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UB removes asbestos from buildings

By MAX KALNITZ | Sep. 9, 2018

Students and faculty are worried about UB’s current asbestos removal taking place during classes, despite university officials’ reassurance that removing the material isn’t a health concern. The university has been removing asbestos, a naturally occurring mineral substance used as insulation material, from three areas on its North Campus: Clemens Hall, Governor’s Hall and the Ellicott Complex.

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By News Desk | Sep. 7, 2018

Campus University awarded first ever MAC Diversity and Inclusion Institutional Award UB received the Mid-American Conference’s inaugural Diversity and Inclusion Institutional Award, recognizing the university’s efforts to promote diversity and inclusion on campus and within the athletics program. In a UB Now article, President Satish K.

Longtime Professor Gerald Finnegan acts in the one-man show, “Krapp’s Last Tape” at Irish Classical Theatre Company in the early ‘90s. Former students and faculty remember the late theatre professor.
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Remembering Jerry

By BRENTON BLANCHET | Sep. 6, 2018

    “I didn’t go to the moon. I went much further.” Gerald, or Jerry, Finnegan would start his theatre classes at the beginning of each year by having his students recite this line from the memory play, “The Glass Menagerie.” The line comes from character Tom Wingfield, a shoe factory worker who doubles as an aspiring poet trying to escape from reality.

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John DellaContrada named interim vice president for University Communications

By BENJAMIN BLANCHET | Sep. 6, 2018

UB promoted John DellaContrada to interim vice president for University Communications on Wednesday. DellaContrada, who previously served as the associate vice president for media relations and stakeholder communications, replaces outgoing Vice President for University Communications Nancy Paton. Paton stepped down on Wednesday to join the University of Florida as the school’s vice president for strategic communications. UB President Satish Tripathi emailed UB community members about Paton’s departure on July 31.

Pete Hill, ‘91 alum and “All Our Relations” director of the Native American Communities Services of Erie & Niagara Counties, speaks at the Native American welcome event outside the Student Union. NACS will work with the Office of Inclusive Excellence and faculty members this year to bring more inclusive events to UB.
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UB Office of Inclusive Excellence hosts Native American welcome event

By BENJAMIN BLANCHET and MAX KALNITZ | Aug. 31, 2018

UB community members gathered on Friday to promote Native American culture and solidify the university’s commitment to representing native students, faculty and staff in and outside the classroom. About 50 students, faculty and community members attended the Native American welcome event outside of the Student Union. The event, hosted by the Office of Inclusive Excellence, featured faculty and community speakers who discussed their work at the university, research and need for an understanding of the Native American community at UB.

Members of the UB community checking out the Olli bus in the Center for Tomorrow parking lot before a demo on its test course. The self-driving shuttle will be the subject of a two-year study exploring its economic feasibility and safety features.
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Two-year Olli bus testing begins on UB’s North Campus

By MAX KALNITZ | Aug. 30, 2018

Olli, the autonomous eight-passenger shuttle bus, is hitting the roads on North Campus this fall. The bus is equipped with IBM Watson IoT, and lidars –– a radar-like technology that uses laser beams instead of radio waves to detect objects and measure distance. The self-driving shuttle could be a future alternative to UB Stampede busses.

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UB awarded $1.45 million for physics research project

By MAX KALNITZ | Aug. 23, 2018

The National Science Foundation awarded UB $1.45 million in federal investment for high-energy physics research, New York’s Senators announced Tuesday. U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said the funding will go toward the Compact Muon Solenoid experiment at the Large Hadron Collider, according to a press release.

The Student Union will be open 24/7 for the first time ever starting on Monday, providing students with another location to study, congregate and take the occasional nap.
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​UB Student Union to operate 24/7 starting Monday

By MAX KALNITZ | Aug. 23, 2018

For the first time ever, the Student Union will be open 24/7, providing students with another location to study, congregate and take the occasional nap. Historically the building has closed every day at midnight, but that will change when the new hours commence with the start of the semester on Monday.

Former Vice President Joe Biden will be headlining the series on Oct. 25 at Alumni Arena. Biden is among a list of other crowned achievers who will come to UB throughout the upcoming school year.
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UB's 32nd Annual Distinguished Speaker Series announced

By BENJAMIN BLANCHET | Aug. 22, 2018

The wait is finally over and this year’s lineup for UB’s Distinguished Speakers Series is a lot more presidential. Former Vice President Joe Biden will be headlining the series on Oct. 25 at Alumni Arena. Biden is among a list of other crowned achievers who will come to UB throughout the upcoming school year. Biden along with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice are two of the undergraduate Student Choice speakers this year.

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University to hold full-scale active shooter drill

By MAX KALNITZ | July 31, 2018

UB will hold its annual full-scale “emergency training exercise” in and around Hadley Village on North Campus Wednesday from 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., according to a UB press release. The university’s emergency management department is teaming up with local, state and federal emergency responders to conduct the active shooter exercise. The drill is designed to ensure coordinated, timely and effective response and recovery in the event of an “active shooter” emergency, according to the press release.

Troy Miller, assistant vice president for enrollment management at Bowie State University, will become associate vice provost and director of admissions on July 26. 
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Troy Miller appointed UB director of admissions

By MAX KALNITZ | July 12, 2018

Troy Miller, assistant vice president for enrollment management at Bowie State University, will replace Jose Aviles as associate vice provost and director of admissions on July 26. The announcement comes more than a year after Aviles stepped down from his position on June 23, 2017 after accepting a position at Louisiana State University. Lee Melvin, vice provost for enrollment management filled the position temporarily.

Vice Provost for International Education Stephen Dunnett stands with students in the international program in Singapore in January 2018. On Sept 1. of this year, Dunnett will step down from his position and help the university transition the program before he fully retires on Sept. 1, 2019.
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Vice Provost for International Education Stephen Dunnett to step down in September

By DAN MCKEON | July 6, 2018

After 47 years at the university, nearly 30 of which were spent leading UB’s international programs, Stephen Dunnett announced he will be stepping down from the position Sept. 1, according to a UB press release. The university named John Wood, currently the senior associate vice provost in the department, as the interim vice provost once Dunnett officially steps down in September.

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