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Volume 1 Number 4 Immunology Researcher December 1996 Wms NllI Grant

In the biology lab of Assistant Professor Greg Beck, students are studying the immune systems of three different invertebrates-starfish,

IN THIS ISSUE : sea urchins, and the tobacco hornworm. While it may be hard to imagine that there are many similarities between the immune systems Immunology Research ...... l of starfish and human beings, Beck expects his research to increase our Letter from Editor...... 2 understanding of how the human immune system functions. The Dean's Corner...... 3

TAG, Project ALERTA ...... 4 "My approach to immunology is evolutionary," says Beck. "Inverte­ brate host defense systems are very effective, and have allowed them to Environmental Business ...... 5 thrive on earth for much longer than humans. Many of their forms of Mass PIRG ...... 6 protection are also present in vertebrates, although they may be hidden Deans List Athletes ...... 6 by the greater complexity of the vertebrate immune systems." This Rock & RoiL ...... 7 approach to immunology has won Beck a National Institutes of Health Academic Resource Enhancement (AREA) Award of $110,300. Campus Notes ...... 8,10 CAIN ...... 9 The specific focus of Beck's research is a family of proteins called Ferguson Book ...... 11 cytokines, which function as immune system regulators in vertebrates, Adelante Awards ...... 11 and their invertebrate counterparts. In an article co-authored by Beck and his colleague Gail S. Habicht in the November 1996 issue of Dukakis Awards ...... 12 Scientific American, the researchers describe their discoveries of "inver­ tebrate cytokines," which, while not identical, appear to organize similar, critical aspects of invertebrate immune system response. Cytokines are the chemical messengers that either stimulate or sup­ press other cells of the immune system, regulating the protective responses the organism needs at that moment.

But cytokines and their invertebrate counterparts, Beck says, are only one small piece of a very large puzzle, and many avenues have yet to be explored. "We have certain proteins in our bodies, and have no idea what they do," says Beck. "But invertebrates have them too, and we can explore their function in the less complex invertebrate immune system. We have antibodies in our blood that invertebrates do not have. We continued on page 12 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • A Letter from the Editor

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• THE UNIVERSITY REPORTER • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • The Dean's Com.er: Theresa Mortimer

Not too long ago, it was only a Braintree High School, and at the for promotions, or make career summer program that served 3800 Muriel Snowden High School in changes. They are offered on a students. Today, ten years later, it downtown Boston. credit and non-credit basis has grown into a widely popular through individual courses, program which offers credit and Underlying all of CE's programs certificate programs, or con­ non-credit courses to over 10,000 is the 'one college concept.' "Our tracted, customized training. students. We're talking, of course, programs are built on the Certificates may be obtained in about the Division of Continuing strengths found in the academic the areas of Alcoholism/Chemical Education (CE), and in an infor­ units of the University, and this Dependency Treatment Services, mal conversation with its dean, fosters a single standard of Corporate and Promotional Terry Mortimer, we learned of the academic quality," Mortimer says. Communications, Marketing two principles that have guided Communications, Government her mission in making CE an Many of UMass Boston's most Auditing and Managing Govern­ accessible educational resource to innovative and exciting programs, ment Audits, and Human Re­ the many students and profession­ such as the Marine Biology on source Management. According als it serves. Nantucket program, The American to Mortimer, all these programs Studies Summer Institute at the are built upon the strengths of Mortimer's first principle is to "be JFK Library, and the Playwriting the academic units of the Univer­ ever mindful of the academic and Peiformance on Nantucket sity, and much of the credit for integrity ofUMass Boston," and program, are the result of cre­ their success goes to the UMass the second is to "be creative in ative program planning between Boston faculty for their talent, providing courses and services to CE and University faculty. Other and for the innovative programs students." "My staff and I visit programs, such as Ireland Today, they have helped to create in every classroom during the first are designed to give our students cooperation with CEo "These are Saturday class of each session and a chance to experience another programs that would not exist, if ask students what they need," says culture, which Mortimer says is we hadn't worked together," she Mortimer. We try to find out what important to students who live in says. works for our students, who are today's "global" society. "It is very urban commuters with many important for our students to Mortimer came to UMass Boston responsibilities, and we respond to have an opportunity to visit other in 1982 from Boston State that." This kind of attentiveness countries and experience other College, where she was a member has resulted in programs that cultures. A traditional year or of the Modern Languages faculty support UMass Boston's state­ semester abroad won't work for and served as an administrator. funded curriculum in four ways: many of our students, but a four She received her bachelor's through flexible scheduling of week experience abroad works for degree from Emmanuel College, courses in the evenings and on some," she says. and her doctorate in Romance weekends; by offering creative Languages from Boston College. programming options; and by During Mortimer's tenure, CE offering courses during the has established programs to meet January winter break, and summer another educational need: profes­ sessions. In addition to UMass sional training programs. These Boston, CE offers courses at fast-growing and popular pro­ grams are tailored to meet the specialized needs of those who wish to enhance their profes­ sional skills in order to improve workplace competence, prepare For news on campus closings due to inclement weather, tune in to local radio and TV news, or call 287-5000

