CONTENTS Compiled by Lynne Roth What’s New On Campus 2 What’s New Stony Brook is red hot—and the world takes note; new College of Business offers MBA programs; SB’s Center for Wine, Food, and Culture first of its kind in New York on Campus State; New York City’s best Asian cuisine comes to campus. Stony Brook is Red Hot! Research Roundup 4 This past November Stony Brook University was ranked one Silence may help the healing after a tragedy; of 136 best universities in the world and one of the 50 best in Alzheimer’s drug used on MS patients; super North America, according to a survey by the London Times aspirin as a way to prevent colon cancer; Higher Education Supplement. There are 8,300 colleges and dealing with economic expectations, rationally. universities worldwide, according to the International The Stem Cell Controversy 6 Association of Universities. Hot on the heels of this news, in December the Institute Saving lives? Destroying lives? We asked for Higher Education in Shanghai ranked Stony Brook among award-winning essayist Lance Morrow, the top 150 universities in the world. In addition, the London political scientist Brooke Ellison, and Times Higher Education Supplement, in a rating of the best medical ethicist Jack Coulehan to tackle this divisive and emotional issue. science universities globally, ranked Stony Brook No. 76 in the world, 21st in the United States, and tenth among U.S. Can TV News Be Saved? 12 public universities. With leaner network budgets and alternate The Times bases its rankings on peer review, research media outlets on the rise, traditional stan- impact, faculty-to-student ratio, and the ability to attract inter- dards of quality journalism are under siege. nationally known faculty, as well as draw students from all over By Lawrence K. Grossman the world. Stony Brook was the only State University of New York institution to be included on the lists of the Top 200 The Globe in Our Hands 14 universities in the world and the Top 50 in North America. Richard Leakey talks about global climate, Harvard topped both lists. Stony Brook tied for 33rd in the the effect on biodiversity, and the World world in research impact, which the Times calculated by Environmental Conference he’s convening to measuring citations per faculty member. address these issues. By Murray Lamond “Stony Brook University is an extraordinary place,” President Shirley Strum Kenny said. “Our internationally Escape from Genocide 16 known faculty enrich the lives of students from all over the Stony Brook student Jacqueline Murekatete globe, and our researchers pioneer discoveries that improve shares her personal tragedy with others in the lives of people throughout the world.” the hopes of ending genocide. By Toby Speed In the list of the top 200 in the world, Stony Brook was ranked ahead of such institutions as Dartmouth College (138), Stony Brook Lacrosse Offers Frankfurt University in Germany (157), Georgetown University High-Energy Offense 17 (165), Rice University (146), and Vanderbilt University (156). Seawolves baseball builds on its winning tradition with an America East championship. From the Alumni President 18 Class Notes 18 Remembering Billy Jim Layton Events Calendar 21 Alumni events, lectures, and more. Brookmarks 22 Recent books by Stony Brook alumni, faculty, and staff. Flashback 23 Twenty-five years ago, Stony Brook University Hospital opened its doors, heralding a new era for medicine on Long Island. On our cover: Conceptual computer artwork of an embryo at the blastocyst stage. Image: Laguna Design/Photo Researchers, Inc. 2 New Center for Wine, Food, and Culture The University celebrated the launch of its Center for Wine, Food, and Culture with a special event at its Stony Brook Manhattan location, 401 Park Avenue South. The evening included a wine tasting, hosted by noted wine expert Kevin Zraly, and foods prepared by celebrity chefs. The new Center, which will offer courses, workshops, and seminars, is the first of its kind among uni- versities in New York State. Our newly formed College of Business offers both MBA and Following the official opening, Louisa Jasmine is Stony Brook’s new sophisticated Asian eatery Executive MBA programs. Hargrave, one of the best-known and most located on the second floor of the Charles B. Wang Center. respected figures in the Long Island wine industry, was named interim director of the Earn Your MBA at Stony Brook Center. Hargrave was instrumental in estab- Jasmine Offers World-Class The University’s newly formed College of lishing the wine industry on Long Island, Dining at Wang Center Business is offering an MBA program featur- having planted the first wine grapes on the Manhattan restaurateurs Sushil Malhotra ing flexible day, evening, weekend, full- and North Fork in 1973. Her Hargrave Vineyard and