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Published: March 31, 2011

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  ESC to hold Spring Forum

  The Environmental Stewardship Committee (ESC) will hold a Spring Forum from 1:30-3:30 p.m. April 7 in the Screening Room in the Center for the Arts, North Campus.

  The purpose of the forum is to offer the campus community an opportunity to hear a report of the committee’s progress to date, including its major accomplishments and an update on the university’s Climate Action Plan.

  Participants will have an opportunity to comment during a feedback session.

  After former President John B. Simpson signed the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment in 2007, UB created the Environmental Stewardship Committee to direct the university’s efforts toward fulfilling its commitment achieve climate neutrality, reduce greenhouse emissions and off-set those that remain. Since then, the ESC created, submitted and began implementation of a Climate Action Plan aimed at reducing UB’s net carbon emissions to zero by 2030.

  The ESC meets monthly; members of the university community are invited to observe.

  For more information on the ESC, visit its website.

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  Memorial service planned for Holm

  A memorial service will be held on April 15 for Bruce A. Holm, SUNY Distinguished Professor, UB senior vice provost and pioneering researcher, who died on Feb. 9 of kidney cancer.

  The service will take place at 3:30 p.m. in the Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute, 700 Ellicott St., on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus.

  A reception will follow in UB’s New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences, where Holm served as executive director for many years.

  The service is open to members of the UB community and the general public.

  Those wishing to attend should RSVP.

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  Thesis exhibitions at Anderson Gallery

  An opening reception for three new exhibitions featuring the thesis work of three UB graduate students will be held from 6-8 p.m. April 2 in the UB Anderson Gallery. The reception, which will be free and open to the public, will open with talks by the artists at 6 p.m.

  The exhibitions, which will be on view through May 1, feature the work of Jonathan Barcan, “Things Fragment, Things Merge”; Carolyn Kaser, “SIGNAL/NOISE”; and Michael Place, “Hidden Potential.”

  The UB Anderson Gallery, located at One Martha Jackson Place near Englewood and Kenmore avenues adjacent to the South Campus, is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and from 1-5 p.m. on Sunday.

  For more information, call 829-3754.

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  Architecture lectures on iTunes U.

  The School of Architecture and Planning Lecture Series is now available on iTunes U.

  To access the lectures, log onto UB on iTunes U. Users will need the iTunes application to download the lectures to their computers, iPods or iPhones. Lab and office machines in the School of Architecture and Planning already are configured to view the lectures.

  Users also need a UBITName and password to access the lecture files. Once logged in, select the “School of Architecture and Planning” folder in the top section. Then select the “Architecture and Planning Lecture Series” folder to view the available lectures.

  Download times vary greatly, depending upon the activity level of the iTunes U server. Each file may take a minimum of 35 minutes to download.

  There now are 22 lectures available for download, including the three lectures delivered so far from the current spring 2011 series, all lectures from fall 2010 and several lectures from previous semesters.

  New lectures will be added to UB on iTunes U approximately one week after they are presented.

  Lectures from previous semesters will be added continually.

  QuickTime versions of a selection of lectures remain available on the School of Architecture and Planning’s website. These do not require a UBITName and password to view.

  DVDs of the lectures will continue to be available from the Visual Resources Center in 175 Hayes Hall, South Campus, for 24-hour loan.

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  Music to present free events

  Budget-conscious music lovers at UB can find much to keep them busy in April.

  The free monthly Brown Bag Concert will take place at noon on April 5 in Lippes Concert Hall in Slee Hall, North Campus. The performer has not yet been determined.

  Now in its 12th season, this series of free, informal concerts presented during the lunch hour allows patrons to catch a glimpse of the kind of programming offered on a regular basis by the Department of Music. Patrons are encouraged to bring their lunch and enjoy a complimentary cup of Tim Hortons coffee. Each attendee will receive a pair of complimentary tickets to a more formal concert within the following month.

  The Department of Music also is presenting the following performances and recitals, all free of charge:

  • MM Recital: Melanie Voytovich, percussion, 7:30 p.m., April 2, Lippes Concert Hall.
  • Junior Recital: Sean Polen, baritone, 7:30 p.m., April 4, Baird Recital Hall, 250 Baird Hall, North Campus.
  • MM Recital: Antonella di Giulio, piano, 7:30 p.m., April 5, Baird Recital Hall.
  • Special Presentation: Shubhendra Rao, sitar, 2 p.m., April 7, Baird Recital Hall.
  • MM Recital: Brendan Fitzgerald, conductor, 7:30 p.m., April 7, Lippes Concert Hall.
  • Junior Recital: Molly Shambo, flute, 7:30 p.m., April 8, Baird Recital Hall.
  • MM Recital: Michelle Purdy, percussion, 7:30 p.m., April 9, Lippes Concert Hall.
  • UB Opera Workshop: Alexander Hurd, director; Alison d’Amato, musical director, 7:30 p.m., April 11, Baird Recital Hall.
  • String Studio Recital: 12:30 p.m., April 12, Baird Recital Hall.
  • MM Recital: Mo Su, piano, 7:30 p.m., April 12, Baird Recital Hall.
  • MM Recital: Lana Stafford, flute, 7:30 p.m., April 14, Lippes Concert Hall.
  • Student Chamber Music Concert: 7:30 p.m., April 15, Baird Recital Hall.
  • UB Concert Band: Daniel Bassin, conductor, 1 p.m., April 16, Lippes Concert Hall.
  • UB Saxophone Ensemble: Harry Fackelman, conductor, 3 p.m., April 16, Baird Recital Hall.
  • UB Opera Workshop: Alexander Hurd, director; Alison d’Amato, musical director, 7:30 p.m., April 16, Baird Recital Hall.
  • UB Jazz Ensembles: Dave Schiavone, director, 3 p.m., April 17, Baird Recital Hall.
  • MM Recital: Rebecca Kroetsch, soprano, 7:30 p.m., April 17, Baird Recital Hall.
  • MM Recital: Chris Rudroff, saxophone, 7:30 p.m., April 18, Baird Recital Hall.
  • UB Choir and Chorus, featuring the Mozart Requiem with the UB Symphony: Harold Rosenbaum, director, UB Choir and Chorus; Daniel Bassin, director, UB Symphony, 7:30 p.m., April 20, Lippes Concert Hall.
  • MM Recital: Robert Fullex and Jason Bauers, percussion, 7:30 p.m., April 23, Lippes Concert Hall.
  • MM Recital: Katie Clark, piano, 7:30 p.m., April 25, Baird Recital Hall.
  • UB Symphony Orchestra: Daniel Bassin, conductor, 7:30 p.m., April 27, Lippes Concert Hall.
  • “On the Edge” Class Recital: 3 p.m., April 28, Baird Recital Hall.
  • UB Percussion Ensemble: Tom Kolor, director, 7:30 p.m., April 28, Lippes Concert Hall.
  • UB Contemporary Ensemble: Tom Kolor, director, 7:30 p.m., April 29, Lippes Concert Hall.
  • Plosion, UB's flute ensemble: Barry Crawford, director, 5 p.m., May 1, Baird Recital Hall.
  • MM Recital: David Gorfien, guitar, 7:30 p.m., May 1, Lippes Concert Hall.