FACULTY / STAFF / FRIENDS NEWSLETTER VOLUME 7 NO. 11 FEBRUARY 2, 2000 Join Us for Stony President's Brook Day in Stony Brook Patents Lecture Series Albany on Feb. 8 Generate $10 Million "The Art of Tuesday, February 8 has been desig­ tony Brook generated more than $10 million in royalties from inven­ Keith Morrison: nated as Stony Brook Day in Albany, tions licensed to industry in 1998, placing it 12th among U.S. colleges and the University would like as Decade of the and universities. The finding from a nationwide survey has been pub­ many of the faculty, staff, and stu­ S Nineties" lished in The Chronicle of Higher Education, the weekly publication that dents as possible to join the President, tracks issues, trends, and developments in academic circles. Provost, and Deans to make our case The University's total was higher than that of such other renowned Keith A. Morrison to legislators. institutions as Harvard ($8.8 million), the University of Pennsylvania ($7.2 Renowned Jamaican-Born Listed below are the dates for million), the University of Michigan ($6.8 million), and Johns Hopkins the briefings, which will provide you Artist, Art Educator, Art ($5.5 million). The $10 million generated by Stony Brook represented the with everything you need to know vast majority of the $12.1 million in licensing revenue of the State Universi­ Curator, and Critic about the trip. One need only attend ty of New York. one session, but please notify Kathy "Stony Brook has become a nationally recognized research university in Wednesday, Yunger either by e-mail or phone as many important respects," said President Shirley Strum Kenny. "We are to which one you will be able to February 16, 2000 proud to play a leadership role in the application of science and engineering attend ([email protected] or 12:40 p.m. - 2:10 p.m. technologies for important advancements in medicine and other uses. The 632-6129): ' royalty funds are reinvested in the research engine that produced these dis­ Student Activities Center Wednesday, 2/2, 12:30 p.m., Stu­ coveries, a critical supplement to the State resources to keep New York at Auditorium dent Activities Center, Room 304 the forefront." Two inventions developed at Stony Brook accounted for nearly all of its Thursday, 2/3, 4:30 p.m., Student royalties from licensing—ReoPro, the first drug ever developed by a SUNY Activities Center, Room 311 institution that was approved for sale by the FDA, is routinely used in coro­ Monday, 2/7, 10 a.m., Provost's nary artery angioplasties; and VolumePro volume visualization system, an $151,000! Conference Room advanced 3-D imaging tool, has applications for scientific, engineering, and Over the last few years, the Uni­ medical use. versity Administration and UUP have sponsored Stony Brook Day in $140,000 Albany. It has been an opportunity to let legislators know what is hap­ pening at the University, and to $120,000 encourage them to continue their Cody Gives $100,000 support for public higher education. $100,000 Last year two busloads from the Stony Brook community visited legis­ to Cancer Institute $80,000 lators to promote the University. It was an auspicious beginning! For the com­ ing year, the University would like to $60,000 increase our visibility in Albany. A strong showing will demon­ $40,000 strate in Albany how important the University is to the citizens of New ) York State, while at the same time $20,000 emphasizing our personal commit­ ment to Stony Brook. Buses will leave from the South P lot at 6 a.m. and will return by 8 p.m. Please e-mail either Aaron God­ frey or Janice Rohlf to let them know that you will be joining the group, and to reserve a place on the buses. Thanks for Giving! Year 2000 is upon us, and I'd like to i thank all of you who participated in Weather Alert the 1999/2000 Stony Brook Cares campaign. Together, we raised more When the weather outside is fright­ than $151,000 to benefit the various ful, employees want the latest news health and human service agencies on University closings/delayed open­ served by the State Employees Fed­ ings. Tuning to these radio and tele­ atthew Cody recently presented a check for $100,000 to the Can­ erated Appeal and the United Way. vision stations will keep you cer Institute of Long Island. The Cody family has also been a gen­ For those who have authorized a informed (some also post closings Merous supporter of the Resource Center for Autism and Develop­ payroll deduction as your method of info on their Web sites): mental Disabilities at University Hospital. Pictured above are (from left to donation, please take a moment to right); Martin Terrell, Associate Vice President for Advancement; Matthew