@UB: August 2007

Are you a UB Believer? 
Last week we launched UB Believers, an effort that complements the ambitious goals laid out in the UB 2020 strategic plan:  to grow the university by 40 percent over the next 13 years, adding 10,000 students and nearly 1,500 faculty and staff. 

Studies show that a strong university improves the economy and quality of life in the region in which it resides. A larger, stronger UB will power a knowledge-based economy, educate a skilled workforce, foster innovation, and tackle complex issues like health care and the environment. UB’s cultural, educational and recreational offerings, such as arts and sports, will enliven the region like never before.  And UB’s economic impact will increase significantly from $1.5 billion today to $2.6 billion in 2020.

How can you help?   The success of the UB Believers campaign depends on all of us working together, as alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends of UB.  I invite you to become a UB Believer, and show elected officials that you support our initiatives.  It takes only a minute to sign up and every voice counts.

Learn more about UB Believers and watch the August 7 news conference. 

       Graham G. Stewart, Associate Vice President for Alumni Relations

 

UNIVERSITY NEWS

CITY VOICES:  City Voices City Visions is a partnership between UB and the Buffalo Public Schools that provides teachers in grades 6-12 with innovative approaches to using digital video arts as a literacy tool in their classrooms.
Learn about this new partnership.

PUBLIC RADIO AWARDS:  WBFO-FM 88.7, the National Public Radio affiliate operated by the University at Buffalo, won three first place awards for its 2006 news coverage from Public Radio News Directors Inc.
Read about WBFO's most recent accolades.

TECH ASSIST:  The School of Management and the Not For Profit Resource Center, an initiative of the United Way of Buffalo and Erie County, are partnering to help local community service agencies through an innovative new educational technology, Digital Access.
Learn about Digital Access for non-profits.

UB PEOPLE

SINGING A TRADITION:  Graham G. Stewart, associate vice president for alumni relations, introduced incoming freshmen and their parents to UB’s revised alma mater and fight song  in a sing-along of both during summer orientation sessions.
Listen to the sing-along.

ADLER ELECTED:  Marc A. Adler, MA ’83, MBA ’82 & BA’79,  has been elected to serve a two-year term as president of the UB Alumni Association.
Read about the new UB Alumni Association Board of Directors.

CARTWRIGHT NAMED VICE PROVOST:  Alexander N. Cartwright, professor of electrical engineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, has been appointed vice provost for strategic initiatives, a new position in which he will serve as the point person in the Provost’s Office for the UB 2020 strategic strengths initiatives.
Read about Cartwright and this new position. 

INVENTOR HIRED:  Esther S. Takeuchi, Ph.D., renowned inventor of the tiny batteries that have helped make implantable cardiac pacemakers, defibrillators and other medical devices a life-saving reality for millions of patients, is joining the faculty in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
Learn about inventor and UB professor Takeuchi.

CEL ADVISORY BOARD:  The School of Management’s Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership has named 26 individuals to its 2007-08 advisory board.
Read more about the new CEL advisory board.

BREAKING RESEARCH

INCREASING DIABETES RISK:  Selenium, an antioxidant included in multivitamin tablets thought to have a possible protective effect against the development of type 2 diabetes, may actually increase the risk of developing the disease, an analysis by UB researchers has shown.
Read the analysis.
 
PRIMATE INFANT MORTALITY:  New research led by a UB anthropologist has found that some primate tourism practices provoke an unprecedented level of adult aggression that is proving deadly for infant monkeys.
Learn more about this danger to primates.
      
MALT LIQUOR LINK:  Drinking malt liquor – the cheap, high-alcohol beverage often marketed to teens – may put young adults at increased risk for alcohol problems and use of illicit drugs, particularly marijuana, according to a study at UB’s Research Institute on Addictions.
Read about the increased risk to teens.

HEARD ON CAMPUS

“Every great American city or region has a great hometown university.  The University at Buffalo is ours and it has plans to grow by 40 percent between now and the year 2020.”

--UB President John B. Simpson at the Aug. 7 news conference launching UB Believers.

IN MY OPINION

Do you believe that the Buffalo Niagara region can flourish? Do you believe that if we all work together we can raise the quality of life in this community?

We believe all UB alumni and friends can help ensure the success of our university and the Buffalo Niagara region no matter where they live.  The two keys to building that success are the continued growth of the University at Buffalo and the active involvement of alumni and friends like you.

UB Believers has been formed to ensure that UB receives the support it needs from the government in order to continue its positive impact on Western New York, New York State and the world beyond.  Please tell us why you believe in UB, and give us your feedback on the university's ambitious plans to grow.

Read comments from last month’s question about the use of online social networks.

HOT LINKS

Dodgebull, football, comedy and more:  Homecoming is Oct. 5-7.

Support your alumni association and the UB Bulls Football team with the Alumni Pride Pack.  

Bulls 2007 football schedule.