Blake Mycoskie, a pioneering social engineer, entrepreneur and "chief shoe giver," will present the next installment in the UB Distinguished Speakers Series at 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, in Alumni Arena on the UB North Campus.

The 2012 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange, released yesterday in Washington, D.C., finds that, for the tenth year in a row, the University at Buffalo is among the top 20 institutions in the United States hosting international students.

The League of American Bicyclists has designated the University at Buffalo as a "Bicycle Friendly University" at the bronze level, an award presented only to institutions with a strong commitment to cycling.

NASA's famed space shuttle program ended in 2011. Private companies are heading into orbit. What does the future hold for humanity in space? What job opportunities can students expect? To answer these questions, the University at Buffalo's chapter of Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) is hosting the nation's largest student-run space conference.

When third-year University at Buffalo Law School student Christopher Safulko takes his part in this weekend's law school trial team competition in San Francisco, he'll feel the familiar stress to perform under pressure and the adrenaline rush of backing up the others on his team.

Thirty-five students in the University at Buffalo School of Management faced off on Oct. 20 in an IBM-sponsored simulation designed to give students a taste of the real business world.

Blake Mycoskie, founder and "chief shoe-giver" at TOMS, the popular shoe and eyewear company, and author of New York Times' best seller "Start Something That Matters," will speak November 15 at 8 p.m. in the University at Buffalo's Alumni Arena, North Campus, as part of the 2012 UB Distinguished Speakers Series.

Today is the grand opening ceremony of the University at Buffalo's new Crossroads Culinary Center (C3), a student dining facility that puts UB at the forefront of the collegiate dining experience. The ceremony starts at 1:30 p.m. on the first floor of Red Jacket Quadrange in the Ellicott Complex on UB's North Campus.

Homecoming Fan Fest is the highlight of the University at Buffalo's annual fall homecoming weekend, True Blue Days, and will transform UB's North Campus on Saturday afternoon Oct. 2o from noon - 3 p.m.

The University at Buffalo will open to the public some of its most unique collections, including what's believed to be the nation's only museum dedicated exclusively to the human brain.