SPECIAL GUESTS. Three Tulane students who are enrolled as visiting students at UB for the fall semester joined President John B. Simpson in the president's box in UB Stadium for the Bulls football game against Rutgers on Saturday. Pictured with Simpson are (from left to right) freshman Emily Eckert, senior Erin Hershey and junior Nathan Caughel. (Photo: Nancy J. Parisi)
Work on UB 2020 moves forward
Work on UB 2020 has progressed substantially over the summer months as faculty and staff members have continued to contribute ideas and vision to the university's strategic-planning process. » Full Story
Rochester a daily drive for UB folk
About 100 UB faculty and staff members and students commute to campus from Rochester, and while many feel commuting is not the ideal situation, they say it's the best option for them. » Full Story
Katrina spurs shift in course. A UB geology professor has shifted the focus of his course, "Preventing Geologic Disasters," and is using Hurricane Katrina as the harshest of case studies.
UB to open Humanities Institute. The College of Arts and Sciences on Oct. 15 will officially open the UB Humanities Institute to promote innovative cross-disciplinary research, teaching and community programs in the humanities.
Rare Books’ treasures. The UB Libraries are about to offer the public an opportunity to see some of the gems in its magnificent Rare Books Collection.
Quantum-dot syntheses. UB researchers have developed new chemical synthesis methods that have the potential to revolutionize the production of quantum dots for bioimaging and photovoltaic applications.
Architecture lecture series. The School of Architecture and Planning's fall 2005 lecture series will bring a wide range of world-renowned architects and designers to UB to discuss such topics as urban regeneration, environmentalism, energy efficiency and gender.
Hearing loss, tinnitus focus of symposium. The Center for Hearing and Deafness will cosponsor an international symposium next month focusing on major developments in research, treatment and prevention of acquired hearing loss and tinnitus.
2004 points the way in 2008. In a scholarly assessment of the 2004 presidential election, UB political science professor and election forecaster James E. Campbell makes several observations about what trends may influence the 2008 contest.
Militarization called threat. Increased militarization in recent years is a growing threat to women's rights, the keynote speaker at the Conference on Military Culture and Gender said.
Celebrating the great outdoors. Five hundred outdoor recreation and education professionals from around the country are expected to visit UB and Buffalo next month for the 19th International Conference on Outdoor Recreation and Education.
Tying grants to UB 2020. The vice president for research yesterday unveiled three new programs "in sync with UB 2020" to encourage and enable increased research and scholarly activity among university faculty and staff.