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  • UB's School of Social Work to Celebrate 75 Years of Caring and Accomplishment
    10/23/09
    The University at Buffalo's School of Social Work will conclude its 75th anniversary celebration with a gala evening to be held in Salvatore's Italian Gardens Restaurant in Depew on Oct. 24.
  • Despite Risk, Older African Americans More Likely Than Others To Avoid Flu Vaccine
    10/15/09
    A study about why African American seniors do or do not get influenza vaccinations finds that many of them do not have accurate and complete information about the flu itself, the safety and efficacy of the inoculations, and the ease and necessity of getting the shots.
  • Michael Glick Named Dean of UB Dental School
    10/15/09
    The appointment of Michael Glick, D.M.D., as dean of the School of Dental Medicine at the University at Buffalo was announced today by David L. Dunn, M.D., Ph.D., UB vice president for health sciences. Glick is professor of oral medicine and associate dean for oral and medical sciences at the School of Osteopathic Medicine at A. T. Still University (ATSU) in Arizona and editor of the premier peer-reviewed journal
  • Neurologists Investigate Possible New Underlying Cause of MS
    10/14/09
    Neurologists at the University at Buffalo are beginning a research study that could overturn the prevailing wisdom on the cause of multiple sclerosis (MS). The researchers will test the possibility that the symptoms of MS result from narrowing of the primary veins outside the skull, a condition called "chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency," or CCSVI.
  • Nancy Nielsen Elected to the Institute of Medicine
    10/14/09
    Nancy H. Nielsen, M.D., Ph.D., senior associate dean for medical education and a clinical professor of medicine at the University at Buffalo, has been elected a member of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of Sciences. IOM membership is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.
  • Caplan Film Developed at UB, to Debut at Lincoln Center Oct. 22
    10/13/09
    A film by Emmy-award winning artist and filmmaker Elliot Caplan, "15 Days of Dance: The Making of 'Ghost Light,'" produced and developed at the University at Buffalo, will receive its premiere screening this month at Lincoln Center.
  • By Simulating Gullies, Geographers Discover Ways to Tame Soil Erosion
    10/12/09
    Dead zones in critical waterways, accelerated loss of arable land and massive famines. They're all caused by the 24 billion tons of soil that are lost every year to erosion, a phenomenon that costs the world as much as $40 billion annually. But predicting where erosion occurs, and thus how to prevent it, is a serious challenge. That's why University at Buffalo geographer Sean Bennett has constructed various systems to model it.
  • Adam J. Korus to Receive Willie R. Evans UB Alumni Association Scholarship
    10/8/09
    Adam J. Korus, a University at Buffalo sophomore, has been selected to receive the Willie R. Evans UB Alumni Association Legacy scholarship for the 2009-10 academic year.
  • CNBC's Senior Economics Reporter, a UB Grad, to Speak
    9/29/09
    Steve Liesman, senior economics reporter for CNBC, will speak at UB on Oct. 8 from 9-11 a.m. in the Center for Tomorrow on UB's North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Harvey Karp, World-Renowned Child Development Expert and America's Most-Read Pediatrician, to Speak at UB
    9/23/09
    Would you love to know how to stop your two-year-old toddler's tantrums in the supermarket, teach him to share blocks at nursery school or to help her behave nicely during play dates? Did you know there is an "off switch" for crying that all babies are born with?