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'.Happenings-' Faculty / Staff / Friends Newsletter St*Ny Volume 9 No '.HAPPENINGS-' FACULTY / STAFF / FRIENDS NEWSLETTER ST*NY VOLUME 9 NO. 15 April 10, 2002 BRiMIK ALL TOGETHER NOW Gonzalez Honored Mandel Named as "Poof! You're a Hero: with Alumni Award How the Novelist Dr. Dario Gonzalez has been named Creates Women the recipient of the 2002 Distin­ Distinguished Professor and Men" guished Alumni award by the khe State University of New York Board School of Medicine at Stony Brook of Trustees has appointed Gail Mandel, University. Dr. Gonzalez was cho­ Professor in the Department of Neurobi­ sen for his excellence in providing ology and Behavior and a world-renowned medical care and for his courage, neuroscientist, to the position of Distinguished leadership, and outstanding service Professor, the University's highest faculty in times of national crisis. designation. The title is conferred upon A1979 graduate of the School of individuals who have achieved national or inter­ Medicine, Dr. Gonzalez is Medical national prominence in a chosen field. Director for the Office of Emergency Mandel's work involves the regulation of ion Susan Isaacs Management for the City of New channels—proteins located in the cell mem­ Best-selling Author York and medical team manager for brane—that control the flow of specific ions in and Screenwriter the city's Urban Search and Rescue and out of the cell. Her specific interest is in Wednesday, April 17 Team. He was previously Director of Professor Mandel sodium channels, which are required for neu­ Emergency Medicine at Jacobi Hos­ rons to signal over long distances via traveling Student Activities Center pital. In 1995, he led the members of waves known as action potentials. Mandel's work has been instrumental in 12:40 p.m. to 2:10 p.m. New York City's Task Force One to explaining the development of this channel and how it is regulated by Oklahoma City to assist in the growth factors known to be active in the developing nervous system. See article on page 3 response to the bombing of the Fed­ Over the past 20 years, Mandel has received remarkable recognition; eral Court Building. each by itself would be regarded lifetime honors. These include a five-year Dr. Gonzalez also has played a Faculty Award for Women Scientists and Engineers from the National Sci­ Oddo Is Chosen as leadership role in the response to ence Foundation, one of only 32 awarded in a field of 300 competitors; a the devastation from the September three-year McKnight Foundation Award from the McKnight Endowment Director of the Year 11 attacks and the anthrax incidents Fund for Neuroscience, one of the most prestigious awards in the field; a Lucille Oddo, Director of Stony -in-New York City, and irresponsible- seven-year Jacob J. Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award, one of the Brook's Child Care Services, has for developing medical responses to most prestigious awards bestowed in neuroscience by the National Insti­ been chosen as Director of the Year other potential bioterrorism threats. tutes of Health; and being named a Full Investigator in the Howard Hughes by the National Coalition for Cam­ He resides in New York City. Medical Institution, the pre-eminent award in the biomedical sciences in pus Children's Centers (NCCCC). this country. Mandel is the only SUNY faculty member to be so designated. The NCCCC is the premier national Last January, SUNY honored her with a Chancellor's Award for research organization speaking as the "voice Honorary Degree in science, engineering, and medicine. for children on campus" and is Nominations composed of administrators of cam­ pus child care centers and other Deadline: April 24 campus administrators. The Faculty Committee on Hon­ Oddo was chosen from a group orary Degrees, chaired by Lawrence Grant Will Increase of highly competent directors of Martin, Dean of the Graduate child development centers across School, will begin its work leading the country. She received over­ to the recommendation of candi­ Minority Enrollment whelming support from the Stony dates for SUNY honorary degrees Brook community for the work she to be awarded in 2003. The other tony Brook, the lead institution of the State University of New York has done. Nomination and support ten members of the committee Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (SUNY LSAMP), letters were sent to the NCCCC include faculty members represent­ Swas awarded $2.5 million by the National Science Foundation (NSF) from Child Care Center board ing a variety of departments and a to increase minority bachelor degrees in science, technology, engineer­ members, parents, teachers, faculty student representative. ing, and math (STEM). In recognition of the Alliance's accomplishments members, and former students. The committee is accepting in the initial phase of the program that started five years ago, NSF is now "Ms. Oddo is truly an example nominations from the entire Uni­ funding a second phase. of the impact a dedicated, commit­ versity community. The