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David A. Sherris, professor and chair of the Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, was the guest of honor at the first annual meeting of the Italian ORL Society of Facial Plastic Surgery held recently in Verona, Italy. Sherris presented a keynote address, "Repair of Facial Nerve Paralysis," based on new techniques he has developed to treat facial paralysis. He also presented a lecture on the repair with rhinoplasty of severe external deformities of the nose.
Stuart C. Shapiro, professor of computer science and engineering, has been appointed to a four-year term on the Town of Amherst Information Technology Advisory Committee.
Gabe DiMaio, assistant program director and producer for WBFO 88.7, UB's National Public Radio affiliate, has been appointed to the Public Radio Program Director's (PRPD) board of directors. The PRPD leads, trains and provides resources to public radio program directors and other programming decision makers, including station staff and program producers.
The Division of Athletics has received an Overall Excellence in Diversity Award from the Laboratory for Diversity in Sport at Texas A&M University. UB was recognized not only for racial diversity—UB is the first NCAA Division I-A school to have an African-American head football coach (Turner Gill), head men's basketball coach (Reggie Witherspoon) and director of athletics (Warde Manuel)—but also its employee gender diversity and Title IX compliance.
Jeff Kujawa, assistant director, Center for Urban Studies, School of Architecture and Planning, has been selected by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of University Partnerships, to review and score grant applications for the HUD Universities Rebuilding America Partnerships—Community Design Program. This program will provide funds to schools of architecture, urban planning and design, or construction at accredited two- and four-year colleges and universities to establish and operate partnerships with and for communities affected by hurricanes Katrina or Rita.
Chester C. Langway Jr., professor emeritus of geology, is among the principals involved in early deep ice core research whose career is highlighted and discussed in a recent book, "Climate Crash: Abrupt Climate Change and What It Means for Our Future," by John Cox (Joseph Henry Press/NAS, 2005). The book examines and analyzes, at a popular level, existing ice-age theories, as well as present knowledge of the global climate change controversy and the significant role ice-core science plays in providing a detailed record of the Earth's paleoenvironmental history, especially regarding rapid change and variability in climate.