News Releases

The distinguished American Brass Quintet will conclude this season of the Department of Music's Slee/Visiting Artist Series with a performance at 8 p.m. April 4 in Lippes Concert Hall in Slee Hall on the University at Buffalo's North (Amherst) Campus.

William R. Greiner, former president and provost and current law professor at the University at Buffalo, will discuss a new book, "Location, Location, Location . . . a Special History of the University of/at Buffalo," that he co-authored with SUNY Distinguished Service Professor Thomas E. Headrick at UB Downtown to be held from noon to 1:15 p.m. April 2 in Chef's Restaurant.

Teacher Julianne Chamberlin's eighth-grade physical science class is as fun as it is informative. For proof, just check her Web site. Chamberlin has adopted educational methods developed by Randy Yerrick, professor and associate dean of educational technology in the University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education. Using examples of effective teaching known as "inquiry learning" as a kind of cyberspace lesson plan, Yerrick has merged proven classroom methods with state-of-the-art technology, including podcasting, movie-making and digital photography.

For the second year in a row, the University at Buffalo Asian Studies Program will host a "CHINA Town Hall" program organized by the National Committee on United States-China Relations.

The University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) will present a spring seminar series featuring national experts discussing addictions-related topics beginning in April.

The University at Buffalo Regional Institute has unveiled a new topic area, Civic Infrastructure, and an expansion of online features of its Regional Knowledge Network , a central online resource for information on the binational region of Buffalo Niagara.

Thomas Burrows, executive director of the Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo has been elected to join the Board of Directors of the Society for the Arts in Healthcare.

The annual Birdair Lecture, sponsored by the Birdair Corporation and presented by the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning, will be given by Charles Renfro, partner in the world-renowned architectural firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro.

The Department of Theatre and Dance at the University at Buffalo will present Jonathan Franzen's 2007 translation of Frank Wedekind's 1891 masterpiece, "Spring Awakening." The play will be performed in the Black Box Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus under the direction of Kate LoConti.

The Department of Theatre and Dance at the University at Buffalo will present Helen Jerome's adaptation of Jane Austen's masterpiece "Pride and Prejudice" April 16-20 in the Drama Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.