Notables

Miss Evers' Boys, a Pulitzer Prize-nominated play by Professor David Feldshuh, artistic director of the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, is now having its New York City premiere run at the Melting Pot Theatre Company. The cast of the New York premiere features many Broadway veterans and is led by Adriane Lenox (Kiss Me Kate, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Dinah Was). Directing is Kent Gash, the associate artistic director of the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, who last season staged Harriet Returns starring Debbie Allen at the Kennedy Center. Performances of Miss Evers' Boys are taking place in the McGinn/Cazale Theatre (212-279-4200) at 2162 Broadway at 76th St. through March 24.

Drew M. Noden, professor of anatomy in the College of Veterinary Medicine, received the 2002 Craniofacial Biology Research Award from the International Association for Dental Research at the organization's 80th general session, March 6, in San Diego, Calif. He was cited for "his seminal contributions to our understanding of craniofacial biology" and for his "renowned accomplishments in demonstrating that the neural crest provides patterning information that determines the identity of all other facial structures." In awarding the cash prize, which is supported by Oral-B Laboratories, the dental organization said Noden was one of the first investigators to realize the scope and importance of stem cells and to study the role of apoptosis (programmed cell death) during development.

President Emeritus Frank H.T. Rhodes is continuing to respond well to medical treatment after being injured in an automobile accident in Naples, Fla., Feb. 3. Rhodes, 75, was struck by a van while crossing a street shortly after 8 a.m. and suffered multiple injuries. After being hospitalized, he moved Feb. 23 to a rehabilitation center in Naples. Get-well wishes may be sent to Rhodes' assistant, Joy Wagner, 3104 Snee Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. 14853