternoon sessions will include a discussion group on comparing research in industry vs. academic settings, geared to graduate and postdoctoral students; and groups on intellectual property, patent issues and setting up industrial liaison office, aimed at what is needed to make it easier to obtain industrial funding at UB.

Advance registration is recommended. In the event of oversubscription, only preregistrants will be admitted. For more information, contact Linda M. Hall, Department of Biochemical Pharmacology, 645-2834, or e-mail: lmhall@acsu.buffalo.edu

WILLIAMS TO DELIVER HARRINGTON LECTURE

Redford B. Williams, internationally known for his work on anger, hostility, coronary-prone behaviors and life-skills training, will deliver a Harrington Lecture at 4 p.m. on May 29 at the University Inn and Conference Center, 2401 N. Forest Rd., Amherst.

Williams' lecture, sponsored by the UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, will be on "The Mind-Body Connection in Cardiac Health." It will culminate a forum on mind/behavior factors and cardiovascular health featuring nationally known researchers.

Williams is director of the Behavioral Medicine Research Center at Duke University Medical Center.

There is no fee but preregistration is requested. For more information, call 887-4093.