THE UNIVERSITY REPORTER • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Latino Outreach Boosts Academic Success

Little did Spencer Sanchez know ALERTA, these programs The focus on education and in the summer of 1988, that the provide academic enrichment and youth development is fitting for summer program he attended at support to help Latino students the Latino community in Boston, UMass Boston would have such a attain their full potential to where close to 50% of the big impact on his life. His father, succeed in school. population are under the age of enrolled him in the Talented and 24, according to 1990 census Gifted Hispanic Program (TAG) TAG provides in-school tutoring figures. The Latino community is for academic preparation prior to (provided mainly by UMass the fastest growing population in his starting seventh grade at the Boston students like Sanchez) and the state, quadrupling in size Boston Latin School. As he lists club activities to Latino students between 1970 and 1990. "The the subjects he was studying that at the Boston Latin School, Latino community is not only summer-latin, math, science and Boston Latin Academy, the John young in age, but also in terms of English-he reflects on what it D. O'Bryant School of Math­ how long they have been in this meant to him. "Going to the ematics and Science, English country. We're looking to our Latin School for the first time is High School and Dorchester young people for 21st Century intimidating. But because I High School. TAG works with leadership," says Mayerson attended the summer TAG tutors, teachers, principals and David. program, I was better prepared to parents-all of whom playa deal with the changes. I'd also critical role in supporting student Spencer Sanchez says that met twenty other Latino kids success. The program serves through TAG and Project who were going to my school and approximately 260 students ALERTA, Latino youth are were in my grade, so that helped during the school year. It's developing networks within the me socially, too." Today, Sanchez, summer program serves 150 Latino neighborhoods in the a student at UMass Boston, is the Latino students who are from City. He says that beyond aca­ head tutor for TAG at the Boston various schools within the Boston demics, these programs provide Latin School. Public School system. them with other, more subtle benefits that may lead to the Founder and director Lucia Project ALERTA also serves 260 kinds of leadership Mayerson Mayerson David says that TAG students through a three-hour a David hopes to see. "TAG and was created in 1984 with a grant week enrichment program at Project ALERTA provide us with from the Massachusetts Board of seven Boston elementary schools, a sense of pride in our commu­ Regents to the Institute for according to Mary Lynda Daley, nity and our heritage, which isn't Learning and Teaching, to find coordinator for Project an easy thing to do, and it doesn't ways to increase Latino enroll­ ALERTA. Daley says it is critical happen by accident," he says. ments at Boston's exam schools. to reach students at a young age, Shortly following TAG's incep­ before some children's academic tion, Mayerson David realized and artistic gifts "go into hiding" that by middle school, it was too for a variety of reasons. "We ask According to the November 22 late to start preparing some the students, 'What would you issue of The Hispanic Outlook In students for the rigorous work at like to study if you could choose?' Higher Education, UMass Boston the City's three exam schools. and then tailor our curriculum to was chosen as one of the This led to the creation of their personal interests." Daley HOT (Hispanic Outlook Tops) Project ALERTA, which supports says that she works closely with universities offering outstanding Latino 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders Project ALERTA teachers, who opportunities to Hispanic students in the Boston Public Schools, and are chosen for their enthusiasm in the country. to the expansion of TAG to other and high expecta tions for the ...... district high schools. According students. to Mayerson David, who also serves as director for Project

• THE UNIVERSITY REPORTER • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Enviro-Start Ups Get Help From EBTC

