Vol. 19, No. 28

April 20, 2000

Books Jesus Cruz, history, Los Notables de Madrid. Las Bases Sociales de la Revolucion Liberal Espanola, Alianza Editorial, Madrid. Publications James L. Morrison, consumer studies, "Cyber Dimensions: Teaching the Effects of Electronic Commerce on Business Practices and Global Stability," in Journal of Education for Business, vol. 75, no. 3, pages 178-182. David Usher, biological sciences, with R.K. Tangirala, K. Tsukamoto, S. H. Chun, E. Pure and D. Rader of University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and the Wistar Institute, "Regression of Atherosclerosis Induced by Liver-Directed Gene Transfer of Apolipoprotein A-1 in Mice," in Circulation, vol. 100, pages 1816-1822. Howard Cornell, biological sciences, "Unsaturation and Regional Influences on Species Richness in Ecological Communities: A Review of the Evidence," in Ecoscience, vol. 6, pages 303-315. Michael Rice and Eric Kmiec, biological sciences, with P.A. Havre of Yale University and R. Ramos of Thomas Jefferson University, "HsRec2/Rad51L1, a Protein Influencing Cell Cycle Progression, Has Protein Kinase Activity," in Experimental Cell Research, vol. 254, pages 33-44. Riting Liu, Wei Li, Norman Karin, Joel Bergh and Mary C. Farach-Carson, biological sciences, with Karen Adler-Storthz of University of Texas-Houston, "Ribozyme Ablation Demonstrates That the Cardiac Subtype of the Voltage-Sensitive Calcium Channel Is the Molecular Transducer of 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3-Stimulated Calcium Influx in Osteoblastic Cells," in The Journal of Biological Chemistry, vol. 275, pages 8711-8718. Bill Browning, theatre, a review of "AutoCad 2000," in Theatre Design and Technology Magazine, fall. Presentations Gibbons Ruark, English, a reading of his poems, April 6, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh. Three members of the Center for Counseling and Student Development made presentations at the American College Personnel Association meeting, April 3, in Washington, D.C.: Carolyn Bershad, "The Ethical Use of Touch in Counseling: Feminist Perspectives"; and Emily Carter and Sharon Mitchell, "Group Counseling in College Counseling Centers: An Exchange of Ideas." A. Julian Valbuena, Elias Ahuja Professor of Spanish Emeritus, "Don Pedro Caldron de la Barca: Biografia, Formacion, Cultura," at an international symposium, Pensar a Calderon desde el 2000, April 5, University of Madrid. David J. Berilla, career services, "Innovative Interventions Matching Students to Industrial Positions," at the American Physical Society annual conference, March 18, Minneapolis. Lawrence Nees, art history, "Text and Image, Hearing and Seeing," at annual Classics Day, March 8, Germantown Friends School, Philadelphia. Peter Roe, anthropology, "Miniature Worlds: Technology and Stylistic Innovation in Shipibo Pottery, The Peruvian Montana," at Society for American Archaeology annual meeting, April 8, Philadelphia. John F. Wehmiller, geology, and Linda York, "Time and Temperature: Insights into Paleoclimate and Coastal Processes From Beach Shell Aminostratigraphy, Southeastern North Carolina," at Southeastern Section, Geological Society of America and Associated Societies, March 23-24, Charleston, S.C. David Hollowell, executive vice president, "Student Services–A Broad View," at American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers annual conference, April 11, New Orleans. James Cunningham, theatre, The Horse's Mouth Greets the New Millennium, presented in Japan America Theatre, July, Los Angeles. The production was named by critics as one of 1999's most distinguished dance events in that city. Bill Browning, theatre, "Video Projection vs. 35mm Projection," at the United States Institute for Theatre Technology Chesapeake Section annual expo, January. Joann Browning, theatre, The Horse's Mouth Greets the New Millennium, at Danspace, April 8, New York City. Eileen Smitheimer, theatre, served as sound designer for Delaware Theatre Company's production, Of Mice and Men, October, and lighting designer for City Theatre's production, Angels in America, November. Elizabeth Higginbotham, sociology and criminal justice, "Invisible Work: Black Women's Survival in Integrated Settings," at UD's Women's Studies, Research on Race, Ethnicity and Culture spring lecture series, and "Women and Employment: The Good News and the Bad News," at Maryville College, March 29, St. Louis. Carl Klockars, sociology and criminal justice, Delaware Today panelist, WHYY-TV, April 12, on topic, "Should Campus Police Carry Guns?" R.M. Golinkoff, H. Rodney Sharp Professor of Educational Studies, with K. Arnold, M. Schweisguth and K. Hirsh-Pasek, "Sensitivity to Grammatical Morphemes Precedes Their Production: The Case of /ing/," and, with H. Chung, Hirsh-Pasek, B. I. Bertenthal and R. Brand, "Extending Verb Labels to Point-Light Displays," at Eastern Psychological Association Conference, March. Farley Grubb, economics, "The Market Evaluation of Criminality: Evidence from the Auction of British Convict Labor in America, 1767-1775," at Economic History Society annual meeting, April 8, Bristol, U.K. Service John Stevenson, library, three year appointment to the Depository Library Council, the body that advises the U.S. Public Printer on matters related to the Federal Depository Library Program. Anniversaries 20 years Linda E. Everett, Information Technologies/Media Services, April 21, 1980. 15 years Daniel L. Slaten, Graphic Communications Center, April 22, 1985. 5 years Mohsen Badiey, marine studies, April 23, 1990. David M. Cronin, Facilities Planning and Construction, April 23, 1990. Martin James Gawel, Information Technology/ Network and Systems Services, April 23, 1990.