Downtown Presence
Buffalo’s cityscape at sunset captures the hope of a region poised for a resilient come-back. UB’s Downtown Campus has been steadily growing since 2005, adding to the enhanced medical corridor and fueling optimism about the future. UB plans to move its medical school downtown, further revitalizing the urban core and bringing together key partners in research and health care.
Photo by Douglas Levere, BA ’89
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Features
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Who was Katharine Cornell?
An unexpected gift brings insight into this enigmatic woman
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The Bullying Effect
UB’s new center tackles an abusive, and sometimes deadly issue
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A Healthy Simulation
Center offers hyper-realistic scenarios for student learning across the health sciences
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City on the Lake
Ellicott Complex remains a centerpiece of student life four decades after its opening
Profiles
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Cheryl LaRoche, BA ’82
Archaeologist’s experience with excavations of historic sites propels her work as scholar and educator
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Adam Zelasko, BFA ’05
Broadway actor meets with alumni while on national tour of “Jersey Boys”
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Donnica Moore, MD ’86
Physician uses the media to promote a better understanding of women’s health
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Jacob Kassay, BFA ’06
Young artist stays focused on his work and ignores the hype of his sudden fame
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UB in the News
USA Today interviews UB accounting professor on Eastman Kodak's bankruptcy filing
1/17/2013 An article in USA Today on Eastman Kodak?s bankruptcy filing, which has caused huge cuts to pay, benefits and insurance coverage for retirees and employees, quotes Martha Salzman, assistant professor of accounting and law in the UBSchool of Management.
NPR interviews UB professor on Pres. Obama?s plan to reduce gun violence
1/17/2013 Steven Dubovsky, chair of the Department of Psychiatry in the UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, was interviewed live on NPR?s ?Here & Now,? which airs on 170 NPR affiliates nationwide, about President Barack Obama?s $500 million plan to reduce gun violence.
Buffalo News front-page story features UB study on use of stem cells in MS
1/15/2013 A front-page story in the Buffalo News reports on a new study soon to be underway at UB and two other upstate medical centers to test a procedure that infuses stem cells into the brains of patients with multiple sclerosis to repair damage to their central nervous systems. The article quotes Bianca Guttman-Weinstock, co-principal investigator on the study. ?Expectations have to be kept under control,? she said. ?You?re not going to implant stem cells in people and suddenly see them running around.?