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LUNCHTIME SERENADE Music students (from left) Jennifer Penfield, Katherine Snyder and Lindsay Peterson entertain lunchtime concert-goers on Tuesday during the Department of Music's monthly "Brown Bag Concert" held in the Slee Hall Lobby. (Photo: Donna Longenecker)

Study finds many recruits are too fat to fight

Obesity has become a national security issue as a study by UB researcher Carlos Crespo has found that a substantial number of potential recruits would fail the weight requirements of all four services. » Full Story

Faculty Senate briefed on NCAA certification

The NCAA certification process is coming to a close, members of the Faculty Senate were told at Tuesday's meeting, with final word on certification expected in April. » Full Story

Larger-than-life technology: A new Access Grid node and tiled-display wall at the Center for Computational Research are helping researchers to improve collaboration and visualization.

Assembling nanoparticles: A UB engineer has developed a novel method for assembling nanoparticles into three-dimensional structures that may one day be used to produce new nanoscale tools and machines.

Dispelling myths about Muslim women: As part of International Education Week activities, several speakers took on the task of trying to correct misunderstandings about the status of Muslim women.

Helping survivors of shaken-baby syndrome: UB researchers are using the new Dell computer clusters to model what happens inside the skull while pediatric brain injury is being sustained.

CAS reaches out to high school students: The College of Arts and Sciences will offer two new programs next semester designed to introduce prospective students to UB.

Debunking a popular stereotype: Work by UB education researcher Guofang Li has dispelled the popular idea that Asian students are, by nature, better students than other minority groups in the U.S. and Canada.

Project to create "children's geography" of inner city: A goal of a National Science Foundation-funded project at UB will be to find out how school-age children relate to urban spaces and use those perspectives to improve how geography is taught in New York State.

Holiday sales forecast is bleak: UB marketing professor Arun Jain predicts that with the exception of supermarkets and well-known "e-tailors," most retailers can expect another dismal season of holiday sales.

Victor E. Bull competes for title of "Mascot of the Year" The selection of UB's mascot as a member of the Capital One All-American Mascot Team puts Victor in the running for the national title.

UB spin-off company receives $1.1 million grant: AMBP Tech Corp., a company founded by UB chemistry professor James Garvey, will use the federal grant to develop further and commercialize its advanced molecular beam disposition equipment for use in the microelectronics, optoelectronics and coatings industries.