March 1998
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Campus Notes Presentations and Lectures
Prof. Kathleen Hartford of the political science department and 1997-98 Bunting Fellow, gave a lecture on the development of information technology in China at Radcliffe College's Bunting Institute on February 25.
Dance students Stephen Warrington and Tanya Larkin presented their choreography at the Eastern District Association of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance in Baltimore, Md., on Feb. 20.
Prof. Anne McCauley of the art department presented a lecture, "Work, the machine, and the political economy of the invention of photography" at a two-day international symposium, "Nicéphore Niépce, the new image," at Chalon-sur-Saône in Burgundy, France, on Jan. 15. She also presented a lecture, "Photophobia in France and the Building of Institutional Photography Collections in the Nineteenth Century" at the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Ma., on Feb. 20. Her lecture was in concert with an exhibit, The Museum and the Photograph: Collecting Photography at the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1983-1900, on display at the Clark Art Institute until May 3.
Dick Lourie, editor, publications office, and Mark Pawlak, director of mathematic skills, academic support programs, read their poetry at the Mildred A. O'Neill branch of the Cambridge Public Library on Feb. 24 as part of the library's Community Writers' Series.
ECOS Prof. Robert Chen, Research Associate Bernie Gardner and graduate students Penny Vlahos, Steven Rudnick and Yixian Zhang presented papers and a poster at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in San Diego, Feb. 9-13.
Prof. William Robinson of the ECOS program spoke at the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory in Maryland in January. His talk was titled "Metal Transport in the Blood of Marine Bivalve Molluscs."
Economics Prof. Irving Gershenberg organized and chaired a session, "The Creation and Enhancement of High Level Human Capital in LCDs: Managers and Entrepreneurs," at the 3rd Biennial Pacific Rim Conference in Bangkok, Thailand, Jan. 13 to 18. He also presented a paper, "Who Manages the Privatized, Large Industrial/Manufacturing Firms in Poland?" at the conference.
The Gerontology Institute and the Massachusetts Association of Older Americans hosted a satellite program broadcast, "Measuring Quality of Care in Managed Health Care for Seniors" in December. The program was broadcast to seven states and sponsored by the Spry Foundation.
Prof. Susan Wolf of the modern languages department presented a paper, "Thomas Pynchon's French and Italian Connections: Reading 'Lot 49' with Flaubert and Irigarary," at an international conference, "Sulle Traccedi Thomas Pynchon: Pinchin' Thomas Pynchon," sponsored by the Centro Studi Americani in Rome, Italy.
Debra Wein, director of the Beacon Fitness Center, was the keynote speaker for the Governor's Committee on Physical Fitness and Sports on Feb. 10. She spoke on "Teen Health Fads: The Latest and Not So Greatest." Wein also lectured at the Young Women's Preventive Health Conference sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health on Jan. 29, in Marlboro, Ma.
In the News ...
Carol Hardy Fanta was interviewed by WLVI TV-56 on Latino politics in Massachusetts for the cross-cultural program, "Mosaic" on Jan. 21.
Prof. Avery Faigenbaum of the Human Performance and Fitness program was a guest on WCVB TV "Healthbeat" on Jan. 31. The topic was diet and exercise.
Prof. Richard Hogarty of the Political Science department and McCormack Institute was interviewed by WBZ TV4 news on two topics: the American presidency and the role of the press on Jan. 22, and the impact of the recent presidential scandal on the state of the union address, on Jan. 27.
A profile of Pat Monteith, manager of WUMB-91.9 FM radio appeared in the Boston Sunday Globe's South Weekly edition on Feb. 8.
The March issue of Good Housekeeping Magazine named College of Nursing alumnus Roger Atkinson "Mr. Good Housekeeping." He was chosen from among 17,223 entrants to the contest.
Appearances
Hubie Jones, Special Assistant to the Chancellor for Urban Affairs, was a panelist in "A Century of Conversation: A Spirited Dialogue on the Challenges of Race, Diversity and Social and Economic Equity in the 21st Century" at the African Meeting House in Boston on Feb. 18.
Prof. John Conlon of the Division of Communications and Theatre Arts is rehearsing for the North Quincy Alumni Theatre's production of A Month of Sundays, a play by Bob Larby, which opens March 12.
Theatre Arts Prof. Ron Nash's play, Dream House, had its premiere performance and run as part of the Down North Theatre Festival. UMass Boston students Jessica Heilig, Christian Schneider, and Kevin Lowney were members of the cast.
Dissertation Announcement
On March 5, Karl Kaffenberger, Ph.D. candidate in gerontology, will defend his dissertation, "Nursing Home Ownership and Public Policy: An Historical Analysis,"at 10:00 a.m., room 143A, 3rd floor, Wheatley Hall.
