Education

With an unwavering commitment to educating the best and the brightest students, the anonymous donor whose contributions started, and have been the major force behind, the University at Buffalo's Distinguished Honors Scholars Program has given the program another cash donation of $800,000.

Working with officials from the Town of Amherst and representatives from EDS, teams of University at Buffalo MBA students are developing e-commerce applications designed to streamline town services and generate cost-savings for governmental operations.

It's official: Buffalo's CAT is back. After nearly a decade without a New York State Center for Advanced Technology program that supports industry/university collaborations to drive job creation and economic growth, Buffalo is once again home to a CAT, this time a joint venture between UB and Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI).

The Wall Street Journal has ranked the University at Buffalo School of Management as one of the "top business schools" in the world, according to a report released today within the newspaper's domestic and international editions.

A new book co-authored by a University at Buffalo School of Management professor shows how "human resources" can be transformed from its traditional administrative-support role into a powerful source of competitive advantage for a company or organization.

As a high school senior, Tim Sullivan disliked school, and the thought of going on to college was the farthest thing from his mind. That's before he participated in the Intern-to-Intern Program -- a joint effort between Buffalo's Alternative High School and the University at Buffalo School of Management that pairs at-risk high school students with UB business students.

A University at Buffalo sociologist has written a new book, "Life in the Air: Surviving the New Culture of Air Travel," which explores the myriad issues troubling airports and passengers today, from overcrowding and abusive passengers, to delays, cancellations and how travelers spend inordinately long periods of time while waiting to make their next connection.

Mary Harley Gresham, Ph.D., vice president for public service and urban affairs, has been named dean of the Graduate School of Education.

A University at Buffalo administrator has recaptured the vibrancy and innovation of the Pan-Am Exposition in his book, "The Rainbow City: Celebrating Light, Color and Architecture at the Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo 1901."

"E-POETRY, 2001: An International Digital Poetry Festival," the first convocation of digital poets and artists gathered to focus on the emerging medium, will be held April 19-21 at the University at Buffalo.