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  • Open for business.
    Open for business
    2/1/16

    The dining options for South Campus residents have expanded with the opening of Whispers Café in Abbott Hall.

  • Online programs recognized.
    Online programs recognized
    2/1/16

    Programs in education and nursing were among those named best online degree programs by U.S. News.

  • Mentor, students reunited.
    Mentor, students reunited
    2/1/16

    MFA grads join their UB mentor, Seldon Berlyn, in an exhibition that reunites the artists as creative professionals.

  • U.S. can handle Zika.
    U.S. can handle Zika
    2/1/16

    UB medical geographer Jared Aldstadt says it's unlikely the Zika virus will affect large parts of the country.

  • soldier and civilian hold hands in front of US flag.
    Cultural awareness key to improving veterans' care
    2/2/16

    Health care providers need to understand  military culture to work effectively with veterans, according to a new UB study.

  • Prescription for warmth.
    Prescription for warmth
    2/2/16

    Shocked by the number of amputations due to frostbite, two UB medical students are taking action to get victims hats, gloves and socks.

  • Treating patients with medical marijuana.
    Exploring medical marijuana treatment
    2/1/16

    Clinical trials treating epilepsy patients with medical marijuana aim to fill the gaps in knowledge about the drug's safety and efficacy.

  • Study solves scheduling issue.
    Study solves scheduling issue
    2/2/16

    A research project by engineering grad students has given UB Police a more efficient and fair scheduling system.

  • Wilson concert sells out.
    Concert sells out
    2/3/16

    Brian Wilson’s Sept. 28 concert at the Center for the Arts is a sell-out, the fastest concert to do so in the 21-year history of the CFA.

  • A voice for Jessica.
    A voice for Jessica
    2/3/16

    Caring for her daughter leads faculty member Joan Baizer to advocate for the developmentally disabled.

  • Bringing smiles to Buffalo kids.
    Bringing smiles to Buffalo kids
    2/2/16

    Tooth fairies and life-sized teddy bears can mean only one thing — the return of the School of Dental Medicine’s “Give Kids a Smile Day.”

  • Bauchard to lead CAS programs.
    Bauchard to lead CAS programs
    2/3/16

    Franck Bauchard has been named director of its Arts Management Program and the university’s Technē Institute.

  • Establishment vs. outsiders.
    After Iowa: establishment vs. outsiders
    2/2/16

    There’s a theory in political circles that the party truly controls the candidate-selection process. Then 2016 happened.

  • Inspiring innovation.
    Inspiring innovation
    2/4/16

    Management’s Undergraduate Learning and Community Center has been recognized by AACSB International.

  • Politics of space.
    Politics of space
    2/4/16

    A university's physical environment does not always support its scholars, UB faculty member Kari Winter says.

  • Sight meets sound.
    Sight meets sound in UB exhibition
    2/4/16

    Time, motion and language will intersect in “Susan Weil’s James Joyce: Shut Your Eyes and See,” a new exhibit in the Poetry Collection.

  • Phosphine as a superconductor?
    Phosphine as a superconductor?
    2/4/16

    Scientists predict that phosphine’s superconductivity under pressure arises due, in part, to the chemical decomposing.

  • Decision looms on bite-mark analysis.
    Decision looms on bite-mark analysis
    2/11/16

    A Texas commission’s decision on the validity of bite-mark evidence could lead to nationwide reform, UB forensic researchers say.

  • Dry falls offer rare research opportunity.
    Dry falls offer rare research opportunity
    2/5/16

    If New York State decides to turn off Niagara Falls, geologists could study how the falls have eroded the land beneath them.

  • ‘Native Voices’ shares healing traditions.
    ‘Native Voices’ shares healing traditions
    2/5/16

    The UB Libraries is among a handful of sites to premier an exhibition that shares Native views on health and illness.

  • Oral history meets photos.
    Oral history meets photos via new app
    2/8/16

    The PixStori app merges video recordings with Instagram-like photos for a new kind of oral history.

  • Making a case for a spot in the raft.
    Making a case for a spot in the raft
    2/5/16

    UB faculty argue whose field is more crucial in the Undergraduate Academies' annual Life Raft Debate.

  • Artists-in-residence.
    Artists-in-residence
    2/8/16

    New music “dream team” Ensemble Signal is on campus this week as the first artists-in-residence for UB's new Creative Arts Initiative.

  • Melanoma expert takes job at UB.
    Melanoma expert takes job at UB, RPCI
    2/9/16

    Renowned oncologist Marc Ernstoff is assuming leadership roles at UB and Roswell Park.

