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  • Kenyan Prime Minister to Deliver UB Law School Commencement Address
    4/13/09
    Republic of Kenya Prime Minister Raila Amolo Odinga will deliver the University at Buffalo Law School commencement address in a ceremony that will include conferral of honorary degrees to Irene Zubaida Khan, secretary general of Amnesty International, and J. Mason Davis Jr., a practicing attorney who played a key role in the desegregation of Alabama in the 1960s.
  • For ADHD, It's Better to Teach Skills Than Prescribe Pills, Meta-Analysis Shows
    4/7/09
    Behavior treatment works as well as drugs for children with ADHD and bypasses the risk of medication's side effects, a meta-analysis of 174 studies on ADHD treatment conducted at the University at Buffalo, has shown.
  • State Budget Includes Funding to Advance UB 2020 Plans for Downtown Buffalo, but also will Result in a $6 Million to $9 Million Cut to UB's Operating Budget
    3/31/09
    The New York State budget expected to be enacted in Albany this week includes funding to help the University at Buffalo move forward with plans to expand the UB campus in downtown Buffalo, under the UB 2020 strategic plan, UB officials said today.
  • ENT Specialist from UB Brings Sound to Hearing-Impaired Guatemalans
    3/24/09
    Seventeen hearing-impaired Guatemalan children and adults will have tubes implanted in their ears during two days in April by an ear-nose-and-throat specialist from the University at Buffalo's School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
  • UB-Buffalo Public Schools Partnership Expands its Summer Offerings for Area Middle and High School Students
    3/12/09
    The University at Buffalo's Pre-K to 16 initiative and partnership with Buffalo Public Schools will step up its campaign this year to be the region's major destination for Western New York students looking for accelerated summer experiences.
  • UB Puts LEDs to the Test and the Outcome is Unmistakably Brilliant
    2/25/09
    Lights are shining more brightly on the University at Buffalo's North (Amherst) Campus this winter because the university has swapped some conventional lamps for LEDs, light-emitting diodes.
  • University at Buffalo Named to Presidential Honor Roll for Community Service
    2/18/09
    The Corporation for National and Community Service has named the University at Buffalo to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for exemplary service efforts and service to America's communities.
  • UB-Buffalo Public Schools Partnership to Be Featured at National Conference
    2/17/09
    A University at Buffalo model for educational collaboration will take center stage at a national conference in April designed to share the ongoing success of UB's partnership with the Buffalo Public Schools.
  • UB's Simpson Praises Hiring of Nancy L. Zimpher as SUNY Chancellor
    2/10/09
    University at Buffalo President John B. Simpson said new SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher recognizes the critical role that public higher education -- and particularly our research universities -- play in building a knowledge-based economy.
  • State Lawmakers Introduce Bill Supporting UB 2020 Plan for Growth and Economic Development
    1/16/09
    Western New York members of the New York State Senate and Assembly will introduce a new bill that would help the University at Buffalo achieve the objectives of UB 2020, the university's strategic plan to grow by 40 percent, create new jobs for the region and increase its annual local economic impact from $1.7 billion to $3.6 billion.