Andrew Stott said the chances of encountering a creepy clown are probably not much different from the chances of contraacting Ebola or Zika viruses.
R. Lorraine Collins said marijuana is becoming more prevalent and accepted, but not enough people are educated on its medical uses.
A UB cleaner reported a suspicious person on the third floor of Capen Library. The report said the woman looks around 60 years old with braids in her hair and is believed to be homeless.
Vice presidential candidates Tim Kaine and Mike Pence went toe-to-toe on Tuesday night in their only debate of the election season.
UB masons will take another month to clean, patch and coat air intakes with special paint so students will eventually be able to paint murals directly on them.
Faculty members from social sciences, arts and humanities departments asked President Satish Tripathi and Provost Charles Zukoski questions during two town hall meetings on Wednesday morning in the Center for The Arts.
Alumni Arena is currently closed after an electrical transformer on the north end of the building burned out. Smoke from the transformer vented out of the celling and set off a fire alarm on Wednesday afternoon.
Five people were killed on Niagara Falls Boulevard within the past three years. This road has become the deadliest stretch for pedestrians in Buffalo, according to The Buffalo News.
Three former UB faculty members – John Ho, Patricia Burns and Kenneth Levy – died last month. Ho, former vice provost for graduate education and dean of the graduate school at UB, died on Sept. 22 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Ho was 74 years old.
UB Votes Effort, a new initiative on campus, is working on registering students and faculty to vote before the voter registration deadline on Oct. 14. Students are tabling in the Student Union, across campus and are going into classes as requested to register students to vote. Jude Butch, coordinator of UB Votes and assistant director of student engagement, started the initiative.
MSA and Students for Justice in Palestine held a walk from North Campus to South Campus on Friday to raise awareness on the Syrian refugee crisis. MSA also held a fundraiser during the walk to donate to the crisis. Eighty-seven students and community members participated in the walk, according to Islam.
A former UB student pleaded guilty to conspiracy to purchase controlled substances, distribution of controlled substances and money laundering conspiracy on Sept. 30, according to The Buffalo News.
Michael Detty came to UB to focus on treating cancer. His research ranges from bone marrow transplants to changing how a mammogram works.
UB Faculty Senate held an executive committee meeting on Wednesday in Capen Hall. A wide range of topics were discussed, including salary equity, the search for the next law school dean and campaigns that are underway.
Within the past three weeks, there have been four sexual investigations reported to UB police. Ellicott Complex has had two cases so far on Sept. 9and on Sept. 14.
The communities of excellence, updated general education requirements and hiring of more UB faculty have made the university a standout school.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump kicked off the first presidential debate on Monday night. NBC Nightly News anchor Lestor Holt moderated the debate, which took place at Hofstra University. Experts projected 100 million viewers would watch the televised debate.
UB College Republicans hosted the event but students from the Democrat and Libertarian clubs were also present. Attendees were engaged and enthusiastic. Students intermittently cheered and booed for the candidates. Cheers were primarily in response to Republican candidate Donald Trump’s remarks, whereas boos were mostly directed at Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.
All information according to University Police.
Devashish Agarwal was lying in his bed while watching a TED talk video over spring when he asked himself, why not have a TED conference at UB?
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