Appointments

James N. Allen Jr. has been named to the Battelle Professorship in Inhalation Therapeutics in the Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine and Public Health.

Carlos Basualdo has been appointed chief curator of exhibitions at the Wexner Center for the Arts.

Daniel E. Collins has been named chair of the Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Literatures in the College of Humanities.

J. Richard Dietrich has been named chair of the Department of Accounting and Management Information Systems in the Fisher College of Business.

David G. Horn has been named director of the Division of Comparative Studies in the College of Humanities.

Sandra K. Kostyk has been named medical director of the Huntington's disease program at the Ohio State Medical Center.

L. James Lee has been named to the Helen C. Kurtz Chair in Chemical Engineering.

Deborah Jones Merritt has been named director of the John Glenn Institute for Public Service and Public Policy.

Michael Para, Internal Medicine and Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, has been elected chief of the medical staff at University Hospitals.

Andrej Rotter has been named interim chair of the Department of Pharmacology in the College of Medicine and Public Health.

Chandan K. Sen has been named director of research for the Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery.

Douglas H. Stein has been named director of development for the James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute.

Mark D. Wewers has been named to the John A. Prior Professorship in Internal Medicine in the College of Medicine and Public Health.

Ming You, Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, has been chosen for the Barbara J. Bonner Chair in Lung Cancer Genetics Research at the Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute.

The following staff titles have changed within the Division of Student Affairs: Mary Daniels' new title is assistant vice president for student affairs and director of student assessment; Rebecca Parker has been promoted to assistant vice president for student affairs and retained the title of director of the Ohio Unions; and Xen Riggs has been promoted to assistant vice president for student affairs and retained the title of director of the Jerome Schottenstein Center.

Books

H.D. Niemczyk and D.J. Shetlar, Entomology, Destructive Turf Insects, 2nd Edition, (Wooster: HDN Books, 2000).

John N. Rayner, Geography and Atmospheric Sciences, Dynamic Climatology: Basis in Mathematics and Physics (Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 2000).

Grants

B. Gaillot-Holycross, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, $35,000 Central Ohio Diabetes Association Grant for "Rose of Leptin Resistance in Increased Salt Sensitivity in Obesity and NIDDM," June 2000-May 2001.

T. Hai, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, $35,000 Central Ohio Diabetes Association Grant for "Formation of Islets of Langerhans and Insulin-Producing Cells During Pancreatic Development," May 2000-April 2001.

John King, English, $113,104 Department of Women's Studies Coca Cola Grant for Research on Women to conduct a seminar on "Foxe's Book of Martyrs: A Paradigm for Early Modern English Print Culture" in June 2001, co-recipient is James Bracken, University Libraries.

M. Parthun, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, $375,000 American Cancer Society Grant for "Histone Aceylation and Chromatin Assembly," July 2000-June 2003.

Kimberly S. Roempler, Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education and Education, $500,013 National Science Foundation Grant for the development of a National Digital Library for Undergraduate Science and Mathematics Teacher Education and Professional Development.

Presentations

A.R. Abrishamchian and A.H. Goldstein, Surgery, presented "Creation of Large Animal Model of Stable, Ischemic, Congestive Heart Failure," co-presenters were A. Gowdamarajan and M.A. Gerhardt, and "In Vitro Thrombogenesis Evaluation of a Ventricular Assist Device," co-presenters were G.A. Johnson and T.D. Will, at the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs 46th Annual Conference, New York, June 26-July 1.

Terry Barrett, Art Education, presented "Interpreting Art" at the Art Academy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Art Museum, Oct. 11, and "Interpreting Art: Multiple Voices and Meanings" at the Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, Ala., Oct. 16.

Linda Bernhard, Women's Studies and Adult Health and Illness, presented "Understanding Lesbian Health in Diverse Cultures" at the 7th Women Coming Together: Bridging Cultures, Communities and Health Conference, Columbus, Sept. 22.

Tim M. Berra, Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, presented "A Review of the Fish Family Galaxiidae" at the Expert Meeting of Checklist of Neotropical Fishes, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Sept. 4-8.

Mard Branham, Entomology, presented "The Evolution of Sexual Communication in Fireflies" at the 11th International Bioluminescence and Chemiluminescence Conference, Asilomar, Calif.

Leigh Gilmore, English, presented "Limit-Cases, Trauma, and Self-Representation" at the Autobiography and Changing Identities Conference, Vancouver, B.C., July 2000.

