20 Little Piano Pieces from Around the World, by Music Prof. David Patterson, illustrated by TenBroeck Davison '82, has been published by G. Shirmer, Inc.
Deborah Hirsch, director of the New England Resource Center for Higher Education, has written an article, "Changing Faculty Roles: Opportunities for Collaboration," which appears in Partners in Learning: Creating Academic Affairs/Student Affairs Partnerships to Enhance Student Learning and Faculty Development, edited by James Martin and Sheila Murphy.
An article, "Organizational Structures for Community Engagement,"written by Sharon Singleton, Deborah Hirsch, and Cathy Burack of NERCHE appears in Colleges and Universities as Citizens, published by Allyn & Bacon.
Sociology Prof. Xiaogang Deng has co-authored a book chapter, "The Structural Changes in Community and Work Unit in China," which appeared in The Social Transition in China, published by the University Press of America.
Prof. Pepi Lestyna of the Bilingual/ESL Graduate Studies Program has written a second book, Presence of Mind: Education and the Politics of Deception, published by the Westview Press.
A new book, The Poems of Callimachus, written by Prof. Frank Nisetich, Chair of the Classics Department, has been accepted for publication by Oxford University Press. An excerpt, "The Bath of Pallas," appears in a recent issue of Compost Magazine.
Dr. Bernie Gardner, research associate of the ECOS Department, co-authored an article, "Upward transport of oceanic nitrate by migrating diatom mats," which appeared in the journal Nature, vol. 397.
An article by Prof. Joseph Dyer of the Music Department, "Tropis semper variantibus: Compositional Strategies in the Offertories of Old Roman Chant," appeared in the annual Early Music History, published by Cambridge University Press.
Music Prof. Joseph Dyer presented a paper, "The Music of Monasticism," at a symposium on Western Plainchant in the First Millennium: Studies of Medieval Liturgy and its Music, held at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in January.
Four members of the English department presented papers at the annual meeting of the Modern Language Association of America: Prof. Elizabeth Fay on the lyrical ballads of Wordsworth; Lecturer Gillian Gane on postcolonial language in the works of Salman Rushdie; Prof. Louise Smith on ordinary rhetoric and academic writing; and Prof. Rajini Srikanth on the South Asian Diaspora in America.
Sociology Prof. Xiaogang Deng presented two papers, "The Sensual Dynamics of Property Crime," and "The Reciprocal Relationship Between Offenders and Victims: A Test of Violent Network Thesis," at the 1998 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, held in Washington, D.C.
CPCS Prof. Madhulika S. Khandelwal presented "Mapping the Geographies of Asian America" at the annual East of California Asian American Studies Conference hosted by the University of Michigan in October.
Prof. Mitchell Chang of the GCOE's Higher Education Administration doctoral program presented "The Impact of Diversity on Student Learning" at the Invitational Symposium and Working Research Meeting on Diversity and Affirmative Action sponsored by the Spencer Foundation and the American Council on Education in January. He was also the plenary speaker at the American Council of Education's Technical Assistance Workshop on College Admissions and Affirmative Action, speaking on "Research on the Benefits of Diversity."
English Prof. Rajini Srikanth moderated a panel discussion on "The Future of the South Asian American Community: Where Will Assimilation Take Us?" at Harvard University in February. She also co-led a December roundtable discussion on "Prospects for Change: South Asian Americans and the Curriculum and Institutionalization of Asian American Studies" at New York University.
The following presentations were made by ECOS Department faculty and graduate students at the annual meeting of the Society of Limnology and Oceanography held Feb. 1-5 in Santa Fe, New Mexico:
- - J.Callahan and R.F. Chen, "Characterization of dissolved organic matter in surface waters of Boston Harbor and Chesapeake Bay;"
- - R.F. Chen, G.B. Gardner, Y. Zhang and P. Vlahos, "Chromophoric dissolved organic matter in Chesapeake Bay;"
- -G.B. Gardner, R.F. Chen, S. M. Rudnick, E. Peter and T. Goodkind, "Development of an undulating, towed vehicle for the study of coastal biogeochemistry"
- - S. M. Rudnick, R.F. Chen, and G. B. Gardner, "Time-resolved, laser-induced, fluorescence monitoring and modeling of pyrene concentration and distribution in Boston Harbor;"
- - P. Vlahos, R.F. Chen, and G.B. Gardner, "Delivery of dissolved organic carbon to the mid-Atlantic Bight from Chesapeake and Delaware Estuaries;" and
- - C. Pliskain, M. Brzezinksi, F. Lipschultz and G.B. Gardner, "New estimates of upward oceanic nitrate fluxes by migrating diatom mats."
