The UB Learning Experience

UB professor’s mentoring recognized by White House

George C. Lee, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the University at Buffalo Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, was one of 11 individuals honored by the White House with a 2007 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring. The award, administered by the National Science Foundation, honors those committed to mentoring students and boosting the participation of minorities, women and disabled students in science, mathematics and engineering. Read more.

Posted November 19, 2007 in Uncategorized

Engineering students aim to reduce school-bus emissions

Environmentally conscious undergraduates from the University at Buffalo are partnering with Erie County on a program that aims to reduce diesel emissions in school buses. The Erie County Clean School Bus Initiative plans to use data collected by members of the UB chapter of Engineers for a Sustainable World to educate school administrators, faculty, parents and students about the issue while convincing them of the need for equipment that would decrease the stream of harmful fumes. Read more.

Posted November 7, 2007 in Uncategorized

NPR Interviews UB Facial Expression Recognition Expert

Professor Mark Frank of UB’s Department of Psychology is a leading expert in facial expression recognition. He has developed a system that uses facial emotional cues to home in on lies, a technique which has proven to be extremely valuable to law enforcement officials. National Public Radio spoke with Professor Frank as part of a three-part series on lying and deception. Visit NPR’s Web site to find out more.

Posted October 31, 2007 in Uncategorized

UB Pharmacy Students Win National Competition

An all-woman student team from the University at Buffalo’s School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences has won the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) Pruitt-Schutte Student Business Plan Competition.The UB team beat finalists from the University of Washington and Washington State University during the NCPA’s annual convention in Anaheim, Calif., last weekend. The three finalists were chosen from 32 entries submitted by U.S. colleges and schools of pharmacy nationwide. Find out more.

Posted October 22, 2007 in Uncategorized

NYSTAR Grant Recruits Nanotech Expert to UB

A grant from the New York State Office of Science, Technology and Academic Research (NYSTAR) allowed the University at Buffalo to recruit Gottfried Strasser, an internationally known scientist in nanotechnology. Strasser, appointed jointly to the Department of Electrical Engineering and the Department of Physics, will use the grant to establish an advanced technological foundry at UB, a critical component for highly competitive nanotechnology research programs. Read more.

Posted October 12, 2007 in Uncategorized

UB Students: How We Spent Our Summer Vacation

For a number of enterprising UB students, summer break was a time to do a whole lot more than lounge around the pool. Some ventured across the globe, some across town, but they all expanded their horizons by gaining real-world experience in their fields. From studying climate change in the Arctic to examining water filtration systems in Honduras, these UB students made the most of their “vacations.” Read on.

Posted October 5, 2007 in Uncategorized

UB Announces Founding of University Honors College

The home of the oldest honors program in the State University of New York system, the University at Buffalo announced the founding of its University Honors College at a ceremony October 2. The Honors College is “an important milestone in our plan to make UB into one of the top public research universities in the country,” said UB President John B. Simpson. With 316 freshmen entering the Honors College this fall, honors-student enrollment has grown dramatically at UB since the progam began with 20 students in 1981. Read all about it.

Posted October 3, 2007 in Uncategorized

UB RIA Studies Receive NIH Grants Totaling $7.3 Million

Three new studies by the University at Buffalo’s Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) were selected to receive $7.3 million in grants from the National Institutes of Health. The studies will focus on the impact of maternal substance use during pregnancy on children’s development from birth to kindergarten age, work stress and alcohol use, and the role of acute alcohol consumption on relationship conflict and violence among young couples who are married or living together.

Posted September 26, 2007 in Uncategorized

UB School of Managment Moves Up in Wall Street Journal Top 10

For the seventh consecutive year, the University at Buffalo School of Management has been ranked as one of the world’s top business schools by The Wall Street Journal. Our School of Management is now ranked number nine among schools with strong regional recruiting bases, up one spot from last year. Read all about it.

Posted September 17, 2007 in Uncategorized

UB’s Fall Open House is Saturday, October 20

Fall Open House will take place on Saturday October 20, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. It’s a great way to discover what makes UB such an exciting place to learn. You’ll meet faculty and students, find out about our exceptional academic programs, research opportunities, and scholarly communities, tour the campus, see the residence halls, and get answers to all of your questions. Make your reservation today.

Note: If you’re unable to make it to Fall Open House, we are also offering Fall Discovery Day on Monday, November 12 from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. You’ll get an overview of UB’s academic offerings, find out about student life, tour our academic facilities and residence halls, and meet with faculty and staff. Find out more.

Posted September 13, 2007 in Uncategorized