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Simpson to address voting faculty
President John B. Simpson will deliver his annual address to the voting faculty at 2 p.m. Oct. 2 in the Center for Tomorrow, North Campus.
All members of the university community are invited to attend.
For more information, contact the Faculty Senate office at 645-2003.
Moore to open speakers series
Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Michael Moore will speak at 8 p.m. Sept. 29 in Alumni Arena, North Campus, as the inaugural speaker in UB's Distinguished Speakers Series for 2007-08.
Moore is known for his critical and controversial examinations of globalization, large corporations, gun violence, the American health care system and the current presidential administration.
He burst onto the American moviemaking scene with the 1989 film "Roger and Me," a groundbreaking documentary chronicling his efforts to meet General Motors chairman Roger Smith and talk with him about the devastating effects GM's closure of auto plants has had on Moore's hometown of Flint, Mich. Among Moore's other films are "Bowling for Columbine," which won an Academy Award for best documentary, and "Fahrenheit 9/11," which earned the "Best Picture" award at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. His most recent release, "Sicko," probes the American health care system and pharmaceutical industry.
Tickets are available at the Alumni Arena box office, at all Tops markets and through Tickets.com.
For more information, click here.
Schools offered free tickets for Beah lecture
UB is offering Western New York schools free tickets for students to attend a lecture by human rights activist and best-selling author Ishmael Beah to be held at 8 p.m. Oct. 24 in Alumni Arena, North Campus.
The free tickets, made possible through the support of the UB Division of Student Affairs, are a continuation of annual free lectures that began in 2004 with a talk by Steven Squyres, a nationally regarded astronomer perhaps best known as the face of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover mission. Free tickets also were made available to local students for the lectures by physicist and groundbreaking string theorist Brian Greene and former vice president Al Gore.
To encourage area students to get involved with global issues and reading, UB is offering every high school in Western New York up to 40 complimentary tickets each on a first-come basis while the ticket supply lasts. Additional tickets may be requested, but availability of extra tickets will not be known until after the Oct. 5 deadline.
Beah is the author of this year's UB Reads selection, "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier." A native of Sierra Leone, Beah's childhood was ended abruptly by civil war and the deaths of his parents and two brothers. At the age of 13, he became one of an estimated 300,000 child soldiers fighting in more than 50 conflicts around the world. He fought for more than two years before being removed from the army by UNICEF and placed in a rehabilitation home in Sierra Leone.
Today, he is a passionate advocate for the plight of child soldiers and children affected by war around the world.
"The issue of children in global war and peace is complex and challenging," said Dennis Black, vice president for student affairs. "We hope to expose young people in Western New York to the plight of young people in harm's way around the world and to explore how we can make a difference in our world and theirs."
Requests for tickets should be made by the principal or one faculty or staff member who will act as the sole liaison for the school and will distribute the students' tickets. Request forms can be downloaded here or obtained by calling the Office of Special Events at 645-6147, ext. 227. Forms should be postmarked no later than Oct. 5 to assure timely delivery of tickets.
Beginning at 6 p.m. and immediately following the lecture, UB will host a Civic Engagement Fair in Alumni Arena, featuring a variety of community organizations dedicated to human rights and protecting the world's children.
Tango Buenos Aires to perform
The Argentine dance troupe Tango Buenos Aires will perform at 8 p.m. Oct. 4 in the Mainstage theater in the Center for the Arts, North Campus.
The Buffalo Tango Society will give tango lessons and demonstrations in the CFA atrium, starting at 6 p.m.
Comprised of a dance troupe and live tango orchestra, Tango Buenos Aires has become one of Argentina's great cultural exports, known throughout the Americas, Europe and the Far East as the most authentic and uncompromising representative of the tango. The Argentine tango has a mixture of African and Spanish antecedents, and also a strong influence from the Argentine milonga which is sung by gauchos, the Argentine "cowboys."
In addition to its company of dancers, this traveling group includes a live orchestra, headed by renowned pianist Cristian Zárate.
Tickets for Tango Buenos Aires are $18 for the general public and $10 for students. Tickets are available at the CFA box office from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.(Monday through Friday, and at all Ticketmaster locations, including Ticketmaster.com.
For more information, call 645-ARTS.
Concert to showcase music faculty
Faculty from the Department of Music will have an opportunity to show off their talents to a wider audience during a Faculty Showcase Gala, to be held at 8 p.m. Wednesday in Lippes Concert Hall in Slee Hall, North Campus.
The program also will introduce the newest members of the music faculty—pianists James Avery and Catarina Domenici, violinist David Leung and marimbist and percussionist Rin Ozaki.
