Nancollas appointed Larkin Chair of Chemistry
George Nancollas, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Chemistry, has been appointed the Larkin Chair of Chemistry for a five-year term.

A faculty member since 1965, he also is a professor of urology and oral biology. A former provost of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Nancollas served as chair of the former Department of Biomaterials.

He is recognized internationally for his research on the physical chemistry of the interface between solids and liquids, and the mechanism of crystal growth and dissolution. Author of more than 370 research publications, he is the editor of two books.

A fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, the American Association for Crystal Growth and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, he is a recipient of the National Institutes of Health MERIT Award and the Schoellkopf Medal from the local chapter of the American Chemical Society.

Nolan to receive award from American College of Physicians
James P. Nolan, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor and former chair of the Department of Medicine in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, has been selected by the Board of Regents of the American College of Physicians (ACP) to receive the 1998 Alfred Stengel Memorial Award for outstanding service to the society.

An internationally recognized expert in liver research and disease, he was named a Master of the ACP in 1995, an honor awarded to only a few of the college's members. Nolan has served on the college's board of regents since 1989, and was its chair from 1994-95. He was its governor for New York State for four years and president of the New York chapter in1987-88.

He is the recipient of many awards, including the Dean's Award for Outstanding Service and ACP Governor of the Year.

Percussion ensemble to perform Saturday
The UB Percussion Ensemble, conducted by Anthony Miranda, will perform at 8 p.m. on Saturday in Slee Concert Hall. The Percussion Ensemble has given hundreds of percussion students the opportunity to work directly with composers, preparing new works and giving professional-level performances. Admission will be free.

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"Asia at Noon" to explore research in Asian studies
The Asian Studies Program will present the final two lectures of the fall semester of its brown-bag "Asia at Noon" series in 250 Student Union on the North Campus.

Margherita Long, assistant professor of comparative literatures, will discuss "The Blurring Boundaries between Asian and Asian-American Literature" tomorrow at noon. She will review contemporary scholarship and criticism in Asian-American studies as a distinct identity category emphasizing the global aspect of Asian culture, including the pros and cons of blurring boundaries between Asian and Asian-American identities.

On Dec. 5, Jeremy Savian, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Anthropology who conducts research on the apprenticeship in the folk crafts of Japan, will discuss "History, Identity and Tradition: Japanese Traditional Woodcarvers," also at noon.

Special event will feature famed jazz musician Steve Lacy
Steve Lacy, internationally renowned as the pioneer of modern jazz soprano saxophone, will perform with his trio at 8:30 p.m. today in the Calumet Arts Cafe, 54 W. Chippewa St., Buffalo, as a UB "Wednesdays at 4 Plus Special Event."

Tickets, which will be available at the door, are $20 per person for the general public and $10 for UB students, staff and faculty.

Lacy has established a friendship and history of artistic collaboration with poet Robert Creeley, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of English, Samuel P. Capen Chair of Poetry and the Humanities, and founder of the "Wednesdays at 4 Plus" literary series.

Lacy first set Creeley's poetry to music at the annual festival for contemporary music held in Lille, France, in a performance called "Futurities." The performance was captured in a two-CD set of the same name.

A tribute to Creeley that was part of a 1993 performance by Lacy in Cambridge, Mass., was described by a critic as "the most inspired and intense playing" of the evening. Lacy also appeared at the Calumet in 1995 for a night of music that featured a selection of Creeley poems set to music by Lacy and sung by Irene Aebi.

Like abstract expressionism and modern jazz, Creeley's poems are reductive renderings of precise images and emotions. One of the originators of the "Black Mountain" school of poetry, Creeley was strongly influenced by contemporary visual art and music in forming his poetic technique.

Video artist Joan Jonas to give performance, talk on Dec. 3
Joan Jonas, recognized as one of America's premier video, visual and performance artists, will appear at UB next month for a video performance and a lecture.

The video performance will be held at 4 p.m. on Dec. 3 in the Screening Room, 112 Center for the Arts on the North Campus. The talk, "Video as Medium," will be given at 12:30 p.m. on Dec. 4 in 438 Clemens Hall, also on the North Campus. Jonas' appearances, part of Wednesdays at 4 Plus, will be free and open to the public.

In the early '70s, Jonas was one of the first to discover the medium's potential as a mirror that allowed performances to be easily disseminated and exhibited without the artist's physical presence. Jonas represented the United States in the 1995 Biennale D'art Contemporaine de Lyon and has received grants and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the CAT Fund.

