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Emeritus meeting set for Oct. 8
Anne Huberman of the League of Women Voters of Buffalo/Niagara will speak on "The Challenge of Urban Sprawl on the Niagara Frontier" at the monthly meeting of the Emeritus Center, to be held at 2 p.m. Oct. 8 in 102 Goodyear Hall, South Campus.
The talk is free of charge and open to the public.
For further information, contact the Emeritus Center at 829-2271.
Sedaris to appear in CFA Oct. 10
SEDARIS
Comedian David Sedaris, whose sardonic humor and incisive social critique have since made him one of the most popular and humorous commentators on National Public Radio, will appear at 8 p.m. Oct. 10 in the Mainstage theater in the Center for the Arts, North Campus.
Sedaris' performance is presented by the CFA and sponsored by WBFO 88.7 FM, UB's National Public Radio affiliate; WGRZ-TV, and Barnes & Noble.
Sedaris made his comic debut recounting his strange-but-true experiences of being a Macy's elf clad in green tights, reading his "SantaLand Diaries" on NPR's "Morning Edition."
Tickets for David Sedaris are $22.50 for the general public and $17.50 for UB students and are available at the CFA box office from noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and at all Ticketmaster locations. For more information, call 645-ARTS.
Fulbright awards available for 2003-04
More than 50 post-doctoral or professional awards are available via the Fulbright Foundation to fund lectures and research by U.S. citizens in nations of the Middle East during the 2003-04 academic year.
UB Fulbright advisor Mark Ashwill says the awards will range from $3,000-5,000 per month for periods of three to 10 months. Travel and other benefits accompany the awards.
Online applications are now being accepted. Consult
Sen lecture to kick off CAS series
Surajit Sen, associate professor of physics, will discuss incorporating nonlinearity into science and high technology in the first installment of the College of Arts and Sciences Fall Lecture Series, to be held at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 2, in the Screening Room in the Center for the Arts, North Campus.
In many instances, physical processes can be modeled without having to deal explicitly with so-called "nonlinear" effects, Sen notes. In other words, it often is possible to describe physical processes by "linearizing" non-linear phenomena, he says, adding that there are cases where linearization is no longer adequate. In his talk, Sen will focus on a collection of phenomena where incorporating nonlinearity leads to some fundamental questions in nature and allows for the exploration of new technologies with far-reaching possibilities.
In the second lecture of the series on Oct. 16, Mary Alice Coffroth, associate professor of biological sciences, will speak on "The Future of Coral Reefs: How Identifying Little Players can Answer Big Questions" at 7:30 p.m. in the CFA Screening Room.
The CAS lecture series will conclude for the semester with a discussion of "The Discursive Construction of Social Antagonisms" at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 6 in the CFA Screening Room.
The speaker will be Ernesto Laclau, a distinguished visiting professor in the Department of Comparative Literature and noted post-Marxist political philosopher.
UB faculty key speakers in forum
Several UB faculty members will be featured speakers during the 34th annual Western New York Science and Technology Forum lecture series for area teachers, which is being held on Wednesdays through Jan. 8 at UB.
The speakers from UB and other area institutions and industries will provide information on new, exciting scientific developments that can be incorporated into the classroom.
The series was begun in 1969 by its director, George H. Nancollas, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Co-directors are Stephen Free, professor of biology, and Marcus Bursik, professor of geology.
Charles H.V. Ebert, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus in the Department of Geography in the College of Arts and Sciences, was the first speaker in the series, discussing "Reading the Sky" on Sept. 4.
Other UB faculty members lecturing as part of the series are William Duax, professor of structural biology, who will talk about "Bioinformatics and the Origin and Evolution of the Genetic Code;" Charles Patrick Ewing, professor of law, who will provide "An Update on School Violence;" Charles Fourtner, professor of biological sciences, who will talk about "The Erie Canal;" Antonia Monteiro, assistant professor of biological sciences, who will talk about "Evolution and Development of Butterfly Wing Patterns," and Helen Domske, associate director of the Great Lakes Program, who will speak on "Watery Wonders—Critical Issues."
