Linguist Kuno Receives Honorary Doctorate

Susumu Kuno, professor of linguistics in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, has received an honorary doctorate from the Université Paris VII in recognition of the contributions he has made to linguistics in general and to the study of English syntax in particular through his theory of functional syntax.

Two Appointed to New Posts at Brigham and Women's Hospital

Steven Seltzer has been appointed chairman of the Department of Radiology at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Seltzer, associate professor of radiology at the Hospital, served as vice chairman of the department for two years and acting chairman since April, when B. Leonard Holman, chairman of radiology, left on sabbatical.

The Hospital has also named Andrea Elizabeth Dunaif to the new position of director of Women's Health. She will be responsible for the leadership and coordination of all aspects of women's health care delivery, including research and educational programs.

Bellow Receives Award from Common Cause

Gary Bellow, founder of the Law School's Clinical Program, has received Common Cause's Public Achievement Award. The award is presented "to an individual who by force of imagination, initiative, and perseverance has made an outstanding contribution to the public interest in the areas of government performance and integrity."

Bellow was recognized for "his commitment to making the law accessible to everyone," and because he "has helped the poor exercise their legal rights and inspired others to serve the public."

Bellow is the Louis D. Brandeis Professor of Law.

Research Institute Honors Scholar

The Ukrainian Research Institute last week celebrated the publication of Carpatho-Ukraine in the Twentieth Century by Vincent Shandor. The event honored not only the book but also the life's work of its 90-year-old author, who is an active scholar in the field. Shandor led the Representation Office of Carpatho-Ukraine, the easternmost part of Czechoslovakia during the interwar period, to the central government. In his welcoming remarks, Institute Director Roman Szporluk noted the dual privilege of honoring a statesman-scholar important both to Ukrainian and Czecho-Slovak history.