University of Bridgeport

05-2012

• 15 - Continuing eight-year victory streak, UB teams win latest round of the Connecticut Stock Market Challenge
• 10 - Commencement for UB health sciences graduates to be held Sunday, May 13
• 07 - Two UB students win U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarships
• 03 - More than 1,400 to graduate at University of Bridgeport 102nd Commencement on May 5

04-2012

• 25 - UB to present Lifetime Achievement Award and SASD Alumni Chair to Peter Clarke ’90, CEO and founder of Product Ventures, on April 28
• 23 - 'Painting with Words': the fourth annual poetry slam for Bridgeport city students and poets of all ages, to be held at the University of Bridgeport on April 24
• 16 - UB gymnasts win 2012 USAG Collegiate National Championships for fourth year in a row
• 12 - Three-time defending champion University of Bridgeport hosts the women’s 2012 USA Gymnastic Collegiate National Championships April 12-14
• 09 - University of Bridgeport and Fairfield University women’s soccer teams help paralyzed player when they co-host the Diana Silonova Fundraiser Exhibition Game and Auction on April 20: Local businesses donate prizes for game-time auction
• 04 - Rep. Jim Himes, D-CT, to address graduates at University of Bridgeport’s 102nd Commencement on May 5
• 04 - UB Double-Helix Biology/Pre-Med Club presents Kostantinos Drosatos on “Curing an Inflamed Heart by Feeding It” on April 24
• 02 - University of Bridgeport College of Naturopathic Medicine and the Ashe Faith Project, a Mt. Aery Development Corporation initiative, announce joint venture in clinic services

03-2012

• 26 - Purple Knights take 2012 ECAC division II gymnastics title
• 21 - Whole Foods and UB Division of Health Sciences to host wellness seminar on April 17
• 19 - Sophomore Oscar Pereiro Wins NCAA 100-yard Backstroke National Title
• 19 - SASD student Danielle Anderson wins American Society of Interior Designers 2012 Design Challenge
• 13 - UB receives 2012 President’s Higher Education Community Service Award
• 13 - Get on the 'Net! UB and Connecticut Small Business Center partner with Google to help local businesses go online on Friday, March 24

02-2012

• 23 - University of Bridgeport and Webster Bank Arena to present the 2012 USA Gymnastics Collegiate Women’s National Championships from April 12-14
• 16 - Cherokee Nation, in search of more than one font for their native language, gets new designs from SASD professor Gary Munch: new fonts offer Cherokee people choices for first time ever.
• 08 - Ivan Barbalic ’97, UB business school alumnus and UN ambassador, to receive honorary degree
• 07 - UB announces new scholarship for acupuncture studies in China
• 06 - Alumni Art Show at the Arnold Bernhard Center Gallery, March 1-23
• 02 - University of Bridgeport Faculty Research Day to be held Friday, February 10: Annual event celebrates breakthroughs in nanotechnology to economics
• 02 - Author and UB professor Eric Lehman’s newest book “Insider’s Guide to Connecticut” to be released February 29

01-2012

• 24 - UB challenge: 500 volunteers needed for “40 Days of Peace” campaign
• 23 - UB and "New York Times"-bestselling author Dr. Peter D’Adamo announced new Center for Excellence in Generative Medicine
• 20 - International investment firms to present “The Year of the Dragon and Doing Business in China: Myths, Legends, Challenges and Opportunities” at the University of Bridgeport, January 26
• 11 - UB students win Connecticut Space Grant Consortium Awards to work on NASA-related research and other work
• 10 - UB School of Engineering online master’s degree program ranked No. 1 by U.S. News and World Report
• 06 - University of Bridgeport women's soccer goalkeeper Julia Hansson named NCAA national leader

12-2011

• 21 - Which shopping app is best? University of Bridgeport b-school students help Sony Home Entertainment find the answer in special marketing study
• 19 - UB business school students beat Wall Street by double digits; seize 16th consecutive title at Connecticut Stock Market Game
• 15 - Concepts in Sharp Focus: Works by artist Barbara Morse, on view at The Gallery at the University of Bridgeport from January 19 to February 29
• 12 - Annual MLK Day of Service needs . . . you! UB organizers urge community to join day of volunteering with war veterans and others on January 16
• 12 - State venture-capital groups award $1,000 prize to University of Bridgeport students at Connecticut Business-Plan Competition
• 08 - Well-traveled University of Bridgeport sophomore named winner of the Kenneth Gray and Lancy Gray Memorial Scholarship
• 01 - UB hosts World AIDS Day conference for Greater Bridgeport-area health care agencies on Thursday, December 1

