A TREE GROWS AT CITY HONORS. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, assisted by Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, plants a tree at City Honors School in Buffalo on Monday as part of a campaign to replace trees damaged in the surprise October storm. UB is a partner in the project with Clinton, area schools and Re-Tree Western New York as part of its broader commitment to environmental leadership in the community. (Photo: Douglas Levere)
Survey to gather student systems info. The Student Services Assessment Project is looking for input from the university community as it conducts its ongoing evaluation of the information technology systems that support student academics and student life at UB, and explores ways to improve and integrate them.
UB on the Green. The lawn in front of Hayes Hall on the South Campus will be the site of summertime entertainment with the launching of UB on the Green, a series of free music-and-dance concerts.
Supporting work with industry. The UB Center for Advanced Biomedical and Bioengineering Technology is funding university researchers working with 13 life sciences companies and organizations in Buffalo Niagara.
And the winner is... May UB grad Greg Bacorn had the arduous task of being a judge for the recent Food Network chicken-wing cooking contest between superchef Bobby Flay and local Wing King Drew Cerza.
Tinnitus experts to gather at conference. Experts from around the world on tinnitus will gather at a UB-sponsored conference on Grand Island tomorrow through Sunday to discuss ways to treat the often disabling condition.
Bringing financial literacy to schools. The School of Management and M&T Bank are off to a good start in their effort to bring an innovative personal finance curriculum to area high schools.
Fact and fiction of trauma and PTSD. UB clinical psychologist Gayle Beck discussed a disorder that is often in the headlines—but had no official name until 20 years ago—at last week's UBThisSummer lecture.