Goldberg to step down as dean

Louis J. Goldberg, dean of the School of Dental Medicine since 1993, will step down as dean, effective July 1.

Goldberg will remain at UB as a professor in the dental school.

"Although the School of Dental Medicine has long been recognized for its quality, Dr. Goldberg effected significant and positive advances during his tenure as dean, and few would argue but that the school has continued to increase its reputation in the areas of dental education, research and a significantly expanded clinical activity," said Provost David J. Triggle.

Goldberg came to UB from the University of California at Los Angeles, where he had a distinguished career as an academic and researcher, and as a member of the UCLA Brain Research Institute.

Witherspoon named men's basketball coach

Reggie Witherspoon has been named head men's basketball coach following a three-month national search.

Witherspoon had been interim coach since Dec. 4 following the resignation of Tim Cohane.

"This was an extremely competitive search process with many outstanding candidates," said Bob Arkeilpane, director of athletics. "What really stood out in my mind was the way Reggie handled the difficult situation he encountered with such dignity and class. In addition, he was able to improve the quality of play in the team, despite taking over in mid-season."

Prasad, Holm receive health-care award

Two faculty members were recognized for excellence in Western New York health care at the Health Care Industries Association's Annual Awards of Excellence Dinner held last night in the Buffalo Niagara Marriott.

Paras N. Prasad, executive director of the Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics, and Bruce Holm, director of biopho-tonics for the institute, received the Award for Western New York Health Care Technology/Discovery.

The awards recognize a company and an individual based in Western New York who has introduced or developed a product or process, or has made a discovery during the past year that has, or potentially could, change or advance a facet of health care locally or nationally.

CFA presents the story of Marian Anderson

The Center for the Arts will present "My Lord What A Morning-The Marian Anderson Story" at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday in the Mainstage Theatre on the North Campus.

The story, based on Anderson's quest for dignity and recognition that was a turning point for achieving racial equality in America, comes to life in this stirring, newly commissioned Kennedy Center production. The story traces the legendary singer's life, from her beginnings in the church choir to being the first African American to perform in the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Intermingled with actual recordings, the production is a heartwarming look at the triumph of the human spirit against seemingly impossible odds.

Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for children ages 12 and under. Special Treatseats ticket discounts are available at Target stores. Tickets are available at the CFA box office from noon to 6 p.m. tomorrow and at all Ticketmaster locations. For more information, call 645-ARTS.

CFA to host legendary comedy troupe

The Center for the Arts will present a night of comedy with The Second City National Touring Company at 8 p.m. March 24 in the center's Drama Theatre on the North Campus.

Second City has been touring the world with its trademark satire and wit since 1959 with such alumni as John Belushi, Bill Murray, Robert Klein, Gilda Radner, Mike Myers and Dan Akroyd. The performance will feature a blend of classic scenes, songs and improvisations performed by a six-member ensemble. The company, which has been described as "irreverent, hilarious, intelligent and provoking," has appeared at the United States Comedy Arts Festival and at many universities and performing arts centers around the globe.

Tickets are $7 for the public and $5 for students in advance and $9 for the public and $7 for students on the day of the performance. Tickets may be purchased at the CFA box office from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and at all Ticketmaster locations. For more information, call 645-ARTS.

UUP invites applications for development awards

Full- and part-time members of United University Professions or agency fee-paying members are invited to apply for Individual Development Awards of up to $1,000. The award must be used for program expenses that have been, or will be, incurred between Sept. 1, 1999 and Aug. 31, 2000.

Examples of fundable projects include research activities, instructional-material development, conference participation and grant-proposal development. Types of fundable support include registration fees, travel and related expenses, equipment lease and tuition costs.

Submissions will be judged by a six-person committee and decisions will be disclosed May 1. Application packages and forms may be obtained from the UUP Buffalo Center Chapter Office, 105 Porter Quad, Ellicott Complex, North Campus, or online at http://www.albany.net/~nysuup/indapp2.htm.

Applications are due by March 31 and should be sent to Robinette Woods, employee relations associate, 104 Crofts Hall, North Campus. For more information, contact Woods at 645-5000, ext. 1284.

