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The Riverside Opera Ensemble, co-directed by Nathan R. Matthews, assistant professor of music theatre in the Department of Theatre and Dance, recently celebrated its 20th anniversary with a gala concert of new American music for voice. The concert, which premiered a concert work for soprano and piano composed by Matthews, was held in the Merkin Concert Hall in Kaufman Center Goodman House in New York City.
Vincent O'Neill, associate professor and chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance, is starring in the Irish Classical Theatre Company's (ICTC) production of "Private Lives," by Noel Coward. The play runs through Sunday in the Andrews Theatre, 625 Main St., Buffalo. O'Neill also serves as ICTC co-founder and artistic director.
John B. Sheffer II, director of the Institute for Local Governance and Regional Growth, was honored at a luncheon on May 6 for his contributions to the community as a recipient of the Citizens of Achievement Award given by the League of Women voters of New York State.
Vivian Cody, professor in the Department of Structural Biology in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and a principal research scientist at Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute, recently received a 2004 Woman of Achievement Award from the Buffalo Branch of the American Association of University Women.
William J. Rapaport, associate professor of computer science and engineering, adjunct professor of philosophy and a member of the Center for Cognitive Science, and Michael W. Kibby, professor of learning and instruction and director of the UB Reading Center in the Graduate School of Education, led a symposium at the 49th annual convention of the International Reading Association, held last week in Reno, Nev. The symposium, based on their joint National Science Foundation-funded research project, was titled "Helping Students Apply Reasoning to Gaining Word Meanings from Context: Application of Artificial Intelligence and Verbal Protocol Data to Curriculum Design."