News
Briefs
-
Seasonal flu shots available
The Student Wellness Team will offer seasonal flu vaccine shots to UB faculty, staff and students during the week of Sept. 28 at locations on the North and South campuses.
This vaccine does not prevent H1N1 (formerly known as swine flu) influenza. A vaccine for H1N1 influenza is not yet available. For information about the H1N1 flu, click here.
Seasonal flu shot clinics will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 29 and Sept. 30 in the lobby of the Biomedical Education Building on the South Campus, and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 1 and Oct. 2 in the Student Union Social Hall on the North Campus.
The vaccines are $20—payable by cash or check only—for faculty and staff with photo ID; the vaccine is free for UB students with a valid UB photo ID. Spouses, partners and dependents of faculty, staff and students are not eligible to receive the vaccine at these clinics.
Vaccines will be administered on a first come-first served basis. The line will close at 3 pm.
The Student Wellness Team may need to close the clinics early based on vaccine availability. An individual's ability to receive the vaccine is subject to medical oversight—screening forms and clinical staff on site.
The flu is a highly contagious viral illness that is most common during the winter months. It is spread by sneezing, coughing and direct contact with an infected person. Symptoms include sudden onset of fever with chills, headache, malaise, muscle aches and pains, and a dry cough, and typically last five to seven days. Some people develop secondary bacterial infections, such as sinus infections or pneumonia.
The flu can be prevented with a vaccine. Flu shots must be given each year because the viruses that cause influenza mutate and the vaccine must be altered to remain effective. Flu shots are given in the fall to provide optimal protection. They start to provide protection within one to two weeks after injection.
Music showcases faculty
UB’s musical talent will be in the spotlight next week as the Department of Music presents two recitals by present and former faculty members.
The Fifth Annual Faculty Showcase Recital will take place at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 25 in Lippes Concert Hall in Slee Hall, North Campus. The showcase, which has received rave reviews in past years, will feature faculty members Janz Castelo, viola; Alexander Hurd, baritone; Tom Kolor, percussion; Jean Kopperud, clarinet; David Leung, violin; Jon Nelson, trumpet; and new faculty members Barry Crawford, flute, and Eric Huebner, piano.
Earlier in the week, pianist Stephen Manes, professor emeritus and former chair of the Department of Music, will perform pieces by Chopin and Debussy. The concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 22 in Lippes Concert Hall.
Tickets for both recitals are $10 for the general public, $5 for UB faculty/staff/alumni and senior citizens, and free for students.
Tickets can be purchased at the Slee Hall box office, the Center for the Arts box office and at all Ticketmaster locations, including Ticketmaster.com.
PSS to meet Sept. 24
The Professional Staff Senate will holds its first general membership meeting of the 2009-10 academic year at 2:30 p.m. Sept. 24 in the Center for Tomorrow, North Campus.
Speaking at the meeting will be James Reger, emergency planning program manager in the Office of Environment, Health and Safety Services, who will provide an update on the H1N1 (swine) flu virus; Kathryn Foster, director of the UB Regional Institute, who will seek feedback from PSS members to help prepare a “policy brief” addressing issues/concerns in the community; and Warde Manuel, director of athletics, who will talk about UB’s 2009 athletic season.
The meeting is open to all members of the UB professional staff.
For more information, call 645-2003.
Linda Yalem run to be held Sept. 27
More than 1,500 walkers and runners are expected to participate in the 20th annual Linda Yalem Safety Run, to begin at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 27 on the North Campus.
The 5K USA Track and Field-certified course is one of the most popular races in Western New York.
Overall male and female finishers in the open division will receive cash prizes. Post-race events will include food, entertainment and a kids’ dash.
The Linda Yalem Safety Run was established to promote personal safety and is named in honor of Yalem, a 22-year-old UB student who was raped and murdered in September 1990 on the Amherst bike path along the north edge of campus while training for the New York City Marathon.
Registration fees will support rape-prevention programming and personal safety awareness at UB. The first 1,200 registrants will receive a long-sleeve race shirt.
The fee to participate is $20 for the general public and $15 for UB students. Registration may be completed online by 5 p.m. Sept. 23 or in person at the SBI Ticket Office, 221 Student Union, and the Office of Student Life, 150 Student Union, during regular business hours; from 4-7 p.m. Sept. 25 at Alumni Arena; and from 7:30-9 a.m. on race day at Alumni Arena.
For more information or to register online, click here.
Alumni Association launches new web site
The UB Alumni Association has launched a new Web site that brings a more intense focus on the issues, events, programs and services relevant to UB alumni, whether it’s how to join the alumni association, find volunteer opportunities, contact fellow graduates or register for events.
The new site is a significant contrast to the former one, which had been in use since 2003. “The look and feel of the new site is very much updated with fresh colors and a sleeker appearance,” said Barbara Byers, associate director for alumni communication. “It retains the UB brand, but has its own unique alumni association feel as well, reflecting the uniqueness of UB’s 200,000-plus alumni.”
Click here to check out the site.
Gioia named executive of the year
Robert D. Gioia, president of The John R. Oishei Foundation, has been named the 2009 Buffalo-Niagara Executive of the Year by the School of Management.
The award will be presented at the 60th Annual School of Management Alumni Association awards banquet on Nov. 5.
Gioia was selected by a vote of past honorees and the board of directors of the alumni association, who cited his tireless community leadership, impeccable ethics and unflagging professionalism. Gioia follows in the footsteps of John R. Oishei, who received the award more than 50 years ago in 1955.
A Buffalo native, Gioia began his career in 1970 as a part of the third generation operating the Gioia Macaroni Company. From 1992 to 2007, he was a principal with the Food Group of Strategic Investments and Holdings.
Gioia was chair of the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority from 1990-98. He pioneered the completion of the $120 million Buffalo-Niagara International Airport and was named one of The Buffalo News' Citizens of the Year in 1997 and 2007.
In 2007, Gioia was appointed president of The John R. Oishei Foundation, Western New York’s largest private, charitable foundation. That year, he also was elected chair of the Western New York Health System (now Great Lakes Health System of Western New York).
Gioia has served as president of the board of trustees of The Nichols School, president of the Martin House Restoration Corporation and chair of the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo. He also served as chair of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, director of Roswell Park Cancer Institute and as a trustee of St. Lawrence University.
Aquatic invasive species topic of forum
A forum on the impact of aquatic invasive species on the New York State ecosystem will be held by UB’s Evolution, Ecology and Behavior Program and Great Lakes Program, in cooperation with the New York State Attorney General’s Office.
A panel discussion and question-and-answer period will address the biology of some of these invasive species and the policy issues involved in managing and preventing their spread. The forum will take place from 1:30-5 p.m. Sept. 25 in the Screening Room in the Center for the Arts, North Campus. The biological session begins at 1:30 p.m.; the policy session begins at 3 p.m.
Featured presenters include Kit Kennedy, New York State special deputy attorney general for environmental protection; Alexander Karatayev of Buffalo State College’s Great Lakes Center; Christopher Pennuto of Buffalo State College; and Charles O’Neill, coordinator of the Cornell Invasive Species program. The program was organized by Howard Lasker, UB professor of geology and head of the Evolution, Ecology and Behavior Program, and Helen Domske, associate director of UB’s Great Lakes Program.
The forum is free and open to the public. For more information or to request a parking pass, contact the Great Lakes Program at UB at 645-3610, or sgbuffalo@cornell.edu.
Reader Comments