The environmental technology expertise and assistance, demon­ Protection to develop an intern­ industry of Massachusetts strations of the SolmeteX tech­ ship program. Through this accounts for 60,000 jobs and over nology began at Boston-area grant, the EBTC provides $6 billion in sales, making it vital industrial sites this fall. The opportunities for UMass Boston to the state's economy. But for a company projects profitability in students to get "ahead of the young envirotech company with 1997. curve" by gaining experience in a a good idea, it can be a long, field that is sure to see exponen­ rocky road to travel before that The EBTC is one of four centers tial growth in the future. idea becomes a product on the set up on University of Massa­ market. chusetts campuses through the "The companies I work with are STrategic Envirotechnology creating jobs left and right, but Take, for example, SolmeteX, Partnership (STEP), a two-year they don't have the time to Inc. of Walpole, MA. It devel­ old alliance among the develop a relationship with a oped an innovative process for Commonwealth's Executive university that will provide them removing dangerous metals, such Office of Environmental Affairs, with a steady supply of good as mercury, from groundwater, Department of Economic Devel­ interns," says Brah. "In the drainage water, and wastewater. opment, and the University of process of helping start-up But in order to receive regulatory Massachusetts. By establishing envirotech companies, we can approvals and venture financing, STEP, the legislature recognized find places for interns to work SolmeteX needed help navigating the potential of "green business" with them, and for this the the complex technology perfor­ to the commonwealth's future. companies are grateful." To date, mance verification process. The STEP provides a range of re­ 15 students have received paid company got the assistance it sources and services meant to internships with envirotech needed from the College of move new environmental tech­ companies through the EBTC, Management's Environmental nologies toward commercial working in areas such as product Business and Technology Center viability. development, management (EBTC). information systems, and field STEP also seeks to identify new testing. Upon receiving the call from technologies that will open up SolmeteX, William Brah, Direc­ economic development opportu­ Future potential projects include tor of the EBTC, contacted nities in the state. Each STEP a partnership between EBTC and Professor Gordon Wallace of the center focuses on providing the Massachusetts Water Re­ Environmental Sciences Depart­ envirotech businesses with source Authority to test technolo­ ment. Wallace and graduate assistance and unique expertise. gies aimed at reducing the student Chris Krahforst devel­ At UMass Boston, the EBTC discharge of metals into the oped a series of performance primarily provides business Boston Harbor. The EBTC is verification procedures for the assistance, but offers technical also leading an effort to create a SolmeteX technology. To de­ help as well, as it did with $5 million venture capital fund velop business strategies, Brah SolmeteX. It also coordinates the for STEP that would provide paired SolmeteX with Professor efforts of the four UMass centers. seed capital to new companies David Levy of the College of with good ideas. "In the process Management and students in his The EBTC function that most of helping companies get started International Business pleases Brah is the placing of and helping to solve their regula­ Practicum. Brah also assigned UMass Boston students in tory dilemmas, we're creating undergraduate physics major Ted internships. When Brah arrived opportunities for students and Shields to serve as an intern to a at the EBTC two years ago, one faculty to become involved with a SolmeteX research group of his first undertakings was growing sector of the Massachu­ (Shields was hired by SolemeteX securing a $90,000 three-year setts economy, and raising the after graduating in June). Thanks grant from the Massachusetts profile of UMass Boston," says to the EBTC's technological Department of Environmental Brah.

THE UNIVERSITY REPORTER. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Students & MassPIRG Help Feed & Clothe Homeless

