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  • Data mining on the Web is shaping our world. Are we ready for it?
    8/17/10
    Each day, we exchange a mess of content through Facebook, Twitter, blogs, discussion boards and other online forums. What does this digital information reveal about our real selves, and how are companies and other organizations using our data? Rohini Srihari, who teaches classes on Web search and mining, understands the potential of data mining -- and the complicated concerns it raises.
  • UB Ranked Among Top National Public Universities by U.S. News & World Report
    8/17/10
    Students who want to enroll in an outstanding public university that won't saddle them with crushing debt would be wise to consider the University at Buffalo, according to U.S. News and World Report.
  • Student 'Cephalover,' Blogs About Tentacled Species
    8/13/10
    Mike Lisieski, a University at Buffalo psychology major, plans to earn an MD/PhD in neuroscience but for now he appears to be the web's chief "cephalover," using his blog cephalove to carefully analyze research about octopuses and related animals and post stunning photographs of them.
  • Restoration of a Central Quadrangle Combines Beauty with Sustainability, Serving as a Model for Future Development at UB
    8/13/10
    The restoration of a central, 2.3-acre quadrangle at the University at Buffalo by a renowned landscape architecture firm showcases the kind of sustainable landscaping that will define campus grounds as UB implements its long-range plan.
  • UB's TCIE Announces Fall Business Improvement Courses and Workshops
    8/11/10
    The University at Buffalo's Center for Industrial Effectiveness (TCIE) will offer a rich slate of business improvement workshops and training sessions to be held this fall. Those who register by Aug. 16 will receive an early-bird discount of 10 percent, unless otherwise indicated.
  • 38th UB Athletics Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony to be Held Sept. 17
    8/6/10
    A University at Buffalo men's basketball standout, a record-breaking swimmer and a former UB president will be among those inducted into the Dr. and Mrs. Edmond J. Gicewicz Family UB Athletics Hall of Fame on Sept. 17 in the Center for the Arts atrium on the UB North Campus.
  • Lineup for UB Distinguished Speakers Series Announced
    8/5/10
    The University at Buffalo's Distinguished Speakers Series will open its 2010-11 season with a left vs. right exchange between two of the most widely recognized women in political media today: Arianna Huffington, co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post, and Mary Matalin, Republican strategist and CNN contributor.
  • Statement from UB President John B. Simpson Regarding the State Budget and Future of SUNY Empowerment Reforms
    8/4/10
    UB President John B. Simpson's statement regarding the New York Statte budget approved last night and the future of SUNY Empowerment Reforms.
  • For Expert Help Serving the State's School Districts, Call W-N-Y-E-S-C
    8/3/10
    When a school district needs help -- hiring a top administrator, facing consolidation, streamlining its transportation services, developing its big-picture plans or staring down most any of the highly charged decisions confronting the sometimes turbulent world of elementary and secondary education -- who are they going to call?
  • Plant Compound Resveratrol Shown to Suppress Inflammation, Free Radicals, in Humans
    7/29/10
    Resveratrol, a popular plant extract shown to prolong life in yeast and lower animals due to its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, appears also to suppress inflammation in humans, based on results from the first prospective human trial of the extract conducted by University at Buffalo endocrinologists.