Parwinder Grewal, Entomology, presented "Molluscicidal Nematodes for the Management of Slugs" and "Nematicidal Effects of Entomopathogenic Nematodes and Their Symbiotic Bacteria Against Plant-Parasitic Nematodes" at the 33rd Society of Invertebrate Pathology Conference, Guanajuato, Mexico, Aug. 13-18; "Integrated Pest Management of Scarabs in North America" at the 21st International Congress of Entomology Conference, Iguassu Falls, Brazil, Aug. 20-26; "Entomopathogenic Nematodes: A Global Journey," at EMBRAPA, Cerrados Center, Brasilia, Brazil, Aug. 28; and "Entomopathogenic Nematodes: Potential for Exploration and Use in Brazil" at the University Federal of Sao Carlos, Campus Araras, Brazil, Aug. 30.

Susan Hartmann, History and Women's Studies, presented "The Other Feminists: New Perspectives on 20th Century Feminism" at the University of Arizona, Sept. 8.

Dave Horn, Entomology, presented "Impact of Prescribed Burning on Arthropods" at the U.S. Forest Service EM Project Conference, Vinton Furnace Experimental Forest, McArthur, Sept. 18.

P. Kwiatkoswki, S.F. Wang, R.E. Michler and S. Itescu, Surgery, presented "Generation of H202 Prevents Fc Receptor-mediated Changes in Redox Potential, Reducing Beta Integrin Avidity and NK Cell Adhesion to Porcine Endothelium" and "Two Distinct Capping Structures on Porcine Endothelium Bind to Human Monocytes, and Their Assembly Can Be Reduced by High-level Expression of alpha 1,2-fucosyltransferase," co-presenter was J.H. Artrip, at the 18th International Transplantation Society Conference, Rome, Aug. 27-Sept. 1.

Tim Lyden, Internal Medicine, presented "Placental Endothelial Cell FcRII Expression: Distribution and Isoform Indentification Suggest a Potential IgG Transport Role" at the 14th Trophoblast Conference, Rochester, N.Y., Oct. 6, co-presenters were Clark L. Anderson, Internal Medicine, and John M. Robinson, Physiology and Cell Biology.

Julian Markels, English, presented "How the Superstructure Fell on Fredric Jameson" at the Marxism 2000 Conference, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Sept. 19-24.

Michael Mechler, Greek and Latin, presented "Table Round" summation at the Sphere Privee et Sphere Publique dans l'Antiquite Greco-Romaine: le Contrat Public Conference, University Neuchatel, Switzerland, June 17, and "Kingship in Adomnan's Life of Columba" at the Early Medieval Research Group 2000 Conference, Deinburgh, Scotland, Sept. 7.

R.E. Michler, Surgery, presented "Heart Transplantation: Clinical Trends and Future Development" at the Philippines Medical Center, Manila, Philippines, March 27, and at Tokyo University, Tokyo, April 3; "Minimally Invasive Surgery and Cardiac Robotics" at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md., April 25; and "Xenotransplantation: Are We Really Making Any Progress?" at the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation Conference, Osaka, Japan, April 8.

William F. Miser, Family Medicine, presented "Emporiatrics -- Travel Medicine and the Family Physician" at the American Academy of Physician Assistants Annual Scientific Conference, Chicago, May 29.

John M. Robinson, Physiology and Cell Biology, presented "Fc Receptors: Transplacental IgG Transport" at the Trophoblast Conference, Rochester, N.Y., Oct. 6, co-presenters were Clark L. Anderson and Tim Lyden, Internal Medicine.

Alisha Rohde, English, presented "Time Travel and Ms. Woolf: Responses to Changing Perspectives on Time" at the 10th Annual Virginia Woolf Conference, University of Maryland, Baltimore, June 10.

J.L. Siders, C.K. Colton, T.A. Hainsey, and J.A. Rafael, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, presented "Identification of a PDZ Domain-Containing Scaffold in Skeletal and Cardiac Muscle" at the American Society for Human Genetics Annual Conference, Philadelphia, October 2000.

Jim Tew, Entomology, presented "The Dolittle Method" and "Setting Up Your Apiary" at the Eastern Apiculture Society Short Course, Salisbury, Md., July 31-Aug. 2; "Murphy's Law and Moving Bees" at the Eastern Agriculture Conference, Salisbury, Aug. 2; "Beekeeping Around the World" at the Tri-County Beekeepers Association, Aug. 30; and "Integrated Pest Management" and "Life Cycle and Anatomy of the Honey Bee" at the Alabama State Beekeepers' Association Conference, Sept. 15.

John Wenzel, Entomology, presented "Misapplication of Concepts of Homoplasy in Studies of Adaptation" at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Sept. 12-14.

Roger Williams, Entomology, presented "Integrated Pest Management of Grapes in Ohio" at the International Congress of Entomology, Brazil, August 2000.

Ara Wilson, Women's Studies, presented "Globalization and the Inventions of Heterosexuality in Thailand" at the Rethinking Marxism Conference, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Sept. 23.

