Michael E. Bernardino, M.D., vice president for health affairs at the University at Buffalo, will discuss "How an Academic Health Center Copes in a Chaotic Environment" during a "UB at Sunrise" breakfast program on Oct. 13.
A new multidisciplinary, doctoral-level concentration in geographic information science -- believed to be the first in the nation -- has been established at the University at Buffalo with the support of a five-year, $2.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation.
The University at Buffalo has received $350,000 from the National Science Foundation as its share of a $1.75 million grant to a consortium of New York State research universities that will allow the group to hook into the VBNs, the very-high-speed backbone network service that ties together the supercomputing sites in the country.
Jim D. Atwood, Ph.D., a professor of chemistry who conducts research in inorganic and organometallic chemistry, has been named chair of the Department of Chemistry.
An evening of classical Indian music featuring noted performers Ustad (master) Rais Khan, Ustad Rashid Khan, Samar Saha and Jyoti Goho will be held on Oct. 4 in Slee Concert Hall.
The Toshiba Stroke Research Center at the University at Buffalo has received a three-year, $500,000 grant to further its pioneering work in improving prevention and treatment of strokes.
Charles Trzcinka, associate professor of finance and managerial economics in the University at Buffalo School of Management, will testify before a congressional subcommittee investigating fees and price competition in the mutual-fund and bond markets.
Brian J. Lipke, chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of Gibraltar Steel Corp., has been named 1998 "Niagara Frontier Executive of the Year" by the School of Management.
