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  • UB's Govindaraju Is Elected a AAAS Fellow
    1/14/11
    Venu Govindaraju, PhD, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering in the University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, has been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science.
  • Haitian Native, an Earthquake Engineering Student, Puts Training to Good Use in Home Country
    1/11/11
    Like most doctoral candidates, University at Buffalo student and Haitian native Pierre Fouche is a study in focus and determination and, if anything, the Jan. 12, 2010, earthquake that struck his home country only intensified these traits.
  • UB Engineering Building to be Named for Jack and Barbara Davis
    1/11/11
    The University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences will name its new building Barbara and Jack Davis Hall to honor the Western New York couple who has given $5 million toward the construction and enhancement of the facility.
  • One Year Later, Haiti's Engineers Are Acquiring Tools to Begin Rebuilding the Right Way
    1/10/11
    As Haitian citizens struggle to achieve some normalcy a year after the devastating Jan. 12, 2010, earthquake, its structural engineers and architects are demonstrating an unwavering resolve to rebuild the country the right way, despite the daily challenges.
  • Noted Michigan State University Dermatologist to Become UB Dermatology Chair
    1/6/11
    Animesh Amart Sinha, MD, PhD, chief of the N.V. Perricone Division of Dermatology and Cutaneous Sciences at Michigan State University and director of its Center for Investigative Dermatology, has been named chair of the Department of Dermatology at the University at Buffalo and Roswell Park Cancer Institute.
  • Kiplinger's Ranks UB as One of the "Best Values" in Public Higher Education
    1/4/11
    The University at Buffalo provides a quality education at an affordable price, according to Kiplinger's Personal Finance, which has placed UB on the magazine's 2011 list of the 100 Best Values in Public Colleges.
  • When Lung Cancer Patients Can't Sleep They May Self-Medicate with Tobacco, Study Finds
    12/30/10
    BUFFALO, N.Y. -- What many of us take for granted -- a good night's sleep -- may be unattainable for those with lung cancer. Lung cancer patients comprise a subgroup of cancer patients who are most vulnerable to sleep disturbances.
  • City, State, UB Collaboration Offers Buffalo Its First New Historic National Register District in 25 Years
    12/30/10
    A successful collaborative effort between the University at Buffalo, the New York State Historic Preservation Office (NYSHPO) and the City of Buffalo is expected to result in the establishment of the first National Register Historic District in the City of Buffalo since 1986: the University Park Historic District.
  • Computing for a Cause: UB's Geeks Help Disabled Veterans Talk, Surf the Web, Gain Independence
    12/21/10
    Computer science might not be the obvious major for students looking to change the world. But two teams of University at Buffalo students are proving that programming can translate into compassion.
  • Minority and Women Emerging Entrepreneurs Honored
    12/14/10
    Felecia Doctor has been named "Protege of the Year" by the Allstate Minority and Women Emerging Entrepreneurs Program, a joint venture by the University at Buffalo School of Management's Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL) and the UB Center for Urban Studies.