UB Knightlines Fall 2014

The UB Knightlines newsletter for the Fall of 2014. This issue contains articles discussing UB student Dale Shepard's fellowship with D'Wayne Edwards, professor Miad Faezipour's use of smartphone technology to help lung cancer patients, UB's distance learning with its Global Learning Initiative, UBs new residence hall, UB's new therapy dog, state funding to help professor Prabit Patra to fight Lynch Syndrome, Dominick Pereira winning the Alumni Association Scholarship, the experience of UB Melissa Salguero who's school band's instruments were stolen and vandalized, the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Ernest C. Trefz School of Business, the UB partnering with the Peace Corps, a focus on the UB alum Larry Jasinski, faculty news, books published by alums and faculty, alumni news, the athletic and academic success of UB swimmer Ruben Gimenez, the 18th annual gold fundraiser, the addition of Gary Mullin as head coach of UB's volleyball team and Sean Raffle as the head coach for men and women's swimming, and other campus and sports news

UB Knightlines Fall/Winter 2016

The UB Knightlines newsletter for fall and winter of 2016. This issue contains articles discussing winners of the UB Alumni Association's Distinguished Alumni Award, Alumni Association Scholarship winner Mendel Murray, professor Jeongkyu Lee’s Young Data Science program, president emeritus Richard Rubenstein and this book After Auschwitz, UB receiving a National Institutes of Health grant to expand research, SASD students winning third place in the Sherwin-Williams STIR Student Design Challenge, the opening of the new dorm University Hall, student Michael Asmerom a National Association of Black Accountants, professor Marsha Matto and SASD students work with couple to design beach home, faculty news, alumni news, books published by alums and faculty, and other campus and sports news

UB Knightlines Spring 2013

The UB Knightlines newsletter for Spring 2013. This issue contains articles discussing alumni and their continued relationship with the University, a new cross disciplinary graduate program between design and business, students report on the University's SNAP Challenge, UB Career Day, a SGA hosted event about gun violence with a survivor of the Virginia Tech shooting, a memorial scholarship for Lauren Gabrielle Rousseau who died during the Sandy Hook shooting, the School of Engineering partnering the NASA on a satellite launch, Fones recieving a Health Resources and Services Administration grant, the renaming of the International College to College of Public and International Affairs, the Innovators series at UB, the renaming of Arnold Bernhard Center gallery to the Schelfhaudt Gallery, a 1941 alum of Junior College of Connecticut Fanny Gabriel, works of faculty members, alumni news, an alumni reunion in Malaysia, the annual Alumni Soccer Game, the Volleyball team winning the East Coast Conference, the death of UB Soccer coach Fran Bacon, UB Soccer goalkeeper Julia Hansson being named to the 2012 Capital One National Academic All-America Second Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), UB alums playing professional sports world-wide, and other campus and sports news

UB Knightlines Spring 2016

The UB Knightlines newsletter for spring of 2016. This issue contains articles discussing the heart of the city storytelling series, SASD student Erin LaFavor’s story of entrepreneurship, two UB alumni being awarded teaching awards, alumnus Jim Ford honored at White House for STEM education, UB chaplain leading an interfaith prayer vigil, UB model UN team’s win at the National Model United Nations Europe Conference, SASD students exhibiting at book fair at Yale, UB students win the Connecticut Space Grant, UB seminar on image, perception, and self-perception, a new scholarship to at risk students, UB and the Connecticut Technology Council host a programming challenge, a new Student Entrepreneur Center opens its doors, UB student volunteering during Martin Luther King Jr. Day, emeritus professor Richard Allen’s appearance on Prairie Home Companion, faculty news, alumni news, books published by alums and faculty, an African-American alumni reunion, and other campus and sports news

