Atelier and Open House, 1996 will be observed April 12 and 13 by the UB School of Architecture and Planning.

A lecture by Philip Langdon on "Reshaping the American Suburb" April 12 at 5:30 p.m. in 301 Crosby Hall opens a series to continue through April. Langdon has been an editor and writer for national publications on architecture, planning, real estate, house design and construction for more than 20 years. The lecture will be followed by a reception and opening of student and alumni exhibits sponsored by the Alumni Association and the Friends of the School of Architecture and Planning.

Open House activities include an Architecture Department presentation in 20 Knox Hall at 11 a.m. and an environmental design presentation at noon in 14 Knox. From noon -3 p.m. a tour of the school will be given. Buses leave the North Campus at noon and 1 p.m.

The lecture series includes talks April 17 by Guise Hariri of Hariri and Hariri, New York, speaking on recent work; and April 24 by Robert T. Coles, FAIA, of Robert Coles and Assoc., Buffalo, on "Bucky Fuller and the Design of UB's Physical Education Complex."

Exhibits in the James Dyett Gallery, 335 Hayes Hall, include "Negotiated Construction" April 22-May 3, a school-wide collaborative design project done in conjunction with the Junior Studio curriculum. From May 13 to June 14, graduate thesis presentations will be on view.

Bolshoi Ballet Ensemble at Center for the Arts

The UB Center for the Arts will present the Bolshoi Ballet Ensemble March 28 at 8 p.m. in the Center for the Arts Mainstage, North Campus.

The ensemble, under the artistic direction of Yuri Grigorovich, features the stars of the Bolshoi Ballet. The company of 50 principal dancers will make only one WNY appearance during its first tour of the U.S. since 1993.

The ensemble will perform pieces adapted or choreographed by Grigorovich, who became artistic director of the Bolshoi in 1964.

The Bolshoi is named for the Bolshoi Petrovsky Theatre built in 1856, in which the 250-member company resides. Moscow's renowned dance troupe began in 1776 when the first dancers made debuts. Moscow blossomed into a ballet powerhouse as it competed with St. Petersburg, early center for Russian ballet.

Ticket prices are $40, $34, and $28, available through the Center for the Arts Box Office (645-ARTS) and all Ticketmaster locations.

KEVIN HANLEY TO HEAD UB DENTAL ALUMNI

Kevin J. Hanley has been elected president of the 1,300-member UB Dental Alumni Association for a one-year term ending in December.

A specialist in orthodontics, Hanley is a 1978 graduate of the UB School of Dental Medicine, with a practice in North Buffalo. He serves as UB clinical assistant professor of orthodontics.

Other newly elected officers are:

Raymond G. Miller, president-elect. A 1985 UB dental school graduate, he is a UB clinical instructor of oral diagnostic sciences and is in practice in Lancaster; Michael D. Ehlers, secretary. A 1985 UB dental school graduate, he is a UB clinical instructor of restorative dentistry and is in practice in Boston; Richard J. Lynch, treasurer. A 1983 UB dental school graduate, he is in practice in Buffalo.

Philosophy conference REMEMBERS George HOURANI

The UB Department of Philosophy is the sponsor of a conference, "Averroes and His Influence: Remembering George Hourani," to be held April 12 and 13 in the Center for Inquiry, 1310 Sweet Home Road.

The conference on 12th century philosopher Averroes honors the late George Hourani, a longtime member of UB's Philosophy Department. Mourad Wahba, Department of Education, University of Ain Shams, Cairo, Egypt, will give the opening address April 12 on "Averroes Here and Now."

Leading a symposium on "The Harmony Between Religion and Philosophy" will be Charles Butterworth, Department of Government and Politics, University of Maryland, College Park; Therese Anne Druart, Department of Philosophy, The Catholic University of America and Richard C. Taylor, Department of Philosophy, Marquette University. Paul Kurtz, UB Department of Philosophy, will speak on "Free Inquiry and Islamic Studies: The Significance of George Hourani."

April 13 speakers are Timothy J. Madigan, Free Inquiry magazine; Ioanna Kucuradi, Department of Philosophy, Hacettepe University, Turkey; Ghazala Irfan, Department of Philosophy, University of the Punjab, Pakistan; Rob Tielman, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Also: Michael E. Marmura, Department of Philosophy, University of Toronto; Parviz Morewedge, senior research fellow, The Institute of Global Cultural Studies, State University at Binghamton; Mona Abousenna, Department of Education, Ain Shams University, Cairo; Alfred Ivry, Department of Middle Eastern Studies, New York University and Jorge Gracia, UB Department of Philosophy. For more information, call Tim Madigan, 636-7571.

