PARTNERS IN LEARNING. Buffalo schools Superintendent James Williams (right) talks with students and principal Pamela Rutland from the Math, Science & Technology Preparatory School at Seneca on Tuesday after an announcement that UB will be partnering with the Buffalo Public Schools to improve outcomes for the district's students. Looking on are, from left, President John B. Simpson; Arnold B. Gardner, a former SUNY trustee and current member of the state Board of Regents; and Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown. The announcement was made at UB's New York State Center for Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences. For details, see story below. (Photo: Douglas Levere)
Partnership to focus on preparing students for 21st century
UB and the Buffalo Public Schools on Tuesday announced a new partnership that will bring the university's multidisciplinary expertise to bear on improving outcomes for the more than 36,000 students in the city's public schools. » Full Story
UB scientists named AAAS fellows. UB faculty members Joseph A. Gardella Jr. and Thomas Melendy have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Buckle up in the back seat. New research shows that unbelted backseat passengers risk injury or death to themselves and the driver seated in front of them in the event of a head-on crash.
Sexual identity view of alcohol problems. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism has awarded a $579,325 grant to Amy Hequembourg of UB's Research Institute on Addictions to study the role of gender and sexual identity in alcohol use and victimization.
Social Work puts library online. The former Cazenovia branch library, back in operation as a community resource center, is increasing its Internet access, thanks to the loan of six computer workstations from the School of Social Work.