Two male Amherst campus residents died early Tuesday morning after shattering an eighth floor Fargo Quadrangle window and falling to the Ellicott Complex second floor terrace. Marcy B.
Russia Plans For Massive Military Overhaul By 2020, the Russian military plans to have nearly $650 billion invested in upgrading its force.
UB's Research Institute on Addictions will be hosting a four-part series on alcohol and alcohol addiction beginning on March 4 and continuing throughout the spring at the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus. The opening presentation will be held by Kenneth Leonard, Ph.D., a senior research scientist at the Research Institute on Addictions and vice chair for research in the department of psychiatry at UB.
Jeremy Jacobs issued a letter to update members of the UB community on the search for UB's 15th president on Jan.
Ready for Takeoff! A Winning Process for Launching Your Engineering Career is the creation of Dean Millar, director of the Engineering Career Institution.
University Police evacuated Fronczak Hall Tuesday afternoon due to a strong natural gas odor in the building. An initial e-mail alert, sent out at 5:18 p.m., warned students, faculty, and staff to stay away from the building.
Beer. The mere thought of those beautiful flavors, the varying degree of amber colors, and the sound of the bottle cap as it hits the floor appeals to the senses of many.
New Zealand Earthquake Leaves 65 Dead A 6.3-magnitude earthquake devastated the New Zealand city of Churchchrist on Tuesday, leaving at least 65 people dead.
Officials from UB and the University of Sheffield, England signed an agreement Wednesday that calls for a student exchange program to take place over the next three years. The agreement holds special interest because the British university will host the World University Games two years before UB does in 1993. In addition to signing the student exchange program, President Steven B.
Astronaut and UB graduate Ellen Schulman Baker, M.D., returned to her alma mater last week for a presentation on her experiences on board the space shuttle Atlantis. During the presentation, Baker returned a UB banner and Department of Geology flag taken with her on the October launch.
UB has teamed up with Blitzometer.com to offer students an alternative way to work out. The university's Recreation and Intramural Services is offering an online fitness program at ubrecreation.blitzometer.com. Jessica Nyrop, assistant director for aerobic and spinning instruction, was presented with the program during the summer of 2010.
Mental health issues can affect anyone, regardless of age, race, gender, or sexual orientation. No matter who someone is or what his or her issue may be, there is nothing to be ashamed of. This is the message that Margaret Bertram will be sharing with the UB community. Active Minds UB, a group that promotes positive mental health and attempts to dispel the negative attitudes that surround mental health issues, along with UB's Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgendered Alliance, will be hosting Bertram on Wednesday night as its keynote speaker for National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. Bertram will present a speech on her personal experiences throughout college on how she has dealt with depression, eating disorders, and obsessive-compulsive disorder, as well as the struggles of discovering her lesbian identity.
Protests Broken Up By Chinese Police After several Chinese blog sites called for a revolution, police showed up in many major cities to prevent protesting.
Two UB students claim they were assaulted and harassed by a Buffalo Motor Coach bus driver after he refused them a free ride he allegedly promised.
Earth Braces for Solar Flare Eruptions After several years of relatively low activity, researchers are predicting a series of solar flares to be ejected from the sun.
Every college student needs to take a break and blow off some steam in a responsible way. Improvisational comedy is one such outlet that stressed-out students can turn to when they simply cannot stand to look at their textbooks any longer. "Improv gives me that outlet to be myself and makes others laugh," said Tal Kissos, a sophomore media study and communication major, and vice president of UB Improv.
When you hit the bars on Allen Street this weekend, bring more than just your thirst for good music and drinks.
For people who might have dropped the ball, or heart-shaped box of candy, on Valentine's Day this year: don't worry, Cupid is giving out second chances. Squeaky Wheel is presenting its fourth edition of PEEPSHOW: It's Complicated.
Anyone who's been to UB knows that the school is very committed to sex education. Whether it's the free condoms that are readily available in the Wellness Center, or the comprehensive safe-sex programs that are taught both at orientation as well as throughout the year in the residence halls, there is a general commitment to making sure every student is as educated about sex as possible. Of course, this degree of education is hardly unique to UB.
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