Quigg to deliver Rustgi lecture
QUIGG
Chris Quigg, a theoretical physicist from Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, will speak on "The Coming Revolutions in Particle Physics" during the 10th annual Moti Lal Rustgi Memorial Lecture, to be held at 4:30 p.m. Oct. 18 in 20 Knox Hall, North Campus.
The Rustgi lecture, presented by the Department of Physics, will be free of charge and open to the public.
Wonderful opportunities await particle physics during the next decade, with new instruments and experiments poised to explore the frontiers of high energy, infinitesimal distances and exquisite rarity. Theories of the fundamental particles and the interactions among them are in a very provocative state. They afford a simple and coherent understanding of an unprecedented range of phenomena, but new understanding raises ambitious new questions that cannot yet be answered. In search of answers, there have been a number of far-reaching speculations made about the theory that lies beyond what can be established now through experiment. While drawing more fully the consequences of today's theory, future discoveries may lead to revolutionary changes in the perception of the physical world.
Internationally known for his studies of heavy quarks and his insights into particle interactions at ultrahigh energies, Quigg is the author of a celebrated textbook on particle physics, past chair of the Division of Particle and Fields of the American Physical Society and editor of the Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science
He was a faculty member at the University of Chicago from 1974-91, and has been a visiting professor at École Normale Supérieure in Paris, at Cornell and at Princeton. A Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and of the American Physical Society, Quigg holds degrees from Yale University and the University of California-Berkeley.
For further information on the Rustgi lecture, contact the Department of Physics at 645-2017.
Clinic to cosponsor training
The Law School's Family Violence Clinic will cosponsor a training conference for professionals who work with the victims of abuse and domestic violence.
Titled "Domestic Violence: Where Do We Go From Here," the one-day conference will be presented from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday in the Hearthstone Manor, 333 Dick Road, Cheektowaga. Cosponsors of the conference are Child & Family Services, Haven House and Catholic Charities of Buffalo.
It will examine the history of the battered-women's movement, issues and concerns for those working with victims of domestic violence, and strategies for domestic-violence intervention. It also will include a question-and-conversation session, case studies and practical applications.
Presenters will be Ruth Busch, an associate professor of law at the University of Waikato in New Zealand, and Karla M. Digirolamo, associate director of Unity House, a multi-purpose human-service agency in Troy.
For more information or to register for the conference, contact Susan Augspurger at 896-6390.
Indian vocal concert to be held in Baird
Triveni, the not-for-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of Indian classical music and dance, will present an evening of Hindustani vocal music, featuring Ulhas Kashalkar, at 5 p.m. Sunday in Baird Concert Hall, 250 Baird Hall, North Campus.
Kashalkar, one of the most sought after Hindustani vocalists of his genre, will be accompanied by Ananda G. Bandopadhyay on the tabla and Jyoti Goho on the harmonium.
Tickets for the concert are $12 for general admission and $8 for students and senior citizens. Tickets are available at the door and at Super Bazaar, 3218 Sheridan Drive, Amherst.
For more information, call Mamta Bhargava at 689-6294.
Garth Fagan Dance to perform in CFA
The 2002-03 KeyBank Dance Series with open with a performance by Garth Fagan Dance at 8 p.m. Oct. 12 in the Mainstage theater in the Center for the Arts, North Campus.
Media sponsors of the KeyBank Dance Series are WGRZ-TV and WJYE 96.1 FM.
Garth Fagan, Tony Award-winning choreographer of Broadway's "The Lion King," has been called "a true original," "a genuine leader" and "one of the great reformers of American dance."
A recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, in 1996 he was named one of only 25 American scholars, artists, professionals and public figures to receive the title Fulbright 50th Anniversary Distinguished Fellow. He has been awarded the prestigious three-year Choreography Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Fagan's singular dance language draws on many sources: the sense of weight of modern dance, the torso-centered movement and energy of Afro-Caribbean tradition, the speed and precision of ballet and the rule-breaking experimentation of the post-modern. His own dance company, Garth Fagan Dance, is the embodiment of his innovative movement style; the company's dancers are renowned for their individuality; their natural, unstylized approach, and their sheer physical virtuosity.
Tickets for Garth Fagan Dance are $20, $16 and $12 for the general public and $10 for UB students. Discount coupons are available at all area KeyBank locations. Tickets are available at the CFA box office from noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and at all Ticketmaster locations.