The death penalty, one of the most controversial issues in America, will be the topic of the UB Alumni Association's Senior Alumni Luncheon program at noon on Nov. 16 in the Center for Tomorrow on the North Campus.
J. Warren Perry, dean emeritus of the University at Buffalo School of Health Related Professions, has received the 2001 Editor's Award from the Journal of Allied Health.
Chemical Processing magazine has selected Integument Technologies of Tonawanda to receive its 2001 Vaaler Award in the category of corrosion control for its innovative FluoroGrip(r) product, developed using technology licensed from the University at Buffalo.
The annual holiday print sale featuring work by students and alumni of the Department of Art in the University at Buffalo College of Arts and Sciences will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Nov. 16 in the atrium of the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
Faced with growing concerns about workplace safety as a result of Anthrax threats and the events of Sept. 11, employers hoping to retain employees and lessen employee fears should change the way they reward them, says an expert on compensation and human resources.
The strange and mysterious world of interstellar meteors will be the subject of the 2001 Harlow Shapley Visiting Lecture to be given Nov. 7, by SUNY Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy David D. Meisel of the State University College at Geneseo.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held tomorrow (Nov. 6, 2001) in St. Joseph University Church for Lawrence D. Jacobs, M.D., world-renowned researcher in the treatment of multiple sclerosis who was professor and chair of the Department of Neurology in the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
Kazimierz Braun, professor of theatre and dance, has received a Fulbright Scholar Award to teach and conduct research in Poland during the Spring 2002 semester.
Richard N. Buchanan, D.M.D., director of advanced clinical education at Baylor College of Dentistry, The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center in Dallas, has been named dean of the School of Dental Medicine at the University at Buffalo.
Barry Smith, Ph.D., Julian Park Professor of Philosophy at the University at Buffalo, has received a $2 million Wolfgang Paul Award from Germany's Humboldt Foundation. The award is the most valuable ever in the academic history of Germany. It also is believed to be the largest single prize ever awarded to a philosopher.
