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Name: Melanie Aceto
School: College of Arts and
Sciences
Department: Theatre and Dance
Academic
Title: Assistant Professor
Academic Degrees: M.F.A.,
Tisch School of the Arts, New York University
Areas of Special
Interest: Choreography and performance
I'm directing "The
Vision of Sound," a collaborative concert featuring original
contemporary music and choreography by established and emerging
composers and choreographers. It will take place at UB on Feb. 13.
Name: Mark Bartholomew
School: Law School
Academic Title: Visiting Associate Professor
Academic
Degrees: B.A., Cornell University; J.D., Yale Law School
Areas of Special Interest: Intellectual property, legal
history, law and education
I'm currently investigating what
insights cognitive psychology has for the study of trademark law. Our
trademark regime often seems to be based on common sense notions of how
we interpret brands and advertising, but the recent science on this
subject shows that common sense does not necessarily apply. The law
should be changed to track the ways consumers actually perceive and
interact with their environment.
Name: Derek Daniels
School: College of Arts and
Sciences
Department: Psychology
Academic Title:
Assistant Professor
Academic Degrees: B.A., Canisius College;
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Areas of Special Interest:
Neural and biochemical control of food, salt and water intake
I
like getting students excited about behavioral neuroscience. My career
path was strongly influenced by a handful of instructors with very
contagious enthusiasm. The opportunity to pass this on and infect a
student with this type of curiosity is very rewarding.
Name: Bo-Hua Hu
School: College of Arts and
Sciences
Department: Communicative Disorders and Sciences
Academic Title: Assistant Professor
Academic
Degrees: M.A. and Ph.D., audiology, UB
Areas of Special
Interest: Cellular mechanisms and prevention of acquired
sensory-neural hearing loss
The prevention of sensory-neural
hearing loss is a significant challenge for both basic and clinical
researchers. The stakes are high because millions of people suffer from
hearing loss worldwide. I plan to explore the pharmacological strategies
for prevention of acquired hearing loss in the next five years. The
study has a good start, thanks to the Center for Hearing and Deafness in
the Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences, which provides
me with excellent facilities for the study. I hope that the study will
lead to a significant contribution to the efforts for reducing sensory-neural hearing loss.