Conference to feature distance-learning tutorials

Tutorials and workshops on distance learning, the electronic-stock market, building a better Internet and use of Sun Microsystem's new Jini technology will be among the activities at a mobile-technology conference to be held April 27-29 in the Center for the Arts on the North Campus.

The conference, organized by the schools of Management and Engineering and Applied Sciences, also will feature keynote addresses by managers from leading information-technology companies, an exposition of new mobile-computing technologies and research presentations on the emergence of virtual organizations and e-commerce companies.

A discounted conference fee is available to all faculty and staff members. For more information or to register for the conference, call 645-3258 or see the conference Web site at http://www.som.buffalo.edu/isinterface/aiworc.

Conference on Americas to kick off Pan Am celebration

The university will sponsor a major international interdisciplinary conference on the Americas this month to kick off UB's year-long celebration and critical reassessment of the 1901 Pan American Exposition.

Titled "Borders of the Americas: Rethinking our Modernities," the conference has another purpose as well-to inaugurate the new Center for the Americas and the Indigenous Studies Program, both of which represent the university's evolving commitment to the field of American studies.

The conference will take place from 9:15 a.m. to 6 p.m. on March 23 in 120 Clemens Hall on the North Campus, and March 24 and 25 in the Screening Room (Room 112) in the Center for the Arts, also on the North Campus. The program will be free of charge and open to the public.

The events planned are many and varied. Among them are discussions of Native American identity formation; defining the sexual and political borders of the Americas; European illiteracy vis a vis indigenous languages; translation effects and indigenous identities; "colonality" of American arts, and a presentation by Kerry Grant, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, on the "display" of exotic foreign nationals at the 1901 exposition.

For the conference schedule, maps and information about presenters, see the conference Web site at http://cm27personal.fal.buffalo.edu/program/index04.html, or contact David Johnson at 645-6000 or .

Women in higher ed to hold conference on change

"Organizational Change and Finances: An Uneasy Synergy" will be the topic of a Leadership Conference for Women in Higher Education, to be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 7 in the Marcy Casino in Delaware Park.

The conference is presented by the Western New York Regional Committee of the Network for Women Leaders in Higher Education, formerly ACE/NIP.

The keynote address will be given by Marie Valentine McDemmond, president of Norfolk State University, the nation's fifth-largest historically black university. McDemmond is NSU's first female president and the first woman to serve as the chief executive officer of a four-year, state-supported university in Virginia.

The cost of the conference, which includes lunch, is $50, $30 for full-time graduate students. Reservations must be made no later than March 24 by contacting Mary Ann McQuade of Empire State College at 853-7700.

UUAB to sponsor wine-tasting event

The University Union Activities Board (UUAB) will sponsor a wine tasting from 7-9 p.m. March 23 in Pistachio's in the Student Union on the North Campus.

The event will feature five wines of the spring/summer season, a brief presentation on the etiquette of wine tasting and a performance by a string quartet. A wine expert will be on hand for individual consultation.

Tickets, available to anyone age 21 or over, are $5 for students and $7 for all others. They may be purchased in the Sub-Board I ticket office in the Student Union. Identification will be required for both the purchase of tickets and for entrance at the door.

For further information, contact Brianna Sylver or Maggie Hausbeck at 645-2957.

Experts to discuss charter schools

The national debate over school choice has now reached New York State. School-choice proponents argue that by offering parents the opportunity to select a school based on its performance, charter schools offer enough competition to spur public education to "clean up its act."

Critics reply that charter schools might be a quick fix in a few situations but that this debate is really over the long-standing problem of how to develop quality education for all students.

The Graduate School of Education (GSE) will present a discussion of the issues and evidence pertinent to this school-reform debate at 4 p.m. today in the Center for Tomorrow on the North Campus.

Christopher Pipho, research professor at the University of Colorado at Denver and former senior fellow of the Education Commission of the States, will present a lecture titled "Charter Schools: Promises and Pitfalls."

Responding to him will be four distinguished panel members: Robert Bennett, New York State regent; Catherine Cornbleth, professor of learning and instruction; Terry Gates, director of the Teacher Education Institute and a professor of learning and instruction, and Ann Whitehead, project manager at the Educational Opportunity Center.

