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Published: May 19, 2010

  • Name falcon chicks

    Members of the UB community are encouraged to submit names for the three peregrine falcon chicks that were hatched on May 4.

    Visit the YourUB blog and leave your name suggestions in the “post a comment” section at the bottom of the page. This is not a contest and no prize will be awarded to the person(s) whose name(s) are selected.

    Suggestions will be taken until Friday, May 21. The chicks are scheduled to be banded by biologists from the state Department of Environmental Conservation on May 25.

    Watch the peregrine falcon chicks on UB’s Falcon Cam..

  • EOC holds graduation ceremony

    UB’s Educational Opportunity Center honored more than 1,000 adult students during its 37th annual graduation ceremony May 19 in the Center for the Arts, North Campus.

    The special alumni speaker was Todd Day, a certified bridge inspector with Clark Patterson Lee Design Professionals. Student speakers were Dawn Aldrich and David Ruzycki of the Medical Assistant and Dental Assistant programs, respectively.

    During the ceremony, EOC issued completion certificates in the Dental Assistant, Medical Assistant, Certified Nurse Assistant, College Preparation, GED Exam Preparation, English as-a-Second Language, Academic Review, Computer Microsoft Certification, Weatherization and Information Technology programs.

    Several students also received special recognition for academic excellence and for passing the National Work Readiness Credential Exam.

    UB’s EOC is one of 12 EOCs across New York State, providing tuition-free adult education and vocational/workforce training.

  • Ecosystem restoration workshop set

    Professional scientists and engineers interested in restoring and preserving stream and waterway resources will come to Buffalo this summer to participate in the 2010 “Engineering for Ecosystem Restoration” workshop, being held June 7-25.

    The annual summer workshop is designed to help train specialists in "ecosystem engineering" how best to work with natural processes to restore system function. It is sponsored by UB’s ERIE (Ecosystem Restoration through Interdisciplinary Exchange) and Great Lakes programs.

    “One of the distinctive features of the course is its interdisciplinary approach to ecosystem restoration,” says Alan Rabideau, professor of civil, structural and environmental and director of ERIE. Rabideau is coordinating the program.

    The main courses will be team-taught by professional hydrologists, ecologists, geomorphologists and engineers who are leading experts and practitioners in ecosystem restoration, riverine and Great Lakes ecology, fluvial geomorphology and environmental modeling. The workshop this year also will feature a new module on Great Lakes science and engineering covering ecology, chemistry, emerging contaminants, fish, invasive species and modeling.

    Classroom concepts are reinforced through site visits and a ship-based sampling field trip to nationally recognized stream restoration projects in Western New York.

    In addition to UB faculty, lecturers will come from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Buffalo State College, Ecology & Environment and River Research Design.