University at Buffalo faculty experts are available to comment on the following topics: How New York State gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino's personal attacks are affecting his chances, how a breast cancer diagnosis changes self-concept, McDonald's health plan from the worker's perspective and the promise of adult (non-embryonic) stem cells. The thoughts of the UB faculty members are summarized below. For more information or to search the university's Newstips blog, go to the Newstips Web site.
Mercy Care for the Adirondacks and the University at Buffalo have helped three communities in New York's Adirondack Mountains develop plans to help older residents "age in place," engaging community volunteers in a grassroots planning process that could serve as a model for other rural communities.
Next Friday will kick off the annual University at Buffalo tradition, True Blue Days -- a time for students, alumni, faculty, staff, family and friends to paint themselves blue and white, and celebrate in the glow of a giant bonfire.
The University at Buffalo's Center for the Arts will present Experience Hendrix on Nov. 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the Mainstage theatre in the Center for the Arts, UB North Campus.
The University at Buffalo Center for the Arts will present Suzanne Farrell Ballet on Nov. 5 at 8 p.m. in the Mainstage theatre in the Center for the Arts, UB North Campus. Following the performance, there will be a post show discussion with Farrell. The performance is sponsored by M&T Bank.
Oceanographer Sylvia Earle, who TIME magazine named its first "hero for the planet" in 1998, will speak at the University at Buffalo at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13, in the Center for the Arts as part of UB's Distinguished Speakers Series.
Kay Edgecombe, RN, BN, MN, known internationally for her development of the Dedicated Education Unit (DEU), will present the University at Buffalo School of Nursing's 14th Annual Bonnie Bullough Lecture at 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 28 in the Adams Mark Hotel in downtown Buffalo.
Students in the University at Buffalo School of Management will get a taste of the real business world when IBM professionals come to campus on Oct. 15 to run a business simulation exercise. The event will be organized by the school's Financial Management Association.
In the midst of expanding economic ties but troubling trade disputes between the United States and China, Jon M. Huntsman Jr., U.S ambassador to China, will present a speech on U.S.-China relations via live interactive webcast at a China Town Hall at the University at Buffalo.
