Alumni

The University at Buffalo will name its newest and most innovative residence hall after William R. Greiner, who devoted 42 years of service to the institution as president, provost and longtime Law School faculty member

After a national search, Arlene Kaukus has been named director of career services at the University at Buffalo. Her appointment is effective Feb. 1.

The University at Buffalo will hold a public memorial service for former President William R. Greiner at 3 p.m. Feb. 2 in the Center for the Arts on UB's North Campus. A reception will follow.

University at Buffalo biophysicists have found a protein in tarantula venom that shows promise as a potential therapy for muscular dystrophy (MD). They have formed a start-up biotech company in Buffalo -- Rose Pharmaceuticals -- to advance the drug to clinical trials.

University of Cincinnati offensive coordinator Jeff Quinn will be announced as the 24th head football coach in University at Buffalo history on Tuesday afternoon.

University at Buffalo sociologist Sampson Blair says Tiger Woods' alleged rampant infidelities don't affect the status of marriage and the family because his lifestyle and wealth are regarded by most Americans as an exception to the rule, and his behavior is seen as attached to the lifestyle.

The University at Buffalo School of Management has announced two new gifts to the school.

In the wake of University at Buffalo head football coach Turner Gill accepting the head coaching job at University of Kansas, Director of Athletics Warde Manuel has named Danny Barrett interim head coach while a national search process commences.

The Department of Library and Informational Studies in the University at Buffalo's Graduate School of Education has joined forces with staff volunteers from the Western New York Children's Psychiatric Center to open a new patient library at the hospital's West Seneca facility.

As a research-intensive institution, the University at Buffalo is committed to providing rewarding opportunities for research discovery, even to undergraduate students, a group not traditionally provided many opportunities to work with faculty engaged in research.