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Research Bulletin Highlights University's Commitment to Intellectual Inquiry |
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Mergers and Takeovers Topic of Recent Forum for 21st Century |
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Campus Notes |
Publications
Biology Professor Joseph Ginhart's paper, "Cytoplasmic Dynein, the Dynactin Complex, and Kinesin are Interdependent and Essential for Fast Axonal Transport" has been published in the November issue of the journal Molecular Biology of the Cell.
Professor Emeritus Joseph Cooney of the Department of Environmental, Coastal and Ocean Sciences has published two articles in refereed journals: "Coliphages and indicator bacteria in Boston Harbor" with doctoral student D.M. Ricca in Environmental Toxicology, vol. 14; and "Organotin compounds and their interactions with microorganisms" with J.S. White and J.M. Tobin of the University of Dublin, in the Canadian Journal of Microbiology, vol. 45.
Conferences and Presentations
Albert P. Cardarelli, senior fellow, McCormack Institute, chaired a session on Issues and Findings in Community Policing at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology in Toronto during November. He also presented a paper, "Sustaining Community Policing Through Collaborative Strategies." In addition, he moderated a panel discussion on "Public Safety and Community Development in Lawrence, Massachusetts" at the North Essex Community College, Lawrence Campus, on November 30.
Carla Brooks Johnson of the CPCS Career Center was an invited speaker at the 15th annual conference of the Japan Society for Information and Communications Research, held in Yokohama, Japan, in November. She also participated in a seminar on global news, critiquing papers presented based on research emerging from her recent books, which include Winning the Global TV News Game (Butterworth Heinemann/Focal and Broadcasting and Cable Magazine, 1995) and Global News Access (Praeger, 1998).
Professor Carole Upshur, director of the Public Policy Doctoral Program, and Professor Anna Madison of the College of Public and Community Service presented a paper, "Using objective indicators, scaled and open-ended interview methods to evaluate management capacity building in non-profits: More than the sum of its parts?" at the annual meeting of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management in Washington D.C. on November 6. Upshur also chaired a panel on "Emerging Methods in Qualitative Research."
Professor Nadim Rouhana of the Dispute Resolution Program was the guest speaker at the Center for Policy Analysis on Palestine Symposium, "From Madrid to Final Status: Four Perspectives." The other speakers were from the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington D.C., Bir-zeit University on the West Bank, and the U.S. State Department. Rouhana was also a speaker at the New Israel Fund's roundtable lecture series on identity in Israel. His talk was on Israel's Palestinian citizens' identity, the implications for the identity of Israel, and the future of Arab-Jewish relations in Israel. In November, Rouhana presented a paper, "Identities in Transition: Self and the Other in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict" at an international conference, "Identities in Transition from War to Peace" at the Leonard Davis Institute of Hebrew University.
Professor Edmund Beard, director of the McCormack Institute, was luncheon speaker at the International Forum of the League of Women Voters held December 12 in Washington, D. C. His topic was "Global Democratization: Progress and Pitfalls."
Professor Zong-Guo Xia of the Department of Earth and Geographic Sciences participated in a December 7 panel discussion on "Exploring Relationships between GIS Academia and the Professional Community in the Greater Boston Region" organized by the Massachusetts Geographic Information Council.
Liliana Mickle, director of the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, joined Alan Kines, director of Admissions at Northeastern University from December 8 to 10 to present a workshop on team building at the Target Market Conference in Jackson, New Hampshire.
Garrison Nelson, senior fellow, McCormack Institute, gave the Twentieth Annual Memorial Lecture in memory of Marjorie M. Gibbons at the South Boston branch of the Boston Public Library on November 22. His subject was John W. McCormack, the "Fighting Irishman" and four-term Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Clyde Bosket, associate director of the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, spoke to guidance counselors from the Metrowest area at a guidance counselor information roundtable held at Wellesley College on December 10. He spoke about what high school students need to know about college admissions, and about UMass Boston admissions policies and programs in particular.
