Cedric M. Smith, professor of pharmacology and toxicology at UB, has been appointed to a five-year term on the Expert Advisory Panel on Drug Information Science of the United States Pharmacopeia (USP).

The USP is a non-profit organization responsible for establishing public standards of strength, quality, purity, packaging and labeling for drugs, medicines and other health-care devices and services.

The Expert Advisory Panel on Drug Information Science will be concerned primarily with expanding the USP drug and therapeutic-information database, which recently combined with the AMA Drug Evaluations database. The new combined database will represent a national consensus of drug and therapeutic information that will be used by medicine, pharmacy, nursing and other health professions.

Smith holds undergraduate degrees from Oklahoma State University and University of Illinois, a master's in pharmacology from the University of Illinois Graduate College and a medical degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine.

A member of the UB faculty since 1966, he served as chair of the UB Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology from 1966-73. He was founding director of the New York State Research Institute on Addictions, formerly the Research Institute on Alcoholism, and remained at its head from 1970-79.

For the past 12 years, in addition to his regular teaching responsibilities, Smith has been course coordinator of the fundamentals of pharmacology medical course, a portion of which was adopted by the USP as a model for a national medical-student competition on writing standard drug information for patients.

Smith has published widely on his research in neuropharmacology and psychopharmacology, and serves on the editorial boards of several professional journals. His publications include four books; the new Essentials of Pharmacology, published this year by W.B. Saunders, was written and edited with Alan Reynard, UB professor of pharmacology and therapeutics.

A member of numerous professional societies, he serves on the Board of Regents of the American College of Clinical Pharmacology.

WINTER TO DISCUSS UB/BUSINESS LINK

The dean of the University at Buffalo School of Management will discuss "Managing the UB/Buffalo Business Connection" in a "UB at SUNRISE" breakfast program to be held from 7:30-9 a.m. Nov. 30, in the Buffalo Marriott, 1340 Millersport Highway, Amherst. The program is open to the public.

Frederick W. Winter will focus on the local, regional, national and global components of the mission of the UB School of Management, as well as the importance of the business community in each. He also will discuss the potential for partnership arrangements, and how such alliances strengthen UB and WNY.

Dean of the school since 1994, Winter previously was head of the Department of Business Administration, part of the College of Commerce, at the University of Illinois, and a faculty member at Illinois beginning in 1971.

"UB at SUNRISE" is produced by the UB Alumni Association and UB's Office of Conferences and Special Events, News Services and Office of Publications. It also is supported by the Office of University Development and the Office for Public Service and Urban Affairs.

SCIENCES ALUMNI TO HEAR TALK ON "MAGIC, SCIENCE AND THE PARANORMAL"

Ever wondered if you've experienced ESP (extrasensory perception)? You may have a chance to find out, Tuesday, Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. at a UB Sciences Alumni Association talk on "Magic, Science and the Paranormal."

Free and open to the public, the talk by Clyde F. Herreid, Distinguished Teaching Professor of Biological Sciences at UB, will be held on UB's North Campus in Room 20, Knox Hall.

Herreid, who is also an amateur magician and sometimes uses magic in his classes, will explore the controversial field of the paranormal. He will give members of the audience a self-test for ESP, then attempt to demonstrate clairvoyance, thought transfer and psychokinesis, using high-scoring individuals.

In the talk, Herreid will discuss the interface between science, magic and religion, which, he says all have a common origin-the human desire to understand and control our world. Historically, these fields were not seen as distinct, as each consisted of special knowledge and power granted to only a few individuals, priests and shamans.

Herreid is academic director of UB's Honors Program. The recipient of a Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1981, Herreid in 1988 was awarded the title of Distinguished Teaching Professor, the highest faculty rank in the SUNY system, by the SUNY Board of Trustees.

He has been featured in The New York Times and on CNN for his innovative approaches to science education.

The talk is sponsored by the UB Sciences Alumni Association of the UB Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics.

NURSING STUDENTS, GRADS RECEIVE AWARDS

Two graduates and two students in the Family Nurse Practitioner Program in the UB School of Nursing recently won awards from state and national nursing associations.

Beverly Ann Shipe, a 1983 graduate of the nursing school's master's-degree program, received the Loretta C. Ford Award for Excellence in the category of advanced practitioner clinical practice at the 30th National Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Symposium in Keystone, Colo. Shipe is a teacher/practitioner in the Sweet Home School District.

Ann Marie MacIsaac, a 1982 master's degree graduate, has been named 1995 Nurse Practitioner of the Year by the New York State Coalition of Nurse Practitioners Inc. MacIsaac has worked in rheumatology at the Buffalo VA Medical Center for 16 years. Her award was based on contributions to her profession through clinical expertise, published research and leadership.

Francis Frazier received the 1995 Sandy Shaw Student Nurse Practitioner Award from the New York State Coalition of Nurse Practitioners Inc. for his professional commitment, community involvement and leadership abilities. The award was established in 1990 in honor of Ms. Shaw, a coalition member who died of cancer in 1989.

Frazier, a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux tribe of Eagle Butte, S.D., is studying at UB in the nursing school's Native American Family Nurse Practitioner Recruitment Program. He is completing his final semester in the master's degree program, which trains advanced-degree health care professionals who will work with Native American populations.

Joan Tudini, a post-master's-degree student in the Adult Nurse Practitioner Program, has received the first Hon. Arthur O. Eve Student Scholarship Award from the New York State Coalition of Nurse Practitioners Inc. She placed first in an essay contest on "The Perceived Role of the Nurse Practitioners in Health Care Reform." Tudini received $500 and a one-year student membership in the coalition.

MATCHING FUNDS AVAILABLE THROUGH GRANT PROGRAM

The Office of the Vice President for Research has announced the Equipment Challenge Grant Program for 1995-96. It provides up to $25,000 as matching funds to faculty who submit a proposal to an external government or private sector source.

The program is intended to assist faculty with adding, upgrading or replacing instruments for their research by providing matching funds to make their proposal more attractive.

Applications for these matching funds will be accepted by the Office of the Vice President for Research at any time, but faculty must apply for these funds before their final research proposal is submitted to the Office of Sponsored Programs Administration.

Program guidelines can be requested from the Office of the Vice President for Research, 516 Capen Hall, 645-3321.