http://www.buffalo.edu/news/list-page.html?key=ub2020-civic en-US Copyright 2009, University at Buffalo 2009-11-23T16:53:24-05:00 ub-news@buffalo.edu ub-news@buffalo.edu 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/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 http://www.buffalo.edu/news/10635 Supermarkets could increase their sales of related items, such as chips and soft drinks, by moving the items closer to each other in their stores, according to research by Ram Bezawada, assistant professor of marketing in the University at Buffalo School of Management. 2009-11-11T00:00:00-05:00 106350009 http://www.buffalo.edu/news/10632 Clyde (Kipp) Herreid, Distinguished Teaching Professor in the University at Buffalo's Department of Biological Sciences and co-director of UB's National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science, has received a $500,000 grant to explore innovative and improved methods of teaching science using "clickers," electronic response devices that allow professors to gain immediate student feedback in large classes. 2009-11-10T00:00:00-05:00 106320009 http://www.buffalo.edu/news/10623 The University at Buffalo will celebrate International Education Week (IEW), a joint initiative of the U.S. departments of State and Education to promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to experience the U.S., Nov. 16-20. 2009-11-06T00:00:00-05:00 106230009 http://www.buffalo.edu/news/10622 The University at Buffalo Law School will host a Veterans Day symposium at 1:30 p.m. on Nov. 10 in 106 O'Brian Hall on UB's North Campus designed to explore ways to make it easier for U.S. military and service-members to obtain their entitled benefits. 2009-11-06T00:00:00-05:00 106220009 http://www.buffalo.edu/news/10611 Mark Vogelzang, the highly regarded former president of Vermont Public Radio and a longtime member of the National Public Radio (NPR) Board of Directors, has been named interim general manager of the University at Buffalo NPR member WBFO 88.7 FM. 2009-11-02T00:00:00-05:00 106110009 http://www.buffalo.edu/news/10606 An historic comprehensive physical plan that will guide the growth of the University at Buffalo as it implements the UB 2020 strategic plan to become a model 21st century university will be unveiled today at a community celebration on UB's North Campus. 2009-10-27T00:00:00-05:00 106060009 http://www.buffalo.edu/news/10597 The University at Buffalo's School of Social Work will conclude its 75th anniversary celebration with a gala evening to be held in Salvatore's Italian Gardens Restaurant in Depew on Oct. 24. 2009-10-23T00:00:00-05:00 105970009 http://www.buffalo.edu/news/10592 When writer Steve Lopez, whose columns for the <i>Los Angeles Times</i> were the basis for a hit film and a bestselling book about homelessness, mental illness and the redemptive power of music, presents the Oct. 28 Distinguished Speaker Lecture at the University at Buffalo, he will be surrounded by community workers whose work he knows and appreciates. 2009-10-22T00:00:00-05:00 105920009