UB Knightlines Spring 2014

The UB Knightlines newsletter for the Spring of 2014. This issue contains articles discussing why people donate to UB, a gift in memory of alumna Dr. Christine Kontomerkos-Ferreira, a gift Ernest C. Trefz, the groundbreaking of the Ernest C. Trefz School of Business, the Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Industrial Control Lab, UB alum Stefanie Tropea competing in the World's Strongest Woman contest, UB Alum Kenichi Ebina's experience at and after UB, SKP/TKE fraternity alumni winter party, Chi Zeta Rho alumni singers, UB education faculty awarded an National Science Foundation grant, a program in Marina Dining Hall mixing chemistry with food, UB music majors learn from learn from world class conductors, UB being named among the best online degrees in U.S. News and World Reports, UB students helping build a playground to honor Sandy Hook School victims, the establishment of the Roy and Aline Friedman Excellence in Engineering Scholarship, the collaboration of UB and Bridgeport to build a new softball field, a focus on alum Marlene Fanta Shyer, books published by alums and faculty, faculty news, alumni news, UB playing championship volleyball players from China, UB goalkeeper Julia Hansson named to the 2013 NCAA Division II Women’s Soccer Capital One National Academic All-America First Team, UB swimmers representing Spain and France at World University and Mediterranean Games, the success of UB's women's soccer and volleyball programs, the centennial anniversary of World War I, and other campus and sports news

UB Knightlines Fall/Winter 2015

The UB Knightlines newsletter for the Summer of 2015. This issue contains articles discussing a UB student helping UNESCO protect the Petra archaeological site in Jordan over the summer, UB CPIA student taking internships across the world, alumna Gloria Velasquez helping others achieving the American Dream, UB members running the Tough Mudder, UB student Janaina Bordignon's internship at the United Nations, UB being awarded a Department of Education Student Support Services grant, the Saudi Student Club wins award from Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission, two UB students win prestigious UPE Scholarships, UB Engineering professors awarded CQIA Gold Innovation Prize, UB pays tribute to former football players who died in Vietnam, Jani Pallis's teaching engineering design, new facilities at UB, changes to UB food service, the Ernest C. Trefz School of Business holding a business competition for high school students, a focus on alumnus Thomas O'Hare, faculty news, alumni news, books published by alums and faculty, UB shortstop John Ascenzia winning the NCAA Division II National Gold Glove Winner, UB alum and early 70s pitcher Rick Smith, UB student athletes, and other campus and sports news

UB Knightlines Spring 2015

The UB Knightlines newsletter for the Spring of 2015. This issue contains articles discussing Seed Money Grants, alumnus Milan Bull's work to save threatened bird species in Connecticut, alumna Amelia Amon's work combining solar power with design, UB professor Steve Jackowicz's work with pharmaceutical plants, professor Xingguo Xiong's work to use MEMS technology to track miniscule pollutants, UB's alumni at Welcome Back Weekend, UB alumnus Ger Duany's experience starring in a film with Reese Witherspoon, filmmaker Monica Lange speaking at "Necessary Voices", UB security officer Ralph Gonzalez and his bike patrol, UB students attending Heifer International's Global Gateway program, UB student Bao Lei winning the Chunhui Cup contest, BackCountry Jazz Billie Holiday Celebration Concerts sponsored by UB, UB named best online education in the nation by U.S. News, faculty news, books published by alums and faculty, a focus on alumnus Rindy Higgins, alumni news, the UB Taekwondo winning 12 medals at the U.S. Open Taekwondo Championship, the story of UB Basketball player Willie Williams III, the UB alumni Basketball game, the continued success of UB women's volleyball, UB Martial Arts major Edward Jeong to seventh at the World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships in Mexico, and other campus and sports news

UB Knightlines Summer 2015

The UB Knightlines newsletter for the Summer of 2015. This issue contains articles discussing UB's 105th Commencement, UB graduates transition to work, Faculty Research Day, the demolition of Schine Hall, UB students raising funds for Nepal relief, UB faculty and graduate students awarded $18,500 from Connecticut Space Grant College Consortium, UB Engineering student Wafa Elmannai winning awards, UB chiropractic students going to Washington D.C. for the American Chiropractic Association national conference, Dr. Tarek Sobh's visit to the White House, the Shintaro Akatsu School of Design students winning various awards, UB women presenting the Vagina Monologues, faculty news, alumni news, books published by alums and faculty, UB seniors' desire to play in Major League Baseball, UB Gymnastics sixth consecutive National Championship win, UB Women's Lacrosse record setting season, and other campus and sports news