The Class of 2012 came from 44 states and 83 countries to study at UB. Here are some of their stories. Boarding the train to her future Elegant, driven, and highly organized, 22-year-old Duanecia Evans has been a ubiquitous force on campus. She’s served as president of more than a handful of organizations, including the SGA,...

 How professors Jody Noé and Eugene Zampieron brought their passion for leafy things to the College of Naturopathic Medicine to grow a one-of-a-kind program, a medical garden bursting with more than 100 healing plants, and the only naturopathic-university herbarium in the world. “Here we go.” Reaching into a massive...

SASD students unveil designs to revamp the Bridgeport Library to meet the needs of today’s patrons Once upon a time, the Italian author Umberto Eco was asked to speak at the Milan Public Library. Eco accepted, and according to accounts of the speech, began by asking, “What are libraries for?” As a group of students from...

 For the Class of 2012: 3½ Rules for a “Wild and Precious Life” With national approval ratings for Congress hovering at a paltry 16 percent, an invitation to address the Class of 2012 at the University’s 102nd Commencement was “very, very welcome,” Congressman Jim Himes told more than 1,400 graduates as he began a...