New Resources
The College of Management is pleased to announce the opening of its Management Career Center designed to prepare students for successful career placement. The Center will offer a variety of career related services to students, including an 8-week "Job Strategies" workshop, listings for full-time jobs, co-op, and internship positions, company reports and profiles, and computers with internet access. For more information, contact Maryellen Brett, director of enrollment management and placement, at 7-7760
Publications
A 1993 book written by Art Prof. Pamela Jones, published by Cambridge University Press, has been released in an Italian translation. Federico Borromeo e L'Ambrosiana: Arte e Riforma cattolica nel XVII secolo a Milano, part of the series, Arti e Scritture 9, was published by Vita e Pensiero of Milan, Italy, in 1997. Jones also edited the March issue of Art Journal , the theme of which is "The Reception of Christian Devotional Art: Renaissance to Present."
Prof. Paul Tucker of the art department edited an anthology of essays, Manet's 'Dejeuner sur l'herbe, published by Cambridge University Press. It includes Tucker's essay, "Making Sense of Edouard Manet's 'Le Dejeuner sur l'herbe,' " and Art Prof. Anne McCauley's essay, "Sex and the Salon: Defining Art and Immorality in 1863."
Prof. Mary Shaner of the English department is co-author of "Body and Soul: Teaching How the Physical Text Holds Meaning" in the current issue of Mediaevalia.
Prof. Luis Aponte-Pares of the Community Planning Center, CPCS, had his article, "What's Yellow and White and Has Land All Around it: Appropriating Place in Puerto Rican Barrios," published in the book, The Latino Studies Reader: Culture, Economy, Society, released in December by Blackwell Publishers.
Prof. Raymond Liu of the College of Management has published six papers and presented at both national and international conferences in 1997. The topic of his work is cross-cultural and international consumer marketing.
Carol Hardy-Fanta, research director at the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy and research associate of the Gaston Institute, has published Latino Electoral Campaigns in Massachusetts: The Impact of Gender, published by the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy and the Gaston Institute.
English Prof. Thomas O'Grady, director of the Irish Studies Program, has published an autobiographical essay about poetry on Prince Edward Island, "Advice from Milton Acorn," in the winter issue of Canadian Literature.
Prof. Pamela Annas of the English department has co-edited Against the Current, a collection of essays on eleven themes. It is published by Prentice Hall.
Helena Ragone of the anthropology department, has co-edited Reproducing Reproduction: Kinship, Power, and Technological Innovation, published by the University of Pennsylvania Press.
English and GCOE Professor Eleanor Kutz's book,Language and Literacy, has been chosen to appear on Choice Magazine's 34th Annual Outstanding Academic Books list.
Cornell University Press is publishing two books by Susan Eisenberg of the CPCS General Center. Pioneering, a volume of poetry, and We'll Call You if We Need You: Experiences of Women Working Construction. She will give a talk and book signing at the Department of Labor, Washington, D.C., on April 7.
Appointments
Prof. Susan Haussler, associate dean of the College of Nursing, has been appointed to the National League for Nursing Accreditation Commission for a two-year term. She will serve on a review panel for baccalaureate and higher degree programs.
Prof. Avery Faigenbaum of the Department of Human Performance and Fitness has been appointed to a two-year term on the Massachusetts Governor's Commission on Physical Fitness and Sports, by Acting Governor Paul Cellucci.
Honors and Awards
Art students Darlene Fahy, Rachel Miller, Jennifer Manzella, and Robert Gray were selected to exhibit their works on paper and fiber art at Boston's First Expressions Gallery from Jan. 6 - Feb. 28. They were among 32 students from Boston-area art programs to exhibit their works in this show.
Prof. Elsa Auerbach of the English department has won the Newberry House Award for Distinguished Research for an article she co-wrote with graduate student Diane Paxton of the ESL/Bilingual program. "It's Not the English Thing" appeared in the TESOL Quarterly .
NERCHE presented the second Ernest E. Lynton Award for Faculty Professional Service and Academic Outreach to Prof. Mark Chesler, sociology department, University of Michigan, at the Sixth American Association for Higher Education Forum, Jan. 29 - Feb. 1, in Orlando, Florida.
The work of Prof. Margaret Wagner of the art department was exhibited in a show, "Artists Look at Gender," held at the Foreman Gallery, Oneonta, New York, Jan. 3 to Feb. 15. Her work also appears in the Bridgeport Invitational Exhibition at the University of Bridgeport, which opened Feb. 25.
Richard Delaney, director of the Urban Harbors Institute, travelled to several countries in West Africa to conduct an mid-term evaluation of the Gulf of Guinea Marine Eco-system Project on behalf of the United Nations, Jan. 7 - 19.
Prof. Irving Gershenberg of the economics department has been named a 1998 Massachusetts Council for International Education (MaCie) lecturer. He will speak on "Why Sub-Saharan Africa hasn't Experienced Economic Growth/Development," at Worcester State and Cape Cod Community Colleges this Spring.
Grants
The Urban Harbors Institute was awarded $95,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency to develop a publication highlighting the successes of U.S. ports in addressing environmental problems. The Urban Harbors Institute also received $100,000 from the Gas Research Institute to coordinate a 7-state initiative to implement the conversion of water-borne transportation to natural gas.