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Genetic Engineering= the Debate Over Recombinant DNA and Other Genetic Engineering Advances Will Grab the Spotlight on Campus Next Week Rochester Institute of Technology � Published by Communications Vol. 10, No. 8 - November 2, 1978 Genetic Engineering= The debate over recombinant DNA and other genetic engineering advances will grab the spotlight on campus next week. Genetic engineering is the topic for the fourth annual John Wiley Jones Symposium, hosted by R IT's College of Science. The two-day conference will feature an Oct. 7 lecture by Dr. Robert L. Sinsheimer, chancellor of the University of California at Santa Cruz. Sinsheimer will speak on "Science and Responsibility" at 1 p.m. that day in the Ralph Van Peursem Auditorium of the College of Science. THE JOHN WILEY JONES SYMPOSIUM Sinsheimer is a world renowned chairman, Department of Political biophysicist whose major scientific Science, University of Rochester. interests include physical and chemical The panel discussion is at 8 p.m. in properties of nucleic acids and replication Ingle Auditorium and, like the lecture, is of DNA and bacterial viruses. He is free and open to the public. known for his active participation in the Sinsheimer also will meet with various world-wide controversy over possible classes on campus the following day, hazards and uses of recombinant DNA Nov. 8. technology. The John Wiley Jones Symposium is Also scheduled for Nov. 7 is a panel funded through a gift to R IT from Jones discussion on "Genetic Engineering: Chemicals, Inc., Caledonia, New York. The Collision of Technology, Theology The company created the endowment and Law." Along with Sinsheimer, fund in honor of John Wiley Jones, its panelists will include: Dr. Frank E. founder and chairman of the board, as a Young, moderator, professor and tribute to Jones' career in the chemical chairman, Department of Microbiology, industry. The endowment also provides University of Rochester; Dr. Harlyn 0. outstanding scholar awards to a physics Halvorson, director, Rosenstiel Basic and chemistry student each year. This Medical Sciences Research Center, year's recipients are Robert Peck, Brandeis University; Sr. Ann Neale, fifth-year physics student from Ph.D., executive director, Bishop's Boardman, Ohio and James Lock, fifth­ GUEST LECTURER Committee for Human Values, National year chemistry student from Penn Yan, Dr. Robert L. Sinsheimer, chancellor of the Conference of Catholic Bishops; and New York. University of California at Santa Cruz, will present Dr. William Riker, Wilson Professor and the John Wiley Jones Distinguished Lecture on Tuesday, Nov. 7 at 1 p.m. in the Ralph Van Peursem Auditorium, College of Science. His topic will be "Genetic Engineering: Science and Responsibility." The lecture is open to the public. 60 Minutes with Shana Alexander It was a scenario more suited to Jane and Saturday Night Live rather than "60 Minutes" or Institute Forum: Her agent had given her the wrong time for her speech as well as neglected to tell her the topic. And a malfunctioning smoke alarm kept some 500 people waiting in the rain for an hour while CAB and Forum people entertained her in the communications office. Nevertheless, Shana Alexander proved her star status with patience and, even­ tually, charmed her audience with a serious yet humerous discussion of ERA and women's rights. Alexander became a feminist in 1969 when she was fired from her job as editor of McCall's Magazine. "I wanted to change it into a real magazine, not one filled with such female fantasies as wall­ to-wall artichokes," she said. "But I found I'd been hired as a figurehead, a token, in an attempt to boost falling circulation." Being fired was tough to take she admitted, recommending to her audience that they fail before 40, "while you're still young enough to be resilient." Looking for something to do, she joined Friedan, Steinem, Chisholm, et al as one of the seven founding mothers ot the National Women's Political Caucus, "the most important human rights move­ ment of the moment." Eventually she dropped out, however, feeling she could be more effective as a "closet feminist," writing books such as Anyone's Daughter, to be published in May, about Patty Hearst. "I'm grateful to Patty," she noted, "for helping me clarify my own understanding of America after Watergate and Vietnam." Alexander's interest in the women's Shana Alexander of "60 Minutes" fame, autographs copies of her book, Talking Woman, in the lounge of the College/Alumni Union during her visit here to address Institute Forum on Oct. 25. movement was revived last year when a planned speech in Nevada was cancelled at the last minute because the sponsor-a Alexander compared ERA to the Alexander predicts ERA will pass in ~- Mormon charity-objected to her use of suffrage movement: it wil I take just as the 39 additional months Congress "dirty words," i.e., equal rights. long, she said, and its strongest opponents