CELEBRATING DIVERSITY. Members of UB's Greek Dance Group perform on Monday in the Student Union Lobby as part of International Education Week activities. Events during the week are designed to showcase the diversity of cultures at UB. (Photo: Donna Budniewski)
UB to create vision institute
The university has received a $3 million challenge grant to establish a center of excellence devoted to vision research, education and clinical care. » Full Story
Taking a new approach to biometrics.
UB has established the Center for Unified Biometrics and Sensors, a cross-disciplinary center that takes a unique approach to developing technologies in biometrics, the science of identifying individuals based on their physical, chemical or behavioral characteristics. » Full Story
Leader in technology. UB faculty member Thomas Szyperski has been named one of the "Scientific American 50," the magazine's annual list recognizing "outstanding acts of leadership in technology from the past year."
Email still backlogged, FSEC told. UB's central email delivery system is still suffering from a backlog after two viruses were discovered in about 35 computers on campus, the Faculty Senate Executive Committee learned at yesterday's meeting.
A message from the president. President William R. Greiner offers some thoughts on affirmative action.
CCR makes its mark on Grid2003. The Center for Computational Research is a major participant this week in Grid2003, one of the largest public displays of an international computational grid running numerous applications across dozens of sites involving thousands of processors.
Using virtual reality to treat PTSD. UB researchers have developed a virtual-reality driving simulator that may help car-accident survivors recover from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a prevalent, but commonly untreated condition associated with serious car accidents.
MS impairments tied to brain damage. The mental impairment and problems with walking experienced by patients with multiple sclerosis are linked to damage in the brain's gray matter, with MRI findings suggesting the damage is due to toxic deposits of iron, UB researchers have shown.
MS drug spurs differing gene responses. Researchers at UB have shown that a widely used drug for treating multiple sclerosis initiates different patterns of genetic expression in different patients, information that could lead to better, and potentially individualized, treatments.
Words of wisdom from Cos. Comedian Bill Cosby regales a UB audience with hilarious tales of growing up, raising a family and growing old.
Helping high-risk kids is focus of RIA study. Scientists at the Research Institute on Addictions are developing a hybrid treatment method for substance-abusing parents that is designed to positively affect the children under their care.
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