UB Engineering News
Less Geek, More Citizen: Computer Scientists Push Social Relevance
4/28/08 Michael F. Buckley, a University at Buffalo computer science lecturer, is leading a national movement to change the way computer science is taught in college. His students learn about Buddhism. They read "The Tao of Pooh." They visit a center for children with disabilities and are asked to design technologies that can improve the way these children live and learn. » More
4 Faculty Members Receive SUNY Research Awards
4/17/08 Four University at Buffalo faculty members -- Robert J. Genco, Andre Filiatrault, Gilberto Mosqueda and Doreen Wackeroth -- were honored for their research and scholarship at the SUNY Research Foundation's annual awards dinner held on Monday in Albany. » More
Stem Cells from Hair Follicles May Help "Grow" New Blood Vessels
3/28/08 For a rich source of stem cells to be engineered into new blood vessels or skin tissue, clinicians may one day look no further than the hair on their patients' heads, according to new research published earlier this month by University at Buffalo engineers. » More
Three UB Faculty Members Named SUNY Distinguished Professors
3/21/08 Three UB faculty members have been named SUNY Distinguished Professors for having achieved national or international prominence and an established reputation in their fields of expertise. » More
Driving Simulator Opens for Business in UB Engineering
3/12/08 From designing safer intersections to helping vehicular accident victims overcome their fears, a new driving simulation laboratory is now open for business in the University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. » More
New Dean's Scholars Program Attracts Top Students to UB Engineering
3/11/08 It's an annual rite of spring: high school seniors discussing with their parents one of the most important decisions they face -- where to attend college. Luke Scannell from Schodack Landing near Albany, now a freshman in the University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, remembers how he decided to come to UB. » More
UB Will Internationalize Mechanical Engineering in Vietnam
2/20/08 As part of a national program to help internationalize higher education in that country, one of Vietnam's most competitive universities has entered into a partnership with the University at Buffalo to begin teaching UB's undergraduate mechanical engineering curriculum to its own students next fall. » More
UB Center Helps Hospital Achieve Major Savings, Transform Culture
2/14/08 A continuous improvement program developed at a Pennsylvania hospital in partnership with The Center for Industrial Effectiveness (TCIE) in the University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences has already saved the hospital $500,000 and earned the UB center the 2007 Award of Excellence in Workforce Development from the University Economic Development Association. » More
Million Dollar Gift Will Help Construct New UB Engineering Building
1/18/08 A $1 million gift to the University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences from a global industry leader with a strong interest in Western New York will be used for costs associated with the construction of a new, high-tech engineering building on UB's North (Amherst) Campus. » More
Software That Grades Handwritten Essays May Boost Comprehension, Too
1/14/08 Computer scientists in the University at Buffalo's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have been working with their colleagues in UB's Graduate School of Education to develop a computational tool that not only dramatically reduces the time it takes to grade children's handwritten essays, but that also may help boost students' reading comprehension skills. » More