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Pulse Point Jennifer Pettersen, a soon-to-be physical therapy major, checks the pulse of Dennis Powell, a communication systems engineer with Operational Support Services in Computing and Information Technology, during the third annual Wellness Fair held Friday in Alumni Arena.

Initiative to spur security research
NYSTAR director Bessette tells Faculty Senate new program triggered by 9/11

In an effort to spur security-related research, the New York State Office of Science, Technology and Academic Research (NYSTAR) has created START (Security Through Advanced Resonance Technology), a new initiative triggered, in part, by the tragedy of Sept. 11, Russell Bessette, executive director of NYSTAR, told the Faculty Senate on March 12.

Middle States OKs UB self-study plan

The university has moved a little farther down the road toward reaccreditation with the recent approval of its self-study proposal by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.