Using positron emission tomography (PET) scanning rather than other types of imaging as the first tool to diagnose heart-vessel blockages is more accurate, less invasive and saves dollars, a study by University at Buffalo researchers has shown.
Stephen C. Dunnett, vice provost for international education at the University at Buffalo, assumed the position of president of the Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA) during the association's annual conference held recently in Washington.
Former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno and conservative author, columnist and political commentator Ann Coulter will square off in a "debate" on March 10 as part of UB's Distinguished Speakers Series.
African Alchemies, a program that includes traditional African music, as well as new music inspired by its melodies, will be performed at 8 p.m. March 29 in Baird Recital Hall, 250 Baird Hall, North Campus.
All UB faculty are invited to participate in a series of UB 2020 "envisioning retreats" to discuss the 10 strategic strengths that have been identified as the university's best opportunities for achieving significant academic prominence and recognition.
A fund of nearly $2 million established as the result of a bequest by a former research engineer at Calspan-General Dynamics Corp. will support research at the University at Buffalo under a new Innovative Research on Sensors, Instrumentation and Devices Program.
The project called for the design of a 24,000 square-foot day-care center for patients with Alzheimer's disease and a 120-unit housing complex for the frail elderly. Architect Kenneth MacKay coupled his knowledge of the psychological, aesthetic and emotional effects of natural light with the special requirements of facilities that serve the elderly, their hands-on staff and the clients they serve. The result is the Total Aging in Place Project (TAIPP) for the Weinberg Campus.
The Cutting Edge Lecture Series, a series of free Saturday-morning seminars in which top University at Buffalo scholars in the arts and sciences give presentations aimed at increasing public awareness of rapidly advancing fields, will open its 2005 edition on March 5 with a lecture on the Human Genome Project by an internationally known UB philosopher.
The events and ideas that led Abraham Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation are the focus of a national traveling exhibition, "Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln's Journey to Emancipation," on display through April 15 in the Reference Room of the Undergraduate Library in Capen Hall on the University at Buffalo North (Amherst) Campus.
