The Office of Alumni Relations at UB will host a tour of the Market Arcade complex in downtown Buffalo, including the recently opened Brecken-ridge Brewery and Pub, on Thursday, March 7.

The evening will begin with a cocktail reception at 5:30 p.m., followed by a talk at 6:30 p.m. on the history of the nearly century-old building, considered an historical keystone to the downtown Theatre District. At 7:15 p.m., the program will move next door to the pub, downtown's first and only brewery.

Dinner will be available at the brewery at participants' own expense.

The cost of the cocktail reception is $9 for alumni association members and $11 for the general public. Reservations are required, and must be made by Feb. 29 by calling the Office of Alumni Relations at 829-2608.

FRANTZ TO CHAIR DEPARTMENT IN GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

Thomas T. Frantz has been named chair of the Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology in the UB Graduate School of Education.

A UB faculty member since 1967, Frantz is founder of three groups that provide emotional counseling and support for terminally ill patients and bereaved families and individuals. The three are the Life Transition Center, Compassionate Friends and Suicide Bereavement Group.

Frantz has given more than 1,300 invited keynote addresses, workshops, invited lectures and in-service training sessions on topics including death and dying, stress, and dealing with chronic and often-terminal illness.

He is a member of the advisory board of the Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Center in Headwaters, Va., named for the pioneer in research on the emotional and psychological stages of death and dying.

A consultant to numerous health care-related organizations, Frantz also has published widely on topics related to student issues and concerns.

He earned a bachelor's degree from Grinnell College in Iowa and his master's and doctoral degrees from the University of Iowa.

Hensley awarded Class of '64 Scholarship

James Hensley, a third-year student in the UB School of Dental Medicine, has been named the first recipient of the school's Class of 1964 Scholarship.

The $500 scholarship is supported by contributions from the dental class of 1964. Selection of scholarship recipients is based on academic standing and financial need. Hensley, a cum laude graduate of State University at Stony Brook, has supported himself through his undergraduate and graduate education.

Kubala Named Citizen of Year by Am-Pol Eagle

Katharine P. Kubala, assistant dean, School of Architecture and Planning, has been named Citizen of the Year in the field of education by the Am-Pol Eagle. She was honored by the newspaper for her global approach to education. Kubala, who works with and assists students from all over the world, has traveled to Poland as an English teacher for Pomost International and worked as an exchange administrator at Jagiellonian University in Poland.

Kubala, who holds a B.A. degree in history and a master's degree in education from UB, worked in student services at Buffalo State College before coming to UB. She served as an academic advisor before becoming assistant dean in the School of Architecture and Planning.

She currently serves as first vice president of the Polish Arts Club of Buffalo.

Clinic Has Openings for Child, Family Cases

The Psychological Services Center in Park Hall, North Campus, serves the entire WNY region, providing treatment for a variety of problems experienced by children and their families.

Most common problems are childhood fears, such as fear of the dark or school phobias, behavioral problems at home and in school, excessive shyness and discomfort in social situations and parental concerns about how to discipline. Fees are low and on a sliding scale based on ability to pay.

For more information, call Michael Raulin, administrative director, at 645-3697.

Plaque to honor Women's Club donation to Tennis Center

A plaque to honor the UB Women's Club contribution to the Tennis Center renovation will be presented Monday, Feb. 19 at halftime during the Bulls' basketball game in Alumni Arena. The donation made possible the purchase of four state-of-the-art electronic portable scoreboards, a wind screen, court equipment and stadium bleachers.

UB Women's Club Celebrate 50! chair Marilyn Ciancio and club president, Janet Fedor, will receive the plaque which will be placed in the lobby of Alumni Arena as a permanent commemoration of the donation. Funds for the Tennis Center renovation were raised at the World University Games Global Extravaganza in 1993, the largest fundraiser in the history of the club. Marilyn Ciancio chaired the event and Rosalyn Levy was president at the time.

SUMMER RESEARCH SET FOR MINORITY SCHOLARS, In-SERVICE TEACHERS

The Department of Oral Biology in the UB School of Dental Medicine is offering a "Young Scholars" summer program designed to provide minority high school students with hands-on research experience.

The eight-week commuter program, being funded with a grant from the National Institutes of Health, will take place July 8 through Aug. 30.

Eight minority students entering their senior year of high school will be selected to participate, as will two in-service teachers who are minorities or teach in a predominantly minority high school. Students selected will receive a weekly stipend of $160. Teachers will receive $478 a week.

Participants will conduct research in one of the following areas: connective-tissue physiology, bacterial molecular genetics, structure-function relationship of macromolecules, cellular and humoral immunology, bacterial physiology and immunochemistry.

Students and teachers will work with a UB researcher on a project, and share research experiences in weekly seminars. Teachers will participate in a course on training students in cellular-molecular biological techniques and the application of research experience to the classroom.

Application deadline for the program is March 29. Applications are available from high-school principals, guidance counselors, or from UB Department of Oral Biology, 829-3827.

Male Volunteers Sought for brain function study

UB researchers are seeking healthy men under 40 to participate in a study involving brain function and attention. The two-part study is being conducted by Ralph Benedict, UB assistant professor of neurology and psychiatry.

Part one, a psychological exam, will be conducted at Buffalo General Hospital or the Erie County Medical Center. Part two, involving neuro-imaging, will be at Veterans Administration Medical Center. Those who complete the first part will be reimbursed $25; those who complete both parts, $125. Call 898-3371 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays if you are interested in participating.