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• SUNY Buffalo is the largest public school within the state university of New York system.

• Fast Facts

  1. Established: 1846
  2. Location: Buffalo, New York
  3. President: John B. Simpson
  4. Faculty: 1620Official Site: UB at a Glance
  5. Nickname: UB
  6. Full name: University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
  7. Motto: Mens sana in corpore sano*—Latin for "Sound Mind in a Sound Body"
  8. Acceptance rate: 51.2% USA Today: College Acceptance Rates: How Many Get In? (November 8, 2006)
  9. [http: //www.weatherunderground.com/US/NY/Buffalo.html Current Weather]

• Noted Programs

  • Architecture
  • Law
  • Medicine
  • Pharmacy
  • Engineering
  • Urban Planning

• University History

  The university was founded in 1846 by an act of the New York State Legislature. The first classes were conducted the following year. The school added their football program in 1894. After operating as an independent school for 115 years, the University at Buffalo joined the state university of New York system in 1962.

• Notable Alumni

  • Wolf Blitzer, journalist
  • Bram Cohen, creator of BitTorrent
  • Brad Grey, CEO of Paramount
  • Jeremy Jacobs, owner of the NHL's Boston Bruins
  • Gregory Jarvis, NASA astronaut
  • Ron Silver, actor
  • Harvey Weinstein, co-chair of Miramax Films

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