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WEBOn May 1 2024, a group of UB students and community members gathered on campus to demand that UB end any investments in direct or indirect support of the Gaza genocide. Rather than talking with them, UB President Satish K. Tripathi assembled a posse of heavily armed and armored officers from UB and several suburban police departments and ...
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WEBNEWS Labor negotiations remain at standstill after UB physicians’ four-day strike By CASSANDRA CHIAPPETTA and DELICIA MADHO | Sep. 10 . Approximately 400 UB resident physicians, represented by the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD), went on a four-day strike at the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (BNMC) last week to demand financial transparency and an equitable labor contract ...
Spectrum recommends: Bills tailgate essentials - The Spectrum
WEB2 days ago · Regardless of what happens after the game, Bills fans run rampant with Buffalonian pride whenever their team takes the field. Whether it’s jumping through tables, loud chanting or complaining about the current coaching staff, tailgates are a staple in Buffalo. The Spectrum staff has some suggestions for what …
Opinions - The Spectrum
WEBInstead of attempting some cliché introduction, I’ll get straight to the point: The Spectrum is amazing. And when I say The Spectrum, I mean all of it: the publication itself, its history, its staff and alumni, its office (and the decorations on the walls), and the impact it has on this campus. OPINION.
UB enrolls 30,558 students, exceeding enrollment goals for sixth ...
WEB2 days ago · This fall sees increase in graduate students, slight decrease in first-years. 30,558 students — 19,117 matriculating undergraduates and 11,441 graduate students — enrolled at UB this fall, making it the sixth consecutive year that UB exceeded its enrollment goal of 30,000 students. The student body represents 101 countries and all 50 U.S ...
About - The Spectrum
WEBThe Spectrum is the University at Buffalo's premier student publication. As the university's only independent source of news, The Spectrum fills a vital role by publishing the issues facing the UB community in a professional and uncensored light. The Spectrum publishes articles throughout the academic year and distributes a weekly email ...
Over 800 UB resident physicians expected to strike in September
WEBAug 16, 2024 · Approximately 830 UB resident physicians, represented by the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD), intend to go on a two-day long strike next month if “negotiations fail to improve” with their employer, University Medical Resident Services P.C. (UMRS) according to a press statement released on Aug. 13.. 93% of UB physicians authorized the strike, alleging that throughout the ...
What disability accommodations does UB provide? - The Spectrum
WEBApr 2, 2024 · The Spectrum’s guide to disability services and accommodations at UB. “Accommodations are not ‘cookie-cutter,’” Kristin Harte, Director of Accessibility Resources said in an email to The Spectrum.. “[They] are tailored to the student needs to create equitable access without reducing the educational …
Student access to Blackboard will end Friday - The Spectrum
WEBNovember 29, 2023 | 4:16pm EST. UB students’ access to the learning management system (LMS) Blackboard will end on Friday, leaving Brightspace as UB’s sole LMS. The shift toward Brightspace is led by Carol Van Zile-Tamsen, director of the Office of Curriculum, Assessment, and Teaching Transformation. The new system makes it …
UB quietly abandons 2025 deadline for electrified Stampede and …
WEBFeb 6, 2024 · The majority of the fleet is still powered by fossil fuels. UB will miss its 2025 goal for complete electrification of the Stampede and campus shuttle bus fleets, Chief Sustainability Officer Ryan McPherson confirmed in an email last Friday. The original goal was set in 2020 as part of UB’s Climate Action Plan, which calls to “transition ...