Notables

Judith A. Appleton, associate professor of microbiology and immunology in the College of Veterinary Medicine and the Baker Institute for Animal Research, has received a Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching from the State University of New York. A member of the Baker Institute research staff since 1982, Appleton was cited for "your mastery of teaching, your dedication to your students, your adherence to the highest academic standards, and your scholarship and continued professional achievements." Her research, which is funded by the National Institutes of Health, concerns host-parasite interactions in the intestines of rats infected with Trichinella spiralis.

Muawia Barazangi was promoted on Oct. 1 from the position of senior scientist with the Institute for the Study of the Continents to a non-tenure track faculty position in the Department of Geological Sciences. Barazangi will continue his role as associate director of the institute and of the department.