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Date set for faculty award presentation
President John B. Simpson will present the third Presidential Award for Faculty Excellence to Paresh Dandona, UB Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology, and one of the world’s leading experts in the treatment of diabetes and vascular disease, at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 13 in the Screening Room in the Center for the Arts, North Campus.
Following the award presentation, Dandona will give a talk on “The Anti-Inflammatory, Cardio-protective and Possible Neuro-Protective Effects of Insulin,” which will cover his award-winning work leading to the discovery of the anti-inflammatory effect of insulin and how this discovery has been extended into potential cardio-protective and neuro-protective effects of insulin in acute myocardial infarction and stroke. He also will review the trials that currently are under way to translate these concepts into clinical practice.
A reception will be held in the atrium of the CFA following the program.
Those interested in attending are asked to RSVP.
Head of the Division of Endocrinology in the UB medical school and chief of endocrinology at Kaleida Health, Dandona also is founder and director of the Diabetes-Endocrinology Center of Western New York. A UB faculty member since 1991, he has authored or co-authored more than 450 publications and has presented at numerous conferences on diabetes and endocrine disorders.He is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (UK), the American College of Physicians, the American College of Cardiology and the American College of Endocrinology.
The Presidential Award for Faculty Excellence was established by Simpson to recognize a UB faculty member who has achieved the highest degree of excellence as a scholar, community citizen and educator.
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Simpson to deliver Fillmore address
UB will hold its annual ceremony to celebrate the 211th anniversary of the birth of Millard Fillmore, UB’s first chancellor and 13th president of the United States, at 10 a.m. Jan. 7 at the Fillmore gravesite in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo.
President John B. Simpson will deliver the annual commemorative address. Refreshments will be served following the ceremony in the Forest Lawn Chapel.
The Office of Special Events will provide round-trip transportation from the Center for Tomorrow on the North Campus to Forest Lawn Cemetery. Vehicles will leave the North Campus at 9:15 a.m. and return by 11:45 a.m.
Those wishing to observe this longstanding UB tradition should RSVP by Jan. 5.
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Simpson scholarship fund established
Members of the UB Foundation Board have established the John B. and Katherine L. Simpson Scholarship Fund in honor of John Simpson’s contributions to UB as its 14th president for the past seven years. The scholarship will provide deserving students access to public higher education at UB.
To date, foundation board members have contributed more than $37,000 to the fund.
“We are truly indebted to John for all that he has helped UB achieve,” said Ange Fatta, UB Foundation board chair. The establishment of the fund was announced Nov. 6 at UB’s fifth annual Scholarship Gala.
The Simpson Scholarship will be awarded to UB students—undergraduate as well as graduate—based on merit and need. To make a gift to the John B. and Katherine L. Simpson Scholarship Fund, click here or call 645-3312.
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‘HUB’ name of student information system
UB students have selected the “HUB” as the name of the new student information system.
Nearly 2,000 suggestions were submitted to the “Name It” contest to create an identity for the new Web-based software program that integrates the university’s student services systems. The HUB is scheduled to be available through MyUB beginning in spring 2011.
“We were very pleased with the response to the contest, as it generated significant student excitement about the new system,” said A. Scott Weber, vice provost and dean for undergraduate education. “The HUB embodies the central nature of the services, data and transactions that the new system facilitates, while capitalizing on the UB brand.”
All students who suggested a name or voted were eligible to win a variety of prizes. Students who suggested one of the “top 10” names were entered into a drawing for an iPad or iPods.
Students will enter the HUB through MyUB. It will offer “one-stop” access to student information and services, including student account transactions, course enrollment and checkstop status.
More information will be made available as the campus transitions to the HUB. Anyone interested in learning more about the system should visit the UB 2020 Student Services Transformation website.
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UB offers writing courses for adults
The Academic Writing Institute (AWI), part of Millard Fillmore College (MFC) in UB’s Division of Continuing and Professional Studies, will hold four non-credit courses designed to improve the writing skills of adults. The courses will feature shorter evening classes, each lasting about an hour and a half on a weeknight, making it easier for working adults to attend.
The four courses offered by the AWI are “Writing the Academic Essay,” “Writing the Research Paper,” “Writing for Multilingual Speakers” and the “Art of Oral Presentation.” Each course focuses on improving skills crucial in academic departments, businesses and professional organizations. Editing services for dissertations, theses, projects, scholarly publications, research papers and job applications also will be available for registered students.
“These courses are designed to help graduate and non-traditional adult students develop confidence while in the process of becoming more proficient academic and professional writers,” says Patricia Mull, coordinator for the UB Division of Continuing and Professional Studies.
Courses are offered in both the fall and spring semesters, and registration dates can be found on MFC’s website.
Each course can be taken either in a four-week session or during an extended six-week session. The fee for a four-week course is $200; the six-week course costs $250.
Students can enroll by contacting Mull at 829-3387, or pamull@buffalo.edu.
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