2014

June

6/2/14 3 named SUNY Distinguished Professors at UB
6/2/14 Kofke named fellow of American Institute of Chemical Engineers
6/2/14 Therapeutic summer fun helps kids with communication disorders
6/3/14 Supreme Court decision clarifies ‘third-party’ infringement of intellectual property rights
6/4/14 Eight companies approved for START-UP NY at UB
6/4/14 Twenty-two outstanding high school students win full, four-year Presidential Scholarships to attend UB
6/5/14 Media Advisory: Meet the faces of the Buffalo Partnership Project
6/5/14 Architecture school playing lead role in urbanism conference
6/5/14 Brain traffic jams that can disappear in 30 seconds
6/6/14 Paper towels fold in study versus hand dryers
6/10/14 UB School of Management programs get boost from anonymous donor
6/10/14 UB medical school chair is named section editor of Neurosurgery
6/10/14 ‘Don’t let a drop of water touch your mouth’ and other global travel tips
6/11/14 New courses enhance the UB School of Management EMBA experience
6/10/14 UB President Satish K. Tripathi joins coalition of higher ed leaders in support of strengthening K-12 curricula
6/11/14 UB receives $4 million NIH grant to study oral health in postmenopausal women
6/11/14 UB physician is named medical director of new WNY Center for Survivors of Refugee Trauma and Torture
6/12/14 UB vision scientist is elected to board of world’s largest eye research society
6/16/14 Caffeine affects boys and girls differently after puberty, study finds
6/13/14 Workshop rethinks how the law treats human vulnerability
6/16/14 UB co-sponsors NY pavilion at BIO International Convention
6/18/14 Families grow more comfortable with anatomical gifts: 500 will attend UB memorial service
6/18/14 Antibiotic developed 50 years ago may be the key to fighting ‘superbugs’
6/18/14 Media Advisory: UB experts available to discuss cancellation of Redskins’ trademarks by U.S. Patent Office
6/18/14 Drug combating severe nausea in pregnancy begins clinical trial
6/19/14 UB-led health care team to help Jamaica fight HIV and HCV
6/19/14 UB’s Graduate School of Education provides a new tool for implementing Common Core learning standards
6/20/14 Prosperity Scholarship at UB again expands to a record class
6/20/14 CEL program honors emerging minority and women entrepreneurs
6/20/14 Former School of Social Work dean receives CSWE Lifetime Achievement Award
6/23/14 UB professor receives major award for book on democracy, rhetoric and rights
6/23/14 UB engineering students help GMCH Lockport ‘solve problems’
6/23/14 Marnie LaVigne named CEO of Launch NY
6/25/14 Algae blooms act as bodyguards for bacteria in Great Lakes
6/26/14 UB physician receives abstract award for research on Type 1 diabetes and liraglutide
6/26/14 Decision to cancel ‘Redskins’ patent hits professional, personal chord with UB social work professor
6/26/14 ‘Bad’ video game behavior increases players’ moral sensitivity
6/30/14 ‘Master switch’ for myelination in human brain stem cells is identified
6/27/14 UB to honor Arthur Eve by naming Educational Opportunity Center building after him
6/27/14 Learn medicine from top UB physicians at Mini Medical School
6/30/14 UB honors Arthur Eve by naming signature Educational Opportunity Center building after him
6/30/14 Fiebelkorn wins prestigious ‘Bowl of Hygeia’ award for community service
6/30/14 UB launches Department of Materials Design and Innovation to boost advanced manufacturing and biotechnology
6/30/14 Hobby Lobby decision will not broadly affect concept of ‘essential health benefits’ says UB health policy expert