The Research Institute on Addictions, currently an arm of the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services, is slated to become part of the University at Buffalo.
Thirteen University at Buffalo inventors will be honored at a reception to be held on March 15 by the Office of Technology Transfer Licensing in its new role as part of the UB Business Alliance.
Stanley B. Prusiner, M.D., internationally known neurologist, researcher and 1997 Nobel laureate in medicine, will speak at UB on March 22 in a combined Harrington Lecture and an Edward Fogan Lecture in Neurology.
The problem-solving and presentation skills of MBA students from the School of Management were tested recently during the school's Fourth Annual Case Competition, which asked teams of students to serve as consultants responsible for devising corporate strategy.
The Health Care Business Center at UB hopes to turn around the venture-capital climate in Buffalo by holding the "First Western New York Venture/Equity Forum" March 3 and 4.
The decline of the traditional American family, a trend marked by increasing rates of divorce and cohabitation, illustrates the paradoxical nature of Americans' attitude toward marriage and family, says a University at Buffalo sociologist.
Members of the UB and Buffalo communities will have an opportunity to voice their ideas and concerns regarding the issue of race during "One America: Conversations That Bring Us Together," a formal dialogue on the issue that will be held March 24.
H. Wayne Gerhart, president of Moldtech, Inc. has been elected chairman of the Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL) Alumni Association in the School of Management.
