Posted on Jan 9, 1998

For Barb Danowski, it is a small world after all, and a beautiful
one at that.

The biology professor who spends much of her research observing and
photographing activity at the cellular level, recently won accolades at the international
level by taking grand prize in the 23rd Nikon International Small World Photography
Competition, which recognizes excellence in the field of photomicrography.

She was honored on Nov. 13 at an awards reception in New York City.

Her colorful winning photograph shows mouse fibroblasts magnified 160
times. Fibroblasts are cells that produce connective tissues in the body.

Danowski, who specializes in cell biology, uses immunofluorescence to
highlight cell proteins. The resulting photographs are colorful and dramatic, showing the
protein actin in green, actin stress points at the end of the fibers in orange and yellow,
and the cell nucleus in red. All are dramatically set against a black background.

The photos she takes are primarily for her research, not for their
beauty, she says. “I didn't make these pictures just for the purpose of entering
the contest, even though much of cell biology is beautiful,” she said. “They are
an important part of my research.”

As the grand winner, Danowski had the choice of $4,000 in Nikon
equipment, or a vacation. She chose the latter and plans to travel to Scotland next
summer.

Her work also will be featured in a calendar (Her photo is February.)
and in a traveling exhibition, which is to be at the Nott Memorial this summer. Other
stops in the 13-city tour include Atlanta, Nashville, Phoenix and Cleveland.

Danowski received an honorable mention in the 1995 competition for a
photograph she took with student Kenneth Lee, a 1995 Union graduate now studying at Johns
Hopkins University. That photo also featured mouse fibroblasts highlighted by
immunofluorescence.

Posted on Jan 9, 1998

Union College was ranked eighth among U.S. colleges and universities in
the number of students who studied abroad during 1994-95, according to a survey by the
Institute for International Education (IIE), which was published in the Dec. 12 edition of
The Chronicle of Higher Education.

Union last year was ranked 11th.

The College had 278 students – almost 13 percent of the enrollment
— study abroad during the 1995-96 academic year, the period of the study by the IIE.

St. Olaf's College topped the list with 514 students; DePauw
University was second with 383, Middlebury College third with 380. The IIE survey ranked
institutions that grant bachelor degrees.

An accompanying article in The Chronicle of Higher Education
reported that the 89,242 U.S. students who studied abroad in 1995-96 represented a 5.7
percent increase over the previous year. The statistics are from the organization's
annual report on international education exchange; the most recent edition “Open
Doors 1996-97” was just released.

Posted on Jan 9, 1998

Col. Henry Fein, M.D., Class of 1971, will give a talk titled
“Keeping the Bad Bugs at Bay: How to Build and Work in a 21st Century Biomedical
Research Laboratory” on Monday, Jan. 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the Nott Memorial.

As chief of the Facilities Transition Office of the Walter Reed Army
Institute of Research in Washington, D.C., Fein is overseeing the design and construction
of a $200 million biomedical laboratory that will house close to 1,000 government
scientists, technicians, and support staff. Of particular importance is the transport of
the scientists and their materials — some of them hazardous — into the new
facility that is located near a suburban community.

Recent news reports have been filled with ominous stories from the
Middle East about the risk of biological and chemical warfare. Devoted to keeping the hot
zone cool and the rest of us safe, Fein is a senior executive in the military's
organization which faces daily challenges of dealing with biohazards, chemical warfare,
biological terrorism and outbreaks of potentially lethal plagues.

Fein graduated from Union with a B.S. in chemistry. He went on to
graduate from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and began his
training in endocrinology at the National Institutes of Health in 1977. He joined the
clinical staff in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology/Metabolism at Walter Reed Army
Medical Center in 1980 and accepted a commission in the U.S. Army Medical Corps. Promoted
through the ranks, he was named a colonel in 1993.

Posted on Jan 9, 1998

This issue of the Chronicle marks a return of sorts. For the past
several years, the Chronicle has published bi-weekly (five times per term). In the
interest of providing more timely and complete coverage of campus news and events, we are
returning to a weekly schedule (10 times per term). If you have a news item, story idea or
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Posted on Jan 9, 1998

Saturday, Jan. 10, 8 p.m., Memorial Chapel. Husband and wife duo
cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han present a program to include Beethoven's
Sonata for piano and cello in A major, Op. 69; Shostakovich's Sonata for cello
and piano in D minor, Op. 40; and Grieg's Sonata for cello and piano in A
minor, Op. 36.

Monday, Jan. 12, 7:30 p.m., Nott Memorial. Col. Henry Fein, M.D.,
a Union alumnus, will give a talk titled “Keeping the Bad Bugs at Bay: How to Build
and Work in a 21st Century Biomedical Research Laboratory.” (see story this issue)

Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2 p.m., Arts 210. Slide talk by American
Realist painter Don Nice. Artist will demonstrate watercolor technique from 10 a.m. to
noon. Supported by Union's Walter C. Baker Fine Arts Lecture Series Endowment.

Friday, Jan. 16, 4:30 p.m., Arts Atrium. Opening reception for
exhibition by Anthony Cafritz, a sculptor from Bennington, Vt. On display through Feb. 5.

Friday, Jan. 16, 5:15 p.m., Performing Arts Studio. Stork,
a collaborative performance piece will feature the sculpture of Anthony Cafritz, lighting
by Joel Giguere, music by Noel Thomson and dancing of Meg Cottam and Katy Wilson.

Through Jan. 18, Mandeville Gallery, Nott Memorial. Exhibit
titled “Joseph Henry: An Enduring Legacy” celebrates the life and work of a
largely uncelebrated 19th-century scientist and area native whose discoveries were
instrumental in advancing the work of inventors like Edison, Bell and Morse.