When the 11 a.m. bus stopped Toni Troop, director of develop­ tor. She commended the UMass between McCormack and ment and public relations at Boston chapter for completing Wheatley Nov. 22, students kept Rosie's Place. The clothing and such an organized drive and was climbing aboard and hopping off food drive was a statewide initia­ especially pleased with the debut again. They weren't undecided tive headed by the Massachusetts of the Hunger Bus. Chancellor about a destination. They were Student Public Interest Research Sherry Penney, Assistant Vice loading the Hunger Bus bound Group (MASSPIRG). Students Chancellor of Student Affairs for Rosie's Place, a sanctuary for across the state donated 4,700 John Applebee and Director of poor and homeless women, with pounds of clothing and 5,200 Student Life Kelly Clark helped 500 pounds of clothing and 300 pounds of food during Hunger load the bus. pounds of food . Rosie's Place and Homelessness Awareness operates through private gifts, Week, the week before Thanks­ MASSPIRG promotes awareness providing food, counseling, glVlng. of environmental, hunger, clothes for job interviews and homelessness and consumer medical care to nearly 2,000 "The clothing drive is always issues on college campuses. Boston women annually. really successful at UMass. It's an Founded in 1973, MASSPIRG's easy way for students to feel like UMass Boston Chapter is one of "It's through donations, such as they're helping," said Sarah the oldest of the organization's 23 what these students have done, Bennett, MASSPIRG Coordina- chapters and has about 30 mem­ that we are able to survive," said bers.

Dean's List Athletes Make The Grade

What may account for the fact National Collegiate Athletic Athletes' credit loads are tracked that 42 out of 300 athletes made Association (NCAA) compliance weekly via computer to make sure the Dean's List for the 1995-96 officer. She also monitors a they are maintaining academic academic year is that "the UMass variety of programs, including responsibilities. During mid­ Boston faculty have been most academic coordination. Her long terms, the faculty are asked to supportive," says Athletic Direc­ list of accomplishments includes share their opinions about the tor Charlie Titus. Thirteen sports her election to the NCAA student athletes' perfomance in have been represented on the Executive Committee in 1992, the classroom. "Academics always Dean's List, ranging from and most recently, her appoint­ come first, and if our athletes are women's soccer to men's tennis to ment as the first woman on the on academic probation, they are men's basketball. Board of Directors of the Na­ not allowed to compete," says tional Football Foundation Hall Barrett. According to Titus, now in his of Fame. 16th year as athletic director, "We try to have students combine "We subscribe to two concepts, UMass Boston, which competes their academic lives with athletics the first being that the student­ in Division ill sports events, and social activities," says Barrett. athletes make normal progress places highest priority on the "We try to have personal contact towards a degree, and the second overall quality of the educational with all our athletes, and know being that they work up to their experience and the successful them by their first names. We are potential. Many of our graduates completion of all academic so proud of our Dean's List have left the UMass basketball programs. Titus and his col­ students. That's quite an accom­ and tennis courts to become very leagues seek to maintain plishment for a commuter successful professionals." an environment in which a school." student's athletic activities are Associate Director of Athletics conducted as an integral part of Mary Barrett serves as Titus' the educational experience.

• THE UNIVERSITY REPORTER • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • In Garofalo's Book, It's Not Only Rock & Roll If you've ever wondered about Amendment, which protects free shouldn't be censored and forced the evolution of popular music in expression in music, Garofalo says underground. Rather than doing the United States, from "Tin Pan that since the mid-1980s, we've that, I think we should hold the Alley" in the late 1800s to the entered a period of strong public objectionable material up to the mainstream success of "alterna­ reaction to the expressions of light of day and have a discussion tive" music, you can read all popular music. It has been clear about it and what it means." about it in Rockin' Out: Popular through the statements of our Music in the USA by Reebee public officials, beginning with Garofalo's book has generated Garofalo. Garofalo's book former President George Bush quite a bit of interest in the local interprets the history of popular and former Secretary of Educa­ and national broadcast media music in a political and social tion William Bennett, that markets. He was profiled on the context, looking at who we are as popular music and culture are the Channel 56 news on the eve a society and how we see our­ terrain where our society fights before his UMass Boston book selves as reflected in the popular over values. The Washington, signing, and a guest on WBZ music of the day. D.C.-based Parents Music Re­ radio's The Brudnoy Show, and on source Center has worked to limit WUMB's Off the Tracks with host Garofalo, who teaches the what they see as popular music's Dave Palmater. During a five-day History of the Welfare State at harmful influences, such as publicity trip to New York City, the Human Services Center as violence, explicit sexuality, sui­ he was interviewed by Cable \ well as the History of Rock and cide, the occult, and drug and Network News, the Associated Roll through CPCS and the alcohol abuse. Organizations such Press, USA Today, and National American Studies Program, says as the Massachusetts Music Public Radio. Garofalo has also that music and politics are what Industry Coalition and the authored two other books on make him run. "Sometimes that American Civil Liberties Union popular music: Rock & Roll is here can be schizophrenic," he says, (ACL U), of which Garofalo leads to Pay (1977) co-authored with but he thinks his interests come the Massachusetts chapter's Anti­ Steve Chapple, and Rockin ' the together well in the book. "In Censorship Committee, have Boat: Mass Music and Mass Move­ Rockin Out, I critically analyze defended free speech in response. ments (1992). He is the drummer society through popular music. I with the local rock & roll band, make the case that popular music In Garofalo's view, we shouldn't The Blue Suede Boppers. is the social indicator that tells us be asking whether or not we like about the world around us." what we hear, but rather, what should we be doing about it? The One of Garofalo's concerns is First Amendment, he says, isn't who decides what we can listen necessary for the protection of to. An advocate of the First popular speech. It is the unpopu­ lar things people say that need protection. "Anything that a person has a right to say legally

