FORUM FEEDBACK. Robert Shibley, professor and director of the Urban Design Project in the School of Architecture and Planning, who is overseeing work on UB’s comprehensive physical plan, talks with faculty members during one of several peer group sessions held on Tuesday to get input on concepts under consideration for developing UB’s three campuses. For details, see story below. (Photo: Douglas Levere)
UB’s future considered at forum
Members of the UB and local communities came to the Center for the Arts on Tuesday to participate in the second of four public forums on UB’s comprehensive physical planning process. » Full Story
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UB students are keeping pace with the best and brightest U.S. college students, winning national competitive scholarships and fellowships. » Full Story
Celebrating academic excellence. Polar explorer Jean Malaurie received an honorary doctorate from SUNY last week during UB’s annual recognition of its academic achievements.
Panel leads ‘green’ efforts. UB has created a Committee on Environmental Stewardship to oversee the university’s efforts to attain its “green” goals.
‘Big Momma’ hugs dress salads at Bert’s. “Big Momma” Pitts takes customer service to a new level.
‘UB Paints’ cleans up neighborhood. A UB-organized collaboration of students, staff, alumni and community members last weekend performed a collective spring cleaning on 25 University Heights properties.
SOM dean finalists to visit. The finalists for the position of dean of the School of Management will visit campus, starting today, to meet with members of the UB and local business communities.
Giving ‘lower’ senses their due. The Humanities Institute last week honored Carolyn Korsmeyer, professor and former chair of the Department of Philosophy, for her outstanding work in aesthetics.
Further budget reductions? Satish K. Tripathi, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, spoke during yesterday's meeting of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee about possible further state budget troubles on the horizon for UB and SUNY.