| VOLUME 30, NUMBER 12 | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1998 |
The Reporter will not publish an issue on Nov. 26 due to the Thanksgiving holiday. The final two issues of the fall semester will be published Dec. 3 and Dec. 10.
Strauss named chair of Physiology, Biophysics
He brings to UB an extensive research background in the electrophysiology of cardiac cells, and is principal investigator on three major federal grants studying the structure and function of potassium channels in order to develop safer and more effective antiarrhythmic drugs. He has published more than 100 articles in peer-reviewed journals.
In recognition of two decades of involvement with the American Heart Association, Strauss received its Award for Meritorious Achievement in 1996. He has served on various committees and boards of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health. He is associate editor of Circulation Research and is on the editorial board of the Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology.
He is a member of the New York Academy of Sciences and a diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine.
Nuclear reactor facility to hold annual emergency exercise
The Nuclear Reactor Facility on the South Campus will hold its annual emergency exercise at 10 a.m. on Monday.
In addition to staff from Occupational and Environmental Safety Services, the drill will involve UB units that include the Department of Public Safety, as well as the VA Medical Center, Buffalo Fire Department, Buffalo Police Department, Erie County Medical Center, Twin City Ambulance and the Emergency Medical Service of Erie County.
Winter parking rules start Sunday
Campus Parking and Transportation Services reminds the university community that winter parking rules begin Sunday.
Through April 15, no overnight parking is allowed from midnight to 6:30 a.m., except in designated spaces or lots. Faculty, staff and students are asked not to park in fire lanes or to triple park (making three lanes out of two), which may result in vehicles being towed.
Overnight parking is restricted to the following lots:
*Faculty-Staff lots-student permits not valid 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday-Friday.
In addition, inclement winter weather may cause bus-service delays. Campus Parking and Transportation Services asks that students allow extra time to get to classes, as poor weather and road conditions on wintry days may create some Blue Bird transportation delays.
Correction
UB plans symposium on cardiovascular diseases
A Pharmacotherapy for Cardiovascular Diseases Symposium will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Nov. 19 and 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Nov. 20 in the Sheraton Inn Buffalo Airport, 2040 Walden Ave., Buffalo.
Sponsored by the Department of Pharmacy Practice in the School of Pharmacy and the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, the symposium will provide an overview of important advances in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases.
The symposium, which is targeted to pharmacists and other interested health-care professionals, will offer continuing-education credits. For more information, call 645-2828, ext. 247.
Genetic testing to be topic of Senior Alumni Luncheon
Technological advances in genetics will be discussed during a UB Senior Alumni Luncheon program at noon on Nov. 20 in the Center for Tomorrow on the North Campus. The speaker will be Carolyn D. Farrell, a UB alumna and director of clinical genetic services at Roswell Park Cancer Institute.
Among the issues she will discuss will be the social, legal and ethical ramifications of genetic testing and counseling.
The cost of the luncheon, designed for UB senior alumni, their spouses and guests, will be $10 per person. For more information or to make reservations, call 829-2608.
Golden Key holds 11th annual induction
The UB Chapter of the Golden Key National Honor Society conducted its 11th annual induction ceremony on Oct. 19 in Slee Hall on the North Campus. This year, 350 juniors and seniors with grades that place them in the top 15 percent of their class were honored, along with five new honorary members and two awards to especially distinguished students.
The 1998 honorary members are Claude E. Welch, Jr., SUNY Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Political Science; Ulrich Baur, assistant professor of physics; Gerard Rosenfeld, professor of anthropology; Linda Chattin, industrial engineering lecturer, and Margaret Wells, director of the Undergraduate Library.
Ji-Hyae Park, a junior majoring in English, and Margaret Chojnacki, a senior with a special major in broadcast and print journalism, were honored for high academic and extra-curricular achievements.
Peter Gold, associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, has been the chapter advisor since the UB chapter was founded in 1988. Darren Ko, a major in physics and English, is this year's president.
Graduate assistant wanted to write for the Reporter
Applications are open for a 20-hour-a week position writing for the Reporter, beginning in January. The position is open to graduate students only, and offers a tuition scholarship for the spring semester, as well as a salary. Applicants must have excellent writing skills; newspaper experience is preferred.
Applicants are urged to send résumés and cover letters immediately to Christine Vidal, Reporter Editor, at UB News Services, 136 Crofts Hall, Buffalo, N.Y. 14260.
DelBalso is fellow of national radiology unit
Selected for outstanding contributions to radiology, DelBalso is one of 103 new fellows named last month during the ACR's annual meeting in Pittsburgh.
Fellowships are awarded for significant scientific or clinical research or contributions to literature in radiology. Other criteria include outstanding teaching in radiology, service to organized medicine and an outstanding reputation for service among colleagues and the community.
UB to host AIEA meeting in February
The university has been selected to serve as the host institution for the February 1999 meeting of the Secretariat of the Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA), the nation's premier organization dealing with international-education programs, administration and policy.
Timothy J. Rutenber, associate vice provost for international education at UB, is director-elect of the secretariat and will assume that office at the AIEA annual meeting.
In collaboration with the AIEA Executive Committee, the secretariat administers the activities of the association and serves as an information clearinghouse for members and other professionals involved in the administration of international-education programs.
The AIEA provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and information and seeks to promote international education on campuses, increase the effectiveness of international program administration, develop innovative policy and offer a unified perspective on issues of concern to international educators.
Reporter will not publish on Nov. 26
Harold C. Strauss, former Edward S. Orgain Professor of Cardiology at Duke University Medical Center and a specialist in ion-channel function, has been named chair of the Department of Physiology and Biophysics in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Strauss held appointments in medicine and pharmacology at Duke, and for the past 13 years served as director of its multidisciplinary Specialized Center of Research in Ischemic Heart Disease/Congestive Heart Failure.
Angelo DelBalso, professor and chair of the Department of Radiology, has been named a fellow of the American College of Radiology (ACR). The ACR is a national organization serving 32,000 radiologists, radiation oncologists and radiological physicists.
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