Karen Winstead, English, presented "Saint Katherine and the Polity" at the Saints and Communities Conference, Groningen, Netherlands, July 6.

Publications

A.H. Burghes, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, "A Single Nucleotide Difference that Alters Splicing Patterns Distinguishes the SMA Gene SMN1 from the Copy Gene SMN2," Human Molecular Genetics, Vol. 8 (2999), pp. 1177-83, co-authors are U.R. Monani, C.L. Lorson, D.W. Parsons, T.W. Prior, E.J. Androphy and J.D. McPherson, and "Promoter Analysis of the Human Centromeric and Telomeric Survival Motor Neuron Genes (SMNC and SMNT)," Biochem. Biophys. Acta., Vol. 1445 (1999), pp. 330-36, co-authors are U.R. Monani and J.D. McPherson.

J.M. Carpenter, J. I. Kojima and J.W. Wenzel, Entomology, "Polybia, Paraphyly, and Polistine Phylogeny," American Museum Novitates, No. 3298 (2000), pp. 24.

David Citino, English, "The Poet and the City" and "The Last Cricket in Ohio Sings a Song of Wilderness," Columbus Dispatch, Sept. 10; "Visiting My Father in Florida," Literature, Culture, and Class: An Anthology, edited by Paul Lauter and Ann Fitzgerald (Addison Wesley Longman, 2000), pp. 349-50; and "Lady Di and Gianni Versace in Stores in Time for the Holidays," The Antioch Review, Vol. 48, No. 4 (2000), p. 455.

G.E. Flores and P. Vidal, Entomology, "Revalidation and Systematic Revision of the Chilean genus Callyntra Solier (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)," Annals of the Entomology Society of America, Vol. 93, No. 5 (2000), pp. 1052-75.

A. Gowdamarajan and R.E. Michler, Surgery, "Therapy for Primary Cardiac Tumors: Is There a Role for Heart Transplantation," Current Opinions in Cardiology, Vol. 15 (2000), pp. 121-26.

Timothy Gregory, History, "Prastio-Agios Savvas til Karonis Monastery (Pafos District, Cypres): 1994-1995 Field Season and 1992-1995 Artifact Analyses," Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, Vol. 316 (1999), p. 23-88, co-author is David Rupp.

P.S. Grewal, Entomology, "Anhydrobiotic Potential and Long-Term Storage of Entomopathogenic Nematodes (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae)," International Journal of Pasitology, Vol. 30 (2000). pp. 995-1000.

Peter L. Hahn, History, "Discord or Accommodation? Britain and the United States in World Affairs," Anglo-American Attitudes: From Revolution to Partnership, edited by Fred M. Leventhal and Roland Quinault (Aldershot, England: Ashgate, 2000), pp. 276-93.

T. Hai, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, "Transcriptional Autorepression of the Stress-Inducible Gene Activating Transcription Factor 3," Journal of Biological Chemistry, Vol. 275 (2000), p. 16865-70, co-authors are C.D. Wolfgang, G. Liang, Y. Okamoto and A.E. Allen.

Nicholas Howe, English, "Places of Fear," The Yale Review, Vol. 88, No. 4 (2000), pp. 43-50; "The Center on the Margin, or, Self-fulfilling Prophecies for Medievalists," The Medieval Academy of American Newsletter, Vol. 10 (September 2000); and a review of Jeffrey Cohen's Of Giants in Speculum, Vol. 75 (2000), pp. 680-82.

C.W. Hoy, T.T. Vaughn and D.A. East, Entomology, "Increasing the Effectiveness of Spring Trap Crops for Leptinotarsa decemlineata," Entomol. Exp. Appl., Vol. 96 (2000), pp. 193-204.

J.M. Lamour, L.J. Addonizio, M.E. Galantowicz, J.M. Quaegebeur, D.M. Mancini, M.R. Kichuk, A. Beniaminovitz, R.E. Michler, A. Weinberg and D.T. Hsu, Surgery, "Outcome After Orthotopic Cardiac Transplantation in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease," Circulation, Vol. 100, No. 19 (1999), pp. 11200-05.

Stuart Lishan, English, "The Perseids Suite," "Mockingbird Chicks" and "July," Poetry.com, edited by Jacqueline Marcus (Autumn 2000): http://www.ForPoetry.com.

Irene Masing-Delic, Slavic and East European Languages and Literatures, "Sansculotte Improvisers and Clouds in Trousers: Poetic Metamorphosis in Pushkin and Mayakovsky," Metamorphoses in Russian Modernism, edited by Peter I. Barta (New York: Central European University Press, 2000), pp. 113-47.

