First Look
Out with the Old
In dramatic fashion, the Engineering Trailer Complex on the North Campus was demolished June 27 to make way for a new School of Engineering and Applied Sciences building.
Photo: Douglas Levere, BA ’89
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Rolling out the welcome mat
Town-gown interests converge in revitalizing area surrounding South Campus
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Persuasive champion
Warde Manuel makes the case for UB’s potential athletically and off the field
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Helping hands
Human element paramount in center's work designing and developing assistive devices
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Math Magic
Couple’s research aims to increase performance in early childhood mathematics
Profiles
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Michael Adsit, DDS ’05
Rewards outweigh risks for dentist volunteering in Third World
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Roger Choplin, BA ’72
Computing pioneer and guitarist returns full circle to his musical roots
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Noa Bursie EdM ’89 & BA ’81
Singer-songwriter blends a compelling sound with a passion for literature
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Robert Murrett BA ’75
Vice admiral looks out for 300 million fellow Americans in top intelligence post
UB in the News
CTV News
Researchers looking for patients for new treatment for MS
A story broadcast throughout Canada on CTV describes a new therapy to treat multiple sclerosis and reports that researchers from Italy have been working with a UB team led by Robert Zivadinov, professor of neurology, to recruit 1,700 adults and children to do detailed analysis of blood flow in and out of the brain. The research also is the subject of an article in the Toronto Globe and Mail, which quotes Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, UB associate professor of neurology, who says if the new treatment is proven correct; it will completely change how MS is thought about and treated. Articles also appear in the Toronto Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Nova Scotia News, Canoe.ca.
The Christian Science Monitor
Oprah following the audience to cable, pop culture expert says
An article in The Christian Science Monitor about the uproar over the announcement by Oprah Winfrey that she will end her daytime talk show on broadcast television and move over to her own cable channel, the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) quotes Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies, who calls the decision to move from broadcast to cable strictly a business move. She also is quoted in a French-language news site, Cyberpresse in Montreal, and in the Times of London.
New York Times
SUNY weighs the value of Division I sports
An article in the New York Times looks at the advantages and disadvantages SUNY schools have encountered as they upgrade their athletic programs to compete with other major public institutions at the Division I level. UB is mentioned as having led the way to Division I in 1991 and the football team played a bowl game for the first time in January, but the path has not been as smooth for other SUNY campuses. The article quotes former UB president William H. Greiner and UB athletic director Warde Manuel.