  • Hutson named to NIH panel.
    Hutson named to NIH review panel
    2/9/16

    Biostatistician Alan Hutson will review grant applications for Trial Innovation Centers.

  • Zodiaque to present spring concert.
    Zodiaque to present spring concert
    2/10/16

    The Zodiaque Dance Company will present its 42nd Spring Concert Feb. 24-28.

  • Bridging the gap.
    Bridging the gap
    2/10/16

    Student mentors talk about their work building walking bridges to connect communities in Kenya.

  • Knot theorist.
    Knot theorist
    2/10/16

    Mathematician Bill Menasco studies knot theory, a field that is esoteric to many but could have applications in surprising areas.

  • Seminal video to be presented at UB.
    Seminal video to be presented at UB
    2/11/16

    “The Visitors,” Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson’s inventive, nine-channel video work, will open Feb. 25.

  • Realities of political polarization.
    Realities of political polarization
    2/11/16

    UB faculty members James Campbell and Jacob Neiheisel bring different perspectives to this timely political issue.  

  • NH double win for Trump.
    New Hampshire a double win for Trump
    2/11/16

    UB political scientist James Campbell says the GOP businessman benefits from a divided and crowded field of mainstream conservatives.

  • Iconic Shelley poem inspires HI talk.
    Iconic Shelley poem inspires HI talk
    2/11/16

    Shelley's poem “Mont Blanc” is the inspiration for Judith Goldman's research-based poetry lecture in the Scholars@Hallwalls series.

  • From UB lab to job generator.
    From UB lab to job generator
    2/11/16

    President Satish K. Tripathi congratulated Athenex, which began as a UB startup, on the state’s plans to build a manufacturing center for the biotech company.

  • Chemicals remain despite treatment.
    Chemicals remain despite treatment
    2/12/16

    UB chemists found that estrogen and antibiotics remained in dairy farm waste after advanced treatment.

  • No snow? Improvise.
    No snow? Improvise
    2/12/16

    Tuesday's absence of snow didn't stop WBFO Visiting Professor Shelley Jackson from presenting the next installment of her Instagram-based story.

  • UB students to build third satellite.
    UB students to build third satellite
    2/12/16

    The SORA satellite will help identify the makeup of thousands of pieces of space junk orbiting Earth.

  • Making the ‘scene’ at the Buffalo Film Seminars.
    Making the ‘scene’ at the BFS
    2/15/16

    It began 16 years ago as a class for UB students, but the Buffalo Film Seminars has morphed into so much more.

  • Which discipline is worth saving?
    Which discipline is worth saving?
    2/15/16

    A UB audience voted for history at last week's Life Raft Debate.

  • Education is key, DSS speaker says.
    Education is key, DSS speaker says
    2/12/16

    Charles Ogletree talked about the importance of education as UB's Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration keynote speaker.

  • Joining the conversation.
    Joining the conversation
    2/15/16

    King commemorative speaker Charles Ogletree talked about diversity on campus during a forum yesterday with the UB community.

  • LIGO discovery offers new research tool.
    LIGO discovery offers new research tool
    2/16/16

    The detection of gravitational waves directly opens a new window in astronomy, UB physicists say.

  • The women’s basketball international contingent.
    Globe-trotters
    2/16/16

    The UB women's basketball team leads the MAC in internationalism

  • Helping Alzheimer's diagnosis, treatment.
    Helping Alzheimer's diagnosis, treatment
    2/16/16

    Those with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias soon will have access to improved local care, thanks to a major grant to UB researchers.

  • Remembering Scalia.
    Remembering Scalia
    2/16/16

    The late Supreme Court justice made an impression during a 2002 talk at a UB Law School-sponsored luncheon.

  • NYSUNY 2020 extension top priority.
    NYSUNY 2020 top priority
    2/16/16

    Extension of NYSUNY 2020 for another five years is UB’s top legislative priority, the UB Council was told on Monday.

  • Extending clinical sites.
    Extending clinical nursing sites
    2/17/16

    Delivery rooms and intensive care units are now open to UB nursing students seeking clinical experience.

  • Implications of Scalia's death.
    Implications of Scalia's death
    2/17/16

    Several UB faculty members talked with the UB Reporter about the implications of the death of Justice Antonin Scalia.

  • Get your geek on.
    Get your geek on
    2/18/16

    UB student engineers will host dozens of events next week as part of National Engineers Week.

