GSA South Campus Office Closed
2018-04-03 | Buffalo, United States
The GSA South Campus Office will be closed on Tuesday, April 3rd. We apologize for any inconvenience.

April Senate Meeting
2018-04-04 18:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | 330 Student Union, 330 Student Union, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260, United States
GSA Senate meetings are open to the public, but only designated representatives from Departmental and International clubs may vote. Sign-in begins at 6:00pm so that the meeting can begin promptly at 6:30pm.
*PLEASE NOTE* The official GSA Officer Candidate Debate will take place at this meeting. Moderated by the GSA Election Committee, students will have the opportunity to interact with and ask questions of the candidates for each office.

Java Junction
2018-04-06 11:00 - 13:00, 2018-05-04 11:00 - 13:00 | GSA Conference Room, 310A Student Union, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260, United States
Free Tim Horton’s coffee and doughnuts for graduate students in the GSA office.

Plant Nite with GSA
2018-04-07 18:30 - 21:30 | Pearl Street Grill & Brewery, 76 Pearl St., Buffalo, NY, 14202, United States
Tickets on sale now at the SBI Ticket Offices (221 Student Union and 135 Diefendorf Hall) for $25 each. 2 per UB ID. Tickets include terrarium plants and supplies, instruction, food and one drink. Limited quantity available. First come, first served.

Greek Easter BBQ
2018-04-08 13:00 - 17:00 | Ellicott Creek Park, Shelter 10A/B, Buffalo, NY, United States
We announce our sixth Greek Easter BBQ! Easter is celebrated in Greece with grand festivities, great music, and above all, delicious food. It is the most celebrated cultural event in our country bringing people together. Last year we successfully organized the same event on April 12th, and had a turnout of 80 people. Even though Easter is earlier this year and even if we have been through one of the heaviest winters, we the members of the Hellenic association, promise great fun, sport activities, music, dancing, and tons of delicious Greek specialties.

UB Yard Sale
2018-04-12 - 2018-04-13 | Student Union Lobby, Buffalo, NY, United States
Student Engagement is once again hosting a “UB Yard Sale” in the Student Union lobby on April 12th and 13th. All proceeds raised at this sale will be donated to the John R. Oishei Children’s Hospital.
If you have some gently used items that you want to donate to our sale, we would love to take them off your hands! We will have volunteers available to receive and sort your donations in Student Union room 145 on April 9th, 10th and 11th between 9am and 4pm.
Can’t make it down to the Union? We have volunteers willing to pick up your donations from your office. Just email Rachel at racheld@buffalo.edu ahead of time and we can schedule a pick up for you during business hours on the 9th-11th.
We are looking for household items, kid’s toys and books, clean clothing, small appliances and electronics, school supplies, un-opened toiletries and cleaning supplies.
This year we will also be accepting non-perishable food and toiletries to donate to the Food Bank of WNY.
We will not accept opened food, bedding or broken items.
Don’t forget to come shop at the sale as well! We will be set up in the Student Union Lobby on April 12th and 13th. We are only able to accept cash at the sale.
If you have any questions, please contact Rachel DiDomizio at racheld@buffalo.edu.

Distinguished Speaker Series ~ James Balog
2018-04-12 19:30 - 23:00 | Buffalo, United States
James Balog | Apr. 12, 2018

Global Expert on Climate Change and Founder of the Extreme Ice Survey (EIS)

