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Richard V. Lee, professor of medicine, obstetrics and pediatrics in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, has received the C.G. Barnes Award from the International Society of Obstetric Medicine in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the field. In addition, the North American Society of Obstetric Medicine has announced the establishment of a lecture in Lee's name to be delivered at the annual meeting of the society. Lee is renowned in the field of obstetric medicine, which concentrates on treatment of disease, infection and complications during pregnancy. His honor by the international society is particularly apt: his subspecialty is geographic medicine, which studies and treats diseases endemic to specific—usually isolated—regions of the world. A founding member of the International Society of Obstetric Medicine, Lee has traveled widely carrying out his research and clinical and teaching activities. Under the auspices of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, he also has provided care and medical education programs for refugees in Thailand and Cambodia, and has consulted for the World Health Organization's Collaborating Center for Health in Housing, based in Buffalo.
Howard R. Wolf, professor of English in the College of Arts and Sciences, will spend two months of a research leave this semester as a senior academic visitor at Wolfson College, Cambridge University. During this time, he will work on another series of stories, entitled "Exiles by Starlight," and a set of travel essays, "Excavations of Loss: Site-Seeing in the Diaspora." Two of the essays in "Excavations of Loss" will deal with Jewish life and Israel.
"The Best Woman," a play written by Gary Earl Ross, professor in the Educational Opportunity Center, will open March 2 in Theater Loft, 545 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo. The play, which is being presented by Ujima Company and directed by Lorna C. Hill, will run through March 25.
The Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Alumni Association raised $3,000 at its annual holiday party for the Taylor Kew Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded annually to two graduates of the Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL) Core program. The CEL program operates under the direction of the School of Management.