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In a story in last week's issue of the Reporter, the group that held the second UB 2020 retreat focusing on the visual, performing and literary arts was misidentified. The name of the group is the planning committee for the Artistic Expression and Performing Arts strategic strength at UB.
PSS to meet
The Professional Staff Senate will hold a general membership meeting at 3 p.m. Sept. 29 in the undergraduate mezzanine on the second floor of the Alfiero Center in Jacobs Management Center, North Campus.
Satish K. Tripathi, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, will speak.
All members of the professional staff are invited to attend.
For more information, call the PSS office at 645-2003.
RIA announces fall seminar series
Sean McCabe, interim director and assistant research scientist at the University of Michigan Substance Abuse Research Center, will speak on "Prescription Drug Abuse Among College Students" during the first lecture in the Research Institute on Addictions' fall seminar series, to be held at 10 a.m. Sept. 30 at RIA, 1021 Main St., Buffalo.
All seminars, which are free and open to the public, will be held at 10 a.m. in RIA's first-floor seminar room
Each fall and spring, RIA offers seminars that provide information about the study of alcohol, other drugs and other related issues. The series showcases topics of interest to researchers, clinicians, policy makers and the general public.
Also speaking as part of the RIA fall lecture series will be:
Oct. 14, Carlo DiClemente, professor and chair of the Department of Psychology at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and the internationally recognized co-creator of the Transtheoretical Model of Change, "What Does Treatment Do? Individual Coping and the Process of Change."
Oct. 28, Jane Stewart, professor of behavioral neurobiology in the Department of Psychology, Concordia University, "Expanding the Circuitry for Drug-Induced Sensitization: Implications for Relapse."
Dec. 9, Rina Das Eiden, senior research scientist at RIA and research associate professor of pediatrics, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, "Prenatal Cocaine Exposure and Infant Regulation: Some Preliminary Results."
For more information on the fall seminar series, go to http://www. ria.buffalo.edu/events/index.html
Willett to lecture on diet and health
Walter Willett, professor of epidemiology and nutrition, and chair of the Department of Nutrition in the Harvard School of Public Health, will kick off the first Saxon Graham Lectureship with a talk from 12-1:30 p.m. Sept. 30 in Butler Auditorium, Farber Hall, South Campus.
His lecture, entitled "The Pursuit of Optimal Diets: A Status Report," is being presented by the Department of Social and Preventative Medicine, School of Public Health and Health Professions.
One of the leaders of the Nurses' Health Study and the Health Professionals' Study, Willett has contributed considerably to knowledge of the role of diet in health and such diseases as cancer and cardiovascular disease. In 2003, he received the Linus Pauling Institute Prize for Health Research.
The Saxon Graham Lectureship is named for the past chair and professor emeritus of the Department of Social and Preventative Medicine, a pioneer in the study of the relationship between diet and disease.
War crimes presentation to be held
With the trial of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein to begin soon, the Jewish Law Students Association in the UB Law School will host a multimedia presentation and lecture on a war crimes tribunal from years past.
"Justice at Dachau: The Trials of an American Prosecutor," presented by writer/producer Joshua M. Greene, will take place at 7 p.m. Monday in 106 O'Brian Hall, North Campus.
The presentation, which will be free and open to the public, will examine the largest, yet least known, war-crimes trials in history. The story is told through the eyes of the chief prosecutor, Col. William Denson,
The program will include film footage of scenes inside the Dachau courtroom, archival photos, charts and a brief audio re-enactment of closing arguments. "Survivor art"—drawings made by former inmates of the camps, rather than photographs of atrocities—are used to depict events referenced in the presentation.
The trials were all but ignored by the world press, which focused on the Nuremberg Trials.
The event is presented by the Jewish Law Students Association and sponsored by the Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies. Support also has been provided by Hillel of Buffalo, the American Jewish Committee Buffalo/Niagara Chapter, the Holocaust Resource Center of Buffalo, and the International Law Students Association of UB Law School.
For more information, visit http://wings.buffalo.edu/law/jlsa/
Teaching presentation set
"Learning and Teaching Practice: Power of the Affective," the second program in the Genteels' Excellence in Teaching Series, will be held from noon to 3 p.m. Oct. 7 in 120 Clemens Hall, North Campus.
Luz P. Mangurian, professor of biology and director of the Center for Faculty Excellence at Towson University, will lead the presentation, which is sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning Resources.
A lunch reception will precede the presentation at noon.
To register for
the presentation, go to the CTLR Web site at http://www.buffalo.edu/ctlr or contact Lisa Francescone at 645-7328, or
Charlie Murphy to perform
The Center for the Arts will present Charlie Murphy & Friends at 8 p.m. Sept. 30 in the Mainstage theater in the CFA, North Campus.
The performance is sponsored by the Student Association.
As a member of the supporting cast of "Chappelle's Show," Murphy quickly emerged as its breakout star, largely thanks to his outrageously autobiographical stories about working as a bodyguard for his famous brother, Eddie, in the 1980s. Dubbed "Charlie Muphy's True Hollywood Stories," the recurring sketches were a highlight of the Comedy Central series' stellar second season.
Murphy also has achieved success in Hollywood as a screenwriter ("Vampire in Brooklyn," "Paper Soldiers") and an actor in such films as Snoop Dogg's Murder Was the Case," "Jungle Fever," "Mo Better Blues" and "Harlem Nights."
