BRONZE BOOK. From left, Katie Gugel, Kevin Neureuter and Justin Neureuter examine the bronze book about Buffalo made by UB faculty, staff and students that is on display on the ground floor of Capen Hall through the end of the year. The pages of the massive book chart the history and physical development of the City of Buffalo. (Photo: Nancy J. Parisi)
Worldwide flu pandemic is inevitable
UB medical experts participated in an "avian flu summit" held last weekend by Rep. Thomas M. Reynolds to advise him on planning and preparation for a potential avian flu outbreak. » Full Story
Law School attracts diverse students
While about half of the first-year students enrolled this fall at the UB Law School possess the prototypical law-student portfolio, many come to the school from wide-ranging paths that have taken them all over the world. » Full Story
RERC-UD funding renewed. UB has received a $5 million federal grant to fund a second five-year cycle of its Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Universal Design and the Built Environment.
Prasad named top scientist. UB faculty member Paras N. Prasad has been named one of the Scientific American 50, the prestigious magazine's annual list of "outstanding acts of leadership in science and technology from the past year."
Without borders. UB's fifth annual celebration of International Education Week, being held Monday through Nov. 18, will showcase some of the ways the university operates across and beyond national and disciplinary borders.
Combining academic studies with engaged research. New UB faculty member Marieme Lo views herself not only as a scholar, but as an activist who's engaged in addressing the material conditions of marginal groups in developing countries.
Katrina update. Scientists from UB's Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research presented findings at a seminar last week about what they saw during reconnaissance trips to the Gulf Coast following Hurricane Katrina.
Learning engineering through dissection. Engineering faculty member Kemper Lewis is borrowing from an ages-old, medical-school teaching method to instruct his students.
Cooling-exercise link in MS patients studied. New research at UB will investigate if cooling the body before or during exercise allows persons with multiple sclerosis to exercise longer, and which method is most effective.
Submarine captains and snow muffins. International students and faculty members learned how to survive on the roads during a Western New York winter during a seminar held last week.
Simpson endorses budget initiatives. President John B. Simpson told the Faculty Senate yesterday that he is pleased with SUNY's proposed $5.6 billion budget for 2006-07.