Albright to speak
Distinguished stateswoman Madeleine Albright will speak at 8 p.m. Nov. 15 in Alumni Arena on the North Campus as part of the 15th annual Distinguished Speakers Series.

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UB and the Don Davis Auto World Lectureship Fund are presenting the 2001-02 series. UB's undergraduate Student Association is the series sponsor. The Division of Student Affairs will sponsor Albright's lecture.

Tickets may be purchased at the Center for the Arts box office from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and at all Ticketmaster outlets. Special group rates are available by calling 645-6147, ext. 228. Ticket prices range from $12 to $36.

The United States' 64th secretary of state, Albright is known for her insight, ingenuity and savvy tools with which she has been able to bridge the divides of race, nationality, religion and gender. Her reputation as one of the country's most distinguished statespersons was forged in such contested regions as Kosovo, the Middle East and East Timor.

Albright was the first woman to serve as U.S. secretary of state and is the highest-ranking female in the history of American governance.

Prior to serving as secretary of state, Albright was the permanent U.S. representative to the United Nations.

Braun receives Fulbright award
Kazimierz Braun, professor of theatre and dance, has received a Fulbright award to teach and conduct research in Poland during the Spring 2002 semester.

Braun will teach seminars on modern theater history and theatricality of culture at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, where he earned a master's degree in literature and a doctorate in philosophy.

He also will teach theater directing at the Visual Arts Academy in Poznan.

While in Poland, Braun will conduct research on the life and works of pianist, composer and statesman Ignacy Paderewski (1860-1941). He plans to write a play about Paderewski, which he will submit for production at UB.

Braun is one of approximately 2,000 award winners who will travel abroad for the 2001-02 academic year through the Fulbright program.

A UB faculty member since 1987, Braun headed the acting program from 1987-90. He was named a full professor—a state title in Poland—by President Lech Walesa in 1992.

Welch to speak at Emeritus meeting
Claude E. Welch, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Political Science in the College of Arts and Sciences, will speak at the next meeting of the Emeritus Center, to be held at 2 p.m. Nov. 13 in 102 Goodyear Hall, South Lounge, on the South Campus.

Co-director of the Human Rights Center in the Law School, Welch has written and edited several books and numerous articles on the politics of Asia and Africa, focused in particular on human rights and the role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in achieving and protecting them.

The meeting is open to all members of the UB community.

For further information, contact the Emeritus Center at 829-2271.

Cookie bake-off winners named
The Cookie Bake-off and Sale sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences raised $399.07 to benefit the SEFA campaign, organizers report.

Mary Camille Schwindler of Records and Registration was named the winner in two separate categories. She won for "Best Nut-Based Cookie"—"Hello Dolly Bars"—and for "Best Heirloom Recipe"—"Poor Man's Cookies."

Other winners were Susan Boldt of the Office of the Vice President for Research, for "Most Creative Cookie"—"Melting Moments;" Rachel Gucwa, a student, for "Best Chocolate-Based Cookie"—"Out of Control, Out of This World Chocolate Cookies," and Debbie Stamm of the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences for "Best Fruit-Based Cookie"—"Cranberry Chip Cookies."

Serving as judges for the bake-off, which was held Oct. 18 in the Student Union, were Janice Okun, food editor of The Buffalo News; Ann McCarthy, director of consumer affairs for Wegmans and chair of the 2001 Buffalo and Erie County United Way Campaign; Trish Mullaney, owner of the Dessert Deli on Maple Road in Williamsville, and Dennis Black, vice president for student affairs. President Greiner was an "unofficial taster."

Bake-off organizers also report that the CAS culinary raffle raised $871 to benefit SEFA.

MyUB now is available to graduate students
MyUB, a Web initiative geared toward personalizing the university-student connection, now is available to graduate students looking for help in wading through the deluge of resources and information at UB.

Part of the university's "iConnect@UB" computing initiative for undergraduates, MyUB covers the range of topics that is important to students—from survival skills, making the transition from high school to college, living independently and what to expect in classes to degree requirements, student services, computer training and career-planning advice.

"MyUB serves as a compass and an online coaching-and-mentoring system to make sure that you have access to the resources you need when you need (them)," said Rebecca Bernstein, leader of the Web Team in University Communications. "It's having access to a portal that's filled with information that's unique to you."

MyUB—which can be accessed at http://myub.buffalo.edu—offers "one-stop shopping" for information pertinent to course offerings and schedules, financial aid and registration, exams, grades, degree requirements, student services, events and computer training. Students can check out the latest in news and sports, too, both at UB and around the country. For upper-level students, career counseling and job resources also are available. Moreover, students can add bookmarks to their personal pages and hook into the site from any computer, on campus or off, with Internet access.

