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Topic:
“Teaching and Mentoring in
Chemistry”
Speaker:
Professor Kenneth J. Takeuchi
Dept. of Chemistry at
SUNY-Buffalo
Date:
Tuesday, April 20, 1999
Place:
Pistachio's in the Student Union
UB North Campus
Dinner:
6:30 PM 3 meal choices @ $26.00 per person
(1) Tenderloin Tips over Rice Pilaf
(2) Shrimp Pasta Primavera
(3) Acorn Stuffed Squash
All served with Salad & choice of dressing
Baked Potato with butter & sour cream, Green Beans
Almondine, Boston Cream Cheesecake
Coffee, Tea, Lemonade, Iced Tea, & asstd. Sodas
Reservations: Patty 888-2340 by Thursday, April 15, 1999
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As those who attended Professor George M. Bodner's local section talk in March will attest, Professor Bodner pointed out that one of the greatest obstacles in chemical education is being able to translate chemical principles into chemistry as it is applied in usage every day.
With that in mind, it is my pleasure to announce that Professor Kenneth J. Takeuchi of the Dept. of Chemistry at SUNY-Buffalo is our guest speaker for Education Night, April 20th to be held at Pistachio's on the UB Campus (directions can be found on page 26).
Professor Takeuchi is locally and nationally recognized for his outstanding achievements as a chemical educator. I hope you will join me on Education Night to listen to Professor Takeuchi. I know I for one hope to pick up a few pointers that I can translate into the classroom.
Chair
Troy Wood
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Professor Kenneth J. Takeuchi of the Dept. of Chemistry at SUNY-Buffalo is the guest speaker for Education Night. He received his B.S. degree at the University of Cincinnati in 1975. In 1981, he received his Ph.D. degree from Ohio State University, where he worked under the direction of Dr. Darryle Busch (the current president of the American Chemical Society). After a two-year postdoc at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Dr.Takeuchi was appointed to the faculty of the Dept. of Chemistry at SUNY-Buffalo. Recently, he was promoted to the rank of full professor. His research efforts are focused on the coordination chemistry of ruthenium complexes and transition metal redox chemistry. Professor Takeuchi has distinguished himself as a chemical educator, being recognized locally with the Student Association of UB Teaching Award (1985), the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching (1986), the Student Association of UB Milton Plesur Award (1989, 1997), and Friend of the EOP Award (1993). Nationally, his teaching excellence has been recognized by the Chemical Manufacturer's Association Catalyst Award (1997). A number of Professor Takeuchi's former students have gone on to become chemical educators themselves at colleges across the nation.
Pistachio's is located in the student
union at the University at Buffalo's North Campus in the Student Union Once you've entered
the Student Union, take the stairs on the West Side up to the
second floor. Pistachio's is on your right.
To UB North Campus:
From East or West, take 1-290 to the 1-990 North, then take Exit 1. You will yield onto the John James Audubon Parkway. Before getting to the first light, you are allowed to make a left U-turm and go in the opposite direction on the Audubon Parkway. Make the U-turn before the light and proceed to the first street on your right, which is White Rd. Continue through stop signs at Hadley Rd. and Hamilton Rd. Off to the right (before the stop sign at Lee, across from the Bookstore) is the Furnas Lot, where you should park (no fee). `The Student Union is across the street from Starbuck's and the Furnas Lot..*0ødÀøuÄ
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On April 24th, 9-12, we will be attending a seminar at the Hydroponics of Buffalo, a retail business, located at 1497 Hertel Avenue, Buffalo, NY. Topics will include soilless gardening and hydroponic growing mediums that you can use in your classrooms. Discussion will also include plant nutrients, insect control, special lighting techniques and various types of hydroponic gardens.
Please call Karen Arnold 884-5894 (one week prior to workshop)
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Drug Resistance:
Molecular Mechanisms and Intervention Strategies
May 16-19, 1999
SUNY at Buffalo
Information
Dr. Thomas I. Kalman, Symposium Chair
Department of Medicinal Chemistry
University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14260
Fax: 716-645-2393 E-mail: tkalman@acsu.buffalo.edu
http://wings.buffalo.edu/academic/department/pharmacy/mch/public_html/symp99.html
Registration
UB Conferences and Special Events
Tel: 716-716-645-3705; Fax: 716-645-3869
Co-Sponsor: Western New York Section
American Chemical Society
Antibacterial Drug Resistance:
b-Lactam and Glycopeptide Antibiotics
D.J. Payne, R.F. Pratt, D.E. Bussiere, M.L. Hammond
Diverse Targets
A.M. Berdhuis, R.C. Gadwood, M. Macielag, G. Schluckebier
Antiviral Drug Resistance: Herpes, Hepatitis B and C, Influenza
J.M. Colacino, M. Tisdale, L.D. Condray, H.V. Le
HIV Reverse Transcriptase and Protease
J.W. Erickson, K. Das, D.J. Kempf, P.Y.S. Lam
New Targets in Antimicrobial Drug Resistance
D.J. Pompliano, P.A. Lartey, D.T. Moir, T.M. Schinnick
Multidrug Resistance in Cancer:
ABC Transporters, Other Targets, Chemical Sensitization
T. Fojo, D.R. Rose, C.V. Stauffacher, R. J. Griffin
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Topic: “Magic and Mirth”
Speaker: Carl Kogler
Date: Tuesday, April 27, 1999
Place: Country Kitchen
2075 Niagara Falls Blvd,
Amherst, NY
Route 290 North on Niagara
Falls Blvd.
Dinner: 12:00 PM 2 meal choices @ $ 9.00 per person
(1) Baked Salisbury Steak &
baked potato
(2) Fruit Plate
each served with salad w/house dressing, roll, coffee, or tea and vanilla ice cream
Talk: 1:00 PM
Reservations: Patty 888-2340 by Friday, April 23, 1999
Robert T. Conley, a former member of the Chemistry Department of
Canisius College, died of a heart attack at age 67 in Cinninnati,
Ohio on March 9, 1999. Since 1982 he was president of Union
Institute, a consortium of ten small colleges which served adult
students by distance learning. He was active in the local section
during the late 1950's and early 1960's.ù»P
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