Professor Emeritus Adeline “Addie” Gordon Levine, an expert on community responses to environmental disasters and one of the founders of the field of environmental sociology, died of cancer Feb. 26 in her Buffalo home. She was 89.

The UB Women’s Club will present “Spring into Fashion,” a fashion show and luncheon to benefit the Grace Capen Academic Award Fund, on April 18.

Once again, accounting graduates from the School of Management are No. 1 in CPA exam performance among the 10 largest accounting programs in New York State.

Think spring at the “Lunch and Learn Gardening Seminar” on March 20 sponsored by the Professional Staff Senate.

The Office of International Student and Scholar Services is offering two free workshops to assist UB employees who interact with international students.

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Richard J. Karalus, a microbiologist with extensive experience managing scientific laboratories, has been named director of research compliance.

Clarinetist Raphaël Sévère, a prize winner in five international competitions when he was only 12 years old, will perform with pianist Paul Montag in a recital on March 24 at UB.

A presentation and discussion about suicide in the student, veteran and LGBTQ communities will be held from 5-6 p.m. March 31 in 100 Allen Hall, South Campus.

The UB Law School has been recognized for its commitment to diversity by the New York Law Journal.

Paresh Dandona, SUNY Distinguished Professor and chief of endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism at UB, has been named to the editorial board of Diabetes Care, one of the top journals in the field.

“I’ll drop the snack if you drop and give me 20.” Some UB students got more than they bargained for recently when they received this command from a campus vending machine as they attempted to purchase a snack.

“Preparation Meets Opportunity: A Woman’s Pathway to Success,” is the title of a Women’s History Month conference to be presented by UB’s Educational Opportunity Center.

A workshop designed for faculty and staff members who work with students with Autism Spectrum Disorders will be held from noon to 1 p.m. April 2 in 107 Capen Hall, North Campus.

Laura Perna, a nationally recognized authority on higher education achievement, will speak at the Graduate School of Education (GSE) Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series.

This year’s Spring Seminar Series at UB’s Research Institute on Addictions will focus on the topics of smoking and alcohol.

A multidisciplinary research group at the UB-Toshiba Stroke and Vascular Research Center received first place for its poster presentation at the SPIE Medical Imaging 2015 meeting held last month in Orlando, Florida.

The School of Dental Medicine last week unveiled a new Rural Dentistry Pilot Program to expand the school’s mobile school-based dental services into Alleghany and Cattaraugus counties.

Rioult Dance NY, the modern dance company that showcases the works of former Martha Graham principal dancer Pascal Rioult, will be in residence at UB April 6-11.

UB Chef Seth Williams was awarded a gold medal at the 2015 Northeast Regional Culinary Challenge for his bison flank steak dish.

UB faculty and staff are invited to take part in UB Community Day, a day of service taking place April 11 in the University Heights neighborhood adjacent to the South Campus.