recently gave states to ratify it. She Fear of ERA, she noted, is irrational, are women themselves. Why? Because called the extension an overwhelming like fear of the dark. Opponents of the most women still see themselves in the victory: "It showed renewed momentum movement are those who do not wish to housewife-mother role, and they worry for the women's movement and revealed yield power. "The real enemies of ERA that a constitutional guarantee of their a slew of new political skills that exist are not men, not Phyllis Schafly. The self-image and self-worth is a threat to among women." real enemies are those who discriminate that traditional image. Alexander also talked about Point/ because it pays. Because a woman will "Most people do not see injustice until Counterpoint (her segment of 60 work for less than a man." it is personally felt," she stated. "But it's Minutes), describing it as "a revival of the the housewife who suffers most. If she classic art form of the Punch and Judy loses her man, she's the most unprotected show. We keep American mad as hell," News and Events is published every Thurs­ of all, or just one man away from a she said. "But it provides an opportunity day by the Communications Office at Rochester welfare check, as they say." for viewers to vent their anger in a Institute of Technology and distributed free of healthy harmless way." charge to the Institute community. For informa­ tion call Norm Wright at 475-2750. "The appeal is that the bad guy always wins." 2 News a Newsmakers Gary Christie, of the Industrial Engineer­ events specialist for the Office of Special Harry Lang, assistant professor in the ing Department, attended the SIGGRAPH Events. The seminar was on Career Technical Science Department and Judy '78 Conference in Atlanta, Georgia on Communication. Egelston-Dodd, coordinator, Career computer graphics and interactive Paul R. Kazmierski, assistant dean of Education Outreach Program, both of techniques. Learning Development Services at RIT, NTID, presented a workshop, Oct. 27, Dr. Paul A. Haefner, Jr., professor and has recently been honored with the A.B. 1978 on, "Mainstreaming Handicapped head of the Biology Department, attended Herr Memoria I Award for outstanding Students into Science Classes: A Unit for a "Binational Symposium on the Composi - service in the field of reading. At the Pre-Service Teacher Training," at the NE tion and Evolution of Crustaceans in the 22nd annual meeting of the College Regional Conference of the Association Cold and Temperate Water of the World Reading Association on Oct. 20, Past­ for the Education of Teachers of Science Ocean", October 20-21, 1978. The President and Board-of-Directors member (AETS) in New York City. symposium was sponsored by the U.S. - Kazmierski received this distinguished David Abbott, producer/designer in U.S.S. R. Joint Committee on Cooperation citation. Instructional Media Services, has had an in Studies of the World Ocean. Dr. Haefner A rather unique aspect of this national illustration selected by the Company of presented a paper entitled "Comparative award is that Dr. Kazmierski succeeded Military Historians for their series of Review of the Biology of North Atlantic the late A.B. Herr at RIT. Mr. Herr prints on military history. The work has Caridean Shrimps." was recognized for his contributions to been reproduced in four colors and Mrs. Ellen Stemrich, executive secretary, the College Reading Association by the distributed to subscription members Office of Special Events, has been selected establishment of the memorial award. throughout the country. to participate in the "Women Into Manage­ There have only been four nationally The following NTID staff members ment" program. This program is a pilot known recipients since it was established will present papers at the 1978 American program in the Rochester Area which is by the Association in 1968. Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) sponsored by the Department of Health, Dr, Kazmierski has been a board Conference in San Francisco on Education & Welfare of the Federal member for over 11 years and has served Nov. 18-20, 1978: Sidney Barefoot, Government. the College Reading Association as presi­ Sylvia Card, John Conklin, Suzanne Mrs. Carole Bower attended a seminar dent and in various committee positions. Connors, Ann Lieberth, Jean Maki, Dale on Oct. 20-23, 1978 sponsored by the His research and writings in verbal informa­ Metz, Roberta Moreau, Marianne Streff, National Association for Female Executives tion processing have frequently been Joanne Subtelny, John Webster, and in Los Angeles, California. Mrs. Bower is published by the Association. Robert Whitehead. A Day of Fasting For the fifth year, the Human Develop­ ment Committee at RIT has scheduled a day of fasting to focus attention on the plight of starving and malnourished persons around the world. This year, "Food Day" has been scheduled for Thursday, Nov.
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