John J. Wood has been named interim vice provost for international education, effective Sept. 1.

For four days, high school and college students from across the nation will get a glimpse of the pharmacy profession at the third annual UB Pharmacy Summer Institute for High School and College Students.

Malcolm J. Slakter a longtime faculty member in the Graduate School of Education, died June 12 at home in Honolulu. He was 89.

Edward P. Furlani, UB engineering professor and fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, whose pioneering work in microfluidics, inkjet systems, optoelectronics and other fields is recognized worldwide, died suddenly July 3. He was 65.

Faculty and staff who haven’t yet purchased their UB football tickets for the upcoming season can take advantage of a special Flash Sale on July 12.

UB’s end-of-the-academic-year collection efforts resulted in 14.5 tons of items not being sent to the landfill, Ken Kern, Campus Living’s associate director for sustainability, recently reported.

Members of the UB community are invited to donate school supplies to benefit Buffalo students in kindergarten through grade 8.

Campus Dining and Shops continues to clean up at this year's Loyal E. Horton Dining Awards competition.

Mark Herron has been named UB’s new information security officer, effective Aug. 15.

David M. Dietz, associate professor, has been appointed chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at UB.

Registration is open for the 26th annual Day of Caring, to be held on Aug. 15.

Nancy Paton, vice president for university communications, is stepping down from her position at UB Sept. 5 to become the inaugural vice president for strategic communications and marketing at the University of Florida.