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  • Buffalo's Rankings as a Top Science City in the State Reflect UB's Strategic Strengths
    6/8/11
    Researchers at the University at Buffalo are pleased -- but not surprised -- that a recent national study of "hot spots" for scientific disciplines ranks Buffalo as one of the state's top cities for physics and chemistry. An additional ranking found that UB's Department of Chemistry is among the best in the nation.
  • State University of New York Stepping Forward to Build New York's Economy
    6/1/11
    A comprehensive statewide study finds that the State University of New York is positioned to be the critical force in building a new innovation economy for New York -- with a broad and diverse array of economic development activities already in place across the 64-campus system, and with a growing potential to do more in the future.
  • Media Advisory: Learn About UB's New Downtown Research Facility and Much More at UB Partners Day
    5/31/11
    A presentation on UB's newest downtown facility -- the Clinical and Translational Research Center (CTRC) -- will be among the highlights of this year's UB Partners Day.
  • UB Proposes Plan to Build Downtown Medical Campus, Pursue Academic Excellence and Create Jobs
    5/24/11
    University at Buffalo President Satish K. Tripathi today submitted a proposal to the NYSUNY 2020 Challenge Grant program in support of a $375 million plan to help revitalize Buffalo's economy by relocating UB's medical school to downtown Buffalo.
  • UB's Gifted Math Program Features Student Honored by White House
    5/23/11
    The University at Buffalo's Gifted Math program has another star of national proportions in its midst: Williamsville East senior Bryan He is one of 40 finalists in this year's Intel Science Talent Search, earning a trip to the White House and a personal congratulations from President Obama.
  • Standardized Concussion-Assessment Gets Hockey Players Healthily Back on the Ice
    5/19/11
    As the chase for the 2011 Stanley Cup heads to the finish, several players are off the ice suffering from concussion, an injury all too common in this contact sport. Deciding if a player is ready to return to the ice has been left primarily to each team's physician, with no standardized across-the-sport method to assess when the time is right. Work by specialists at the University at Buffalo Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Department's concussion clinic may change that scenario.
  • Cellino and Barnes Conference Center to be Dedicated at UB Law School
    5/19/11
    Two well-known names in the Buffalo legal community will find a permanent home in the University at Buffalo Law School when the school's Cellino and Barnes Conference Center is dedicated on May 26.
  • After 10 years, with a Little Help from Buffalo, Architect Barbie Emerges as Icon of the Building Trades
    5/11/11
    Move over, Howard Roark! There's a new architect in town and she's not afraid of the color pink. Mattel's Architect Barbie, icon of the building trades, is ready for launch.
  • UB to Honor M&T Bank as Vital Partner at UB Partners Day
    5/10/11
    The University at Buffalo will honor M&T Bank as a vital partner at this year's UB Partners Day, a day of workshops and networking opportunities showcasing how UB has partnered with industry, government and nonprofits to spur economic growth in Buffalo Niagara.
  • Graduation walk is accident victim's latest triumph
    5/10/11
    On March 7, 2009, at 1:40 a.m., Amy Stewart's life changed forever. Stewart, then 22 and a student at the University at Buffalo, was walking down the Main Street sidewalk in Snyder that cold, rainy morning. When she and a good friend, Rachel Baird, tried to cross with the light at an intersection near Daemen College, a SUV veered around another car that had stopped to let them pass. It hit them both, then left the scene.