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  • Lineup for UB Distinguished Speakers Series Announced
    8/5/10
    The University at Buffalo's Distinguished Speakers Series will open its 2010-11 season with a left vs. right exchange between two of the most widely recognized women in political media today: Arianna Huffington, co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post, and Mary Matalin, Republican strategist and CNN contributor.
  • Statement from UB President John B. Simpson Regarding the State Budget and Future of SUNY Empowerment Reforms
    8/4/10
    UB President John B. Simpson's statement regarding the New York Statte budget approved last night and the future of SUNY Empowerment Reforms.
  • For Expert Help Serving the State's School Districts, Call W-N-Y-E-S-C
    8/3/10
    When a school district needs help -- hiring a top administrator, facing consolidation, streamlining its transportation services, developing its big-picture plans or staring down most any of the highly charged decisions confronting the sometimes turbulent world of elementary and secondary education -- who are they going to call?
  • Plant Compound Resveratrol Shown to Suppress Inflammation, Free Radicals, in Humans
    7/29/10
    Resveratrol, a popular plant extract shown to prolong life in yeast and lower animals due to its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, appears also to suppress inflammation in humans, based on results from the first prospective human trial of the extract conducted by University at Buffalo endocrinologists.
  • Most Youth Hockey Injuries Caused by Accidents, Not Checking, UB Study Shows
    7/29/10
    Hockey fans likely would assume that body-checking -- intentionally slamming an opponent against the boards -- causes the most injuries in youth ice hockey. But they would be wrong, according to a new study.
  • UB Hosts Conference On Using Lean Six Sigma To Transform Healthcare
    7/22/10
    Healthcare managers interested in operational excellence are invited to the University at Buffalo's healthcare improvement conference, "Sustaining Improvement: Using Lean Six Sigma as a Path to Excellence"on Sept. 30 at the Buffalo/Niagara Marriott, 1340 Millersport Highway, Amherst from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  • How Do Cells Die? Biophotonic Tools Reveal Real-Time Dynamics in Living Color
    7/21/10
    In research featured on the cover of the current issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, University at Buffalo scientists have developed a biophotonic imaging approach capable of monitoring in real-time the transformations that cellular macromolecules undergo during programmed cell death.
  • Family Chats Can Help Students Learn, Especially in Richer Countries, Study Shows
    7/21/10
    Taking the time to talk to your children about current events like the Gulf Oil spill -- and using mathematical terms to do so -- can help students develop better reasoning and math skills and perform better in school, according to a study by a University at Buffalo professor.
  • UB Center Receives $11 Million to Dramatically Boost Computational Research
    7/20/10
    As it passes its 10th year in operation, the University at Buffalo's Center for Computational Research has plenty to celebrate: in the past 12 months, it has received more than $11 million in new funding, including two major competitive federal grants for advancing computational science and a New York State grant to make supercomputing more environmentally friendly.
  • Haiti's Engineers Begin New Chapter of Study: Seismic Design and Construction
    7/15/10
    Before the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake, Haiti's engineers and architects had received little, if any, formal training in seismic design and construction principles. Haitian universities didn't offer any courses or programs that were dedicated to earthquake engineering.