Liesl Folks, dean of the School of Engineering and Applied
Sciences, is the recipient of a national award recognizing her
mentorship of science and engineering students.
The eighth edition of the UBThisSummer Lecture Series, the
annual summer series of talks by prominent UB faculty members, will
showcase the university's ongoing research pertaining to the
environment.
UB sociologist Mark Gottdiener has been invited to teach urban
sociology at China’s Shanghai Jiao Tong University, one of
the world’s most highly ranked universities.
Barry Taylor, director of undergraduate admissions at Florida
International University, has been appointed director of
undergraduate admissions at UB, effective June 19.
The American Institute of Architects is bestowing a national
award on an architecture education program that UB students, alumni
and faculty help to run.
June in Buffalo is back, and it is even more high-end than usual
this year with a spectacular selection of internationally known
senior composers and critically acclaimed individual artists and
guest artists.
UB has opened a new community relations office in the Downtown
Gateway building in an effort to enhance two-way communication with
the surrounding neighborhoods.