review your paycheck or stub to Radio: WUSB 90.1 FM • Cody; Dr. Norman Edelman, Vice President of the Health Sciences Center ensure that the appropriate deduc­ WBLI 106.1 FM • WKJY98.3 FM and Dean of the School of Medicine; and Dr. Craig Malbon, Vice Dean for tions are being taken. For questions WCBS 880 AM • WCBS 880 AM Scientific Affairs. about payroll deduction contribu­ WALK 97.5 FM. Online, go to tions, please contact Human www.WALKRADIO.com University Hospital to Hold Celebration Resource Services at 632-6156 WHLI 1100 AM, 740 AM in Honor of 20-year Employees on February 18 (State) or 632-9314 (Research). WCBS 880 AM University Hospital will celebrate its 20-year employees on the 20th anniver­ Thank you again for making WOR 710 AM. Online, go to sary of the hospital. There will be a dinner dance on February 18 at the West Stony Brook Cares a huge success. www.wor710.com, go to "School" Lake Inn in Patchogue to recognize the approximately 156 employees and to Gail Habicht, Chair button and follow prompts. kick off the anniversary year. 1999 Stony Brook Cares WINS 1010 AM. Online, go to For more information about the celebration, call Kathy Desposito at 444- Campaign www.101 Owins. com 2905, or Michael McPeck at 444-2390. Television: News 12 Long Island The Latest "Dirt" Science Program Helps SEAWOLVES on Geosciences CORNER • On December 8, more than 50 friends and associates of Jim Broyles Young Scholars Excel attended a farewell luncheon for Jim and his wife Sandy, on the occasion of their departure for the Pennsylva­ NY Liberty Star nia State University. Jim was roasted Voices Games by Gil Hanson, who hired him in 1986; Jim Lattimer; Don Weidner of Kym Hampton, starting center for the the Mineral Physics Institute; and WNBA's New York Liberty, has Bob Liebermann. signed on to be the color commentator for Stony Brook women's basketball • On December 10, the department this season. She will call eight games celebrated the graduation of nine on Stony Brook's radio station, undergraduate and six graduate stu­ WUSB 90.1 FM, during the 1999- dents at a ceremony in the Hanson 2000 schedule. She started her run at Seminar Room followed by a cham­ the annual Holiday Inn Express Tour­ pagne reception hosted by Barbara nament on December 27 when the Siemsen and Iris Roth. Seawolves beat (? CHECK) Bethune- • By vote of the Scientific Senate of Cookman. the American Museum of Natural Hampton will also take part in the History, Hanna Nekvasil has been Fleet Bank National Girls and Women appointed as Research Associate in in Sports Day Celebration hosted by the Division of Physical Sciences of the University at Stony Brook. On the Department of Earth and Plane­ February 4, she will be the guest tary Sciences of the AMNH. Professor Thomas Hemmick was one of 100 researchers who invited students into speaker at the Fleet Bank National their labs. Here he is pictured in the Physics department's Phenix Laboratory with Girls and Women in Sports Day Ban­ • Gil Hanson and his wife Janet are several high school students. quet held at the Port Jefferson Coun­ leaving on January 11 to spend a sab­ try Club beginning at 6:30 p.m. batical leave for seven months in The standout center for the New ach fall, the Science Outreach Program and the Center for Excellence Munster, Germany. York Liberty has led her team to the and Innovation in Education (CEIE) cosponsor the Student Research WNBA Championship Series twice in • Ben Vitale reports that alumni are Support Program. High school students from Nassau and Suffolk Coun­ beginning to participate in monthly E three seasons and has started every ties attend a series of four daylong workshops to learn how to do research in game for the Liberty during that span. Geosciences social event through the the biological sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, engineering, and the Three years ago, she guided the Liber­ "miracle of cyberspace." "The Espres­ social sciences. Several of the 16 Intel (formerly Westinghouse) Science Tal­ ty to the inaugural WNBA Champi­ so Social" has evolved to become a ent Search Competition students who did research this past year at Stony onship game on the strength of her popular departmental function. Gener­ Brook were involved with the program. team highs in points (13.5 ppg) and ally every four to six weeks, the facul­ This year, more than 1,800 high achieving high school students and their rebounds (13.5 rpg) during the post­ ty, staff, graduate students, undergrad­ teachers from 54 Long Island school districts participated in the Student season. This year, she was selected as uates, and invited guests gather togeth­ Research Support Program.