IN HER SHOES. Men, including John Bell of Crisis Family Services, give high heels a try on Monday as part of "Walk a Mile in Her Shoes,' a program neld on the North Campus to draw attention to sexual violence. (Photo: Nancy J. Parisi)
Developing Civic Responsibility
Faculty and administrators from seven UB schools and several departments have proposed a five-year plan that would lead to recognition of UB "as a top research institution that is dedicated to research and scholarship devoted to civic engagement and public policy." » Full Story
Hotels not increasing Niagara Falls' mist
What's up with the mist? When the Niagara Parks Commission posed that question back in 2004, the concern was that high-rise hotels were contributing to the creation of more mist. Now UB geologists have determined they probably are not to blame. » Full Story
Conference to look at 'crimmigration.' With the recent debates and protests over U.S. immigration policy as a backdrop, the Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy will present the conference "Merging Immigration and Crime Control."
Project reflects spirit of threatened library. When the James Mead Library was threated with closure, the Lovejoy neighborhood took steps to keep it open. Their success now is the subject of an art exhibition.
Race, urban studies are his passion. Carl Nightingale says he's always favored an interdisciplinary approach to work, so leaving a history department at another university to join the UB Department of American studies was a great choice for him.
MCEER commemorates 1906 disaster. The Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Reserch (MCEER) Information Service is commemorating the 100th anniversary of the devastating 1906 San Francisco earthquake with a major exhibit."
Dedicated volunteerism. Don Johnson was surprised when he learned that more than a decade of dedicated volunteerism had won him a well-known award in public service. No one told him he'd been nominated.
Detentions resemble 1980s drug laws. The growing prevalence of detention as a policy within the U.S. immigration system is strikingly similar to policies of criminal sanctions and mass incarceration used to fight the "war on drugs," according to Teresa A. Miller.
Retiring from UB, but not from work. SUNY Distinguished Service Professor D. Bruce Johnstone says he is looking forward to retiring this summer so he can get some work done.
What makes them relapse? Two research teams at UB's Research Institute on Addictions recently explored the scientific literature focusing on relapse to addictive behavior.
Plan to improve undergrad experience takes shape. Members of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee learned more Wednesday about an initiative to improve undergraduate education.