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Pelham to present lecture

William E. Pelham Jr., an internationally known expert in ADHD treatment, will discuss the range of approaches to treat this disorder in the inaugural President Award for Faculty Excellence lecture, to be held at 5 p.m. Monday in Diefendorf Hall, South Campus.

The award was established in spring 2008 by President John B. Simpson to recognize a UB faculty member who has achieved the highest degree of excellence as a scholar, community citizen and educator.

The lecture is free and open to the public.

Pelham is a SUNY and UB Distinguished Professor of psychology, pediatrics and psychiatry, and director of UB’s Center for Children and Families. His summer treatment program for children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder has been recognized by the American Psychological Association, the nonprofit organization Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration as a model program. The treatment program is recognized widely as the state of the art in treatment for ADHD.

ADHD is a chronic mental health disorder, diagnosed in 2 to 9 percent of children, that causes serious relationship problems, disrupts learning and inhibits friendships, and can have adverse effects throughout life.

In his lecture “Medicating America’s Children: Medication and Alternatives to Treating ADHD,” Pelham will discuss the risks, benefits and costs of treatment to children, families, schools and society at large. He will describe a series of studies conducted at UB that have evaluated medication, behavioral treatments and their combination.

A graduate of Dartmouth College, Pelham earned his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Stony Brook University. He was a member of the faculties of Washington State University, Florida State University and the University Pittsburgh prior to joining UB in 1996.

He has authored or co-authored nearly 300 professional publications dealing with ADHD, its assessment and treatments. He has received more than 60 research grants from federal agencies, foundations and pharmaceutical companies, and has served as a consultant/advisor to numerous federal agencies on ADHD and related topics. Pelham also founded and directs the biennial Niagara Conference on Evidence-based Treatments for Childhood and Adolescent Mental Health Problems.

‘Basically Bull’ presents keyboard music

UB pianist Alan Feinberg will present “Basically Bull,” a faculty recital featuring 17th century avant-garde keyboard music, at 8 p.m. Tuesday in Lippes Concert Hall in Slee Hall, North Campus.

The program for the concert features works by composers John Bull, William Birde (perhaps known better as Byrd), Thomas Tomkins, William Blitheman and Orlando Gibbons.

Program notes on the early keyboard pieces will be discussed during the performance itself.

Tickets are $5 for general admission and free for UB students.

Poetics Program presents theater

The UB Poetics Program will present Poets Theater, rarely performed plays by poets from the UB Poetry Collection and beyond, this semester at the new Burchfield Penney Art Center, 1300 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo.

The lineup includes a performance of “The Origins of Old Son” by Robert Duncan at 7 p.m. March 5.

“The Origins of Old Son” is an important, unpublished work by Duncan, one of the few existing copies of which is housed in the UB Poetry Collection. The play, a comic parody of figures at Black Mountain College infused with Duncan’s characteristic wit, has not been produced since its premiere at Black Mountain in the mid-1950s.

Also being staged that night will be a number of other short plays, including rarely seen one-acts by the late poet Barbara Guest, a dramatic interpretation of excerpts from “Clairvoyant Journal” by Hannah Weiner and an original work by A. J. Patrick Liszkiewicz—“Alphabet Man”— fusing music, theater and animation.

Poets Theater will continue at 7 p.m. April 2 with a full-length staging of “Celebrity Hospital” by San Francisco-based poet and playwright Kevin Killian.

While there is no charge for admission to the Poets Theater, a fee of $7 for adults and $4 for students and seniors is charged to enter the Burchfield Penney museum. Museum members are free.

Poets Theater is supported by the Burchfield Penney Art Center and the David Gray Chair of Poetry and Letters, the McNulty Chair, the Poetry Collection and the Graduate Poetics Group, all at UB.

Communication topic of workshop

“Communicating with International Students,” a workshop designed to help UB employees avoid miscommunication with international students and better respond to their needs, will be held from noon to 1:30 p.m. March 6 in 120 Clemens Hall, North Campus

The workshop, which is free and open to the public, will outline communication strategies used by international students, explain the reasons why students employ various strategies and suggest best practices for effective communication and understanding.

Presenters include Ellen Dussourd, director, of the Office of International Student and Scholar Services, and UB students Fei Jiang, Melitta Mendoca, Seon jo Park, Sung Ok Park, Chaitanya Puranik, Tao Xu and Weiwei Zhu.

For more information, contact International Student and Scholar Services at 645-2258.

Music to present free events

Budget-conscious music lovers at UB can find much to keep them busy in March.

The free monthly Brown Bag Concert will take place at noon on March 3 in Lippes Concert Hall in Slee Hall, North Campus, and will feature percussion solos, a percussion/cello duo, a cello solo and a piano duo.

Now in its 11th season, the Brown Bag series of free, informal concerts presented during the lunch hour allows patrons to catch a glimpse of the kind of programming offered on a regular basis by the Department of Music. Patrons are encouraged to bring their lunch and enjoy a complimentary cup of Starbucks coffee. Each attendee will receive a pair of complimentary tickets to a more formal concert within the following month.

Several student recitals also will be presented free of charge:

• Chris Culp, clarinet, M.M. recital, 3 p.m. March 1, Baird Recital Hall, 250 Baird Hall, North Campus.

• Lana Stafford, flute, Mus.B. recital, 8 p.m. March 17, Baird Recital Hall.

• Drew Burke, tenor, M.M. recital, 8 p.m. March 28, Baird Recital Hall.

• Eriko Mon Louis, piano, Mus.B. recital, 8 p.m. March 31, Baird Recital Hall.