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Emma Callinan, a senior communication major, interned at Brilliant Event Planning in New York City last summer. Since UB didn’t offer classes in event planning, her internship is what gave her the experience she needed, she said.

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UB students and faculty talk about the importance of internships

By SOPHIA MCKEONE | Apr. 2, 2015

About 56 percent of recent graduates who did not have an internship during college have full-time jobs in their field, according to a survey conducted by Gallup and Purdue University. But the survey found 71 percent of students who did have an internship have full-time jobs in their field. Because of statistics like these, UB professors and faculty in Career Services stress the importance of students landing internships as a first step to working in their desired field.

Courtesy of Flickr user Thirteen Of Clubs / The New York State Department of Health has partnered with Michael Hall on UB South Campus to provide students with rapid HIV testing. Rapid HIV testing can occur with a blood or oral sample. The HIV testing will take place on April 2 from 1 to 4 p.m.

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NYS Department of Health conducts free HIV testing on campus at UB

By SAMANTHA BRENNER | Mar. 31, 2015

All UB students can walk into Michael Hall rooms 208 and 209 on Thursday, April 2 between 1 and 4 p.m. to receive a free confidential HIV test.

After competing in two half marathons, Kelsey Barbour, a cancer survivor and former UB swimmer, plans to run cross country from San Francisco, California to Baltimore, Maryland with 28 college students from various colleges across the country to raise money for cancer awareness.

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UB student and cancer survivor to run across United States

By QUENTIN HAYNES | Mar. 31, 2015

While stricken with cancer her junior year, Kelsey Barbour used running as a mechanism to cope. Now a graduate student, Barbour is set to compete in the “4K for Cancer,” a cross-country relay-style event across the United States which will raise money for the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Kids.

Zipcar is a car-sharing company that provides automobiles to students on campus. Members are given free reserved parking spaces and the cars include gas, mileage and insurance.

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Zipcar provides UB students with a cheaper alternative to owning a car

By DANI GUGLIELMO | Mar. 31, 2015

Sasha Unger, a freshman undecided major, doesn’t have a car of her own, but she can still drive to the doctor or the grocery store with Zipcar. Zipcar is a car-sharing company that provides automobiles to its members.

Rivka Gurary, wife of Rabbi Moshe Gurary of The Chabad House of Buffalo, prepares Rosh Hashanah dinner for over 300 expected guests. Rivka and her husband will also be preparing food for some of UB’s Jewish population to come and celebrate the eight-day Jewish holiday of Passover.

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Chabad House of Buffalo prepares for the eight-day Jewish holiday Pesach

By TORI ROSEMAN | Mar. 29, 2015

Rabbi Moshe Gurary and his wife, Rivka, start preparing food for UB students to celebrate Passover at The Chabad House of Buffalo 10 days before the first Seder.

Tyler Choi raised over 2,000 school supplies and $1,000 in donations. He made 230 bags with school supplies and gave them to the principal of the primary school on his second trip to Tanzania.

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UB student creates non-profit to help primary school children in Tanzania

By GABRIELA JULIA | Mar. 29, 2015

Choi, a sophomore political science major, is the creator of Helping You Grow Stronger (Hugs) for Tanzania.

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UB students organize strike with Fight for $15 to raise minimum wage

By SAMANTHA BRENNER | Mar. 26, 2015

In the Student Union Flag Room on Wednesday, Frieh and Joel Inbody, a graduate sociology student, and a D’Youville student spoke at the panel. They discussed the workers’ right to unionize without backlash from managers and owners, the working conditions in fast food restaurants, cruel and exploitative managers and the struggles people face living on the current minimum wage – $8.75 in New York State.

Over 7,000 students live in residence halls and campus apartments on North and South Campuses. To make housing selection simpler, UB housing has created a random lottery selection that not many students are pleased with. Greiner Hall on North Campus is one of the dorms preferred by UB students.

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UB students share their experience with UB’s dorm lottery

By DANI GUGLIELMO | Mar. 24, 2015

Some schools let students pick their rooms based on when they submit their deposit, but not UB. As an attempt to avoid a lack of housing and to assign on-campus housing to students, UB Campus Living has created a lottery system that randomly assigns students reservation numbers based on how many semesters they’ve spent living on campus.

Gail Seigel, a principal investigator at UB’s Center for Hearing and Deafness, commutes from Rochester to Buffalo approximately three times per week. She said she does not want to move her home to Buffalo because the financial future of her lab is unpredictable, and she is deeply connected to her community in Rochester.

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UB scientist Gail Seigel publishes memoir, shares her journey as a biomedical researcher

By SUSHMITA GELDA | Mar. 24, 2015

Gail Seigel remembers when her scientific curiosity first took hold of her.

UB Pastafarians’ e-board members Douglas Hsu, Todd Fiore and Jonathan Sessler dressed as pirates, the traditional clothing of Pastafarians. The club was started as a way of discussing satirical and scientific topics.

