Next
week is final issue
Next week's issue will be the Reporter's final issue of the spring
semester. Summer issues will be published on June 27 and July 25. Publication
of the newspaper for the fall semester will resume on Aug. 29.
Spinal
cord specialist named chair
Shanker Nesathurai, interim chair of the Department of Rehabilitation
Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine, has been named chair
of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in the School
of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, effective July 1.
Nesathurai
will hold the title of Capen Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine, in
addition to the chairmanship.
A
specialist in spinal cord injury and rehabilitation, he is principal
investigator on a $1.5 million, five-year grant from the National Institute
on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) to develop national
strategies to increase employment of people with disabilities. He also
conducts basic research related to spinal cord injury.
Soong
to receive Newmark Medal
Tsu Teh Soong, Samuel P. Capen Professor of Engineering Science, is
the recipient of the 2002 Nathan M. Newmark Medal from the American
Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
Soong,
who was a co-principal investigator of the National Science Foundation
grants that established the National Center for Earthquake Engineering
Research in 1986 and the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering
Research in 1997, will receive the prestigious award at the 15th Engineering
Mechanics Division Conference, to be held June 2-5 in New York.
The
Newmark Medal is given to an ASCE member whose outstanding contributions
in structural mechanics have substantially strengthened the scientific
base of structural engineering.
Soong
was cited "for his pioneering work, innovations and leadership in the
theory and applications of structural control systems in civil infrastructure
facilities."
Clarification
Senior Vice President Robert J. Wagner will step down from his post
as senior vice president on July 1, but will remain at UB as senior
counselor to President William R. Greiner on a regular, part-time basis.
Wagner's
status was misstated in a photo caption in last week's issue of the
Reporter.
Workshop
on feminism, child protection set
The connections between feminism, caretaker empowerment and child-protection
theories, policies and practices will be explored during a "Workshop
on Feminism and Child Protection: Tensions and Possibilities," to be
held tomorrow and Saturday in O'Brian Hall, North Campus.
The
workshop is sponsored by the Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy
in the Law School and the Feminism and Legal Theory Project in the Cornell
University Law School. It is open to the public; to register, go to
http://www.law.buffalo.edu/baldycenter.
Click on "conferences."
The
workshop will follow up an "uncomfortable conversation" held in April
1999 at Cornell between "advocates for children" and "advocates for
mothers" that generated continuing interest among scholars from a variety
of disciplines, specifically focused on the tensions between feminist
legal theory and child protection.
The
workshop being held at UB will feature three panels. Panel One, to be
held from 4-6 p.m. tomorrow in 545 O'Brian Hall, will focus on "Reconciling
the Rights of Mothers and Children." Panel Two, to be held from 9:30-11:45
a.m. on Saturday in 706 O'Brian, will examine "Conflicts in Theory and
Practice."
The
final panel, to be held from 1:15-3:30 p.m. on Saturday in 706 O'Brian,
will offer "New Frameworks with Which to Consider Feminism and Child
Protection."
Pharmacy
research seminar planned
Milap Nahata, professor of pharmacy and division chair of the College
of Pharmacy, will present a research seminar, entitled "Pediatric Pharmacotherapy:
An Orphan Ready for Adoption," at 8 a.m. May 14 in 200G Baldy Hall,
North Campus.
Nahata
also holds a position as professor of pediatrics and internal medicine
in the College of Medicine and Public Health at The Ohio State University
and Children's Hospital of Columbus.
The
seminar is sponsored by the Pharmacotherapy Reseach Center at the School
of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Update
on Ellicott renovations
The renovation of the Faculty Student Association's retail and food-service
operation in the Ellicott Complex continues to run ahead of schedule.
As a result, the timetable for certain events has been accelerated.
Please be aware of the following changes.
Marshall
Court
During the course of the project, heavy construction equipment and delivery
vehicles will require access to Marshall Court. A temporary access road
has been constructed from the northeast corner of the Fargo lot to Marshall
Court. Excavation and foundation work probably will begin next week
and continue for several weeks. During this period, there will be an
increase in traffic from the Fargo lot to Marshal Court. Please be alert
to construction equipment and truck traffic near the entrance to Fargo
during the day.
Corridor
Access
Beginning May 13, both hallways leading to the Student Club, as well
as the Student Club seating area and the Elli, will be closed so the
contractors can begin demolition in these areas. Use the tunnel walkway
for transiting around the Complex.
Plaza
Level
Beginning May 13, demolition of the skylights over the Student Club
will begin. During the demolition and subsequent construction of the
new mechanical room, the plaza will be closed periodically for safety
reasons. Please check the renovation hot line 645-2521, ext. 308, and
the Campus Dining and Shops Web site at www.myubcard.com
for updates.
The
Elli
The Elli will close May 10 and will not reopen until early September.