The largest user base remains freshmen, with a more than 90 percent current penetration rate, while roughly 72 percent of upperclassmen and nearly 20 percent of graduate students are taking advantage of the service, according to statistics supplied by the UB Web Team. So far this semester, MyUB has recorded about 18,527 unique logins.

UB incubator is new home for faculty start-up company
The UB Technology Incubator is the new home of Nanogenesys, a technology start-up company founded by a UB professor to produce miniaturized devices for conducting biomedical analysis.

The company produces nanospray emitters, a revolutionary, cost-effective deposition method for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications that was developed by Troy Wood, associate professor of chemistry and vice president of Nanogenesys.

Licensed from UB, the new deposition process creates extremely durable polymer coatings for emitters used with commercial electrospray mass spectrometry.

The method developed by Wood and his colleagues deposits minute levels of liquid polymers onto solid surfaces at far less expense than the metal coatings—usually gold—that now are used. Metal-coated nanospray emitters tend to have very short usable lifetimes, usually only a few minutes. The polymer-coated nanospray emitters licensed by Nanogenysis have useable lifetimes ranging from a few hours to a few days.

Using capillary action, nanospray produces a fine mist through the Niagara Flow, a glass tip also developed by Wood and his colleagues, that emits polymer liquid droplets containing sample molecules into an electrical field. These droplets undergo a "coulombic explosion," which releases sample molecules in the form of ions, which then are injected into a mass spectrometer for detection.

"We're a spin-off of the university," said Marie Moy, Nanogenesys president. "The incubator facilitates start-ups to become profitable and marketable. It's perfectly suited, convenient to UB, with low overhead. We didn't even have to install laboratory hoods."

Since 1988, the UB Technology Incubator has assisted technology start-ups by providing affordable business services, flexible rental terms and office and laboratory space. It currently is home to 16 technology-based companies, most of which have close links to UB.

Holiday Print Sale set
The annual Holiday Print Sale featuring work by students and alumni of the Department of Art will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Nov. 16 in the Center for the Arts Atrium.

The sale will benefit the Printmaking Program and the ePIC (experimental Print Imaging Center) in the Department of Art.

Prints by UB students and alumni, as well as participants in ePIC's Community Printshop, will be on display for purchase. Cash or checks will be accepted.

For further information, call 645-6878, ext. 1369.

Jazz group Soulive to appear in CFA
Jazz group Soulive will perform at 8 p.m. Nov. 12 in the Mainstage theater in the Center for the Arts, North Campus. Media sponsor for the concert is WBFO 88.7 FM, UB's National Public Radio affiliate.

The group is composed of drummer Alan Evans, his brother, Neal Evans, on Hammond B-3 organ, Wurlitzer and piano, and guitarist Eric Krasno.

While the trio is steeped in the soul-jazz tradition that's an integral part of Blue Note history, the band is breaking new ground in the jazz vanguard, thanks to its uncanny ability to incorporate the dance music of the day—hip-hop, old-school soul, dub, funk and rock.

The band has recorded the well-received album "Turn It Out" (with guest guitarist John Scofield ) and an EP "Get Down!" In addition, the trio has opened for Dave Matthews Band, John Scofield and Maceo Parker, co-headlined with DJ Logic and has headlined—and sold out—the House of Blues in Boston and the Bowery Ballroom in New York City on numerous occasions.

Tickets for Soulive are $18.50 for the general public and $15.50 for UB students and are available from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday at the CFA box office and at all Ticketmaster locations.

For more information, call 645-ARTS.

"Cloud 9" set for Nov. 14-18
The Department of Theatre and Dance will present the Victorian parody "Cloud 9" Nov. 14-18 in the Black Box Theatre in the Center for the Arts, North Campus.

"Cloud 9" is a parody and spoof of the Victorian Empire and its rigid attitudes, especially towards sex. The play is written by British playwright Caryl Churchill, whose political perspective and experimentation with theatrical forms has made her one of the most important contemporary female playwrights in Britain. Her writing focuses on issues of class and economics and their effect on women.

"Cloud 9" will be directed by Jerry Finnegan and will include an all-student cast. Performances will be at 8 p.m. Nov. 14, 15 and 16; 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Nov. 17, and 6 p.m. Nov. 18.

Tickets for "Cloud 9" are $5 and may be purchased from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday at the Center for the Arts box office and at all Ticketmaster locations. For more information, call 645-ARTS.