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Buffalo Chips’ run ends in NYC
The Buffalo Chips, UB’s all-male a cappella group, sang their way into the finals of the International Competition for Collegiate A Cappella, held last weekend in New York City’s Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
While it was a good run, the Chips failed to move on in the competition, which featured the winning groups from five regions across the country, and teams from England.
The Chips had won the Mid-Atlantic title for the second straight year, earning their spot in last weekend’s finals.
The Berklee College of Music’s Pitch Slapped took the ICCA championship.
“All of the groups were phenomenal and the Chips are honored to have met and shared the stage with such talented groups,” the group said in a message posted on its website thanking family and alumni for their support.
The Chips will perform in their 16th annual Spring Show at 8 p.m. April 22 in Lippes Concert Hall in Slee Hall, North Campus. Tickets are $5.
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Zodiaque Dance Ensemble to perform
The Department of Theatre and Dance will present Zodiaque Dance Ensemble in “Gather ‘Round and Dance” April 28-30 and May 1 in the Black Box Theatre in the Center for the Arts, North Campus. Performances are 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday.
“Gather ‘Round and Dance” showcases the work of nine choreographers, including guest artists, dance faculty, returning alumni and invited students, reflecting the artistic diversity and versatility of movement to which the Zodiaque Dance Ensemble is dedicated.
The concert features work by guest artists Tara Madsen Robbins from Philadelphia and Kerry Skuderin from Cleveland. Robbins’ group work, Effort, is an embodiment of an original score by Peter Jones that takes the audience through an intense movement journey. Skuderin’s ballet for 10 dancers is an up-tempo, fancy-footed ragtime celebration.
Throughout “Gather ‘Round and Dance,” the works by faculty, alumni and students explore themes of spiritual ceremony, individuality and the scope of human relationships. In addition to Robbins and Skuderin, choreographers are Amanda Glowacki, Brianna Jahn, Elliott Keller, Kelly Metcalfe, Laura Neese, Kerry Ring and Samuel Robbins.
Tickets for Zodiaque Dance Ensemble are $10 and are available at the CFA box office and at all Ticketmaster locations, including Ticketmaster.com.
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Marshall to deliver Graham lecture
James Marshall, senior vice president for cancer prevention and population sciences at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, will deliver the annual Saxon Graham Lecture at noon on April 29 in 144 Farber Hall, South Campus.
Marshall’s topic is “Chemoprevention: From Nutritional Epidemiology to Nutritional Supplementation to Early Chemotherapy.”
The lecture, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Health Professions. It is named in honor of Graham, an accomplished epidemiologist who served as chair of the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine from 1981-91. He is best known for his important contributions to the understanding of the impact of diet on cancer, many of which were based on studying dietary habits of Western New Yorkers.
Marshall, who also holds an appointment as research professor in the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, joined the faculty of RPCI after serving as associate director of cancer prevention and control at Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, and professor of public health and medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine.
Before moving to Arizona, he had held faculty appointments sociology and social and preventive medicine at UB for 20 years.
His research interests focus on the identification and testing of chemoprevention strategies in human populations; evaluating diet as a means of preventing breast cancer recurrence; epidemiologic analysis of predictors of genetic mutation in adenomatous polyps; familial colon cancer registries; and independent associations between breast and endometrial cancers and metabolic factors among multi-ethnic populations.
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CDS to hold customer event
Campus Dining and Shops will hold its annual Customer Appreciation Day from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. April 28 in the lobby of the Student Union, North Campus.
More than 25 vendors that supply food and beverage items to UB will be on hand to promote new products, as well as popular dishes.
Members of the UB community will have the opportunity to sample everything from soups, appetizers, juices, main entrees and desserts. Event-goers will be able to text their comments about items as they sample items from each vendor.
“This is a great opportunity for us to make sure that we are satisfying the needs of our customers,” says Jeff Brady, executive director of Campus Dining and Shops. “The feedback we get allows us to evaluate both existing and new products that we will potentially be offering on campus next year.”
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Women’s Club to hold events
The UB Wome’s Club will elect officers for 2011-12 at its Spring Luncheon, to be held at 11 a.m. May 7 at Protocol Restaurant, 6766 Transit Road, Williamsville.
The slate of officers includes Luella Kenny, president; Linda Eaton, vice president; Barbara Kaye, treasurer; Sarah Llinas, corresponding secretary; and members at large Penny Ferguson, Joyce Lenda and Connie Rao.
The cost of the luncheon is $22.50; reservations are required.
The club also is accepting orders for its annual spring flower sale. Pick-up will take place May 12 at the Center for Tomorrow.
To place a luncheon reservation or order flowers, contact Joan Ryan at 626-9332.
All proceeds from UB Women’s Club events benefit the Grace Capen Scholarship Fund.
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Flags at half-mast
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has directed that flags on state government buildings—including those at UB—be flown at half-mast on April 25 and April 26 in honor of four Fort Drum soldiers who died in Afghanistan.
Flags will be flown at half-mast on April 25 in honor of Spc. Paul J. Atim, Pfc. Joel A. Ramirez and Spc. Charles J. Wren, who died in Nimroz Province on April 16 of wounds received when insurgents attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device.
Flags will be flown at half-mast on April 26 in honor of Pfc. John Francis Kihm, who died in Kandahar Province on April 19.
All four soldiers were assigned to 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment of the 10th Mountain Division’s 3rd Brigade Combat Team.
Cuomo has ordered that flags on all state buildings be lowered to half-mast in honor of and tribute to New York service members who are killed in action or die in a combat zone.
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