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Silvana D'Ettorre, a junior health and human services major, poses at the Coliseum in Rome.
D’Ettorre was one of about 190 students to travel abroad this semester.
Courtesy of Silvana D'Ettorre
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UBWinter increases in popularity

Silvana D'Ettorre, a junior health and human services major, poses at the Coliseum in Rome. D?Ettorre was one of about 190 students to travel abroad this semester. Courtesy of Silvana D'Ettorre Silvana D?Ettorre spent her winter break scaling archeological sites, exploring ancient ruins, riding on gondolas and strolling through the picturesque streets of Rome. But she wasn?t on vacation, she was taking a class in the second run of UB?s winter session.


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Eleven new companies join START-UP NY through UB

UB will see new business coming on or near its campuses soon, and the business will be tax-free. Eleven companies will join SUNY Tax-free Areas to Revitalize and Transform Upstate New York (START-UP NY) through their affiliation with UB, the Governor?s Office announced Wednesday.


The third floor of the Oscar Silverman Library has been emptied out so demolition can begin. The floor will be undergoing renovations in the next few months as a part of UB’s Heart of the Campus construction project. Courtesy of Flikr user University at Buffalo Libraries
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UB's Heart of Campus construction begins

The third floor of the Oscar Silverman Library has been emptied out so demolition can begin. The floor will be undergoing renovations in the next few months as a part of UB?s Heart of the Campus construction project.


UB Voice Studio’s Fall Recital was filled with Krista Seddon’s (left) piano melodies accompanying the performances of students, like Daniel Rotshteyn’s (right), a first-year graduate student working in chemistry, who sang a song by George Handel. Cletus Emokpae, The Spectrum
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A celebration of voice

UB Voice Studio?s Fall Recital was filled with Krista Seddon?s (left) piano melodies accompanying the performances of students, like Daniel Rotshteyn?s (right), a first-year graduate student working in chemistry, who sang a song by George Handel.


A man in Lacaster struggles to clean his
driveway of more than 4 feet of snow
Chad Cooper, The Spectrum
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Braving the Snowvember storm

The last week has been more than trying for some Western New Yorkers as people in the area?s Southtowns were barricaded in their homes for days, snow engulfing their driveways, cars and homes, leaving them trapped inside. At least 12 people died directly from the area?s historic lake effect snowstorm.


The Office of International Students and Scholars Services and the
Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion are launching its first inclusive Thanksgiving program.
Nineteen UB faculty members and their families will host 56 international students for
Thanksgiving dinner Thursday. Courtesy of Don McCullough
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'Home' is where the Turkey is

The Office of International Students and Scholars Services and the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion are launching its first inclusive Thanksgiving program. Nineteen UB faculty members


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