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Grant awarded for deadly virus research
By HEI HEI CHAN | Nov. 29, 2006Researchers at UB have recently received an $8.2 million, two-year grant for the research of Ebola and other deadly viruses.
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"Program to focus on knowledge, 'connectedness'"
By HEI HEI CHAN | Nov. 13, 2006Students dealing with depression or self-destructive behavior may now be able to find even greater assistance at UB through several new outreach programs.The Division of Student Affairs was recently awarded a three-year, $193,793 grant by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, which will be used to fund a program preventing suicide and harmful behavior.The project, called UB WELL (Wellness Enhanced Living and Learning), will be developed through the collaboration of UB Counseling Services and Wellness Education Services."We felt that it would be important to put a suicide prevention, harm reduction program in effect on campus," said Sharon Mitchell, director of Counseling Services.
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"Terrorism, nationalism and patriotism defined by politics"
By HEI HEI CHAN | Nov. 3, 2006The use of torture by the government may not be ancient history, according to a recent film seminar.
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Canadian ambassador speaks on border relations
By HEI HEI CHAN | Oct. 27, 2006A nation apart but only minutes away, the economic relationship of the U.S. and Buffalo was the focus of an on-campus speech by Michael Wilson, the 22nd Canadian Ambassador to the United States on Wednesday.UB, by its proximity, harbors a close relationship with Canada, according to President John B.
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Dental filling fragments help identify human remains
By HEI HEI CHAN | Oct. 13, 2006In 1999, Donald Blom was the main suspect for the murder of 19-year-old Katie Poirier. Investigators found bone fragments and one lone tooth within a fire-pit located on Blom's property.
