A new shipping simulator will prioritize safety, which often takes a back seat to speed when transporting hazardous materials such as gasoline or medical waste from hospitals.
Nine faculty from the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences were among those honored for notable achievement, service and teaching at the 11 annual UB Celebration of Faculty and Staff Academic Excellence.
Nine faculty and one staff member from the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences were among those honored for notable achievement and service at the 11th annual UB Celebration of Faculty and Staff Academic Excellence.
Valerie Beecher, ergonomics specialist at SUNY Upstate Medical Center, UUP member and alumna of UB's industrial and systems engineering department, is part of the Zero Lift Task Force that is defining strategies for safe patient handling.