Hubie's will be open during the summer and will stock some basic health
and beauty aids, and snack foods.
The
Student Club
The Student Club will close May 9 and remain closed until the project
is completed in January 2003. Service will be available in Hubie's until
the project is complete. Summer hours for Hubie's will be 8 a.m. until
2 p.m. Monday through Friday
FSA's
goals during the construction process are to keep the project on schedule
while minimizing the inconveniences that may occur. For the convenience
of residents and faculty and staff members who work in the complex,
there will be postings around Ellicott throughout the construction process,
as well as updates at www.myubcard.com.
Contact Cindy Youngers or Mitch Green at 645-2521 with any questions
or concerns.
Law
alumni to honor six
Five graduates of the Law School will receive Distinguished Alumni Awards
for their valuable contributions to the legal profession and community
at the 40th annual UB Law Alumni Association meeting and dinner to be
held at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the Hyatt Regency Buffalo.
The
alumni association also will recognize a non-alumnus, Nils Olsen, dean
of the Law School since 1998, who will receive a special award for "outstanding
service to the Law School, university and community."
Awards
will be presented to:
- The
Hon. Julio M. Fuentes '75, who will be honored "for his conscientious
and diligent performance in the judiciary." With Fuentes' appointment
in March 2000 by President Clinton to the United States Court of Appeals,
3rd Circuit, he became the Law School's highest-ranking federal jurist.
- Kenneth
A. Manning '77, partner in the Buffalo-based law firm of Phillips,
Lytle, Hitchcock, Blaine & Huber LLP, will be honored "for his leadership
by example as a private practitioner." Manning handles large, complex
litigation cases, prosecuting and defending class actions, product
liability, personal injury and commercial litigations.
- Robert
M. Elardo '81, managing attorney for the Volunteer Lawyers Project,
Inc., will be honored "for his commitment to public service." Since
1984, he has run this pro bono program that coordinates the efforts
of volunteer attorneys in the provision of quality civil legal services
to low income people and small not-for-profit groups.
- John
T. Frizzell '55, of counsel in the Buffalo office of Hiscock Barclay
Saperston & Day, will be honored "for his many contributions to the
betterment of our community." Frizzell, whose practice over the years
has concentrated in civil litigation, has served the community as
an arbitrator and mediator, as a past president of the Erie County
Bar Association, and as a past director of the Erie County Bar Foundation.
- Vikki
L. Pryor '78, president and CEO of SBLI USA Mutual Life Insurance
Co., will be honored "for her exemplary performance in business."
Having earned bachelor's, MBA and JD degrees, as well as a CPA, Pryor
in less than 24 months led the turnaround of the 61-year-old New York
company into a mutual life insurance company with $18 billion dollars
of insurance in force, and $1.3 billion is assets.
- Nils
Olsen, dean and professor of the Law School, will be honored "for
outstanding service to the Law School and the community by a non-alumnus."
Appointed dean in August 1998, Olsen directed the implementation of
the school's new curriculum. He has overseen the development of 12
concentrations, an enlargement in the applicant pool and selectivity,
and an increase in private support.
Elder
law fair to be held May 16
The Law School will co-sponsor an Elder Law Fair from 8:30 a.m. to 1
p.m. May 16 in the Hearthstone Manor, 333 Dick Road, Depew.
The
fair will offer free seminars on legal issues pertaining to health and
long-term care planning, and is open to senior citizens, family members,
caregivers, case managers and other professionals in the field of aging
and long-term care.
Hon.
Vincent E. Doyle, district administrative judge, Eighth Judicial District,
will give the keynote address.
Attorneys
will be available to answer questions and assist in the completion of
health-care proxy forms.
To
register, call 858-8544.
Malaysian
ambassador to visit
Dato' Ghazzali Sheikh Abdul Khalid, the Malaysian ambassador to the
United States, will present awards to outstanding Malaysian students
from various U.S. colleges and universitiesincluding UBas
part of the Ambassador's Awards Night, to be held from 7-11 p.m. May
19 in the Grand Ballroom of the Buffalo-Niagara Marriott.
The
awards night will be the final event of the 2002 Malaysian Students
Sports Carnival, to be held May 17-19 in Alumni Arena, North Campus.
The
carnival will be hosted by the Malaysian Student Association at UB.
Attendance is free and spectators are welcome.
Formerly
known as the Midwest Games, this annual event is held to gather Malaysian
students from around the United States for a few days of sports, games,
fun and food.
Participants
will be able to compete in tennis, soccer, basketball, ping pong or
badminton, but the main purpose of the carnival is to make new friends
and meet Malaysians from different parts of the United States, says
Sherene Cheah, a member of the Malaysian Student Association and an
organizer of the event.
For
further information, contact Cheah at 645-8850, or spcheah@acsu.buffalo.edu.