Muslim UB students are taking this week to break stereotypes. Muslim Student Association (MSA) is looking to unite the student body by celebrating Islamic Awareness Week. MSA is holding events every day this week to teach non-Muslim students about their culture
Megan Glander was faced with one of the hardest decisions of her life when she was offered a job with Senator Chuck Schumer; she could either go after her dream job or stay at UB surrounded by the people she considered her family.
Professors will plead their cases for survival in the sixth annual Life Raft Debate on Feb. 15. The debate is sponsored by the Undergraduate Academies and the University Honors College. It will take place from 6-8 p.m in 107 Capen Hall. Six professors from six different departments will defend their academic fields.
Political science professor Harvey Palmer thinks the increased popularity of fake news is a “symptom of changes in the media market.”
Amelia Jacobs* blacked out once while having sex and can’t remember if she was sexually assaulted. Three months later, the guy told her they had sex, but she explicitly remembers telling herself she wasn’t going to because she was on her period. She says she only wanted to kiss him. “I don’t like calling him a rapist if that is perchance what he is,” Jacobs said.
University police conclude the alleged attempted sexual abuse claims Monday morning are false. UB sent an alert to the UB community at 3:25 a.m. Monday saying a UB female was "roughed up and assaulted" by two tall black males of medium built near the Ellicott Complex and the Millard Fillmore Academic Center.
The future of K-12 and college education in America rests in the hands of an incredibly controversial leader: Betsy DeVos DeVos was confirmed as Secretary of Education on Tuesday.
A UB Alert was emailed to students, faculty and staff on Monday that said a female was “roughed up and assaulted in the area of Core Road and the MFAC.”
The graduate architecture student who was stuck in Iran under the travel ban executive order has returned to the U.S.
President Tripathi signs letter concerning immigration President Satish Tripathi along with many other college and university presidents nationwide signed a letter on Friday to President Trump, according to a press release.
A UB female was "roughed up and assaulted" early this morning by two tall black males of medium built, according to a UB alert sent to the campus community at 3:25 a.m. The assault took place at Core Road, near the Ellicott Complex and the Millard Fillmore Academic Center. The alert said the incident was possibly an attempted sexual abuse.
Halima Jibril wants everyone to know that Muslim people are not a threat. “We are not terrorists, we are refugees,” Jibril said. Jibril was among the thousands of people that participated in the “No Ban, No Wall” rally at Columbus Park on Sunday.
Students gathered outside of O’Brian Hall from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. to protest President Donald Trump’s recent travel ban executive order.
Amelia Veitch feels that there is a lot at stake for her future career in environmental engineering, but protesting in the Women’s March in Washington D.C. gave her an overwhelming sense of hope.
The university is currently aiding international UB students, faculty and staff affected by President Donald Trump’s immigration ban.
When a new president takes office, they often begin their term by issuing executive orders. An executive order is a legally binding mandate passed by the president to federal agencies within the executive branch of the government, according to NPR News.
John L. Crassidis, a professor in space situational awareness in UB’s school of engineering won the 2016 J. Leland Atwood Award from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).
Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed expanding UB’s Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences during his regional State of the State Address on Jan. 9 at UB. Cuomo spoke to roughly 1,800 invited guests in the Center for the Arts. He proposed allocating $20 million to the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences to support the university’s plans to expand the medical school’s class size by its 25 percent goal, according to a UB news release.
Frank Scannapieco has been appointed the associate dean for faculty and professional development for The School of Dental Medicine. Richard Scott Conley will serve as the new chair of the Department of Orthodontics.
Dr. A. Scott Weber, senior vice provost for Academic Affairs, will be appointed vice president of Student Life on Jan. 3. President Satish Tripathi sent out an email Tuesday morning to UB employees announcing Weber's new position.
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