More About James Balog

For decades, photographer James Balog has broken new conceptual and artistic ground on one of the most important issues of our era: human modification of our planet’s natural systems. An avid mountaineer with a graduate degree in geography and geomorphology, Balog is equally at home on a Himalayan peak or a whitewater river, the African savannah or polar icecaps. Balog has become a global spokesman on the subject of climate change and human impact on the environment. In 2007, he founded the Extreme Ice Survey (EIS), the most wide-ranging, ground-based, photographic study of glaciers ever conducted; it integrates art and science giving a “visual voice” to the planet’s changing ecosystems. As a consequence of this historic work, in 2009, he served as a U.S./NASA representative at the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP 15) in Copenhagen. In 2015, at COP 21 in Paris, he made numerous presentations on behalf of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), The United Nations Foundation and Solutions COP 21 at the Grand Palais.
Balog and the EIS team were featured in the 2012 internationally acclaimed, award–winning documentary “Chasing Ice” and in the 2009 PBS “NOVA” special “Extreme Ice.” “Chasing Ice” won an Emmy Award in 2014 and was short-listed for an Oscar. It has been screened at the White House, in the U.S. Congress, in the U.K. House of Commons and at the United Nations. It has been the subject of features on “NBC Nightly News,” “ABC Nightline,” “The Late Show with David Letterman,” PBS’s “Moyers & Company,” and “Real Time with Bill Maher.” National Geographic showcased the Extreme Ice Survey in 2007, 2010 and 2013.
Balog has given multimedia presentations about the project at TED and at dozens of major institutions including the White House, the U.S. Congress, NASA, the Environmental Protection Agency, Apple, Swarovski, the 2010 Winter Olympics, North Face, Qualcomm, the Bloomberg New Energy Financial Summit, Cornell University and Duke University. Balog was a keynote speaker at an environmental philosophy conference in Istanbul sponsored by the Ecumenical Patriarch of the 300 million-member Orthodox Church.
Balog has been honored with many awards. In recent years these include the Royal Photographic Society Hood Medal, the Heinz Award, the Duke University LEAF Award, the Sam Rose ’58 and Julie Walters Prize for Global Environmental Activism at Dickinson College, an Honorary Doctor of Science Degree from the University of Alberta, the International League of Conservation Photographers (ILCP) League Award and the American Geophysical Union Presidential Citation for Science and Society.
The most recent of Balog’s eight books is “ICE: Portraits of Vanishing Glaciers,” published by Rizzoli in 2012. Among his other titles are “Tree: A New Vision of the American Forest” (2004) and “Survivors: A New Vision of Endangered Wildlife” (1990), hailed as a major conceptual breakthrough in environmental photography. His work is in dozens of public and private art collections, including the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, the Corcoran Gallery, the Peabody Essex Museum, the Denver Art Museum, and the Gilman Paper Company.

For source or more information, please visit:

http://jamesbalog.com/about-james/

http://earthvisioninstitute.org/

http://extremeicesurvey.org/

Lecture Sponsor(s)

UB College of Arts & Sciences

Annual Symposium on Job and Career Perspectives for Students in Computational Sciences
2018-04-13 10:30 - 16:00 | 330 Student Union, 330 Student Union, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260, United States
This is an ‘Annual Symposium on Job and Career Perspectives for Students in the Computational Sciences’, in which we are inviting five people from the industry to give us an insight into their careers, describe the state of the art technology and computational tools they use in the industry today and how they achieved success in their fields. These speakers will describe the computational work they did in graduate school and how they searched for jobs after it. They will discuss their transition from academia and provide a firsthand account of the computational R&D landscape. This symposium will encourage and inspire students working in computational groups from different departments at UB and will improve their job perspectives.

South Campus Siesta
2018-04-13 13:30 - 15:30 | 105 Harriman Hall, 105 Harriman Hall, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260, United States
Free food and beverages for graduate students at South Campus.

UB Dental Run for Smiles 5K
2018-04-14 09:00 - 14:00 | UB South Campus, Buffalo, 14214, United States
This annual 5k raises money for our BOCA organization (Buffalo Outreach and Community Assistance). BOCA sends dentists and students to under-served areas in the US and abroad to do free dental work.

Buffalo Untapped
2018-04-15 14:00 - 18:00 | LaSalle Lot and Alumni Arena, UB North Campus, Buffalo, 14260, United States
Live Music, Wineries, Breweries, Food Trucks and Local Vendors!
$5 food vouchers and a bracelet allowing for 5 beer and/or wine tastings will be given out for FREE to the first 300 graduate students in attendance.
*PLEASE BRING PHOTO ID SHOWING PROOF OF AGE FOR TASTING BRACELETS*

Deadline for May Conference Funding Applications
2018-04-16 | GSA Office, 310 Student Union, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260-2100, United States
All applications for Conference Funding for conferences during the month of May are due in the GSA office (310 Student Union) by the close of business.

GSE Research Symposium
2018-04-19 08:00 - 16:00 | Center for the Arts, Buffalo, NY, United States

Gender Institute presents Amber Jamilla Musser
2018-04-19 15:30 - 17:30 | 120 Clemens Hall, 120 Clemens Hall, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260, United States
The UB Gender Institute and the HI Queer Studies Research Workshop are pleased to announce Amber Jamilla Musser
“Working Around the Incommensurate: Brown Jouissance and Kara Walker’s A Subtlety”
Thursday April 19.
3:30pm
120 Clemens Hall, UB North campus
http://www.buffalo.edu/genderin/news-and-events/upcoming_events/featured-events.html
About Amber Jamilla Musser:
Amber Jamilla Musser is an Associate Professor or Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Washington University in St. Louis. Her research is at the intersection of race, gender, and sexuality studies. Her monograph, Sensational Flesh: Race, Power, and Masochism (NYU Press, 2014) uses masochism as a lens to theorize different felt relationships to power. The book beings together debates on masochism within feminism, discussions of masochism from psychoanalysis and critiques of colonialism, literary presentations of masochism, and performance and visual art that draws on masochism’s repertoire in order to make an argument about the relationship between sensation and knowledge production and the racialization of our current episteme of sexuality. Her current research project, “Brown Jouissance: Feminine Imaginings” uses women of color’s aesthetic labors to re-imagine epistemologies of sexuality so that they center brown femininity.
Dr. Musser has also published widely on race and critical theory, queer femininities and race, race and sexuality, and queer of color critique. She has an MSt in Women’s Studies from Oxford University and received her PhD in History of Science from Harvard University. She has previously taught gender studies at New York University and Brown University. At Washington University she teaches “Sexuality and the State,” “Advanced Queer Theory: Intimacies of Precarity,” “The Politics of Pleasure,” “Queer of Color Critique: Sense and Sexuality,” and “Feminist Theory.”