11-2011

• 28 - “Winter Postcard”: a holiday concert by University of Bridgeport musicians to be held December 8
• 11 - UB and Save a Suit to co-host Career Day on November 15: Hundreds of students to receive free work attire, job coaching, and career advice
• 08 - Top-seeded UB women’s soccer team to host NCAA Division II championship matches on November 11 and 13
• 08 - Necessary Voices continues on November 10 with Dr. Stephen Healey and “The Meaning of Liberalism.”
• 04 - UB College of Chiropractic students win SACA awards
• 03 - SASD students win ParkFest Furniture-Design Competition

10-2011

• 28 - Sandra Wise, toxicology expert, to reveal new findings about the impact of the oil spill on rare whale species and the environment in the Gulf of Mexico at UB on November 9
• 27 - Six See, works by faculty at SASD, on view at the University of Bridgeport from November 17 to December 2
• 25 - Runners, hoping to improve America’s health, will finish 3,250 mile race across the U.S. at the University of Bridgeport on November 17.
• 20 - UB women’s soccer ranked no. 1 in nation for fourth consecutive week
• 06 - International College to host “Tunes of the Himalayas” benefit concert to build schools in Nepal on Saturday, October 8
• 05 - Nobel Laureate Sir Harold W. Kroto to speak at the University of Bridgeport on October 21
• 04 - Kenneth R. and Lancy A Gray essay contest
• 03 - UB College of Chiropractic acquires OPTO Gait System under agreement with Microgate: Cutting-edge diagnostic tool

09-2011

• 28 - UB to host candlelight vigil on October 18 as part of Domestic-Violence Awareness Month
• 27 - UB to induct five new members to Athletic Hall of Fame on November 5
• 22 - In their highest ranking yet, UB women's soccer team moves up to number five in the nation
• 20 - University of Bridgeport “Inside the Media” lecture series begins September 28 with an insiders’ look at the communications industry.
• 19 - The hUB @ Marina, University of Bridgeport’s new international food court, to open on Thursday, September 22
• 15 - National Book Award Finalist Marilyn Nelson inaugurates “Necessary Voices” lecture series at the University of Bridgeport on Thursday, September 15
• 13 - More than 250 to be sworn in as U.S. citizens at naturalization ceremony at the University of Bridgeport on September 23
• 12 - UB choir to appear at the 10th Annual Pipescreams holiday musical extravaganza on October 29: Yearly event draws hundreds in costume
• 09 - Engineering student awarded $1000 scholarship from Upsilon Pi Epsilon
• 07 - 2010-11 UB Women’s Gymnastics Team Selected as Bridgeport Sports Person of the Year by the Fairfield County Sports Commission
• 06 - Dr. Louise M. Soares gives $181,000 for the study of neuroscience at the University of Bridgeport

08-2011

• 29 - UB students return to campus, crew wrap up clean up after Hurricane Irene
• 26 - News alert: UB orders students and staff to evacuate campus by Saturday: Buses to transport students to Sacred Heart University.
• 25 - UB joins AmeriCorps Student Leaders in Service: Program opens door for undergrads give back to community and earn college scholarships
• 25 - Naturopathic students “dominate” competition at AANP conference
• 09 - Sen. Richard Blumenthal to launch “Don’t Let Your Life Go Up in Smoke” program for Fairfield County teenagers at the University of Bridgeport on Wednesday, August 10

07-2011

• 25 - UB one of four universities awarded a NASA X-Hab Innovation Grant: Sen. Lieberman hails University’s latest partnership with NASA
• 18 - University of Bridgeport awarded $1.7 million Educational Talent Search grant to help at-risk teenagers attend college
• 08 - UB naturopathy student wins Brett Saks Scholarship

06-2011

• 27 - New book by Dr. Gerard Mullin, UB alumnus and doctor at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, aims to help millions of Americans suffering from gastrointestinal disease.
• 17 - University of Bridgeport and American University of Antigua sign agreement for UB grads to earn medical degrees
• 10 - UB engineering professor and student use gaming consoles to build a new breed of affordable super computers to help schools train students. Breakthrough wins ASEE award.
• 02 - UB walkathon organizers present more than $1,600 to the Center for Women and Families