Alumni

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  • President Tripathi Named Co-chair of WNY Regional Economic Development Council
    7/26/11
    University at Buffalo President Satish K. Tripathi has been named a regional co-chair of the Western New York Regional Economic Development Council, one of 10 region-based councils charged with allocating economic development funds within their regions to stimulate economic development and speed the creation of jobs.
  • Be Still My Eyebrows: Researchers Say Liars Can't Completely Suppress Facial Expressions
    7/13/11
    Mark Frank has spent two decades studying the faces of people lying when in high-stakes situations and has good news for security experts. "Executing Facial Control During Deception Situations," a new study he co-authored with former graduate student Carolyn M. Hurley, PhD, reports that although liars can reduce facial actions when under scrutiny, they can't suppress them all.
  • From Across the U.S., Students Attend UB's Bioscience Summer Program: CLIMB UP
    7/1/11
    Brittani Franklin attends Xavier University in New Orleans; Donteeno Todd attends Tougaloo College in Jackson, Miss.; and Caitlin Nicholson attends Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. But all are spending the summer at the University at Buffalo, along with a dozen other undergraduate students from as far away as Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, and as close as Buffalo.
  • Through a Crop of Fresh Hires, School of Medicine Brings New Medical Expertise to UB and to WNY Patients
    6/28/11
    A new cadre of leaders is at the helm in departments throughout the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Of the 26 academic departments in the UB medical school, nearly half of them are either being led by new chairs or are actively engaged in a search for one.
  • Passage of NYSUNY 2020 Legislation is a Major Achievement for UB 2020
    6/24/11
    University at Buffalo President Satish K. Tripathi today praised the passage of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's NYSUNY 2020 bill as a major accomplishment in the pursuit of academic excellence at UB and for economic development efforts vital to Western New York.
  • Young Entrepreneur Keeps Old Software Programs Alive With 'OldVersion.com'
    6/20/11
    At the age of 10, while other children fretted over how they'd fit in at middle school, Alexander Levine was trying to start an online business. At age 11 he launched the site that would fund his college education: OldVersion.com.
  • Ernst & Young Matches Alumni Contributions to UB
    6/20/11
    The worldwide public accounting firm of Ernst & Young and its staff members have contributed more than $54,000 to the University at Buffalo over the past year. Included in the total amount is a gift of $27,050 from the Ernst & Young Matching Gifts Program to the UB School of Management for use by the school's Department of Accounting and Law.
  • UBThisSummer -- 'Fun With a Purpose' -- Continues in July
    6/16/11
    The UBThisSummer hit parade of intellectually, physically and socially engaging summer courses and activities continues in July. And once again, like a kid in a candy store, the most pressing question is choosing what you like the most.
  • "Largest Number of UB Students in Recent Memory" Win 2011-12 Fulbright Grants
    6/15/11
    The University at Buffalo has produced eight Fulbright student finalists for the 2011-12 academic year and, to date, four have received Full Fulbright Grants for Study and Research cultural exchange grants and one has received a Full Fulbright Teaching Assistantship Grant to study and/or teach in Europe, Africa, South America and Canada.
  • Energy Drinks Linked to Substance Use in Musicians, Study Shows
    6/15/11
    Frequent use of energy drinks is associated with binge drinking, alcohol-related social problems and misuse of prescription drugs among musicians, according to researchers at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions.