Veritas, Vol. 11, No. 10, February 1, 1971

              SPEAKING OF PEOPLE
THE
BI-WEEKLY
NEWS LETTER
For Faculty and Staff
Volume 11, No. 10	February 1, 1971
UM MEDICAL PERSONNEL A half dozen UM medical school fac-AT CLINIC THURSDAYS	ulty, Division of Family Medicine,
and a dozen medical students and residents will man the Coconut Grove Family Clinic at Elizabeth Vir-rick Park on Thursdays, starting at 6:30 p.m.
Open House for the Center for Urban Studies and Dade County Health Department-sponsored Clinic will be held Sunday, February 7, according to R. Paul Young, CUS coordinator for economic development.
The free clinic is designed for people without a physician or who cannot afford medical care. It will provide health services, both medical and psychological, on a scheduled day-to-day basis for residents of the neighboring area.
DR. ABDUS SALAM RECEIVES Dr. Abdus Salam, director of the THE OPPENHEIMER PRIZE	International Center for Theoret-
ical Physics at Trieste, Italy, and professor of theoretical physics at Imperial College, London, has been named recipient of the J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Prize awarded annually since 1969 by the University of Miami Center for Theoretical Studies. The award, comprised of a gold medal, a citation and a $1,000 honorarium, was announced Wednesday, January 20, at the dinner for the 105 delegates to the 8th annual Conference on Fundamental Interactions at High Energy. Formal presentation ceremonies will be held some time in March, according to Dr. Behram Kursunoglu, director of the UM Center.
Dr. Salam was selected for the high honor by the Scientific Council of the Center in recognition of his contributions in quantum electrodynamics, and in elementary particle physics, especially the two-component neutrino theory of parity violation in weak interactions, and in symmetry properties of elementary particles.
The Prize was named as a tribute to the memory of Dr. Oppenheimer, distinguished American physicist who was a guiding spirit in the formative years of UM's Center for Theoretical Studies.
First recipient in 1969 was Prof. P. A. M. Dirac, Nobel Laureate now with the UM Center as Distinguished Professor, who is regarded as the master of all physicists. The award in 1970 went to Professor Freeman John Dyson, professor of physics at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, N. J.
UM RECEIVES ANOTHER The UM School of Medicine has received HARTFORD GRANT	a $160,493 grant from the John A. Hart-
ford Foundation, Inc. of New York, for research aimed at discovering the basic glandular defects which cause cystic fibrosis. The award is an extension of a previous $145,000 grant. Dr. Seymour P. Halbert, professor of pediatrics, is the principal investigator in the 3-year program starting today.
Hervy E, Averette, M.D., obstetrics and gynecology, was elected to the office of President-Elect of the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists at its recent meeting. Dr. Averette served as vice president for the past two years...
At the meeting, Dr. Averette gave a paper, “Treatment of Advanced Pelvic Malignancy," coauthored with Drs. John H. Ford. Jr. and Ronald C. Dudan, obstetrics-gynecology. ..
Time Magazine of Jan. 4 reviewed Delius' opera “Koanga" at the Opera Society of Washington starring UM’s music faculty member Eugene Holmes. Alongside a picture of Holmes, the review read in part, “so well did production and opera blend, so superb the singing of baritone Eugene Holmes and soprano Claudia Lindsey in the lead roles, that sellout audiences erupted into shouting ovations at the end." The New York Times, Dec. 27, 1970 also reviewed the production and ran a photo of Holmes...
Dr. David S. Smith, medicine, was chairman of a panel discussion at the Fourth Annual Winter Conference on Brain Research Jan. 16-23 in Aspen, Colo....
Dr. Grover A. J. Noetzel, economics, gave his 25th annual speech on U.S. economy before the Economic Society of South Florida...
Dr. Jaime Suchlicki, Center for Advanced International Studies, and history, spoke on “Cuban-Soviet Relations" at the Miami Shores Rotary Club Jan. 6...
William Gilchrist, associate director, Conference Services, and Dr. W.G.Heuson. chairman, finance, were guests at a reception by the president of the provisional government of Panama while attending the Inter-American Savings and Loan Conference in Panama City...