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SDM conference attended by more than
600
In early October, BU’s Goldman School of Dental Medicine hosted
the 2002 Henry M. Goldman Symposium, entitled The Future of Dental Medicine.
The two-day academic symposium, which focused on the critical issues facing
the future of oral health, was attended by more than 600 dentists, researchers,
clinicians, public health experts, and students. Topics ranged from bioengineering,
gene therapy, and bone regeneration to dental informatics, the future
of oral health-care delivery, and what lies ahead for dental education.
The event marked the 40th anniversary of the school and Spencer Frankl’s
25th anniversary as dean. At a symposium dinner, BU Chancellor John Silber
lauded the school, its founder, Henry M. Goldman, and Dean Frankl. “Frankl’s
deanship has been notable for his unrelenting and highly successful efforts
to build the research capabilities of the school of dentistry and to integrate
its programs into the Boston Medical Center,” Silber said. “He
has emphasized the pursuit of excellence in advanced medical research
and in the compassionate care for patients.”
Wiesel to deliver BU’s Distinguished Lecture in London
Elie Wiesel, the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University and recipient of the 1986 Nobel peace prize, will deliver the fourth lecture in a continuing series, BU’s Distinguished Lecture, London, on Wednesday, October 23. His talk, entitled Imagining Peace Against Indifference, will focus on the prospects for peace given the continuing uncertainty in the world today. For more information, call the U.K. Boston University Liaison Office at 020-7835-0916.
ADA gives award to SDM professor
Thomas Van Dyke, an SDM professor of periodontics and oral health, has been named the winner of the 2002 Norton M. Ross Award for Excellence in Clinical Research by the American Dental Association. Van Dyke is also director of SDM’s postdoctoral program in periodontology, Clinical Research Center director, and associate director of the General Clinical Research Center of BU’s School of Medicine. For more than 20 years, he has studied the structural and functional relationship of the inflammatory process by pinpointing the complex interactions between phagocytic cells and their environment, particularly microorganisms in periodontal and other infectious diseases. The annual award recognizes a researcher who has made significant contributions in clinical investigations that have advanced the diagnosis, treatment, and/or prevention of oral disease. It honors the memory of Norton M. Ross, a dentist and pharmacologist who made significant contributions to the fields of oral medicine and dental clinical research.
WBUR awards first Daniel Schorr Journalism Prize
The Daniel Schorr Journalism Prize, sponsored by WBUR and Boston University, spotlights a new generation of public radio journalists, age 35 and under, and seeks to inspire them to stretch the boundaries of the medium. Schorr, who has had a distinguished award-winning career in broadcast journalism and is currently a senior analyst for National Public Radio, provided the vision for the award. The recipient of the first annual award is Karen Brown, a reporter at WFCR-FM, Amherst, Mass. She was honored for her half-hour documentary Trauma and Recovery, about Cambodian refugees who fled Pol Pot’s killing fields to start new lives in Massachusetts. The $5,000 prize was presented by Schorr as part of WBUR’s public radio gala on October 17.
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October 2002
Boston University
Office of University Relations