FYI

Robert Ader, the George Engel Professor of Psychosocial Medicine, was awarded an honorary doctor of science degree from Tulane University for his work that has formed the basis of an entire field of study now known as psychoneuroimmunology-the relationship between the mind, the brain, and the immune system. Ader, an experimental psychologist, directs the Center for Psychoneuroimmunology Research at the Medical Center.

Jason Dauenhauer, a doctoral student in human development at the Margaret Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development, has received the Rochester Academy of Medicine Geriatrics Award in honor of Carter and T. Franklin Williams. Dauenhauer's research paper on late-life depression was selected for recognition at a ceremony last month.

After eight years abroad, William (Bill) Dobbins, who served on the Eastman faculty from 1973-1994 and chaired Eastman's jazz department from 1989 until his departure, is returning to the school as professor of jazz studies and contemporary media, effective July 1. He will direct the Eastman Jazz Ensemble and the Eastman Studio Orchestra.

Richard Green, professor and chair of the Division of Vascular Surgery, was named president-elect of the Society for Vascular Surgery at the organization's annual meeting in June. Green has been a Society for Vascular Surgery member since 1983. His one-year term as president begins June 2003.

Kopelman

Mikhail Kopelman has been named Eastman School of Music professor of violin, to begin in the 2002-03 academic year. Kopelman has performed at venues throughout the world as first violinist with the Tokyo String Quartet (1996-2002) and in that same capacity with the Borodin String Quartet (1976-1996).

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has awarded Stephen Kunitz, emeritus professor of community and preventive medicine, a 2001 Health Investigator Award for his study that, according to the foundation, "will explore the role government plays in reducing mortality and equalizing the life chances of its citizens."

Gary Lyman, a renowned oncologist, has joined the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center to lead the health services and outcomes research program, which provides a comprehensive evaluation of new and standard technologies and treatments. Lyman specializes in breast cancer and supportive care and was previously director of the Albany Medical Center's Cancer Center and Research Institute.

Meyerowitz

Cyril Meyerowitz, chair of the Eastman Department of Dentistry and professor of dentistry and of radiation oncology, has been invited by the American Dental Education Association to join a new national commission that will focus on current and projected trends in the size, composition, and diversity of the dental workforce and the commitments of academic institutions to patient care missions and access to oral health care.

Conductor Neil Varon, who has had a prominent European career spanning the last 30 years, has been named professor of conducting and ensembles at the Eastman School of Music, effective in July. In addition to teaching conducting, Varon will conduct the Eastman Philharmonia, Eastman School Symphony Orchestra, and Eastman Chamber Orchestra.

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