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[ve nt s History Professor R. Malcolm And on December 13, the Dr. James Jennings, Director Smuts and Professor Monique Liberal Learn ing Th ink Tan k of the Trotter Institute, has A team of UMass Boston Stern of the Modern Lan- met to discuss General accepted a Visiting Professor- faculty participated in a guages Department. Education Reforms. Project ship in Political Sc ience at national conference spon- Colleague met on December 9 Yale University for his sored by the Ford Foundation , An on-campus audition fo r to discuss Mapping Institu- upcoming sabbatical. He will entitled Diversity and the Small Victories, a play written tions in Early Stages of Public teach a graduate seminar on Public Good, held in Seattle, by Kip Tiernan, founder of Service Projects. Project ra ce, ethn icity, and urban Washington, from October 31 Rosie 's Place and part-time Colleague helps faculty politics. to November 3. Conference lecturer in the College of members bu ild the ski lls and participants hailed from Public and Community expertise necessary to Associate Professor Jane leading institutions within the Service, was held in Novem- effective professional service Cloutterbuck of the College of Ford Foundation's National ber. The play, which is and outreach . Nu rsing was recently elected Faculty Development scheduled for a February a Distinguished Practitioner in Network. The UMass Boston production in McCormack Calendar the National Academy of team included: Professors Auditorium, will be directed by Practice in Nursing. She was lawrence Foster, Ph ilosophy; UMass Boston Theater Arts On January 13, WUMB radio chosen by her peers for Asgedet Stefanos, General student Brendan Hughes. will hold a Folk Arts Town making significant contribu - Center; Raymond liu, Meeting to discuss an action tions to nursing and will be Accounting; Esther Kingston- Dean Eleanor Kutz and plan for supporting the fol k presented with a medallion at Mann, American Studies; and Professor Suzy Groden of the arts. The meeting lo cation is an Ap ril ceremony in Peter Kiang, American Graduate College of Educa- in Wheatley Cafeteria at 7:00 Arl ington, Va . Composed of Studies and Graduate College tion, presented papers at the p.m. nine academies, the National of Education, who also National Council of Teachers Academies of Practice presented a conference of English Annual Meeting in Grants and Awards advises Congress and the workshop on "New Technolo - Chicago. Kutz's paper was general public in the matters gies and Social Justice." The titled Beginning with Lan- The Center for World of health care advisory. Only Ford Foundation supports guage: Moving Beyond Languages has been selected 100 distinguished practitio- UMass Boston's Center for the Pedagogical Differences, and by the Association of ners may be elected to each Improvement of Teaching Groden's was Authentic American Colleges and the academy. (CIT). Assessment in Literacy and National Foreign Language Literature. Center at Johns Hopkins Five people were honored for Dean Woodruff Smith of the University to take part in the ir the ir contributions in the field Liberal Arts Faculty along with Professor Joseph Check, Language Mission Project. of nursing at the College of the Center for World Cu lture Director of the Leadership in Project team membe rs Nursing's 5th Annual and the Modern languages Urban Schools Docto ral include Dean of Liberal Arts Recognition Dinner in Department sponsored a Program, led two sessions at Faculty Woodruff Smith; September: lecture featuring Professor a recent National Writing Professors Donaldo Macedo, Ada Savin of the Universite de Project Annual Meeting. His Director, Graduate Program in Sharon Gallagher, adjunct Versailles Saint-Quentin-en- topics were Place of Practitio- Bilingual/ESL Studies; Sheila nursing faculty member and Yvelines, France, entitled ner Writing in School Reform Post, Director, Division of Assoc .Dir.of Nursing of the Bilingual Education in France and Writing in Urban School Global Studies; and Candace Hebrew Rehabilitation Center and the u.s. : A Comparative Systems. Mitchell, Director, Center for for the Aged (HRCA), received View, on November 20. World Languages and the Exemplary Se rvice Award The New England Resource Cultures. The Language for establishing scholarship Professor Bernard Cottret, Center for Higher Education Mission Project is a two-year opportunities through the distinguished historian from (NERCHE) held four meetings $500,000 national research partnership between UMB the Universite de Versailles during December: On project sponsored by the Luce and HRCA; Sa int-Quentin-en-Yvelines December 3, The Academic Foundation, whose goal is to lectured on Calvin: Founder of Deans Think Tank met on the develop a detailed picture of a New Civilization? on topic Adjunct and Part-time foreign language teaching November 20. His appearance Faculty, On December 6, The and learning in the United was sponsored by the History Student Affairs Think Tank met States. The project will result Department, and arranged by to discuss Future Account- in a major publication and a ability and Student Affairs. national conference based on the results of surveys developed under the leader- ship of Professor Mitchell.

