BUNNIES IN THE CLINIC. Tanya Hafets (left) and Amanda Haimson, members of the Student Association of Speech and Hearing (SASH), paint a bunny face on the hand of a young client of the UB Speech and Hearing Clinic during SASH's "Spring Thing" event held on Tuesday in the clinic. (Photo: Nancy J. Parisi)
Greiner urges faculty to keep war dialogue "open and fair"
President William R. Greiner told members of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee yesterday that the university will protect the rights of students and faculty to speak freely about the war in Iraq. » Full Story
Relationship with mother helped Tan hone writing skills
Best-selling novelist Amy Tan spoke about how her childhood memories and tumultuous relationship with her mother shaped her career as a writer during a Distinguished Speakers Series lecture last night in the Center for the Arts. » Full Story
UB largest purchaser of wind power in NYS. UB has become the state's largest purchaser of wind-generated electricity with a purchase agreement with Community Energy, Inc. for a total of 20 million kilowatt hours.
Ashwill receives Fulbright grant. Mark Ashwill, director of the World Languages Institute, is the first American scholar to be awarded a Fulbright Senior Specialist Grant to Vietnam.
Improving delivery of mental-health services. The School of Social Work has been selected by the state Office of Mental Health to work with mental-health professionals to provide better care to residents, particularly children.
Hutson receives NYSTAR grant. Alan Hutson, chief of the Division of Biostatistics in the School of Public Health and Health Professions, has been awarded a Faculty Development grant from the New York State Office of Science, Technology and Academic Research (NYSTAR) in recognition of academic excellence in the field of bioinformatics.
Study links gum disease with oral cancer risk. UB dental researchers have found a significant association between one measure of periodontal disease and oral pre-cancerous lesions and tumors.
Alumni Award winners announced. A retired vice president of General Electric Co. will receive the UB Alumni Association's most prestigious award at the Celebration of Excellence Dinner on April 4.