"Virus hunter" to give 2 lectures

Clarence J. (C.J.) Peters, co-discoverer of the Ebola virus and several other hemorrhagic fever viruses, will deliver lectures March 26 and 27 during a visit to Buffalo sponsored by the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Distinguished Scientist Seminar Series and the Buffalo Museum of Science.

Peters, chief of the Special Pathogens Branch of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, will discuss "Emerging Viruses: Imminent Danger or Hype?" at 3 p.m. March 26 in the Buffalo Museum of Science, 1020 Humboldt Parkway, Buffalo.

He also will speak on "Hantaviruses: The Four Corners Outbreak was the Key that Unlocked the Box" at 4 p.m. March 27 in Butler Auditorium in Farber Hall on the South Campus.

Both lectures are free and open to the public.

Peters recently co-authored an autobiography, "Virus Hunter: Thirty Years of Battling Hot Viruses Around the World."

PSS announces spring brown-bag video series

The Professional Staff Senate has announced its Spring 2000 Brown-Bag Video Series, open to all faculty and staff. All sessions are from noon to 1 p.m. at both North and South campus locations. Participants can register by contacting the PSS Office at 645-2003 or pssenate@acsu.buffalo.edu. The series, co-sponsored by the Leadership Development Center, will include:

- "Running and Attending Better Meetings" on Wednesday in 730 Kimball Tower on the South Campus and on March 29 in 106 Jacobs Center on the North Campus. The video, titled "We've Got to Stop Meeting Like This," promises to help make meetings more productive and covers how to set an agenda, set goals, delegate tasks and resolve conflict.

- "Time Trap II" on April 11 in 106 Jacobs on the North Campus and on April 12 in 730 Kimball on the South Campus. The video will show participants how to manage time more effectively by helping to identify personal time-wasters and balancing long-range goals and daily priorities. It also will cover handling interruptions and paperwork.

- "How to Listen and Double Your Influence With Others" on May 23 in 106 Jacobs on the North Campus and on May 24 in 730 Kimball on the South Campus. This video, featuring business trainer and consultant Brian Tracy, will show viewers how they can benefit by being a better listener and how to enhance their listening skills.

Memorial service for Carl to be held April 10

A memorial service for William Carl, a senior dental cancer surgeon at Roswell Park Cancer Institute and associate professor in the UB School of Dental Medicine, will be held at 7:30 p.m. April 10 in Hamburg United Methodist Church, 116 Union St., Hamburg.

Carl, 70, died unexpectedly in his sleep Feb. 15 during a hiking trip to Mount Mercedario in western Argentina.

A UB dental school graduate, he was a pioneer in managing the oral problems of cancer patients that resulted from surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy and immunosuppression.

State comptroller to speak at UB

H. Carl McCall, New York State comptroller, will speak from noon to 1 p.m. March 23 in 330 Student Union on the North Campus. The event, free and open to the public, is sponsored by the Office of Student Multicultural Affairs.

McCall has served as the state comptroller since 1993. As chief fiscal officer of the state, he is responsible for governmental and financial oversight and pension-fund management. As sole trustee of the 880,000-member state and local retirement systems, McCall is responsible for investing a pension fund valued at $110 billion.

McCall has served as president of the New York City Board of Education and served three terms as a New York State senator representing the upper Manhattan district of New York City.

In 1997, he received the Nelson A. Rockefeller Award for Distinguished Public Service.

For more information, contact Sharon Sanford, director of the Office of Student Multicultural Affairs, at 645-2055, ext. 14.

SUNY to hold job fairs

Employers from around the country will have the opportunity to hire the best and brightest from the State University of New York's Class of 2000 when the SUNY Career Development Organization hosts its annual job fair and virtual job fair, beginning April 8.

Employers can connect with the approximately 100,000 graduating seniors from all 64 campuses in the SUNY system at the on-site job fair, which will be held April 8 in the Carousel Center in Syracuse, or through the virtual job fair, which will take place online at http://www.sunyjobfairs.org from April 8-30.

Registration information can be obtained at the job fair Web site.