A University at Buffalo physiologist and a UB swim coach have developed a training system that results in performance improvements two to three times greater than those achieved by Division I men's swim teams using traditional training methods.
The Health Sciences Library has received a $50,000 information-access project grant from the National Institutes of Health and other federal funding agencies.
The Center for Assistive Technology at the University at Buffalo has received a five-year, $4.5 million grant from U.S. Department of Education's National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research to establish a Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center for technology transfer.
The University at Buffalo schools of Law and Management have opened a Securities Clinic to provide both legal assistance and investment education to local investors, including investors of modest means.
"Ethnic Identity, Culture and Group Rights: A Discussion Across the Disciplines on the Situation of Hispanics/Latinos in the U.S." will be the focus of symposia to be held on Oct. 24 and Nov. 14.
John R. Wright, M.D., interim dean of the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences since Jan. 1, 1997, and chair of its Department of Pathology for 23 years, has been named dean of the school, effective Oct. 1.
The UB chapter of the American Medical Student Association is challenging Western New Yorkers to run or walk in the fight against domestic violence in a 5K race on Oct. 25 in Delaware Park.
The University at Buffalo will hold "Discover UB," its annual fall open house for prospective freshman and transfer students and their families, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Oct. 17.