College of Management Lecturer Dr. Edward Romar delivered a paper, "Competitiveness, New Markets and American Business Success: Two Views of the United States' Future as a World Economic Power" at the 1999 Conference of Polish Americanists in Lodz, Poland in December.
Honors and Appointments
Professor Zong-Guo Xia of the Department of Earth and Geographic Sciences has been appointed as a guest professor at Beijing Normal University.
Economics Professor Mary Stevenson will assume the role of director of the Public Policy Doctoral Program in January, when Professor Carole Upshur goes on sabbatical.
English Professor Robert Crossley has received a research fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to support his scholarly work, "Imagining Mars: A Cultural History." An earlier fellowship from the NEH supported his biography of science fiction writer Olaf Stapledon.
Grants and Awards
Professors Carole Upshur and Miren Uriarte of the Public Policy Doctoral Program have received a $40,000 grant from the Casey Foundation through the Gaston Institute to conduct an evaluation of a community health outreach program in Roxbury. Gloria Cross, a student in the Public Policy Doctoral Program, is the project's research assistant.
WUMB 91.9 FM has been awarded a three-year, unrestricted $15,000 grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) Organizational Support Grant Program. The MCC's nine-person panel noted WUMB's clear focus, long-term planning, and ties with local musicians among their reasons for awarding the grant.
Dissertation Defense
Doctoral candidate Maria Bucsela Sobol of the Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology defended her dissertation, "Schizotypy and Emotional Experience versus Expression" on December 16.
Events
A workshop/discussion on "Teaching About Race, Class, and Gender" was sponsored by the Center for the Improvement of Teaching (CIT) on December 8. Professors Denise Patmon of the Graduate College of Education, Emmett Schaefer of the Sociology Department, College of Arts and Sciences, and Asgedet Stefanos of the College of Public and Community Service led the discussions.
On December 3, the McCormack Institute's Center for Social Policy sponsored a forum, "Transitioning Mentally Ill Offenders from Correctional Custody to the Community." Panelists included Professor Stephanie Hartwell, director of the Graduate Certificate Program in Forensic Services, and Donna Haig Friedman, director of the McCormack Institute's Center for Social Policy.
College of Management Lecturer Edward Romar participated in the East Asian Studies lecture series "Modernization vs. Westernization in East Asia" with his lecture "Teaching Business Ethics: Some Problems and Confucian Solutions."
In the News
On November 30, Pat Reeve, director of the Labor Resource Center, was interviewed by Bob Oakes, host of WBUR Radio's noontime show "Here and Now" on a decision handed down by the National Labor Relation Board ruling that Boston Medical Center residents and interns are employees, and not students.
WUMB 91.9 FM can now be heard on the world wide web, 24 hours a day, seven days a week through "live streaming audio." You can now listen to the station from anywhere in the world by going to http://www.wumb.org and clicking on the "live audio" block on the front page.
On December 16, Miguel Alvarez of the Office of Undergraduate Admissions was heard on station WUNR AM 1600's Hispanic show, Century 21, encouraging Latino parents to enroll their children in college, and highlighting the opportunities at public universities.
New Appointments
Joseph L. Rivers has joined the Minority Business Assistance Center in the College of Management as business counselor. Rivers holds degrees from Paul Smith Junior College, Ithaca College and Rutgers University. He has spent much of his professional career in the Boston area where he has worked for firms such as IBM, AT&T and New England Life. He has also run his own education company which was formed to train minorities, and he is the author of Action Planning, a workbook for small business owners. Mr. Rivers is also the author of the children's book Vores.
The Office of Institutional Advancement recently appointed Elena Sarikelle as assistant director of donor relations. Sarikelle was formerly senior development associate at The Children's Museum, Boston. She holds a B.A. degree in the History of Art from The Ohio State University, and a M.A. degree in Art Administration from Boston University.