In Brief

Author Nicole Mones reads from her prize-winning novel Lost in Translation on Sunday, April 16, at 5 p.m. in the Welles-Brown Room in Rush Rhees Library. In addition, she will accept the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize for Fiction by an American Woman, which is awarded annually by the Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender and Women's Studies and the Department of English. A reception and book signing will follow the reading and presentation.

Alice Mannegan, the main character in Lost in Translation, is an American woman working as a freelance interpreter in Beijing whose life suddenly changes when she is chosen to work on a project to locate the remains of the Peking Man, first discovered in the 1920s but missing since World War II.

Lost in Translation is Mones' first novel and has been praised for succeeding on many levels: as a character study, as a look at a changing society, as an examination of cultural difference, as an adventure story, and as a romance.

Expert discusses digital library

One of the foremost experts on the uses of electronic technology across the humanities will discuss "The Scholar in the Digital Library" on Thursday, April 6, at 5 p.m. in 321 Morey Hall.

John Unsworth, associate professor of English and director of the Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities at the University of Virginia, will look at the future of digital scholarship and the challenges libraries face in organizing information in digital form. The talk is free and open to the public.

Under Unsworth's direction, the Institute for Advanced Technology has produced the world's leading program of research and development in humanities computing. Since 1992, the institute has supported more than 40 fellows with consulting, technical support, and applications programming in literature, art history, religious studies, classics, history, music, and other disciplines.

Among the institute's research projects is the William Blake Archive, which is co-edited by Morris Eaves, professor of English. The archive combines the 18th-century painter/poet's text and pictures and is fully searchable by words and images. Enhanced by custom-designed programming, the archive allows the user to call up multiple screens, enlarge images, and obtain both descriptions of images and transcriptions of the sometimes hard-to-read original text.

While on campus, Unsworth will meet with the University's committee on the Blake archive. He also will meet with graduate students and with groups from University libraries and the electrical and computer engineering department.

Unsworth's visit is sponsored by the George H. Ford Fund for Visiting Scholars in the Graduate Program in the Department of English.

Pick up 2000 Summer Bulletins

The 2000 Summer Bulletin is now available. Anyone interested in taking courses this summer in the College (Arts and Sciences, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences), School of Nursing, Warner School, or Simon School may pick up a bulletin and registration materials in the Office of Special Programs, 127 Lattimore Hall. Requests for bulletins also may be made by calling x5-2341, or by sending e-mail to ospecial@troi.cc.rochester.edu.

Note elimination of ROLM phones

Telephone service to ROLM phones is being eliminated on a campus-by-campus basis. Service shutdown started with the Eastman Campus, has moved on to the River Campus and South Campus, and will end in the Medical Center.

At this time, no ROLM phones should remain in University buildings. All faculty, staff, and students should be using NEC phones exclusively. If a ROLM phone remains in an area, follow these instructions: 1. Contact the University Telecommunications Help Desk, x4-4357, and personnel will be sent to pick up the telephone(s). If the area has restricted access, take the telephone to the telephone department coordinator and notify the Help Desk. 2. Do not move ROLM phones to temporary storage. All phones must be returned. 3. New and previously saved voice-mail messages should be deleted. When ROLM service is terminated, access to these messages will not be available.

Toastmasters hosts Guest Day

Daybreakers Toastmasters Club is having a Guest Day on Thursday, April 20, 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m., in Strong Memorial Hospital's Seneca Room, near the main cafeteria. Participants will learn how Toastmasters can help improve speaking, listening, presentation, and leadership skills. Coffee and bagels will be served. All are welcome. For more information call Jim Newell, 784-8321.

Student employees honored

In celebration of National Student Employment Week (April 2-8), the Career Center staff says "thanks to all student employees for their hard work and dedication." The center also offers its congratulations to the 1999-2000 University of Rochester Student Employee of the Year, Julie Tsu-Lee Chen '00, and all nominees: Conni Augustine '00, Adam Berkowitz '01, Ittai Bushlin '03, Jacob Clever '03, Erin Crossfield '00, Kyriakos Deriziotis '02, Peter Dusaitis '00, Jason Giffi '02, Rebecca Hendrickson '01, Ryan Knapp '01, Zhou Ming Kuang '01, Beth Ellen Laprade '00, Rhonda Lemaire '01, and Chris Petrosino '00.

Research participants needed

Depression--Mothers who have been depressed or had manic depression at some time since the birth of their child are needed for a research study. The study is open to families with children ages 3-8 who are not receiving public assistance. Mothers must have at least a high school education. All parents and children will complete one two-hour University-based visit. There is a $20 payment to each family for participation. Call x5-2014.

Learning disabilities--University students with a reading-type learning disability are needed for a study of an alternative treatment for learning disabilities. Students must be at least 18 years old and provide official documentation of disability. The study requires about eight hours of treatment on campus and keeping a daily log. There is payment for participation. Call Dianne Vermillion, School of Nursing, x5-8860.

Obesity--Overweight volunteers ages 45-70 are needed for a control group in a clinical trial, which involves one clinic visit. Participants will receive free heart ultrasound and cardiac consultation. Call x5-0516.

Air pollution--Healthy men ages 18-40 who have never smoked are needed for a study. Three full-day sessions and moderate exercise are required. Volunteers receive a $550 honorarium. Call Donna, x5-4163.

Cold sores--Adults over age 18 with a history of cold sores and in good health are needed for a research study testing an investigational medicinal cream. Volunteers receive compensation up to $200 for scheduled visits. Call x3-4637.

Papilloma virus--Adults ages 18-30 in good health with no history of genital warts are needed for a research study to test an investigational vaccine for the Papilloma virus, a sexually transmitted disease that causes genital warts and is the leading cause of cervical cancer. Participants will receive three injections over a six-month period with regular follow-up visits for one year. Those who complete the study will receive up to $300. Call x5-2292.

Influenza--Volunteers are needed to be tested for low levels of antibody to influenza. Those who meet this and other criteria will qualify for future research studies. Call x3-4637 or x5-1328.

Relationships study--Male-female couples ages 21-45 are needed to participate in a study on communication in romantic relationships. Couples must have been married or living together for at least six months, and use English in most of their communication with each other. The study consists of two approximately one-hour sessions, and involves a questionnaire and a matching task. Couples are paid $20, plus discount coupons to area merchants. Call x5-0755 or send e-mail to relation@psych.rochester.edu.

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