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Since September, students "Getting students involved in CAIN is funded by a $200,000 enrolled in Issues in the Urban CAIN's activities is a good fit," Kellogg Foundation grant. On Community, a Black Studies says Gloria Cross, CAIN Project November 22, CAIN held a course taught by Professor Coordinator. "It enhances a special forum to present it's ] emadari Kamara, have been student's learning experience to newest initiatives. Present at the receiving first-hand experience of get out into the community and Forum was Dr. Ricardo Millett, the information technology practice what they are studying in Director of Evaluation at the challenges facing grass-roots class, and it fits well with the Kellogg Foundation, who re­ community organizations in urban mission of the University." marked that his organization was Boston. As part of the course As a final project for the course, looking at how CAIN's strategies curriculum, students have worked students write a paper describing can be replicated elsewhere, here with local community groups to their projects, and provide the and abroad. "In many ways, assess their information needs, community organization with a CAIN is the kind of community and help them with current copy of their work. development model that seeks to projects. At East Boston's Neigh­ close the information technology borhood of Affordable Housing CAIN's long-term objective is to gap that hampers creative com­ (NOAH), for instance, UMass help community-based organiza­ munity problem solving at the Boston students have been tions (CBOs) influence public grass roots level," Millett says. collecting data from various policy decisions made by local, Other Forum attendees included agencies on transportation issues state and federal government the three community groups in the vicinity of Maverick agencies which may potentially working in partnership with Square, where a re-design of the have adverse consequences for CAIN: East Boston's NOAH, MBTA station is planned. This their neighborhoods or constitu­ Dorchester's Codman Square data is important for NOAH, in encies. To do this, community Health Center, and the Asian order to advocate effectively for a organizations need access to and American Resource Center of design which will best accommo­ the ability to use statistics and Chinatown. date the many elderly and low­ other useful data gathered by income families who live in the public agencies and other groups. At the present time, according to vicinity. For some organizations, this can Cross, CAIN is exploring rela­ be a difficult undertaking. How­ tionships with other faculty Kamara devised the "student ever, over the past five years, members, and with the outreach"component of his CAIN has helped these groups University's intern programs as course in collaboration with the achieve access to relevant data well, in hopes to increase oppor­ Community Action Information bases available through govern­ tunities for students to receive Network (CAIN), which was ment agencies, build the informa­ credit for working with commu­ founded by Kamara and commu­ tional capacity to use the data nity organizations in the future. nity organizer Chuck Turner in successfully, and analyze the 1990. Since then, CAIN has been information effectively for assisting community organiza­ community needs. tions to improve their informa­ tion technology capabilities from UMass Boston.

