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  • Late Registrants More Likely to Vote, Finds Study of Voter Participation
    3/19/07
    "Later is better" when it comes to voter registration in national elections, according a new study of voter participation in the 2000 presidential election.
  • Discussion Group collectiveXchange to meet in UB Art Gallery on First Tuesday of Each Month
    10/30/06
    A new discussion group, collectiveXchange, has formed at the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½. The group will meet from 5:30-7 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month to explore the intersections of contemporary art practice, politics and culture. For the inaugural fall 2006 season, collectiveXchange has invited three artist collectives to discuss their history, missions and current projects.
  • Canada's Ambassador to the U.S. to Speak at UB
    10/19/06
    The Hon. Michael H. Wilson, O.C., ambassador of Canada to the United States, will deliver a major address, "Canada's Commitment to a Continental and Global Agenda," on Oct. 25 at the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½
  • Midterm Elections: Control of House a "Toss-Up"
    9/26/06
    The Democratic Party is likely to net 10-16 seats in the House of Representatives as a result of the 2006 midterm elections, according to a forecast by ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ political scientist James E. Campbell.
  • Accomplished Chinese Architect to Speak at UB
    9/15/06
    Yung Ho Chang, one of China's most accomplished and best-known contemporary architects, will present an illustrated lecture of his work and China's architectural renaissance at the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ on Sept. 20.
  • Medical Student Training Looks at Cultural Differences
    9/12/06
    Physicians treating refugees and immigrant populations face a minefield of potential cultural gaffes. They should not touch a Muslim man during the initial interview. A nod of the head may mean "no" instead of "yes" if the patient is Albanian. Among Latinos, the head of the family, not the patient, makes treatment decisions. A $604,000 federal grant from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute to the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ will help new and experienced physicians avoid such missteps.
  • Visionary School Takes Shape in the Himalayas
    9/12/06
    What is widely regarded as one of the most beautiful, thoughtful and functional "green" projects in the world is taking shape in the ancient kingdom of Ladakh, a remote region high in the Indian Himalayas, west of Tibet.
  • New Speaker, Topic Set for Aug. 10 UB Lecture
    7/5/06
    The topic of the Aug. 10 lecture in the UBThisSummer Lecture Series presented by the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ has been changed due to the death of scheduled lecturer Paul Senese, associate professor of political science. The new lecture for that date is entitled "From Caring to Care-Giving: How Families Cope with Chronic Illness" and will be presented by Deborah P. Waldrop, associate professor in the UB School of Social Work.
  • Work on Canadian Grassroots' Politics Up for Smiley Prize
    5/19/06
    "Politics is Local: National Politics at the Grassroots," a new book by Canadian political scientists Donald Munroe Eagles and R. Kenneth Carty, has been short listed for the Donald Smiley Prize, awarded annually by the Canadian Political Science Association to the best book published in the previous year dealing with Canadian politics or government.
  • Welch Receives TIAA-CREF Lifetime Achievement Award
    5/12/06
    Longtime ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ faculty member Claude E. Welch, Jr., has been named the recipient of the first Lifetime Achievement Award presented by TIAA-CREF, the leading provider of retirement services in the academic, research, medical and cultural fields.