In recent months, Murphy has been profiled in such publications as Entertainment Weekly and TimeOut, and has appeared as a guest on "Jimmy Kimmel Live."
Tickets for Charlie Murphy & Friends are $20 for the general public and $15 for students, and are available at the CFA box office from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and at all Ticketmaster locations.
For more information, call 645-ARTS.
SOM up 2 spots in WSJ rankings
For the fifth consecutive year, the School of Management has been ranked as one of the world's "top business schools" by The Wall Street Journal.
The SOM was ranked 13th among the top 47 regional business schools in North America, up two spots from last year's ranking.
"This ranking is a glowing affirmation of what we already know from our corporate recruiters," said John M. Thomas, dean of the SOM. "They see our graduates as a savvy investment and value them for the impact they make in the workplace."
As in past years, the ranking is based exclusively on recruiter feedback. Nearly 3,300 recruiters assessed schools based on a variety of attributes, rating communication and interpersonal skills, team skills, and personal ethics and integrity as the most important.
The survey results were separated into three separate rankings—national, regional and international—based primarily on MBA recruiting activity. Schools in the national ranking tended to be larger—more than 500 students—and attracted more recruiters. Schools in the regional ranking were more likely to draw recruiters from within their region, and they typically had smaller MBA programs and fewer recruiters overall. To be eligible for the international ranking, schools needed responses from recruiters in at least four countries.
"We've been working continuously to recruit top faculty and high-caliber students to enhance the quality of our programs and our global reputation, and it's gratifying to see our efforts reflected in these rankings," said Thomas. "Our new, student-focused Alfiero Center has allowed us to improve the school's educational facilities and technologies, as well."
The UB School of Management is the only Western New York business school to be included in The Wall Street Journal ranking. The school recently was cited by Forbes magazine for "best return on investment."
Jon Secada to appear in CFA
Grammy award winner Jon Secada will perform with a single acoustic guitarist and answer questions from the audience during an appearance at 7 p.m. Oct. 1 in the Mainstage theater in the Center for the Arts, North Campus..
The evening also will feature wine and food sampling, as well as a showcase from Secada.
Born in Havana, Cuba, and raised in culturally diverse Miami, Secada developed a passion for R&B and pop music. With a bit of funk, soul and undertones of Latin percussion, he has accomplished a unique and striking sound. In the late 1980s, Secada met Gloria and Emilio Estefan Jr. and became part of the Miami Sound Machine. He co-wrote and sang background on "Coming Out of the Dark," Gloria Estefan's number one hit from her 1991 album "Into the Light."
Seceda's 1992, self-titled debut album "Jon Secada" sold more than 6 million copies worldwide and was certified triple platinum in the U.S., where it reached No. 15 among Billboard pop albums. The Spanish-language version of the album, "Otro Dia Mas Sin Verte" became the number one Latin album of 1992 and earned Secada his first Grammy Award, for "Best Latin Pop Album."
This landmark success was followed in 1994 by "Heart Soul and Voice," which went platinum in the U.S. "Amor" was released in 1995 and earned the singer his second Grammy award for "Best Latin Pop Performance."
In addition to his solo career, Secada is an accomplished producer and actor. In 1995, he played the lead role of Danny Zuko in the Broadway musical "Grease. He also played the Emcee role in Sam Mendes' critically acclaimed version of "Cabaret" in 2003, and the following year 2004 starred as Joseph in Andrew Lloyd Webber's & Tim Rice's theatrical hit "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat."
Tickets for An Evening with the Stars: Jon Secada are $25 and are available at the CFA box office from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and at all Ticketmaster locations.
For more information, call 645-ARTS.
GSE sets lecture series
Buffalo Public Schools Superintendent James A. Williams will open the 2005-06 Continuing Professional Education Lecture Series of the Graduate School of Education on Sept. 29 with a talk on "Putting Children and Families First to Ensure High Academic Achievement for All."
All sessions in the series will be held from 8:30-10 a.m. in the Buffalo Niagara Marriott, 1340 Millersport Highway, Amherst, with the exception of Williams' talk, which will be held in the Center for Tomorrow, North Campus.
The cost is $30 for the general public and $12 for students, and includes a continental breakfast.
Other speakers in the series are:
Oct. 20: UB faculty members Douglas Clements and Julie Sarama, "Scaling Up Successful Educational Innovations."
Nov. 10: Maeva Lopez (UB), "Effective Practices for Diverse Students."
Dec. 8: Elisabeth Etopio, Karla Hamlen and Maria Runfola (UB), "Developing Appropriate Music For Pre-K & Kindergarten: More Than Just A, B, C."
Jan. 19: UB President John B. Simpson.
Feb. 16: Wendy Paterson (Buffalo State College), "Teacher Prejudice About Children From Single Parent Homes."
March 9: Rose Ylimaki and Lauri Johnson (UB), "The Role of Gender and Race in Successful School Leadership."
May 18: J. Donald Schumacher (president and CEO, National Hospice), "The Dying Child: Lessons Learned from Our Youngest Teachers."
June 15: James Donnelly (UB), "Recent Trends in Substance Abuse Among Ninth Graders in Erie County."