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News

: Published: April 28, 2011

Farmers market to open May 21

The University Community Farmers Market on the South Campus will open for its fifth season on May 21 with a variety of vendors selling fresh food and local products.

The market, located on the Main Street sidewalk at Kenmore Avenue, will run from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays through Oct. 15. Attendees can park for free in the Allen, Main and Bailey parking lots on the South Campus, directly behind the market across from the University Plaza.

Members of the UB and University Heights communities are welcome to join the market planning committee and volunteer at the market.

Vendor applications are now available.

For more information, contact Jessica Wangelin at 829-6145 or jbiegaj@buffalo.edu
Saunders named university registrar

Kara Saunders has been named university registrar, A. Scott Weber, vice provost and dean of undergraduate education, has announced. Saunders had served as interim university registrar since Dec. 1.

Saunders previously served as a project lead for the UB 2020 Student Services Transformation initiative.

Weber also announced a reorganization of the Office of the University Registrar, which now will report directly to the Vice Provost and Dean for Undergraduate Education. In addition to providing leadership for the functions traditionally associated with the Office of the Registrar, the office will assume responsibility for implementation of academic policies, transfer and articulation, leadership of the student information system and course catalog.
Women in science focus of panel

A panel discussion, “Women in Science: Can You Have it All?” will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 3 in 107 Talbert Hall, North Campus.

A panel of faculty members and administrators from around the university will discuss the competing issues for women/parents/single parents in managing academic (pre-tenure) life, as well as coping strategies that can be used to deal with these issues.

Panelists include Ann Bisantz, associate professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering; Tracy Gregg, associate professor, Department of Geology; Lucinda Finley, professor of law and vice provost for faculty affairs; Albert Titus, associate professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and co-chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering; and Jean Wactawski-Wende, professor, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, and vice provost for strategic initiatives.

The event, which is open to all members of the university community, is sponsored by the Undergraduate Academies.

Those interested in attending are asked to register online.
Flags at half-mast today

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has directed that flags on state government buildings—including those at UB—be flown at half-mast today in honor of a Fort Drum soldier who died in Kapisa Province, Afghanistan, on April 23.

Chief Warrant Officer Terry L. Varnadore II, assigned to the 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion of the 10th Mountain Division’s 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, died when his helicopter crashed due to an undetermined cause that is still under investigation.

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.
Come play video games

Members of the UB community are invited to come play new video games designed and produced by students from the Department of Media Study from 6-9 p.m. May 2 in 242 and 278 Center for the Arts, North Campus.

It’s free and refreshments will be served.

The games were created in the Virtual Worlds Two class taught by Josephine Anstey, associate professor of media study. They include:
- “Dhp 129,” a game about food and where it comes from, designed by Devin Wilson, Russel Aronchick and Jess Printup.
- “Mind Games,” a game about Sarah, a young lady with a troubled past. Players complete puzzles and explore her memories to find out just how troubled she is. Designed by David Kim, Dan Prescott and James Smith.
- “Devil’s Breath” relives the distorted memories of a detective. His actions are clear but his motives are not. It’s up to the player to solve the case. Designed by Nate Marquardt, John Longanecker, Leomary Rodriguez and Xiangxiang Zeng.
- “Fatso and Nutreus” Yikes! Your very body is in peril—save yourself! Eat better now or watch the inside of your body face the consequences. Designed by Kevin Diehl, Alex Fineberg, Shirley Allotey and Alex Weidner.
- “A Matter of Scale.” Kick a ball, a speck of pollen, a virus. Experience fundamental forces at the macro, micro and nano scale. Designed by Dave Mauzy.
- “Time.” She’s gonna die, man. If only you could go back in time and save her! But wait, didn’t you just invent a time machine? Designed by Bojan Percevic and Ryan Mallette.