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WEBTen UB employees spent $209,187.65 in travel expenses during the ‘23-24 academic year, according to a travel expenditure spreadsheet acquired by The Spectrum. University Provost A. Scott Weber incurred $487.58 in costs while President Satish K. Tripathi did not have any recorded.
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WEBBy HANNAH RASHAD | Sep. 24. Ten UB employees spent $209,187.65 in travel expenses during the ‘23-24 academic year, according to a travel expenditure spreadsheet acquired by The Spectrum. University Provost A. Scott Weber incurred $487.58 in costs while President Satish K. Tripathi did not have any recorded. NEWS.
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WEB6 days ago — The 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 ...
Meet this year’s elected SA senators - The Spectrum
WEBSep 22, 2024 — The Spectrum reached out to all seven elected senators to ask about their previous experiences, policy platforms and goals. Six out of those seven senators agreed to an interview. 1. Kayla Yan - 497 votes, 14.19% of total. Courtesy of Kayla Yan. A returning senator, Yan will focus on advocacy for this term and is “all about accountability in ...
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 ...
The Spectrum’s guide to the NFTA bus system
WEBDec 7, 2023 — The Stampede’s itinerary is limited, but students can see more of the Buffalo-Niagara metro area with the NFTA. The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) operates dozens of bus lines around the Buffalo area and a subway line down Buffalo’s Main Street. With downtown-bound Ubers priced at $15-20 per trip, the NFTA stands as a ...
UB revises protest policies, extends review period
WEB2 days ago — UB lifted bans on chalking, anonymous posters and amplification equipment in its recently drafted assembly policies in response to feedback from students and faculty, including the Faculty Senate, as of yesterday. The policy review period is extended for two more weeks with its end date being updated to Oct. 14. Introduced in the beginning of the semester, the newly drafted policies were ...
SA derecognition could halt UB ice hockey after 128 years
WEB2 days ago — Club leaders estimate the amount to be approximately $30,000. Two months after the decision, SA rejected a club appeal submitted by the men’s Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) ice hockey team to rescind the derecognition status for the men’s ice hockey team. According to SA, the appeal did not fulfill any criteria to be considered valid.
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 to expand counseling services after receiving $1 million in state ...
WEBApr 16, 2024 — UB has since embedded counselors in five other schools. The university will be embedding its seven soon-to-be-hired counselors the College of Arts and Sciences, the Graduate School of Education, and schools of Management, Social Work, Nursing, Public Health and Health Professions, and Architecture and Planning.