http://www.buffalo.edu/news/list-page.html?key=national en-US Copyright 2009, University at Buffalo 2009-11-20T17:01:19-05:00 ub-news@buffalo.edu ub-news@buffalo.edu http://www.buffalo.edu/news/10671 University at Buffalo Law School Dean Makau W. Mutua will be a guest of President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, at a ceremony in the White House on Nov. 23 for his role as one of five international and national human rights experts who selected the recipient of this year's Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award. 2009-11-20T00:00:00-05:00 106710009 http://www.buffalo.edu/news/10669 The University at Buffalo's Transportation Systems Laboratory is only a year old, but already its researchers are helping enhance the mobility of travelers in Western New York and southern Ontario. 2009-11-20T00:00:00-05:00 106690009 http://www.buffalo.edu/news/10668 Today's anticipated announcement that Oprah Winfrey will end her award-winning show in 2011 marks the end of an era in television, but don't expect her influence to wane, says Elayne Rapping, a nationally known media critic and analyst. 2009-11-20T00:00:00-05:00 106680009 http://www.buffalo.edu/news/10659 A partnership between Erie County and the University at Buffalo's Center for Industrial Effectiveness (TCIE) designed to boost efficiencies in government saved taxpayers $2.2 million in 2008 and is projected to save county taxpayers $2 million in 2009. 2009-11-18T00:00:00-05:00 106590009 http://www.buffalo.edu/news/10658 William R. Greiner, the University at Buffalo's 13th president whose tireless dedication to students and UB earned him the reputation as the quintessential university citizen, was appointed president emeritus today by the SUNY Board of Trustees and Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher. 2009-11-17T00:00:00-05:00 106580009 http://www.buffalo.edu/news/10657 A police officer who works the night shift, typically from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m., already is at a disadvantage when it comes to getting a good "night's" sleep. Add frequent overtime to that schedule, and an officer may be climbing into bed as the sun comes up, setting the stage for short and unrestful slumber. 2009-11-17T00:00:00-05:00 106570009 http://www.buffalo.edu/news/10656 The University at Buffalo raised $148,000 for student scholarships thanks to the more than 400 business executives, UB faculty and administrators and community leaders who attended the Scholarship Gala 2009. 2009-11-17T00:00:00-05:00 106560009 http://www.buffalo.edu/news/10654 A new residence hall that embodies the principles of the University at Buffalo's comprehensive physical plan, "Building UB," is being constructed on the university's North Campus. 2009-11-17T00:00:00-05:00 106540009 http://www.buffalo.edu/news/10652 Magnetic resonance images (MRI) of patients diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in childhood show that pediatric onset multiple sclerosis is more aggressive, and causes more brain lesions, than MS diagnosed in adulthood, researchers at the University at Buffalo have reported. 2009-11-16T00:00:00-05:00 106520009 http://www.buffalo.edu/news/10651 A year ago, the small house at 139 Howell St. in Buffalo's Black Rock neighborhood stood vacant, just one more derelict property up for auction. The two-story structure was crumbling. It languished as an eyesore, its fate uncertain. Where others saw blight, four University at Buffalo architecture students saw opportunity. 2009-11-13T00:00:00-05:00 106510009