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"Brain Stories" to be focus of UB at Sunrise program

The dean of the UB School of Dental Medicine and a SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor in the UB Department of English are teaming up to present the first program in the 1997-98 "UB at Sunrise" series.

Louis J. Goldberg·the dean·and Diane R. Christian-the English professor-will present "Brain Stories: A Spirited Dialogue Between Art and Science About Ideas of Consciousness" at 7:30 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 18.

The program will be held in the Center for Tomorrow on the North Campus.

Goldberg, a neurophysiologist and professor of oral biology, and Christian, a mythologist and internationally recognized filmmaker, will talk about brains, stories and what and how we know. Among questions they will pose are: Is consciousness a biological process like digestion, or is it the soul of the divine? Or both? Or neither?

The price of the program, which will include a full breakfast, is $10 for UB Alumni Association members and $12 for all others.

For more information, contact the alumni association at 829-2608. Ticket orders must be received by Tuesday, Sept. 16.

UB to honor Henry Spiller as Distinguished Alumni Visitor

Henry Spiller, a local orthodontist and an early advocate in Western New York for adding fluoride to public water supplies, will be honored by the UB Alumni Association at a breakfast to be held at 7:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 12, in the Buffalo Convention Center.

During the breakfast, which will be held during the Greater Niagara Frontier Dental Meeting, Spiller will be recognized as a Distinguished Alumni Visitor.

His role as an advocate of fluoridating water to reduce dental decay helped lead to Buffalo becoming among the first large cities east of the Mississippi River to do so.

He also was a pioneer locally in suggesting that some cases of ear pain might be linked to dysfunction of the temporomandibular (jaw) joint.

Spiller earned his dental degree from the UB School of Dental Medicine in 1935 and has been in private practice since 1939.

He is a consultant on fluoridation projects and from 1965-67 participated in a National Institute for Dental Research-funded study to determine the role of topical application of fluoride to reduce tooth decay in children enrolled in Cheektowaga public and parochial schools.

He is a former member of the Erie County Board of Health, the New York State Council on Dental Health and past president of the Erie County Dental Association.

For more information or reservations for the breakfast, which costs $12 per person, call the UB Office of Alumni Relations at 829-2608.

Two UB projects recognized in Microsoft contest

ARIES, the UB Web site that reports the articulation of UB courses with those of other universities, has been awarded second place in Microsoft's Higher Education Innovator Contest, open to universities worldwide.

ARIES, which stands for Articulation Reporting Information System, also was designated the Microsoft Higher Education Web site of the Month for April 1997.

Another UB project, one to allow teams to develop a book and then convert the text to a Web site, received an honorable mention in the Microsoft contest. The project was developed by Scott Corrigal, president of the Graduate Student Association and a doctoral student in English and computer science.

ARIES displays UB's faculty-approved articulation for nearly 2,000 campuses from which students have transferred course credit. The articulation statements listed in ARIES compare specific courses, as well as identifying courses that meet major and general-education requirements at UB.

In its first year, the Web site received more than 100,000 visits from commercial and educational institutions around the world. It is used daily by faculty and academic advisors at UB, and plays a significant role in efforts to improve the university's services to transfer students.

The award-winning Web site (http://aries.buffalo.edu) was developed by Frank D'Arrigo, management information systems analyst, and Jennifer Gottdiener, transfer articulation coordinator, working under the leadership of Karen Noonan, associate vice provost for undergraduate education.

UB to kick off 1997 SEFA campaign

UB will kick off its 1997 SEFA campaign at an event to be held from 3-5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, in the Center for the Arts.

The theme of this year's campaign is "UBÑPartners in Caring." Barry Eckert, dean of the School of Health Related Professions, is 1997 SEFA chair.

"There are many ways that UB forms partnerships," within both the academic community and the Western New York community, said Eckert.

"The annual SEFA campaign provides each individual on campus an opportunity to be a partner with Western New York," Eckert said.

The 1997 SEFA kick-off will include booths and information highlighting UB's partnerships with SEFA agencies in Western New York. The event is open to the university community.

Niagara Frontier Dental Meeting is Sept. 11, 12

Seminars on oral surgery and healthy living will be featured at the Greater Niagara Frontier Dental Meeting, to be held from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. on Sept. 11 and 12 in the Buffalo Convention Center. The meeting is sponsored by the UB Dental Alumni Association.

Sessions also will be offered on dental restorations, coping with the stress of a malpractice suit, fundamentals of implant restorations, CPR, techniques for assisting crown and bridge installation and infection control and hazardous chemical exposure.

The meeting will feature a breakfast on Sept. 12 honoring UB dental alumnus Henry Spiller (see related story, page 3).

Registration is $70 for alumni association members who have paid their dues, $145 for non-members and $15 for staff. For more information, call 829-2061.

Christina T. Stocking to speak at Emeritus Center

Christina T. Stocking, clinical assistant professor in the Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences, will be the speaker when the Emeritus Center meets at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 9, in Goodyear Hall, South Campus. Her topic will be "Hearing Impairments and Senior Citizens." A board meeting is scheduled for 1 p.m.

Howe, Foit-Albert honored by YWCA

State Supreme Court Justice Barbara Howe, adjunct associate professor in the Department of Sociology, and Beverly Foit-Albert, associate professor in the Department of Architecture and Planning, were honored at the annual Leader Luncheon of the YWCA of Western New York.

Howe, who received an outstanding achievement award, was noted for her service during her career as a mentor to men, women and "especially students." Foit-Albert received the woman-owned business award for her company, Foit-Albert Associates.