WE ARE UB. Students form an interlocking "UB" on the lawn between the Commons and Clemens Hall on the North Campus during Playfair, a program promoting campus unity and school spirit held on Sunday. To view more photos of Opening Weekend activities, click on "photos" in the left-hand column of this page. (Photo: Douglas Levere)
UB welcomes new students
In a new UB tradition, President John B. Simpson and other members of the university community welcomed new students to campus with speeches and entertainment during a special ceremony held on Friday. » Full Story
Psych prof caught in funding fracas
UB faculty member Sandra Murray has been caught in a politically motivated campaign that threatens to destroy three years' worth of groundwork and research. » Full Story
Consolidating sponsored services. The two offices handling pre-award and post-award services for UB researchers will merge in order to provide better overall service for faculty members seeking grants and other funding opportunities.
Powell to appear in speakers series. Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell will be among the notable speakers taking the stage at UB during the university's Distinguished Speakers Series for 2005-06.
An inside look at UB. Four senior UB faculty members have begun a new fellowship program designed to give them an inside look at the university's administration, with the goals of both bettering the university and helping bridge the gap between the faculty and the administration.
Late friends. In the essays collected in his new book, "Late Friends," UB faculty member Bruce Jackson shares with readers his experiences with his late, great friends, with an eye to the particular—and sometimes enigmatic—aspects of their lives.
Series fills publishing niche. The Center Working Papers series, which published Bruce Jackson's most recent book, "Late Friends," makes accessible to the public materials that aren't quite traditional books.
Grieving the needle. Heroin addicts trying to kick the habit often profoundly grieve their lost "relationship" with the needles they use to inject the drug, according to a new study by a UB doctoral student.
Battling against Parkinson's. UB neuroscientists have described for the first time how rotenone, an environmental toxin linked specifically to Parkinson's disease, selectively destroys the neurons that produce dopamine, the neurotransmitter critical to body movement and muscle control.