While news reports have focused on the shoddy construction methods that caused thousands of buildings to fail in Tuesday's earthquake in Turkey, a key to the country's recovery from the disaster is the condition of its roads and bridges in the quake's aftermath, according to a University at Buffalo engineer who is part of a reconnaissance team that is in Istanbul to evaluate the earthquake damage.
A 10-week Human Resource Management Certificate Program, focusing on how organizations can better manage their employees, is being offered by the UB School of Management.
A 10-week Team Performance Certificate Program, focusing on the development of team skills and an in-depth understanding of team environments, is being offered by the UB School of Management.
Building collapses following Tuesday's earthquake in Turkey probably were caused, in part, by inadequate building materials and by problems with establishment and enforcement of proper building codes, according to researchers at the University at Buffalo and the university's Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER).
Hadley Village, the first new student housing built on the University at Buffalo campus in 25 years and the university's first apartment-style housing for undergraduates, opened today (Aug. 17, 1999) with a ceremony at the complex on the North (Amherst) Campus.
Lawrence M. Krauss, author of "The Physics of Star Trek," "Beyond Star Trek," "Fear of Physics" and numerous other books and articles on physics and astronomy, will deliver the annual Moti L. Rustgi Memorial Lecture at UB.
The University at Buffalo has received a five-year, $2 million federal grant to establish a center for collecting and disseminating information on international research and practices in rehabilitation that underscores the prominence of the programs in the UB School of Health Related Professions.
Donald C. Roberts, who received a bachelor of arts degree in 1993 from UB, has been elected to a one-year term as president of the UB Alumni Association.
John E. Vena, Ph.D., professor and associate chair of the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, has received the Medicina Cracoviensis 2000 Medal for fostering continuing programs on environmental medicine and epidemiology between UB and Jagiellonian University in Poland.