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SOM to host biotech symposium
Current efforts to develop a biotechnology industry presence in Western New York will be the focus of a full-day symposium to be hosted by the School of Management on July 21.
"BioBuffalo 2004: A Symposium on the Business of Biotechnology in Western New York" will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel, 2040 Walden Ave., Cheektowaga.
"For biotechnology to be a success in this region, it's necessary to have cooperation and collaboration among all the stakeholders—from businesses to researchers to government," said SOM Dean John M. Thomas, who conceived the idea for the symposium. "We wanted to bring these groups together at one event to help broaden everyone's understanding of what is needed."
The purpose of the symposium is to bring the community together to establish a perspective of the current status and future of the biotechnology industry in Western New York.
After registration and breakfast, the event will begin with a lecture on "The Business of Biotechnology" to be given jointly by Joseph Ogden, associate professor of finance and managerial economics and director of the school's new MBA option in Biotechnology Management, and Yali Friedman, author of "Building Biotechnology: Starting, Managing and Understanding Biotechnology Businesses."
"At this early stage of development of the industry in the area, it is important to increase the public's knowledge of the industry, as well as awareness of the opportunities and challenges we face," said Ogden, who is the symposium coordinator.
A broad range of issues will be covered in the day's four panel discussions entitled "Firms in the Biotech Industry," "Biotech Research in Western New York," "Government Support of Biotech Development in Western New York" and "Commercialization of Biotech Products."
Panelists will include business executives, developmental leaders, researchers and others who are impacting the development of biotechnology in the area, and a keynote address will be delivered over lunch.
The event is open to the public and the cost is $239 per person. Continental breakfast, lunch and a cocktail reception from 5:30-6:30 p.m. are included. For more information or to register to attend, visit BioBuffalo.org or call 645-3200.
"Jump Start" programs aimed at high school students
UB is expanding its outreach to high school students through a new "Jump Start Your Education High School Program" being offered as part of "UB This Summer" to students who have completed the 10th grade by July 1.
In addition to management, engineering and health careers, the program will have components focusing on media arts and a geological sciences dinosaur program. Successful participation in some parts of the program will result in students obtaining college credits. Academic transcripts will be provided to those enrolling in for-credit courses.
To find out about fees and how to enroll in the programs, visit UBThisSummer.net or call 645-6404 during regular business hours.
Jump Start Your Engineering Education will be held weekdays from July 6-28. It will consist of a non-credit morning seminar providing an introduction to the engineering profession and engineering problem solving, as well as a two-credit hour afternoon course, "Introduction to Engineering Drawing and Computer-Aided Design" and a three-credit hour afternoon course on "Higher Level Language."
Jump Start Your Management Education will be held weekdays from July 6-23. It will consist of a non-credit morning seminar, "Managerial Communication and Leadership in Organization" and an afternoon three-credit hour course, "Business and Society." Participants are required to participate in both morning and afternoon sections.
A residential Health Careers Summer Academy for underrepresented students interested in learning more about health-care fields will be held from 3 p.m. July 25 to 5 p.m. July 30. Students can inquire about their eligibility for the program by calling 716-878-3858 during business hours.
The Geological Sciences Dinosaur Program, which will present cutting-edge research about the evolution and behavior of dinosaurs, will be held from 8 a.m. to noon Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from July 6-22. While the course carries no credit hours, students who complete it successfully and then enroll at UB as geology majors will be able to waive the first semester of the introductory earth sciences sequence. This program also is open to students in 9th grade.
The Media Arts Summer Scholars Program will include six workshops from which participants will select to be held from 9 a.m. to noon: "Programming for the Arts/Learning Linux" and "Introduction to Photoshop" on July 12-16, "Sound Design" and "Making Digital Comics" on July 19-23, and "Build Your Own Web Site" and "Making Movies with Photoshop and After Effects" on July 26-30. In addition to the morning workshops, the program will feature a three-credit hour course, "Introduction to Media Analysis" designed to teach students how to read and write about films and media, to be held from 1-4 p.m. July 12-31.