LOPEZ TO LECTURE ON SPANISH-AMERICAN THEATER

Luis Molina Lopez, director of the Latin American Center for Theatre Research and Creation, will present a lecture on Ibero-American Theatre, "The Last Decade: A Global Perspective" at 3 p.m. Friday, April 12, in the Screening Room in the Center for the Arts on the North Campus.

The lecture, which will be enhanced with visual material, is one of those offered at 3 p.m. on the second Friday of each month as part of the International Theatre Lecture Series.

The series, sponsored by the International Artistic and Cultural Exchange Program of the UB Department of Theatre and Dance, is directed by Maria Horne, assistant professor of theatre and dance.

Qigong Institute plans two-day event

The UB Qigong Institute will present two days of programs March 30 and 31 on Qigong, an ancient Chinese form of meditation that heals and develops the body as well as the mind. Activities will be held in Room 210, Student Union, North Campus.

Among highlights March 30 will be a dinner, cultural show and two speakers: Jeffrey Chow, president of the international Yan Xin Qigong Institute will discuss his age regression experience on learning Qigong a few years ago; Hao Wang, general secretary of the International Qigong Association, will talk about the renowned Chinese qigong master Yan Xin. On March 31, group practice will be held at Niagara Falls from 10 a.m.-noon. Registration fee, which includes the dinner, is: students, $10; non-students, $15. For more information call 689-3947.

RIVERA RECEIVES ECC'S EBONY AND IVORY AWARD

Michael Rivera, senior associate in career planning and placement at UB, was one of 13 recipients of Erie Community College's Ebony and Ivory Awards recognizing community work that typifies Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "dream."

A co-founder of the WNY Hispanic Heritage Festival, Rivera has been a leader in community organizations for more than 30 years. A strong link between the Hispanic community and organizations in public and private sectors, he has been honored by PODER/Latinos Unidos, the UB Professional Staff Senate, the Puerto Rican-Chicano Committee and UB's Educational Opportunity Program.

He has held leadership positions in many organizations, including Father Belle Community Center, United Way of WNY, Community Action Organization of WNY, Boys and Girls Clubs of Buffalo Inc., Los Tianos Senior Citizens Inc., and the Developmental Disabilities Planning Council of Erie County. Also, Erie County Mental Hygiene Community Service Advisory Board, Buffalo Urban League Economic Development/Employment Council Advisory Board, ECC Athletic Advisory Board, Ch. 17, Erie County Cultural Resources Advisory Board and the local American Red Cross chapter.

A member of the UB professional staff since 1973, Rivera earned a bachelor's degree from Buffalo State College and a master's from UB.

STUDENT AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS TAKE TOP PRIZE

The UB chapter of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) drove away with first prize in a student competition at the world's largest engineering congress held last month in Detroit. The win at the International Congress and Exhibition of the Society of Automotive Engineers, was a "birthday gift" for the UB chapter, celebrating its 10th year on campus.

UB defeated 14 teams with projects on the theme, "Technical Cooperation and Global Competition." Contributing to UB's win were the hybrid engine in its 1995 prizewinning super-mileage car; the club's WEB page on the Internet and its approach to the design of an electronic suspension system, a feature in its 1996 formula car. The car will compete at the Pontiac, Mich., Silver Dome in May. A mini-Baja car will compete in Milwaukee in June and the high-mileage car will compete in Michigan in June.

Faculty advisor of the SAE student chapter is Andres Soom, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering. Chapter members attending the congress were Stephanie Cornelius, Jeff Luker, John LeRoy, Kirk Stalis, Bill Verwys, Shawn Campbell, Josh Donay, Carl Moll, Luke Parker and Nolan Rabinowitz.

JAGIELLONIAN SCHOLAR TO DISCUSS WOMEN's IMAGES IN POLISH ART

Polish art historian Maria Hussakowska-Szyszko, professor of art history at Krak÷w's Jagiellonian University, will present a slide lecture, "Images of Women in Turn-of-the-Century Polish Art" at noon April 3 in 608 Clemens Hall, North Campus. The lecture, co-sponsored by the UB Department of Art History and the Polish Arts Club of Buffalo as part of the Jagiellonian Lecture Series, is free and open to the public. Lectures are given by Jagiellonian faculty in residence at UB under an exchange agreement.

Hussakowska-Szyszko will discuss interpretations of the images of women produced by Polish male painters at the turn of the 19th century. UB Professor Peter Gessner, representing the Polish Arts Club, says that was an historic period in which Polish artists sought fresh iconography to express their nationalism after the failure of Polish insurrections against European powers that had partitioned the nation earlier in the century.

In residence in UB's Art History Department for the spring semester, Hussakowska-Szyszko is preparing, "Polish Art: New Directions," an exhibition of recent Polish paintings April 12-May 31 in University Gallery, Center for the Arts. She will co-curate the show with Carol Zemel, UB professor of art history.