Rajesh Bhardwaj have brought their part-time, and study abroad opportunities. wines won numerous awards before the win- famous Asian cuisine to Stony Brook with the The College also has begun an Executive ery was sold in 1999. Hargrave was recently opening of Jasmine in the Charles B. Wang MBA (EMBA) program at the Stony Brook awarded a Saintsbury Scholarship, which is Center. Located on the second floor, the Manhattan campus, with convenient weekend awarded to a wine writer who strives for upscale eatery features Chinese, Indian, and evening classes for mid-to-top-level man- excellence in creative and effective writing on Japanese Grill, Sushi, and Thai food, with agers from local-to-global enterprises. the subject and sensibility of wine. other Asian cuisines included in the daily “We are building our business school on “The Stony Brook Center for Wine, Food, food specials. Stony Brook’s international reputation and its and Culture can become a dynamic partner “The Charles B. Wang Center is the perfect commitment to the economic development of with the wine and food growers of our place for Jasmine, and Jasmine is the perfect the region,” said William H. Turner, dean of region, playing a valuable role in fostering place for students, the faculty, and the public,” the College of Business and retired vice their economic growth,” said Hargrave. said President Shirley Strum Kenny. “Indeed, chairman of Chemical Banking Corp. Turner Her goal for the Center is to provide dis- a unique Asian/Asian American cultural tinctive educational programs for both pro- is also former president and CEO of PNC center deserves a unique Asian dining fessionals and the general public. There will Bank, New Jersey; a board member and experience.” former chairman of the Atlantic Health be a wine class just for women, who buy 65 The 8,300-square-foot facility can accommo- System in New Jersey; and chairman of percent of all wine. Regional wine makers will date more than 350 people and consists of a the International College of Beirut. demonstrate how wines change as they age. large open dining room plus a private dining As business continues to become increas- For professionals, classes will focus on mar- area for parties and special events. Both ingly global, Stony Brook will take advantage keting wine as part of regional and ethnic rooms are positioned near a glass front, of its relationships in Africa, China, Europe, cuisines. They will include writing innovative which creates a connection to the outdoor India, Korea, and the Middle East to provide wine lists, honing tasting skills, and hiring pond and garden. In the warm weather its students with a global understanding of wine personnel. The Center also will offer a months patio tables will be available for business. Full-time MBA students can spend a series on “Green New York,” including the eco- dining al fresco. summer session or semester in the Study nomics of green markets, and using regional, Abroad program to gain overseas experience. natural products in schools and restaurants. The design is based on traditional Asian Students can complete the 60-credit, full- For information about upcoming themes and icons, with a modern flair. time MBA program over a two-year period or programming, please visit the Web site at Suspended wood ceiling grids, glowing the part-time MBA in three to five years. The www.stonybrook.edu/sb/winecenter. lanterns, river rock pads, bamboo flooring, 48-credit EMBA program can be completed in and bamboo and grass panels are used to give as little as two years or over a period of up to the scale of the existing shell an inviting, five years. The College has two additional pro- modernized Asian-inspired look. grams that will be launched in the 2005–06 Because of its location, steps away from academic year: a five-year MBA program for the Staller Center for the Arts and the P University Café, Jasmine offers patrons H undergraduates, which allows exceptional O T attending events at either location a conven- O students an opportunity to earn a bachelor’s S : D degree and an MBA in five years, and joint ient place to dine before or after. Jasmine will A V I D degree programs with other colleges within partner with both venues on marketing R O B the University, in which students can receive ventures that include discounts for tickets E R T and packages that include dining, parking, S graduate degrees in various disciplines and an ; M E MBA in an accelerated program. and entertainment. D I A For more information, call the College of Jasmine’s hours are Monday-Friday, S E R Wine tastings and food samplings are just some of the V Business at (631) 632-7171 or visit 11:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m., and Saturday and I C E offerings available at the Center for Wine, Food, and Culture.