Other faculty performing include Cheryl Gobbetti-Hoffman, flute; Alexander Hurd, baritone; Alison d'Amato, piano; David Leung, violin; Tony Arnold, soprano; Jonathan Golove, cello; and Janz Castelo, viola.
The concert also will feature dancers from the Configuration Dance ensemble, who will join Golove in a performance of "Suite in G Major for violoncello, BWV 1007" by J.S. Bach.
Tickets are $5 for general admission and free for UB students with ID, and can be obtained at the Slee Hall box office, the Center for the Arts box office and at all Ticketmaster outlets.
Comedian Ferguson to perform
Craig Ferguson, host of CBS' "Late, Late Show," will perform an evening of stand-up comedy at 8 p.m. Oct. 5 in the Mainstage theater in the Center for the Arts, North Campus.
The performance is sponsored by the undergraduate Student Association.
Ferguson entered the world of late-night comedy following a diverse and eclectic career encompassing film, television and the stage. Since taking the helm of the "Late, Late Show" in January 2005, the show has set all-time viewer records. Ferguson recently received his first Emmy nomination for his work on the "Late, Late Show."
Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Ferguson starred in his own BBC television show, The Ferguson Theory. He brought his act to America in 1995 to star with Betty White and Marie Osmond in the ABC comedy "Maybe This Time." After the show ended, he joined the cast of "The Drew Carey Show," playing Carey's boss, Nigel Wick, from 1996-2003.
Ferguson also has starred in, written or directed several feature films. In April 2006, he debuted his first novel, "Between the Bridge and the River," which became a critically acclaimed bestseller.
Tickets for Craig Ferguson are $28 for general admission and $23 for students and are available at the CFA box office and at all Ticketmaster locations, including Ticketmaster.com.
For more information, call 645-ARTS.
Expert in human subjects research to speak
Robert J. Levine, one of the most influential and respected figures in the field of medical ethics as it relates to research involving human subjects, will visit UB next month as the inaugural speaker in the UB Human Research Protection Program Distinguished Speakers Series.
Levine, professor of medicine at the Yale University School of Medicine and co-director of Yale's Interdisciplinary Bioethics Center, will speak at 4 p.m. Oct. 2 in Butler Auditorium in Farber Hall, South Campus. His lecture, sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research, is entitled "The Ethics of Research Involving Human Subjects." It is free and open to the public.
Levine is a co-author of "Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research." The document, which was commissioned by the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research, serves as the ethical foundation of the human subjects protection field. He also authored the book "Ethics and Regulation of Clinical Research."
He is the founding editor of the journal IRB: A Review of Human Subjects Research and currently chairs its editorial board. A Fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Levine has balanced his scholarly interests with their practical application through his years of service as chair of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) responsible for reviewing and approving human subject research at Yale-New Haven Medical Center.
In recognition of his lifelong contributions to research ethics and the protection of human research subjects, Levine received the Outstanding Achievement Medal from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Human Research Protection in 2004, the Lifetime Award for Excellence in Human Research Protection from the Health Improvement Institute in 2004 and the Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Research Ethics from the organization Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research in 2005.
Levine's visit to Buffalo is co-sponsored by the Research Subject Protection Office at Roswell Park Cancer Institute. He will repeat his lecture at 8 a.m. Oct. 3 in the David C. Hohn M.D. Lecture Hall in the Research Studies Center at RPCI.
For further information about Levine's presentation, contact Ed Zablocki at 645-3321, or at zablocki@research.buffalo. edu.
PSS to hold meeting
The Professional Staff Senate will hold a general membership meeting from 3-5 p.m. Sept. 27 in the Center for Tomorrow, North Campus.
The meeting will focus on making UB a better place to work.
Scott Nostaja, interim vice president for human resources, will facilitate the discussion.
All members of the professional staff are encouraged to attend.
For further information, contact the PSS office at 645-2003.
Women's Club to hold luncheon
The UB Women's Club will open its 62nd year with a luncheon to be held Sept. 29 in the Center for Tomorrow, North Campus.
President Alice Russ will open the festivities at 11:15 a.m., which will include a talk on "Drum4Health" by Carolyn Zimmerman. Members also may sign up for their favorite activity group.
The cost of the luncheon is $20; reservations are required and will be accepted until Saturday.
All are welcome to attend.
Membership in the UB Women's Club, a service organization to the university and the community, is open to all women who have a commitment to the university and the mission of the club. Annual membership dues are $20.
To make reservations for the luncheon or for more information about the club, call Joan Ryan at 626-9332.