Hungarian Studies Newsletter, 1986 (14. évfolyam, 47-50. szám)

1986 / 47-48. szám

AWARDS (Continued)

further information on U.S. Hungarian exchange programs contact Dr. Gerson S. Sher or Ms. Bonnie Thompson,

program managers, Division of International Programs, National Science Foundation, 1800 “G” Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20550 or call 202-357-7494.

U.S. COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AWARDS

(1) Investigation of the role of homolytic and heterolytic mechanisms in the formation of monomeric sirups and tars from biomass materials (36 months): Michael Antal, U. of Hawaii, Manoa, in cooperation with Thomas Szekely.

(2) Conference on regional development; new strategies for regional development planning in the developed world. Budapest, September 1985 (12 months): William Berentsen, U. of Georgia, in cooperation with George Enyedi, HAS.

(3) Development of test problems for mathematical modeling of chemical reactors (12 months): Joseph Berty, U. of Akron, in cooperation with Péter Árva, Technical U., Budapest.

(4) The role of MHC and foreign entigens in triggering of the immune response (36 months): Mac Fulwyler, U. of California, San Francisco, in cooperation with Sándor Damjanovich, Kossuth L. U., Debrecen.

(5) Seminar on emerging worldwide strategies in industrial adoption of advanced manufacturing technologies, Chicago, October 1985 (12 months): Joel Goldhar, Illinois Inst, of Technology, in cooperation with Joseph Hatvany, HAS.

(6) Sediment resuspension and its role in the eutrophication of shallow water bodies (36 months): Donald Harleman, MIT, in cooperation with László Somlyody, Hungarian Center for Water Resources.

(7) The role of prostaglandins in uterine function: a molecular approach (36 months): Frank Hertelendy, St. Louis U., School of Medicine, in cooperation with Miklós Toth, Semmelweis U. of Medicine.

(8) Propagation of charged articles in the heliosphere (36 months): Jack R. Jokipii, U. of Arizona in cooperation with József Kota, HAS.

(9) NMR in amorphous metals (36 months): Harlan Schone, Coll, of William and Mary, in cooperation with Imre Bakony, HAS.

(10) Study of dynamicequilibrium between complement and a tetramer (immunology) (36 months): Verne Schumaker, UCLA, in cooperation with Peter Zavodeszky, HAS.

(11) Bioconversion of agricultural residues by fluidized bed technology (24 months): Robert Tengerdy, Colorado State U., in cooperation with Lajos Fodor, Technical U. of Budapest.

wwc

The Woodrow Wilson Center’s East European Program awarded the following fellowships:

Magda Ádám sr. researcher at the Institute of History, HAS, to study “Wilson and the successor states.”

Tamás, Réti, research fellow, Inst, for World Economy, HAS, to study comparative economics (1987). □

AHF

In 1985-86 the American Hungarian Foundation provided eight research grants and fellowships to the following: Dr. Julianna Puskás, HAS; Dr. György Frendl, University Medical School, Debrecen, Hungary; Tamas Barnabas, Princeton Theological Seminary; Dr. András Szabó, Budapest: Hungary

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in the 16th century; Eric Hood, U of Illinois: language study in Hungary: Victoria Fusselier, Hammond, LA and Beata Kovács,

Silver Spring, MD: language study at Ohio Norther U; László Kürti, U of Massachusetts: project on the historical development and regional diversity of Hungarian immigrant cemeteries and tombstones in New Jersey.

CORRECTION

Desi K. Bognár of Media Forum International called our attention to an error we committed when referring to the new edition of Hungarians in America, A Biographical Directory of Professionals of Hungarian Origin (see HSN no. 45, p. 8). The correct facts are as follows: The first who’s who type paperback was compiled and edited in 1961. The first hardcover was published in 1963 and followed by a second edition, both edited by Tibor Szy. Then Bognár took over the rights and editing and the third\io\ume was dedicated to Bela Bartók and Joseph Pulitzer. Of the ill-fated, combined 4th & 5th edition only the Ad Honorem chapter was released, paying tribute to renowned personalities whose achievements have been outstanding. Reprints of this chapter, as well as information about inclusion in the new edition are available from Media Forum International, Ltd., Box 8, Fleetwood, NY 10052. The new, or 6th edition, is now under preparation. D

JOURNALS

HUNGARIAN STUDIES IN ENGLISH

Vol. 17 (1984) A special issue devoted to research conducted in the English Dept, of the Kossuth L. U. in Debrecen, and concerned with salient features of American history and sensibili.ty as they are reflected in contemporary culture and literature. Edited by István Pálffy and Zoltán Abádi-Nagy.

Zoltán Abádi-Nagy discusses “ ‘ New Wine in Old Bottles: The Nature-versus-Civilization’ Dichotomy as Reconsidered in the American Novel of the 1970s and 80s.” Zoltán Szilassy writes on “The American New Performance Theories of the Nineteen-Sixties.” Zsolt Viragos’ paper is concerned of “Versions of Myth in American Culture and Literature.” József G«l|en looks at “Emigration in a Systems Framework: The Case of Hungary, 1899-1913." Judit Molnár writes on “Quest and Survival in Two Recent Canadian Novels: Position Four.”

MISCELLANEOUS

HUNGARIAN SUMMER SCHOOL for school-age youngsters will be conducted again by the Hungarian Scout Association, at its Scout Park near Fillmore N.Y. The school operates on three age levels: beginners between the ages of 8 to 14; intermediate level between the ages of 14 to 16; and advanced level over the age of 16. The fees for the three-week program (July 5 to 26) is $390 and includes tuition, room and board, school supplies, field trips and other expenses. No part-time students are accepted. For further information write to Hungarian Scout Association, P.O. Box 68, Garfield, NJ 07026 or call 201- 772-8810. □

EAST EUROPEAN SUMMER LANGUAGE INSTITUTE hosted by the U. of California, Los Angeles, from June 30 to August 22, 1986. The institute, sponsored and partially funded by the American Council of Learned Societies and the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies, will offer intensive first-year language instruction in Hungarian. Students will complete a full year’s work (12 quarter units of credit) in

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