A recipient of the 1989 Maya Daren Award, her work has been shown at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam and the Cleveland Center of Contemporary Art, among many other venues.

No Reporter on Nov. 27
The Reporter will not publish an issue on Nov. 27 due to the Thanksgiving holiday. The final issues of the fall semester will be published Dec. 4 and Dec. 11.

Greiner to speak on WBFO Dec. 9
President William R. Greiner will speak to the campus community Tuesday, Dec. 9, from 7 to 8 p.m. on WBFO-FM 88.7, UB's National Public Radio affiliate. He'll answer listeners' questions on this live call-in show hosted by WBFO reporter Mike McKay. Call 829-6000 with your questions.

Want to lead a Life Workshop?
The Office of Student Life is looking for leaders who are willing to share their special talents, knowledge and/or skills to lead a Life Workshop for the Spring 1998, semester. Workshop leaders are needed to cover any number of topics including, but not limited to, aerobics, calligraphy, business techniques, etc. Anyone who would like to get involved in Life Workshops and to gain valuable experience is asked to call the Student Life Office, 645-6125, by Nov. 21.

Libraries honored for digital initiative
The UB Libraries have received the 1997 Joseph F. Schubert Moving Towards Excellence Award from the New York State Library for its "Digital Library Initiative." The award recognizes efforts to improve quality of service to library users. Recipients are selected by the Regents Advisory Council on Libraries.

Regent James A. Dawson presented the award to Barbara von Wahlde, associate vice president for university libraries, and Stephen Roberts, associate director, at the annual conference of the New York Library Association, held recently in Syracuse.

The "Digital Library Initiative" was cited for:

- Establishment of a powerful information network and provision of 200 multi-media computer workstations.

- Providing access to a wide array of electronic information resources from workstations in the libraries and from remote sites in homes, offices and elsewhere on campus.

- ERIC On-line, providing access to electronic information systems and education articles for WNY teachers and personnel.

- Distance education initiatives and services.

UB receives federal grant for training of rehabilitation nurses
The School of Nursing has received a three-year, $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to be used for the training and preparation of rehabilitation nurses.

The grant will fund full tuition and stipends for qualified graduate students who are selected as Rehabilitation Service Administration Scholars.

To be admitted to the graduate program, applicants must have a baccalaureate degree in nursing, a 3.0 grade-point average, Graduate Record Examination scores, three references and at least one year of experience in a rehabilitation nursing-related position. They also must be interviewed by UB nursing faculty.

Federal employees are not eligible for this scholarship.

For more information, contact Sharon Dittmar at 829-2088.

Exhibit to feature work of Leandro Soto
"Three Installations," an exhibit by Leandro Soto, Cuban artist and designer currently in residence at UB, is on display at the Niagara Community College gallery until Nov. 26.

The gallery, located at 3111 Saunders Settlement Road, Route 31, in Sanborn, is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The installations, which Soto refers to as a sort of "visual poetry," are arranged using a variety of everyday American objects in order to create a mythological theme. Soto creates these artistic expressions as part of his exploration as he integrates into American culture.

Soto, a renowned Cuban artist, was one of the founders of Volumen I, an art group that changed the course of Cuban art. His work has been featured in major publications about the history of Cuban art, including "New Art of Cuba" by Luis Camnitzer.

Toronto design firm to exhibit work in UB Art Gallery
An exhibit featuring the innovative, multidisciplinary graphic designs of the Toronto firm Dinnick & Howells will open with a reception from 5:30-7:30 p.m. today in the Art Department Gallery in the Center for the Arts on the North Campus.

The exhibit, "Dinnick & Howells: Pictures, Words, Meaning, Effect," will be on display until Dec. 12 and will include a wide range of creative visual work, including packaging designs and posters, as well as book and CD covers.

The reception will follow a free public lecture by the firm partners Sarah Dinnick and Jonathan Howells, accompanied by a slide show of their work, beginning at 2 p.m. in Center for the Arts Screening Room.

Dinnick & Howells is a graphic-design studio that produces work in the cultural realm for art galleries and publishers, as well as for social and arts organizations. Clients include the Art Gallery of Toronto, Alfred A. Knopf Publishing, Esprit Orchestra, Levi Strauss & Co., the Museum for Textiles, Neil's Soup Kitchen, McGregor Socks and Random House Canada. The firm has earned many national and international awards.

The UB Art Gallery hours are Tuesday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday-Friday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. The exhibit is sponsored by the Cary Fund.

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