Earthquake Engineering Symposium
2018-04-20 09:00 - 15:00 | Ketter Hall, Buffalo, NY, 14260, United States
UB EERI is organizing the 2nd Annual Earthquake Engineering Symposium. The keynote presentation will be given by Dr. Laura N. Lowes, Civil Engineering Department Chair at the University of Washington, on developing tools for modeling the non-linear response of structural systems subjected to severe loading. There will also be a student research competition where students are welcome to present research topics on earthquake engineering or any other experience/topics related to earthquakes in general. Other activities include a tour of the UB Structural Engineering and Earthquake Simulation Laboratory (SEESL). Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Students from universities across Northeastern US and Canada are also invited.

Restorative Justice Day
2018-04-21 09:00 - 17:00 | Diefendorf Hall, Buffalo, NY, 14214, United States
Restorative Justice Day is an annual event co-sponsored by the School of Social Work, the Graduate School of Education, and several community organizations. The day focuses on restorative practices, which are a set of approaches to education and the criminal justice system. The restorative approach emphasizes restoring the relationships that are broken when harm has occurred, as opposed to simply punishing the offender. RJ Day brings together both local and national voices in the restorative movement, and gives students, faculty, and community members a chance to discuss issues such as the role of police, issues of youth, building stronger, more diverse communities, and zero-tolerance policies in schools.

Collegiate Village Grad Student Open House
2018-04-24 16:00 - 20:00 | Collegiate Village, 6 Affinity Lane, Buffalo, NY, 14215, United States
Come see why Collegiate Village is the preferred choice among grad students for off-campus living. Tours of the property are available until 8pm, complimentary wine and beer available after tour.

DifCon ~ The University & The City: Segregation, Gentrification & Representation in Buffalo
2018-04-24 18:00 - 19:30 | 301 Crosby Hall, Buffalo, NY, 14214, United States

MDRF Grant Application Workshop
2018-04-25 15:00 - 16:00, 2018-04-26 15:00 - 16:00, 2018-04-27 12:00 - 13:00, 2018-04-30 14:00 - 15:00, 2018-05-01 11:00 - 12:00 | GSA Conference Room, 310A Student Union, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260, United States
The Summer deadline for Mark Diamond Research Fund (MDRF) applications is Friday, May 25, 2018. Grant applications are for research to be conducted July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019. The MDRF Director will be holding grant writing workshops on the dates below to go over the application, instructions, the review process and to answer any questions:
Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at 3:00pm in 310 Student Union
Thursday, April 26, 2018 at 3:00pm in 310 Student Union
Friday, April 27, 2018 at 12:00pm in 310 Student Union
Monday, April 30, 2018 at 2:00pm in 310 Student Union
Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at 11:00am in 310 Student Union
If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer at gsa-mdrf@buffalo.edu.
*PLEASE NOTE* The last day to submit your application for review by the MDRF Director before submission is Wednesday, May 16, 2018 (by 4:30pm).

RLL Graduate Symposium
2018-04-27 - 2018-04-28 | Buffalo, United States

GISA presents Holi 2018
2018-04-28 11:00 - 16:00 | Student Union Field, Buffalo, NY, 14260, United States
Holi 2018 is finally here! And it is going to be the biggest one Buffalo has seen! Graduate Indian Student Association and Indian Student Association are proud to present Holi 2018 on Saturday 28th April, 11:00am to 4:00pm!! Join us for 5 hours of non-stop music by DJ Taran, fun rides and games and of course colors! Enjoy some delectable Indian cuisine available for purchase at the event by our amazing sponsors Hyderabadi Biryani House and Almaza!
Tickets are $5 for members of our clubs and $7 for non-members and they go on Sale Monday, April 16th, 10:00am onwards at the 2 locations of SBI Ticket Office- 221 Student Union and 135 Diefendorf Hall.
Tickets for people who are not UB students can be purchased online here-
https://www.sbiticket.buffalo.edu/default
on Monday (4/16/2018) 10:00am as well.
Let the fun with colors begin!! Please spread the word.

