SUMMER BOUNTY. Frederick Bryant (left) of Independence Hill Farm in Friendship in Allegany County offers a variety of fruits and vegetables for sale on the opening day of the farmers market Aug. 29 in Founders Plaza, North Campus. The market, sponsored by the Department of Philosophy, will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesdays through October. (Photo: Kevin Fryling)
Pharmacy receives $1 million gift
The School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences has received a $1 million gift that will allow it to enlarge its research program in protein therapeutics, the most rapidly expanding class of treatments for diabetes, cancer and other diseases. » Full Story
Young alumni help Buffalo family
Thirty UB alumni have left a positive mark on a Buffalo family of seven through their recent participation in a Habitat for Humanity home restoration project. » Full Story
Gender Week activities. The Institute for Research and Education on Women and Gender will celebrate Gender Week and the 10th anniversary of the institute's founding with a number of multidisciplinary events and speakers.
Peptide ‘fingerprint’ identified for ALS. A nanotechnology developed by UB faculty member Troy Wood has enabled researchers to identify a molecular signature common to both familial and sporadic cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease.
Science fiction becoming science fact. UB computer scientist Venu Govindaraju is spearheading cutting-edge research as founding director of the Center for Unified Biometrics and Sensors (CUBS) and associate director of the Center for Document Analysis and Recognition (CEDAR).
Fair promotes personal safety. UB will present its annual Safety Fair Tuesday to educate students about personal safety issues through a variety of demonstrations and activities.
Synthetic voices to be topic of talk. The way in which the electronic voices that answer our phones, help us make plane reservations and take our fast-food orders might be put to new and fascinating uses in the future will be the subject of a presentation at UB.
America’s fascination with murder. UB faculty member David Schmid studies how Americans' preoccupation with violence permeates the popular culture.
Keeping nurses on the job. A study co-authored by UB faculty member Carol Brewer has found that the keys to addressing the nurse retention issue are improving management and reducing on-the-job stress.
Physicians brace for football injuries. The start of the football season means that sports medicine physicians soon will see the inevitable injuries that come with the sport.
Update on higher education panel. President John B. Simpson, a member of the New York State Higher Education Commission, told the Faculty Senate Executive Committee yesterday that UB is in an "ideal position to benefit" from the recommendations of the panel.