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  • UBThisSummer Lecture Series to Kick Off with Program on Haiti Earthquake
    5/27/10
    The University at Buffalo's UBThisSummer Lecture Series will mark its fifth anniversary with a lineup that opens with Andre Filiatrault, who assessed building safety in Haiti this January following a devastating earthquake there, and concludes with Esther Takeuchi, a battery expert who traveled to Washington, D.C., last fall to receive the National Medal of Technology and Innovation from President Barack Obama.
  • International Humanitarian Amma Receives SUNY Honorary Degree at UB
    5/26/10
    Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, chancellor of India's Amrita University, received a State University of New York Doctor of Humane Letters degree at a conferral ceremony May 25 in Slee Hall on the University at Buffalo North Campus.
  • Weber Named Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education
    5/18/10
    A. Scott Weber, PhD, has been named vice provost and dean of undergraduate education at the University at Buffalo after an internal search, UB Provost Satish K. Tripathi announced today.
  • Obama's Buffalo Visit Underscores Success of Recovery Act Investment in UB
    5/12/10
    Although President Obama's visit to the region Thursday is intended to highlight the successes of a small manufacturing plant in Buffalo, his arrival also presents an opportunity to underscore the success of his administration's major investment in scientific research at the University at Buffalo.
  • Six Legal Stars to Receive UB's Distinguished Alumni Awards
    5/6/10
    The University at Buffalo Law School will honor five accomplished alumni and an Erie County Court judge whose devotion has earned him "honorary alumnus" status at the UB Law Alumni Association's 2010 Distinguished Alumni Awards dinner to be held May 11 in the Hyatt Regency Buffalo.
  • Male Obesity Linked to Low Testosterone Levels, Study Shows
    5/3/10
    Obesity, a condition linked to heart disease and diabetes, now appears to be associated with another health problem, but one that affects men only -- low testosterone levels, according to UB researchers.
  • From Recent Grads to Seasoned Workers, Career Expo Is a Key Event for WNY Jobseekers
    4/29/10
    Jobseekers and career changers of all experience levels, from recent grads to those who have been in the workforce for decades, are encouraged to attend the Western New York Career Resource Expo on May 25 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Burt Flickinger Athletic Center, Erie Community College City Campus, 21 Oak Street in Buffalo.
  • UB Alumni Association Announces Scholarship for Female Students
    4/29/10
    The University at Buffalo Alumni Association is offering the UBAA Alumnae Scholarship, a scholarship for female students registered in any UB department or division, which was created by UB alumnae in 1941, but has not been awarded for a number of years.
  • Beecher, Takeuchi to Receive UB's Highest Honor at 164th Commencement on May 9
    4/27/10
    Thomas R. Beecher Jr., JD '59, chairman of the board of Barrantys LLC, and Esther S. Takeuchi, SUNY Distinguished Professor and Greatbatch Professor in Power Sources Research in the University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, will receive the Chancellor Charles P. Norton Medal, UB's highest award, during the university's 164th general commencement on May 9.
  • Historic Gift Establishes Jean M. Alberti Center for Prevention of Bullying, Abuse and School Violence in UB Graduate School of Education
    4/27/10
    The University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education will become the site of a national center for the prevention of bullying, abuse and school violence, thanks to the largest gift in the school's history.