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Grants & Awards (con!.) Professors linda Kime of The learning Center Macromedia Director Mathematics and Computer Special Offerings for January Learn to make self-contained Pamela D'Arcy, UMB nursing Science and Judith Clark of movies that incorporate alumna and Director of the School Organization, OuarkXPress sound, video, still and moving Patient Services at Midtown Curriculum and Instruction Participants will test the basic images . This two-day, hands­ Health Care Inc., received the Department, Graduate College and intermediate desktop on workshop will teach Urban Community Service of Education, have co ­ publish ing skills they learn in participants to develop Award for improving health authored Explorations in this two-part series by movies that can be used in care services to Boston's Col/ege Algebra. It redesigns creating a two-column web pages, interactive Asian American Community; a first- year college algebra newsletter. presentations and CD ROMs . course to meet new standa rds Presenter: Judi Glidden Presenter: Sandra Kanter Nicholas Padovani, UMB '72, in the spirit of the Mathemat­ Jan . 9 (Beginner) & Jan. 10 Jan. 14 & 21 received the Human Perfor­ ics Reform Movement. A (Beginner) 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. mance and Fitness Award for preliminary edition ofthe book 9 a.m . - 4 p.m. Presentation Room I his commitment to Boston's has been published by John Presentation Room I youth through coaching and Wiley & Sons. teaching; Adobe Photoshop Registration Explore th is image ed iting Register ea rly. En rollment is lorna Andrade, UMB 78 and Between Melting Pot and software in three sessions. limited , and workshops are professor at Mass Bay Mosaic, a book written by Included are lessons on filled on a first-come, first­ Community College, received Associate Professor Andres painting and editing tools, served basis. Register by e­ the College of Nursing Alumni Torres of the General Center, understanding color, convert­ mailing The Learning Center :t Award for her work in health CPCS, was a runne r up for the ing from one image type to [email protected] care facilities management, 1996 Robert Park Awa rd, given anothe r and scanning. or calling 287-3990. Contact her outreach to African annually to the most outstand ­ Presenter: Judi Glidden Phil Quaglieri or Anthony Americans, and her commit­ ing books in the field of Jan. 15 (Beginner). Jan. 16 Martin for more information . ment to youth development; community studies. The (Beginner) & Jan. 22 (Interme­ awards are made each year diate) Robert McCaffrey, founder, by the American Sociological 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. owner and publisher of the Association's Community and Presentation Room I Bay State Nurse, received the Urban Section. Friend of Nursing Award for Adobe Illustrator his interest and dedication to Jennifer Radden, Associate Techniques taught in this two­ reporting on the nursing Professor of Philosophy, part session include drawing profession. recently published Divided lines and shapes, using paint Minds and Successive Selves: styles, rotating , reflecting and Ethical Issues in Disorders of using the software's filter. Publications Identity and Personality(MIT Presenter: Judi Glidden Press, 1996). The book Jan. 29 (Beginner) & Jan. 30 Economics Professor Randy addresses questions about (Intermediate) Albelda and two colleagues changes in the self through 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. recently published Unlevel time, and resulting shifts in Presentation Room I Playing Fields: Understanding moral attitudes. Wage Inequality and Discrimi­ Scanning nation, by McGraw-Hili. This This one -day introductory textbook is a non-technical Institute Update workshop will teach tech­ introduction to neoclassical niques for scanning half-tone economics, political economy, Kevin Bowen, Director of the and color images. Also, and discrimination which can Joiner Center, was one of participants will learn how to be used across a variety of three Boston-area poets to be use Photoshop for editing, disciplines. featured on the WCVB-TV manage file sizes and prepare channel5 news show, files for web pages. The next issue of the Trotter Chronicle, on December 17. Presenter: Judi Glidden Review will examine the role Jan. 23 of the Black church in the 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Check out what's happening political and economic issues Presentation Room I at UMass Boston on our facing the Black community. It world wide web site at http:// will be available to the www.umb.edu university in early February.

