President Satish Tripathi has been named the Mid-American
Conference’s representative to the NCAA Board of Directors.
The appointment was made at the MAC Council of President’s
meeting held recently in Cleveland.
Tens of thousands of spectators will flock to the North Campus
on July 4 to watch a spectacular fireworks display over Lake
LaSalle and celebrate Independence Day.
Aaron Bartley, co-founder and executive director of the
community development agency People United for Sustainable Housing
(PUSH), is the recipient of the first annual Alison Des Forges
Memorial Award.
The ramp from the Audubon Parkway at Flint Road to northbound
Millersport Highway will be closed from 8 a.m. to noon on June 16
so that workers can repair street lights.
Derek Nichols, who was most recently director of education and
outreach for Grassroots Gardens WNY, has been named sustainability
engagement coordinator at UB.
UB’s Center for Integrated Global Biomedical Sciences
(CIGBS) has awarded the HIV Research Trust Award to Waheed Adeola
Adedeji, a physician scientist at the University of Ibadan in
Nigeria.
Volunteers are needed to help with Western New York’s
celebration of World Refugee Day, a global event initiated in 2000
by the United Nations that is designed to recognize the people who
add diversity to our communities.
Jose Aviles, associate vice provost and director of admissions,
is leaving his position at UB to become the inaugural senior
associate vice president of enrollment management and chief
enrollment officer at Louisiana State University.
