Most influential people in Western New York

Business First’s ranking of the 200 most influential people in Western New includes six from UB, with UB President Satish K. Tripathi ranking at No. 7 on the list. Other members of the UB community are, in alphabetical order, are: Dennis Black, vice president for university life and services; Michael Cain, vice president for health sciences and dean of the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; L. Nelson Hopkins, professor and chair of neurosurgery; Makau Mutua, dean of the UB Law School; and Robert Shibley, dean of the School of Architecture and Planning. A related article on how the rankings came about reports that often an institution or office will be a factor, and notes that Tripathi has far more influence in the region and state as UB president than as a computer science professor.