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Above the desk of Professor rights do not emerge as the money and politics from journal­ Thomas Ferguson is a sign that dominating issue - competition ism to political science, from reads "The Golden Rule - He between blocks of major investors anecdote to axiom." who has gold, rules." The words drive the system." represent no significant personal A contributing editor to The philosophy for Ferguson. The Ferguson said he decided to write Nation and a contributing writer sign is merely "a comment on the book after receiving numer­ to Mother Jones, Ferguson has political science. Money and ous requests from journalists, written two books and edited politics are pretty closely re­ politicians and other profession­ several others. He has made lated," he says. als. "It's really a study about how television appearances onJapa­ money and American politics fit nese, Swedish and American He elaborates upon this theme in together," he explained. "I had a networks and has become a his latest book, Golden Rule, The lot of essays I'd written on the regular commentator on New Investment Theory of Party Compe­ subject. I put them together in a England Cable News. tition and the Logic ofMoney­ book, which is fairly common Driven Political Systems. The 432- practice," he said. He describes Prior to joining the UMass page book reveals who gives the work, filled with statistics and Boston faculty in 1988 in the money to politics, how much and economic theory, as "heavily Political Science Department, why. At the beginning of the academic," which was one of the Ferguson taught at MIT and the book Ferguson writes: reasons he agreed it should be University of Texas, Austin. He published by the University of earned his undergraduate degree "It was high time, I thought, to Chicago Press, renowned for its from Marquette University, a spell out precisely what was academic works. The book has master's degree from both wrong with the celebrated been reviewed by several publica­ Universitaet Salzburg, Austria, "median voter" approach to tions, including The Independent and Loyola University of Chi­ electoral democracy and to put Review and The Atlantic Monthly. cago, and his Ph.d. from forward a clear alternative, in Jack Beatty, senior editor of The Princeton University. which - as long as basic property Atlantic Monthly, writes, "Golden Rule elevates the discussion of

UMass Boston Big Winners of Adelante Awards

On November 13, the Hispanic Teaching, for their contribution * The College of Public and Office of Planning and Evalua­ to best educational practices and Community Service, for its long­ tion, Inc.(HOPE) honored five youth development; standing college-agency agree­ entities at UMass Boston with the ment with HOPE, and for Adelante Awards. These awards * The Mauricio Gaston Institute providing higher education recognize the commitment and for Latino Community Develop­ opportunities for hispanic stu­ vision in Latino community ment and Public Policy, for its dents. leadership, public, and commu­ strategic assistance to latina/ nity service. UMass Boston latino communities throughout HOPE, a non-profit multi­ recipients of the Adelante Awards the Commonwealth; service agency located in Jamaica included: Plain, has been serving the * The William Monroe Trotter Boston Hispanic Community * The Talented and Gifted Institute, for providing HOPE since 1971. Program Hispanic Program with data and information used in (TAG) and Project ALERTA of community planning and evalua­ the Institute for Learning and tion;and

IH( UNIV(8SIIY 8(P081(8 • 11 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Immunology continued from page 1 can't find antibodies in any Beck received his Ph.D. from the Public Service vertebrate lower than a shark. State University of New York at Internships Available From an evolutionary point of Stony Brook, where his doctoral view, we have to ask why," says research was on cytokines and Beck. their function in the human immune system. He came to The Michael S. Dukakis Understanding the evolutionary UMass Boston in 1994, and his Internship in Public Service similarities and differences expertise and interest in evolu­ will award up to three under­ between vertebrates and inverte­ tionary immunology and inverte­ graduate or graduate students brates immune systems has the brates was a good fit with other the opportunity to work in a potential for important medical faculty members in the biology public service agency while advances. Beck says that as department also working with earning academic credit and researchers have asked them­ invertebrate models. The AREA $3,500. Applicants must draft selves the question: What keeps grant Beck received is given to a proposal with a faculty invertebrates healthy?" they have researchers at universities that advisor, who would also made some unusual and signifi­ send a significant number of provide internship guidance cant discoveries with potential students onto Ph.D. programs or and determine the number of for human medications. Two medical school, yet do not receive credits earned. Applications examples are antibacterial a commensurate amount of NIH and information can be peptides, which were first discov­ funding. Beck expects to collect obtained at the scholarship ered in insect blood samples, and enough data to apply for tradi­ desk in the Registrar's Office. an anti-bacterial protein coating tional NIH funding when the The deadline is January 15, that occurs on the skin of African AREA grant funding ends in 1997. clawed frogs, which accounts for three years. their slimy feeling, but also The application deadline for allows them to heal effectively all merit based scholarships while living in bacteria-filled has been extended to January water. "Since we are all related 6, 1997. animals, fighting the same bacterias, it is possible that new drugs based on these discoveries will replace our traditional medicines, like penicillin, which are losing their effectiveness," says Beck.

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