January 1998
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Campus Notes Publications
Prof. Richard Horsley of the Study of Religion Program has co-authored a book, The Message and the Kingdom, published by Grosset/Putnam in October.
Prof. John Tobin of the English department has a review-essay,"What is Pastoral?" published in the current issue of Essays in Criticism.
Prof. Elizabeth Fay of the English department has published "Wordsworthian Lives: The Commonplace of Extraordinary Emotion" in The Wordsworth Circle.
Dale H. Freeman, staff member of the GCOE Dean's Office and master's candidate in history, has written an article, "Melancholy Catastrophe!" to be published in the winter issue of the Historical Journal of Massachusetts.
Prof. Robert Carter of the chemistry department has written a book, Molecular Symmetry and Group Theory, which was published in October by John Wiley & Sons.
Roger Wrubel, director of the Undergraduate Environmental Studies Program, co-authored an article, "Regulatory Oversight of Genetically Engineered Microorganisms: Has Regulation Inhibited Innovation?"in the journal Environmental Management.
Prof. Lloyd Schwartz of the English department had his poem, "No Orpheus," published in the December issue of Ploughshares
Presentations & Conferences
Martin Quitt, dean of graduate studies, argued in favor of collaborative doctoral dissertations at a debate held during the 37th annual meeting of the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., Dec. 3-6.
Paul Camacho, Director of Special Projects, Joiner Center, was invited by Congressman Jack Quinn, Chair of the House Veteran's Affairs subcommittee on benefits, to testify before the commitee on ways to increase the supply of transitional housing for homeless veterans.
Prof. Robert Carter of the chemistry department spoke at the dedication of the new 1,000-seat Bricker Auditorium at the University of Kansas in November.
Prof. Anne McCauley of the art department lectured on "Likeness versus Impressions: The Photographic Challenge to Portrait Painting in the Nineteenth Century" at the Art Institute of Chicago, Dec. 5-6. Her lecture was part of a symposium on "The Portrait in Modern Times."
Dr. Bernie Gardner of the ECOS program gave a presentation, "Response of Boston Harbor to an Extreme Rain Event"at the 14th International Conference of the Estuarine Research Federation in Providence, Rhode Island, in October.
Grants
Prof. Eugene Gallagher was awarded $30,000 as a member of the Batelle New England team chosen to monitor Boston Harbor and the Massachusetts Bay from 1998-2000 for effects of the new outfall pipe. In October, ithe pipe will begin transporting treated effluent 9.6 miles out into Massachusetts Bay.
Special Events
In November, the Geography Club organized a National Geography Week campus event. Activities included map quizzes, rock and minerals displays and demonstrations of geographic information systems (GIS) technologies. Over $300 was raised to help sponsor activities.
The Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy co-sponsored "A Dinner and Conversation with New Hampshire Governor Jeanne Shaheen" on Dec. 9 at the Omni Parker House in Boston.
Awards & Honors
NERCHE director Zelda Gamson was a member of a visiting committee examining the School of Education at Ben-Gurion University in Beersheba, Israel, Dec. 14-18.
Prof. Robert Chen has been appointed adjunct scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Woods Hole, MA., until the year 2000.
Prof. Philip Hart and his wife Tanya produced a non-fiction film on the Atlantic slave trade, "Dark Passages." It aired on BET in 1990 and 91, and is now in distribution by PBS Video. "Dark Passages" will be included in the 6th Pan African Film Festival, held Feb. 5-16 in Los Angeles.
Dissertation Defenses
Doctoral candidate Amaro Lara of the Clinical Psychology program defended his dissertation, "Dissociative Experiences Among Cuban Mental Health Patients and Spiritist Mediums" on Dec. 4.
James Aronson, doctoral candidate in clinical psychology, defended his dissertation, "The Role of Mental Representation and Action in Preschoolers' Pretense," on Dec. 19.
Miscellaneous
The Division of Continuing Education and the Program for Multi-Site Education (MUSE) offered two distance learning courses for K-12 educators this fall. They were "Harbor Explorations: Marine Science in the K-12 Curriculum" and Pulling in the Net: Information Technology in the K-12 Curriculum." Participants earn professional development points, or complete additional work and receive graduate credits.
Professor Marietta Schwartz, Chair of the CAS Senate Academic Affairs Committee, has placed two documents, the CAS Senate Constitution and trustee document T76-081, the academic personnel policy booklet, on the CAS Senate website.
Joseph O'Neill, a retired attorney and part-time student in theater arts, appears as a missionary in the newly released Steven Spielberg film, "Amistad."
In the News ...
Prof. Richard Horsley of the Study of Religion Program was interviewed on National Public Radio's "Fresh Air" on Dec. 8. He was also interviewed on"The Diane Rehm Talk Show" on Washington D.C.'s WAMU-FM, Dec. 18.
Profs. Bette Woody and Connie Chan spoke on the topic of obstacles faced by women of color in the academic world in an article, "Minority Women form Research Collaborative," in the Bay State Banner, Nov. 20.