BUFFALO, N.Y. — Bill McKibben, author of a groundbreaking book on global warming and founder of the global grassroots climate action campaign 350.org, will deliver the 2013 commencement address for UB’s School of Architecture and Planning on Friday.
Leading environmental citizens from Western New York will meet at the University at Buffalo on May 8 for an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) workshop devoted to leveraging community participation as a tool for monitoring the environment.
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The University at Buffalo Libraries will again bring therapy dogs on campus to help students cope with stress as they prepare for final exams.
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Actor, comedian and musician Steve Martin will speak at 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, in Alumni Arena as part of the University at Buffalo’s Distinguished Speakers Series.
Susan Mangicaro, director of clinical affairs at Welch Allyn, will share information and advice on marketing across borders at a lecture designed to help biomedical companies who are selling or plan to sell their products internationally. The lecture is part of a free series hosted by the University at Buffalo’s New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Jordan Levy — venture capitalist, entrepreneur, Synacor board member and co-founder of Buffalo’s Z80 Labs technology incubator — will speak with University at Buffalo students on April 17, offering his take on why we need to change the way we think to foster entrepreneurship.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Thirty years ago, Shenzhen was a small fishing village in southern China, population 175,000. Today, it’s a sprawling megalopolis of more than 12 million inhabitants, and one of the fastest-growing cities in the world.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — How fast can you pitch an idea? On April 10, University at Buffalo students will find out at a campus-wide elevator pitch competition. Participants will get 90 seconds each to pitch an idea for solving a problem to a panel of expert judges.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Children between 8 and 12 years old will learn about levitating magnets, floating superconductors and cool (no pun intended) things you can do with liquid nitrogen on Tuesday, April 2 at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. at the Buffalo Museum of Science (1020 Humboldt Parkway, Buffalo).