  • Snow puts ‘winter’ back into Winterfest.
    Snow puts ‘winter’ back into Winterfest
    2/18/16

    Thanks to a little cooperation from Mother Nature, UB will celebrate Winterfest this weekend.

  • Think about giving.
    Think about giving
    2/19/16

    TAG Week activities remind the UB community that philanthropy improves life at the university.

  • New understanding of ice sheet behavior.
    New understanding of ice sheet behavior
    2/17/16

    UB geologist Jason Briner discusses the implications of a new climate science paper in Nature.

  • Mindful forum.
    Mindful forum
    2/19/16

    The first SUNY-funded conference fostering research and education on mindfulness is being held at UB.

  • Free tax prep.
    Free tax prep
    2/19/16

    UB accounting students again are providing free tax preparation services to those meeting income eligibility.

  • Building on health care success.
    Students building on Lighthouse's success
    2/19/16

    An upgrade is in the works for the free East Side medical clinic run by UB med students.

  • Breakthroughs that could help treat Parkinson's.
    New insights into treating Parkinson's
    2/22/16

    Chemist Frank Bright is building a nanocrystal-based sensor to more accurately pinpoint areas of the brain with dopamine depletion.

  • Bite-mark recommendation raises tougher questions.
    Bite-mark analysis still an issue
    2/22/16

    Despite a Texas recommendation against its use in court, the battle is not over nationwide.

  • Apple vs. FBI.
    Apple vs. FBI
    2/19/16

    UB cyberlaw expert Mark Bartholomew predicts Congress will step in to settle this privacy vs. security clash.

  • UB grad Aces physics GRE.
    UB graduate aces physics GRE
    2/23/16

    UB grad Geoffrey Fatin has achieved something his UB faculty mentors say is very rare: a perfect score on the physics test of the GRE.

  • advances in describing waves.
    Advances in describing waves
    2/24/16

    Work by UB mathematician Gino Biondini builds on centuries of research devoted to using math to describe the physical world.  

  • ‘Team players’ can improve workplace.
    Hiring? NFL draft provides guidance
    2/24/16

    When NFL teams draft players, being a ‘team player’ is just as important as the number of catches or tackles, new UB research has found.

  • CCR a leader in supercomputing.
    CCR a leader in supercomputing
    2/24/16

    From Belgium to Brazil, supercomputers worldwide are crunching data with UB's XDMoD software.

  • Leading the way in oral health.
    Leading the way in oral health
    2/23/16

    UB dental faculty and students will visit nearly 15,000 children in more than 100 schools as part of Smile Education Day.

  • Leader in science education.
    Leader in science education
    2/25/16

    UB alumna Lisa Brosnick is assuming a leadership position in a professional organization that is influential in setting science education policy.

  • 'Lively legalities' of animal life.
    'Lively legalities' of animal life
    2/25/16

    UB Law faculty member Irus Braverman's continuing interest in the intersection of animals and the law has produced a new edited volume.

  • Why kids carry guns.
    Why kids carry guns
    2/26/16

    A new UB study will investigate how and under what conditions children engage in gun violence and other high-risk behaviors like drug use.

  • ‘Elect Her’ pushes for women in office.
    ‘Elect Her’ pushes women in politics
    2/24/16

    UB is hosting a daylong program that encourages and trains college women to run for student government and future political office.

  • Working to solve major public health problem.
    Studio targets major public health issue
    2/29/16

    UB students in an interdisciplinary studio are helping a town in India develop a public sanitation plan.

  • Weather station on wheels.
    Weather station on wheels
    2/26/16

    UB architect Nicholas Rajkovich built a bicycle-based weather station to measure microclimate conditions in Cleveland.

  • Perspective on Flint crisis.
    Perspective on Flint
    2/25/16

    A faculty member at the University of Michigan-Flint will provide a front-line view of the Flint water crisis during a talk at UB.

  • adapting new technologies to research.
    Adapting new tech to research
    2/26/16

    UB will take a look at how digital technologies are influencing scholarship during Digital Scholarship Week.

  • Crash course in entrepreneurship.
    Crash course in entrepreneurship
    2/29/16

    UB students in the Entrepreneurship Lab learned how to turn their big ideas into viable businesses.

  • Bring on the noise!
    Bring on the noise!
    2/29/16

    Artists and academics will provide diverse views on the science and aesthetics of noise at the next Science & Art Cabaret.

  • Competition for students fierce.
    Competition for students fierce
    2/26/16

    Provost Charles Zukoski told the PSS that despite a shrinking pool, there are plenty of prospective students out there.

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