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Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Buffalo State University announces cuts to programs
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo State University announced Thursday that it is cutting 19 programs and the equivalent of 63 full-time staff members in its continued effort to balance its budget. The cuts come as the university says its deficit is projected to be between $15.5 million and $17.5 million as it nears the end of its fiscal year. Interim president Bonita R. Durand said in a press release that the university is on track to balance its budget by 2027-28. 'I am incredibly proud of the progress we are making as a community to strengthen Buffalo State's education mission and ensure students have the supports they need to achieve a degree that will serve them well throughout their lives,' Durand said. 'I remain confident in our ability — with the support of SUNY, elected leaders and community partners — to take the necessary steps that will maintain our university's position as a leader in higher education.' The following programs will be cut at the university: Art and Design — Concentrations in Fibers, Wood/Furniture, Sculpture, B.A. (all other concentrations remain) Art and Design — Concentrations in Fibers, Wood/Furniture, Sculpture, Design History, Digital Media Arts, and Product Design, B.F.A. Applied Economics, M.A. Art History, B.A. (Art History will be offered as a minor and included in Art and Design curriculum) Coaching, minor (Coaching certificate program offered) Computer Information Systems, minor Digital Design & Fabrication, certificate Disaster & Emergency Management, graduate certificate Economic Policy Analysis, minor Environmental Science, minor Fiber Arts, certificate Hospitality Administration, minor International Economics, minor Jewelry Arts, certificate Physics, B.S. Physics, B.A. Physics Education 7-12, (Science Education offered) Sculpture, minor Sociology, B.A. The changes come as Buffalo State says that enrollment has fallen by 45 percent over the last 10 years. *** Mark Ludwiczak joined the News 4 team in 2024. He is a veteran journalist with two decades of experience in Buffalo. You can follow him online at @marklud12. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
13-03-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
'It's something special': WNY will see a total lunar eclipse early Friday morning
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Lunar eclipses are a natural phenomenon that happen once or twice a year, but once in a blue moon (figuratively speaking) you might see a total lunar eclipse. 'It's something special, it's reminding us that we're part of this dance that the Earth, Moon and Sun make to cause the shadows to line up,' said Dr. Kevin Williams, director of the Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium at Buffalo State. 'Being able to view these with our eyes instead of just seeing pictures of them makes that connection between use and the universe. Total lunar eclipse 2025: What to expect on 3/14 Unlike last year's total solar eclipse, you won't need any instruments to view this total lunar eclipse, other than maybe an alarm clock. 'Around 1:10 in the morning, that's when the moon will pass into the main part of Earth's shadow, and that's when you'll start to really see the moon start to get darker, between 2:30 and 3:30 that's when the moon will be entirely in the Earth's main shadow, so that's pretty much the best time to watch it,' said Dr. Williams. 'As we look at the moon we're actually seeing sunlight reflecting off the moon, as apposed to looking directly at the sun like we were last year.' Dr. Williams is the director of the Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium at Buffalo State University, and gave a preview of the Total Lunar Eclipse on Wake Up. At the planetarium, they hold a variety of programs and events for people of all ages to learn more about astronomy and see that the night sky really looks like without light pollution. 'Once we get away from that light pollution, we can see several thousand stars, you can see the Milkyway and again it just reminds us that this is what the night sky looks like if we could get rid of the light pollution,' said Dr. Williams. For more information on the Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium, visit their website here. To attend one of their events, click here. Hope Winter is a reporter and multimedia journalist who has been part of the News 4 team since 2021. See more of her work here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