Concert by Mohsen Namjoo
2018-04-28 18:00 - 21:00 | Student Union Theater, 201 Student Union, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260, United States
Concert by the artist “Mohsen Namjoo” and his band of two. An Iranian traditional/blues fusion band.
Tickets on sale now at the SBI Ticket Offices (221 Student Union and 135 Diefendorf Hall)
$25 for students (until April 6th)
$30 for students (after April 7th)
$40 for non-students ((until April 6th)
$45 for non-students (after April 7th)

Distinguished Speaker Series ~ Alan Alda
2018-05-02 19:30 - 23:00 | Alumni Arena, Alumni Arena, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, 14260
Alan Alda | May 2, 2018

TV Icon and Science Communicator

More About Alan Alda

Actor, writer, science advocate and director are just a few of Alan Alda’s many job titles. Throughout his 40-year career, he has won seven Emmys, six Golden Globes, and three DGA awards for directing. When not garnering accolades for his roles in front of and behind the camera, Alda spent 11 years hosting “Scientific American Frontiers” on PBS.
One of TV Guide’s 50 Greatest Television Stars of All Time, Alda is best known for portraying Hawkeye Pierce on “M*A*S*H,” which earned him five Emmys for acting, writing and directing, the only actor in history to win in each category for a single series. 125 million people tuned in to say goodbye, making the show’s finale the most watched single TV episode in U.S. history.
He wrote, directed, and starred in several films throughout the 80s and 90s. He was nominated for a British Academy Award for “Crimes and Misdemeanors” and received an Oscar nomination for his performance in Martin Scorsese’s “The Aviator.” In 2016, he starred alongside Louis C.K. and Steve Buscemi in the series “Horace and Pete.”
From 1993 to 2005, Alda hosted PBS’ “Scientific American Frontiers,” putting the actor up close with cutting edge advancements in chemistry, technology, biology and physics. In 2013, he hosted “Brains on Trial,” a neurological look at brains in the courtroom. He also wrote “Radiance: The Passion of Marie Curie,” a play about the personal life of the scientist who discovered radium, and presented “Dear Albert,” a stage-work he wrote based on letters written by Albert Einstein, for the World Science Festival in 2016.
A recipient of the National Science Board’s Public Service Award, Alda is a visiting professor at and founding member of Stony Brook University’s Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science, where he helps develop innovative programs for scientists to improve their communication with the public. His new company, Alda Communication Training (ACT), based on The Alda Method™, teaches effective face-to-face and written communication. He sits on the board of A.I. research body The Future of Life Institute, alongside Stephen Hawking, Morgan Freeman and Elon Musk, and is on the Board of Directors of the World Science Festival.
Alda published his New York Times bestselling memoir, “Never Have Your Dog Stuffed—And Other Things I’ve Learned,” in 2005. His second bestseller, “Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself,” came out in 2007. Alda’s latest book, “If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face? My Adventures in the Art and Science of Relating and Communicating,” was released in June 2017.
His 34 Emmy nominations include performances for NBC’s “The Blacklist,” “30 Rock,” “The West Wing” and “ER.”

For source or more information, please visit:

http://roycecarlton.com/speaker/alan-alda/

http://alanalda.com/

Lecture Sponsor(s)

UB School of Management

Alumni Association (SOMAA)

Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership

Graduate Programs

UB Science Communication Initiative

School of Engineering & Applied Sciences

Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

College of Arts & Sciences

UB's Inaugural Inclusive Excellence Summit
2018-05-03 - 2018-05-04 | Buffalo, United States
Registration is OPEN for UB’s Inaugural Inclusive Excellence Summit on May 3-4
■ Participate in sessions on diversity and cultural competence, learn best practices, and contribute to UB’s commitment to inclusive excellence. All events are free!
■ Visit our website to learn more about the conference and register TODAY!

UB’s first Inclusive Excellence Summit will take place on May 3-4, 2018 and will offer our campus an opportunity to come together as a community to explore innovative ways to increase diversity, equity and inclusion at UB and reestablish principles of community. At UB, we are deeply committed to integrating inclusive excellence into all aspects of university operations and fostering a welcoming community that enables all members to thrive.
Please consider participating in one or more of the sessions. For more information and to register for the Summit, please visit: https://www.buffalo.edu/inclusion/projects/inclusion-conference.html.

Phantom of the Opera
2018-05-04 20:00 - 23:00 | Shea’s Performing Arts Center, 646 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, 14202, United States
Tickets on sale April 2nd at the SBI Ticket Offices (221 Student Union and 135 Diefendorf Hall) for $25 each. 2 per UB ID. Limited quantity available. First come, first served.