purpose of In Phase I, the Alliance increased under-represented minority enroll­ ted, and skilled professional can the SUNY honorary degrees is to ment in science, technology, engineering and math by 111 percent and have on a campus," the NCCCC recognize excellence in the fields degree completion by 46 percent. SUNY LSAMP develops innovative pro­ announced. of public affairs, the sciences, grams that expand on existing STEM courses; provides scholarship and "Receiving this award is the humanities and the arts, scholar­ stipend support; and offers cooperative problem-solving groups, tutoring pinnacle of my professional ship and education, business and in math and science, mentoring programs, research and internship career," said Oddo. "NCCCC is philanthropy, and social services; opportunities, travel to professional conferences, and assistance in composed of the most highly to honor outstanding service to the applying to graduate programs. respected early education profes­ University, New York State, the "The NSF mandate is to develop a diverse technological workforce sionals, many of whom have been country, or humanity; and to recog­ for the 21st century," said President Kenny, the principal investigator of my mentors. The organization nize people whose lives serve as the project. "In the next five years, we plan to take the program to a new espouses what is at the core of my examples of the University's aspi­ level and significantly increase minority participation in science, belief, that high-quality care and rations for its students. technology, engineering, and math. We will work hard to help today's education is critical to the well- The honorary doctorate is the under-represented students become tomorrow's leaders in technological being of children and their fami­ highest form of recognition that and scientific disciplines." lies, and that campus child care the University offers. Nominations Focus areas for Phase II of the project include advancing strategies must be a model of quality for the should reflect the diversity that to help students transfer from community colleges to four-year colleges; greater community." exists on the Stony Brook campus, developing the Center for Inclusive Education on the Stony Brook Oddo took four diverse pro­ and are due in the Graduate campus; building more research experiences for SUNY LSAMP under­ grams for young children, which School, 2401 Computer Science, by graduates; and helping more students advance to graduate study and were housed in old converted Wednesday, April 24. A complete into the professoriate. homes on campus, and forged set of guidelines on how to submit In addition to Stony Brook, other Alliance partners are the University them into a cohesive whole. The nominations can be obtained by at Binghamton, the University at Buffalo, Buffalo State College, SUNY model new child care center on contacting the committee's Execu­ College at New Paltz, the University at Albany, SUNY College at Old campus brings together those tive Secretary, Jeanne Reiersen, at Westbury, SUNY at Farmingdale, and several community colleges within diverse groups physically as well as 632-7035. each region. intellectually. Students Compete New Alpha Tau by Giving Blood Judging Undergraduate Honor Society President Kenny On April 14, an inaugural reception and Carl Hanes, Achievements will be held for fall, incoming fresh­ Chair of the Stony hey come from all walks of life, ranging from CEOs of large corpora­ men who have been invited to Brook blood dri­ tions to artists. On May 1 they will dedicate a full day of their time become members of the recently ves, honored the Twithout pay to serve as judges in Stony Brook University's annual Cel­ founded Alpha Tau Freshman 6 winners of the Sec­ ebration of Undergraduate Achievements. The primary focus of the event is Honor Society. Alpha Tau main­ ond Annual Stu­ to showcase research, scholarship, and creative activities that undergradu­ tains selective requirements, dent Blood Drive Competition in a ate students have conducted with faculty mentors, and share that learning extending invitations for member­ ceremony on March 14 in the H- experience with the community, according to Karen Kernan, Director of ship exclusively to those who are Quad Atrium. Tabler Quad won this Programs for Research and Creative Activity. among the top ten percent of the year's competition, which was held Hundreds of people from campus and the surrounding community visit entering freshman class and whose in February among the residence the Student Activities Center to view presentations, watch student musicians academic records demonstrate out­ halls and apartments. Each year, perform, or attend art exhibits. Last year the Department of History and the standing performance in a rigorous the championship trophy is passed Department of Psychology featured oral presentations by students. This college preparatory program. on to the quad with the most partic­ year the Department of English will follow suit.
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