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  • The Big Risk Factor for Stroke That You May Not Know You Have
    9/14/11
    A cardiac condition called atrial fibrillation, the most common cardiac arrhythmia, can increase your risk of stroke by 500 percent. That's why Anne B. Curtis, MD, Charles and Mary Bauer Professor and Chair of the University at Buffalo Department of Medicine, is helping to raise public awareness of the condition during September through the Heart Rhythm Society's AF Awareness Month.
  • Kaskie Named 2011 Buffalo Niagara Executive of the Year
    9/13/11
    James R. Kaskie, president and CEO of Kaleida Health and Great Lakes Health System of Western New York, has been named the 2011 Buffalo Niagara Executive of the Year by the University at Buffalo School of Management.
  • UB Again Ranked Among Top Universities by U.S. News
    9/13/11
    The University at Buffalo is one of the best universities in the country, according to the annual "Best Colleges" rankings released today by U.S. News and World Report.
  • Inauguration Week to Celebrate UB's Past, Present and Future
    9/7/11
    A colorful ceremony rich in tradition and pageantry will mark the formal investiture of Satish K. Tripathi as the University at Buffalo's 15th president at 3 p.m. Sept. 23 in the Center of the Arts on the UB North Campus. The ceremony will be followed by a public reception in the center's atrium.
  • Medical Acoustics, UB Reaching COPD Patients with New Lung Flute
    9/6/11
    An easy-to-use device developed by a local biomedical company, with UB's help, is providing relief to Buffalo-area patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema.
  • Back to Buffalo 3: The UB Dance Alumni All-Star Concert to be Presented Sept. 24
    8/29/11
    The Center for the Arts at University at Buffalo will present Back to Buffalo 3: The UB Dance Alumni All-Star Concert on Saturday, Sept. 24 at 8 p.m. in the Drama Theatre in the Center for the Arts, UB North Campus. The performance is sponsored by the UB Alumni Association.
  • New York's Older Brick Buildings Are Especially Vulnerable to Extreme Events, such as Earthquakes and Hurricanes
    8/26/11
    To get a better idea of just how much damage even a moderate earthquake would cause to unreinforced masonry buildings, earthquake-engineering researchers in the University at Buffalo's MCEER are reconstructing brick walls like those in New York City buildings that are approximately 100 years old.
  • East Coast Earthquake was Moderate but Significant, says UB Earthquake Researcher
    8/23/11
    "The earthquake was moderate but significant because we haven't had very many earthquakes of this magnitude in the eastern United States or eastern Canada," said Andre Filiatrault, PhD, director of the University at Buffalo's MCEER (Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research).
  • Clements' and Sarama's Early Childhood Education Research Spotlighted in Science
    8/22/11
    The research of University at Buffalo faculty members Douglas H. Clements, PhD, and Julie Sarama, PhD, is featured in a special section of Science magazine focused on the value of educational programs for the earliest of childhood learners -- children 2, 3 and 4 years old.
  • UB Opens State-of-the-Art Residence Hall Named for its 13th President
    8/19/11
    Sustainable, Plyboo walls. Floor tiling made from recycled soda bottles. Man-made ponds designed to capture rainwater before it enters an overloaded sewer system. Electrical outlets high enough to be easily accessible to wheelchair users. Classrooms and lounges suitable for educational programs and social gatherings. These are just a few of the cutting-edge features that make the University at Buffalo's newest residence hall, Greiner Hall, a model for campus living.