MEETING THE WORLD. Students perform the Lion Dance in the restored Founders Plaza Tuesday during "Meeting the World at the Plaza," a celebration of UB's cultural diversity—as well as the reopening of Founders Plaza—presented by the Office of International Education and the Division of Student Affairs. (Photo: Douglas Levere)
UB buying former M. Wile building
UB is increasing its investment in downtown Buffalo with the purchase of the former M. Wile Co. building, now known as Century Centre 2, located a block south of its New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences. » Full Story
UB establishes Honors College
UB on Tuesday will announce the founding of the University Honors College, marking a major milestone in the university's long tradition of providing honors programming for exceptional undergraduates. » Full Story
Interim dean named. Lynn T. Kozlowski, professor and chair of the Department of Health Behavior in the School of Public Health and Health Professions, has been named interim dean of the school, effective immediately.
RIA studies garner grants. Three new studies by the Research Institute on Addictions have been funded with a total of $7.3 million from the National Institutes of Health.
Spirituality in medicine. Students in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences are being introduced this fall to a new set of courses incorporating spirituality into their training to become physicians.
New direction for Asian studies. Kristin Stapleton, a historian with a focus on modern China, has joined the UB faculty as an associate professor of history and the new director of the Asian Studies Program.
Innovative design for schools. The School of Architecture and Planning will host a series of events to facilitate community involvement in inventive school design.
New techniques for thin films. UB chemists have developed a novel way to grow chemically pure, zinc oxide thin films and a new method for depositing them on temperature-sensitive substrates, including polymers, plastics and tapes.
‘Cherry pickers’ do no harm. "Extreme cherry pickers," grocery shoppers who buy only sale items and nothing else, do not harm retailer profits significantly as generally is believed, according to a study co-authored by a UB faculty member.
Seven to be added to hall of fame. Seven alumni will be inducted into the Dr. and Mrs. Edmund J. Gicewicz Family UB Athletics Hall of Fame during the 35th induction ceremony on Oct. 5.
Stirring debate. President John B. Simpson told members of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee yesterday that he was surprised by the types of comments generated by an article he published about the lack of educational access.