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GIVING LIFE. Christopher Meigel, a senior chemical engineering major, donates blood yesterday during an American Red Cross blood drive held in the Student Union to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina. Virginia Burch of the Red Cross assists in the collection process. (Photo: Nancy J. Parisi)

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Henderson named VP. KeyBank executive Marsha S. Henderson has been appointed to the new position of vice president for external affairs.

Taking refuge at UB. Twelve students from New Orleans institutions have enrolled at UB as "visiting students."

Gulf Coast residents react to Katrina. The extent of the devastation from Hurricane Katrina did not surprise some UB students and staff who hail from the Gulf Coast.

Engineers study damage. A team from UB's Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research has traveled to areas of Mississippi devastated by Hurricane Katrina to determine the specific causes behind the failures of large engineered structures.

Assisting Katrina's victims. In a Sept. 1 letter to the UB community, President John B. Simpson outlines how UB is assisting victims of Hurricane Katrina.

UB experts comment on Katrina. UB faculty members are applying their expertise to help the world prevent or better cope with the myriad problems that have occurred in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

Training nurses in addiction problems. The School of Nursing has received a $1.2 million grant to incorporate specialized training in addictive disorders and mental-health conditions into its family nurse practitioner program this fall.

Celebrity and serial killers. A new book by UB faculty member David Schmid examines America's preoccupation with serial killers.

Studying black joblessness. The first comprehensive study of the location of unemployed men in metropolitan areas has found that jobless black men occupy a uniquely disadvantageous "ecological niche" that severely limits their potential for future employment.

"The Wall" coming to UB. The most ambitious exhibition of contemporary Chinese art to travel beyond China will be presented this fall by the Albright-Knox Art Gallery and the UB Art Galleries.

Shame linked to substance abuse. Findings from a collaboration between scientists at UB's Research Institute on Addictions and George Mason University have established the importance of distinguishing between feelings of shame and guilt when providing treatment for substance abuse and in developing substance-abuse prevention programs.

SOM seeks to add new department. The Faculty Senate Executive Committee yesterday endorsed a School of Management proposal to split its Department of Management Science and Systems into two departments.