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Patricia Donovan (Humanities)
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Ellen Goldbaum (Sciences)
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"Kelly Girl Strategy" Undermined Employment Standards for All, Helped Create the Economic Mess We're In Today
A University at Buffalo labor and employment sociologist says before we can resolve the economic crisis, we need to understand how we got into it, then get out and stay out.
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Area Teachers Invited To Participate In A Free Seminar Series About Asia
The Asian Studies Program at the University at Buffalo in collaboration with the UB/Public Schools Partnership, will present an "East Asia Seminar for Teachers" on alternating Thursday afternoons and Saturday mornings from Jan. 15 to March 26 in the Buffalo Teacher Resource Center, 150 Lower Terrace.
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"Eire on Erie" -- North American James Joyce Conference to be Held June 12-17
Although his work and life are alive and well in Buffalo every year, 2009 will be a very big one for Irish novelist James Joyce and his legion of fans throughout Western New York.
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Scholarships and Jobs for Students Who Choose Cybersecurity
In tough economic times, the promise of healthy scholarships plus guaranteed employment upon graduation may sound too good to be true, but that's just what the University at Buffalo is offering to a few lucky students, starting in fall 2009.
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Teens' Online Safety Improved by Education, Research Shows
Think protecting young teenagers on the Internet is important? Then be sure they think it's important, too, according to a forthcoming article in IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication.
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UB Unveils Draft of Plan to Redesign and Reconfigure its Campuses
The University at Buffalo today unveiled a draft of a plan to dramatically redesign and reconfigure its three campuses -- giving each campus a new identity and purpose -- with the goal of making UB a great place to live, learn and work.
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Overseas Popularity Gives Obama a Leg Up In Foreign Affairs
Barack Obama's extraordinarily strong approval ratings abroad bode very well for the effectiveness of his foreign policy, says a University at Buffalo political scientist with expertise in international conflict and intergovernmental organizations.
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Perception of Obama as Young Father Will Influence U.S. Image Here And Abroad
The presence of children in the White House will undoubtedly have an impact on the image of the U.S. currently held by its own citizens and by those in countries around the world, says Sampson Lee Blair, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology at the University at Buffalo.
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Start of Recession in New York State Signaled by UB Researchers
Although no official determination has been made about whether New York State or the U.S. is in the midst of a recession, researchers from the University at Buffalo's Center of Human Capital believe New York entered a recession beginning in the second quarter (April-June) of 2008.
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ADHD Expert Receives UB's First Presidential Award for Faculty Excellence
William E. Pelham Jr., University at Buffalo Distinguished Professor in the departments of Psychology, Pediatrics and Psychiatry, and one of the leading experts in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), has been named the inaugural recipient of the Presidential Award for Faculty Excellence.
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