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UB Pastafarians club bring satirical humor, science and the Flying Spaghetti Monster to UB

By DANI GUGLIELMO | Mar. 12, 2015

Members start their meetings like any other club, discussing club topics and issues. Then they move on to eating pasta while discussing the latest scientific news. Welcome to UB Pastafarians.

The 2014-15 Western New York Prosperity Scholars met with several refugees and immigrants who have become leaders in their Buffalo neighborhood. The scholarship encourages the development of more leaders in Western New York.

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Building Buffalo through ‘Prosperity’ scholarship

By DANI GUGLIELMO | Mar. 12, 2015

Juweria Dahir, a senior sociology major, moved from Mogadishu to Britain in 2002 to escape the sectarian violence in Somalia. Dahir now promises to serve the refugee women in Buffalo and continue empowering women. The Prentice Family Foundation created the Western New York Prosperity Scholarship Program for “entrepreneurial civic-minded students” like Dahir, according to a 2013 UB Graduate School news and events article.

UB’s Haiti Medical Mission is a five-day medical clinic in Fontaine, Haiti. It is conducted and fundraised by UB’s first year medical students through the Friends of Fontaine organization.

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Students in UB's Haiti Medical Mission save lives in Haiti

By SOPHIA MCKEONE | Mar. 10, 2015

UB’s Haiti Medical Mission is working to prevent the problems that arise when people don’t have access to health care from increasing. The mission is a five-day medical clinic in Fontaine, Haiti. It’s conducted and fundraised by UB’s first-year medical students through the Friends of Fontaine organization that is dedicated to supporting community-based development in Haiti.

Professor Holmes works hard as both an academic and an instructor, so he can better enjoy his activities of leisure such as horseback riding or boating.

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How James Holmes went from detention king to teaching guru

By KENNETH KASHIF THOMAS | Mar. 5, 2015

Holmes is a professor in the economics department with a long and rich history, despite his fair share of disadvantages. Diagnosed with a dyslexia-like learning disorder and adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, he has proven that with unwavering willpower, one can accomplish anything.

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Crossroads Culinary Center turns dining hall into a scene from ‘The Hunger Games’

By GABRIELA JULIA | Mar. 3, 2015

Students were greeted with Rue’s whistle and the sound of birds chirping as they walked into the Crossroads Culinary Center forest fire on Tuesday night.

Catch Mothers and Sons, a production of the Buffalo United Artists, on Friday, March 13 and Saturday, March 14 at Alleyway Theatre.

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The perfect staycation in Buffalo

By EMMA JANICKI | Mar. 3, 2015

Being snowbound in Buffalo doesn’t mean you can’t have a brilliant Spring Break. There’s enough new art exhibitions in the city, sports games, plays and even tropical cocktails at the Botanical Gardens to keep you busy every glorious day of break.

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How to be a mixologist (without really trying)

By Daniel McKeon | Mar. 3, 2015

Whether you’re going away for spring break or staying home, you’re going to want a drink – or two, or maybe three. You can impress your friends and (probably) worry your parents by making some fun mixed drinks.

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Indulge with the Black Student Union and Black Explosion

By GABRIELA JULIA | Mar. 1, 2015

UB’s Black Student Union (BSU) made it their mission to showcase black excellence through art, music, dancing and fashion at the Black Explosion fashion show. BSU’s annual Black Explosion fashion and culture show took place on Feb.

Janice Cochran, a nutritionist and dietician for UB Wellness Center, speaks to students during National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. UB's Wellness Education Services and Counseling Services encouraged students to get more involved and accept their body image.

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UB Wellness Team starts a body-love revolution for National Eating Disorders Awareness Week

By SOPHIA MCKEONE | Mar. 1, 2015

Last week was National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, and the theme was “Start a Revolution, Love Your Body.” UB’s Wellness Team, which includes the Wellness Education Center, Counseling Services and Health Services, put on the Wellness Activity Day to raise awareness about and provide support to people struggling with eating disorders.

You can wind down the weekend with hula hooping at Ultra Hoop, sitting ringside to Golden Gloves Boxing at The Tralf Music Hall or tango-ing the night away at The Gypsy Parlor.

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Around Town: what to do in Buffalo this weekend - Beaver Island State Park, hula hooping and Golden Gloves Boxing

By EMMA JANICKI | Feb. 26, 2015

This weekend Buffalo is home to a wide range of outings, from birding to boxing to hula hooping on Elmwood. Instead of resorting to typical weekend activities like a dinner and a movie, step outside of the box and maybe you’ll find a new hobby.

Students in Christina Milletti’s English 480 Creative Writing Capstone Seminar are completing the Creative Writing Certificate, offered to undergraduate students that teaches them about different modes of creative writing.

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UB's Creative Writing Certificate: writing in the present

By SAMANTHA BRENNER | Feb. 26, 2015

The Creative Writing Certificate, offered to undergraduate students by the English department, teaches students different modes of creative writing.