John B. Simpson, president-designate of the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½, has named Robert J. Genco, a UB vice provost and SUNY Distinguished Professor, to be the university's interim provost effective Feb. 1, 2004. Simpson also announced the launch of a national search to identify the successor of Elizabeth D. Capaldi, UB's provost, who will become vice chancellor and chief of staff for the State ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ of New York on Feb. 1.