E.C. Miller and Patrick J. Fahey, Family Medicine, "Counseling Athletes about Nutrition," Family Practice Recertification, Vol. 22, No. 1 (2000), pp. 53-74.

William F. Miser, Family Medicine, "Applying a Meta-Analysis to Daily Clinical Practice," Journal of the Board of Family Physicians, Vol. 13, No. 3 (2000), pp. 201-09 and "Journal Club: Exercise as an Effective Treatment Option for Major Depression in Older Adults," Journal of Family Practice, Vol. 49, No. 2 (2000), pp. 109-10.

M.R. Parthun, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, "The Type B Histone Acetyltransferase Hat1p Participates in Telomeric Silencing," Molecular and Cellular Biology, Vol. 20 (2000), pp. 7051-58, co-authors are T. Kelly, S. Qin and D.E. Gottschling.

Doug M. Post, Family Medicine, "The Effects of Patients Communication Skills Training on Compliance," Archives of Family Medicine, Vol. 9 (2000), pp. 57-64, co-authors are Donald Cegala and Teresa Marinelli; and "Patient-Centered Communication: The Art of the Interview," Family Practice Recertification, Vol. 22 (2000), pp. 79-91, co-authors are William F. Miser, Donald J. Cegala and Mary Jo Welker.

J.W. Prat, R.E. Michler, J. Pala and D.A. Brown, Surgery, "Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting for Myocardial Muscle Bridging," Heart Surgery Forum, Vol. 2 (1999), pp. 250-53.

Karlis Racevskis, French and Italian, "Michel Foucault, Consciousness, and the Being of Language," Intertexts, Vol. 4, No. 2 (Fall 2000), pp. 94-109.

J.A. Rafael, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, "Contraction Induced Injury to Dystrophic Skeletal Muscle: Comparisons Among Permeabilized Muscle Fibers from mdx, Transgenic mdx, and Control Mice," Americal Journal of Physiology (Cell Physiology), Vol. 279 (2000), pp. C1290-94, co-authors are G.S. Lynch, J.S. Chamberlain and J.A. Faulkner; and "Testing of SHIRPA, A Mouse Phenotypic Assessment Protocol, on Dmdmdx and Dmdmdx3cv Distrophin-Deficient Mice," Mamm. Gen., Vol. 11 (2000), pp. 725-28, co-authors are Y. Nitta, J. Peters and K.E. Davies.

Elizabeth Renker, English, " ÔAmerican Literature' in the College Curriculum: Three Case Studies, 1890-1910," ELH, Vol. 67 (2000), pp. 843-71.

Gonzalo Rubio, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, "On the Alleged Pre-Sumerian Substratum," Journal of Cuneiform Studies, Vol. 51 (1999).

S. Sif, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, "Brg1 is Recruited to Estreogen-Responsive Promoters and Cooperates with Factors Involved in Histone Acetylation," Molecular and Cellular Biology, Vol. 20 (2000), pp. 7541-49, co-authors are J. Direnzo, Y. Shang, M. Phelan, M. Meyers, R. Kingston and M. Brown.

J.M. Weigand, Mary Jo Welker and Dannel Haines, Family Medicine, "An Overview of Popular Herbal Medicine," Family Practice Recertification, Vol. 22, No. 9 (2000), pp. 45-66.

A.K. Ying, H.H. Hassanain, C.M. Ross, D.J. Smiraglia, J.J. Issa, R.E. Michler, M. Caligiuri, C. Plass, P.J. Goldschmidt and P.J. Clermont, Surgery, "Methylation of the Estrogen Receptor-Alpha Gene Promoter Is Selectively Increased in Proliferating Human Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells," Cardiovascular Research, Vol. 46 (2000), pp. 172-79.

Recognitions

Deborah Ballam, Fisher College of Business, received the Academy of Legal Studies in Business' Senior Faculty Award for Excellence for quality research and publications, dedication to teaching and significant contributions to the profession of collegiate instruction of business law. She also received a Hoeber Award for her published article, "Employment-at-Will: The Impending Death of a Doctrine" in the American Business Law Journal, July 2000.

Kathryn K. Chenoweth, University Extension, Washington County, received the First Place Radio Category Award from the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences.

Jim Tew, Entomology, received the Eastern Apiculture Society's Outstanding Teaching and Service to the Beekeeping Industry Award.

Service

Tony Barrett, Art Education, gave a workshop for tour guides at the Center for Contemporary Art, Cleveland, Oct. 18.

Parwinder Grewal, Entomology, is on the International Editorial Board of the Biocontrol Science and Technology Journal.

Subir Nag, Clinical Radiology, is serving on the advisory committee for the Medical Use of Isotopes.