Prof. John Conlon of Communication and Theatre Arts is currently in rehearsal as attorney Watson Frye in Close Ties, which will be presented at the North Quincy Alumni Theatre in mid-March. He is also participating as a judge in the Boston Globe-Massachusetts School Drama Festival which will be held this Spring.
Theatre Arts student David Dowling directed Endgame by Samuel Beckett through Feb. 27 at the Peabody House Theatre Coop in Somerville, which was founded by a group including several UMass Boston Theatre arts students and alums.
Deborah Hirsch, formerly associate director of The New England Resource Center for Higher Education, (NERCHE), assumed the role of director of the Center upon the retirement of Zelda Gamson. Cathy Burack has been appointed associate director of the Center. The following individuals have been appointed to NERCHE for an upcoming term:
- - Hannah Goldberg, former provost and vice president for academic affairs at Wheaton College, to senior associate;
- - Ellen Porter Honnet, counseling and consulting psychologist and independent consultant, to visiting fellow;
- - Tammy Lenski, independent educator and professional facilitator, and president of Lenski Associates, to visiting fellow;
- - Amy Kirle Lezberg, former associate director of the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, to visiting fellow;
- - Stephen J. Nelson, research associate in education at Brown University, to visiting fellow;
- - Elsa Nunez, professor of English at Wheelock College, to visiting fellow;
- - Ellen S. Switkes, assistant vice president for academic advancement at the University of California, to visiting fellow.
Daniel Robb, graduate program director of the College of Management, was awarded a LAM Technologies Fellowship to attend the National Association of Graduate Admissions Professionals (NAGAP) Advanced Professional Development Workshop Jan. 22-24 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Robb was one of two individuals to be selected nationally for this fellowship.
Diane Dujon, CPCS director of independent study, was inducted into the Who's Who of American Women, 1999-2000. Dujon's book, For Crying Out Loud, and her Unsung Heroine Award from Rosie's Place were among her accomplishments cited.
Prof. John Warner of the Chemistry Department has been appointed to the Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Science Advisory Board and has been asked to serve on a National Science Foundation review panel for its "Technology for a Sustainable Future" Program. He has also been asked to serve as a technical advisor to Australia's Green Chemistry Program, and to serve on an American Chemical Society committee to review graduate education in chemistry.
English Prof. Martha Collins and Nguyen Quang Thieu have won a $500 Finalist Award from the American Literary Translators Association for their translation of Thieu's poems, The Women Carry River Water, published by the University of Massachusetts Press in 1997. The translation project was supported by the William Joiner Center.
David Addison Small's show at the Harbor Art Gallery was extended through Feb. 13 after receiving several positive reviews in the local media, including The Boston Globe, during January.
Héléna Ragoné of the anthropology department was consulted for an article on ovum donation which appeared in the Wall Street Journal on Feb. 3.
Prof. Avery Faigenbaum of the Human Performance and Fitness Program was interviewed by WCVB-TV 5 on youth fitness and obesity at the Beacon Fitness Center on Feb. 12.
Biology Prof. Garrison Wilkes was a guest on WBUR-FM talk show, The Connection, on Friday, Feb. 5, for a discussion on genetics and agriculture.
Debra Wein, general manager of the Beacon Fitness Center, was interviewed by FOX 25 television on the cardiovascular benefits of a new exercise rage, Tae-bo on Feb. 17. Wein also appeared on FOX 25 News on Feb. 22 on making a commitment to healthful eating and exercise.
UMass Boston's MUSE Distance Learning, in cooperation with the Division of Continuing Education, has created a professional development course for teachers in the Sandwich Public Schools. Currently, teachers in Sandwich and on Martha's Vineyard, communicating with instructors via video link, participate in a professional development course entitled "Net Gains." Teachers gain web literacy through the course, developing curricula that integrates web resources into their classrooms. A $30,000 grant from the Department of Education to the Sandwich Public Schools funded development of the course.
Giovanna Negretti has joined the staff of the Gastón Institute as outreach coordinator. In her new position, Negretti will direct the Latino Leadership Opportunity Program (LLOP), coordinate the annual Speakers Series, and act as liaison for selected outreach activities. Negretti holds a bachelor's degree from Emerson College.