Spring break is a time for students to put their work and worries on hold and "take a break from it all," and as one might expect, students are pumped for this much-awaited break from the daily grind.Many prefer flying to tropical locales such as Cancun or Florida, because they can enjoy getting a tan in the sun instead of freezing in the icy Buffalo weather.
Despite a downward national trend, UB continues to increase its international enrollment, and according to one recent report, the school is now ranked 11th in the country among nearly 3,000 accredited universities.The report on international academic mobility placed UB four spots higher than last year's ranking at 15th.Daniel Obst, director of the Institute of International Education, said UB hosted the third highest number of international students in the state last year with 3,965, a figure that places UB within the nation's top schools.Only Columbia University, with 5,278, and New York University, with 5,140, had more international students in New York."It is particularly noteworthy that the number of foreign students is up by eight percent at UB, since nationwide international student enrollments are down slightly," he said.
As the winter season takes hold at UB, students are gearing up for finals and, as with every first snowfall, getting sick.Even if flu shots are often in limited supply, UB health officials say there are a number of steps students can take to keep themselves healthy as they write their last-minute papers and pull all-nighters.The most widespread illnesses that plague UB are respiratory diseases like sinusitis, pharyngitis and bronchitis, according to Frank Carnevale, director of Health Services at Michael Hall.Worldwide, there has been much attention over the possible outbreak of a human strain of the bird blue, but the common flu is not to be forgotten.
Despite past troubles, the iPrint project is expected to premiere on campus by next year and a pilot program is still slated for next semester, UB officials announced at Wednesday's Faculty Senate Executive Committee meeting.iPrint, originally scheduled to begin its pilot program last summer, allows each student, faculty and staff member to print 650 pages each semester and an additional 200 pages during the semester session.
The UB Law School recently received an endowment to create a $323,500 memorial scholarship to honor the memory of the late Carmen P.
UB officials say a campaign started last spring to quash illegal fraternities has been successful, resulting in minimal activity this semester from banned Greek organizations.After what it perceived to be a spike in the number of illegal fraternities the last few years, UB made it a violation of the Student Code of Conduct last fall to affiliate with unrecognized groups, including those fraudulently portraying themselves as fraternities."They are misrepresenting themselves to students," said Pamela Stephens-Jackson, university liaison for Greek Affairs.
UB's chemistry majors are out to prove this week that no one plays around like chemistry students do.With "The Joy of Toys," the theme for this year's National Chemistry Week, UB students are hoping to inspire a few future chemistry majors of their own, giving demonstrations of magic writing, making slime, and sailing soap-powered boats at local schools, community centers and scout troops throughout the week.As experts bemoan declining interest in the sciences in the United States, events like chemistry week are trying to recapture that spark.
If he wanted to, former Secretary of State Colin Powell probably could be president. Much like Sen.
From car bashing to a wing-eating contest to Uncle Rico and Pedro, this year's Spirit Week will try to kindle campus energy leading up to Saturday's homecoming football game against Akron.Spirit Week starts on Oct.
Computers don't usually "rock," but UB's Center for Computational Research has just added a computer that does, at least in name.
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