Please stop by the NYS Employee Annual Health Benefits Fair in Butler Library 210 today, December 7, between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. to ensure that you are enrolled in the health insurance plan that is best suited for you and your dependents.

Representatives from the Empire Plan, Blue Cross Blue Shield of WNY, and Independent Health will be on hand to answer questions you may have regarding the various health insurance plans or changes in coverage for 2018.

Information on dental and vision benefits will also be available. Attendees can have their blood pressure and cholesterol checked, find out their body mass and pulse index, learn the benefits of and sample massage therapy, and consult with specialists on smoking cessation and weight loss, all free of charge.

Staff members from the Employee Benefits Office will also be present to assist employees in making changes to health insurance coverage.

EAP coordinators will be on hand as well with helpful information regarding the Employee Assistance Program. Please call Human Resource Management at 878-2421 with questions, and please stop by today.

Please stop by the NYS Employee Annual Health Benefits Fair tomorrow, December 7, between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., in Butler Library 210 to ensure that you are enrolled in the health insurance plan that is best suited for you and your dependents.

Representatives from the Empire Plan, Blue Cross Blue Shield of WNY, and Independent Health will be on hand to answer questions you may have regarding the various health insurance plans or changes in coverage for 2018.

Information on dental and vision benefits will also be available. Attendees can have their blood pressure and cholesterol checked, find out their body mass and pulse index, learn the benefits of and sample massage therapy, and consult with specialists on smoking cessation and weight loss, all free of charge.

Staff members from the Employee Benefits Office will also be present to assist employees in making changes to health insurance coverage.

EAP coordinators will be on hand as well with helpful information regarding the Employee Assistance Program. Please call Human Resource Management at 878-2421 with questions, and please visit the Benefits Fair tomorrow.

The Data Analytics Interdisciplinary Unit will hold an informal end-of-semester meeting on Tuesday, December 12, at noon in Science and Mathematics Complex 161.

The agenda will cover updates (courses, program approval, etc.), fall 2017 and spring 2018 events, and more.

As winter arrives, everyone is encouraged to prepare for freezing temperatures and slick surface conditions. Dress in layers; wear hats and warm shoes with good treads. Equip cars with thermal blankets, first-aid kits, nonperishable rations, a snow shovel, and an ice scraper—and keep gas tanks full. Maintain a full supply of medications.

The college’s first priority is to clear roadway access for fire and ambulance vehicles and to provide accessibility for the mobility impaired. Please report individual or general accessibility concerns to Facilities Planning via the Snow and Ice Plan web page. Weather responders will make every effort to keep necessary pathways clear and accommodate special needs.

Thank you for your attention to these matters. Have a safe and happy holiday season!

Please join the Great Lakes Center for the seminar "Patterns of Long-Term Dynamics of Aquatic Communities and Water-Quality Parameters in the Great Lakes: Are They Synchronized?" presented by Katya E. Kovalenko of the University of Minnesota Duluth's Natural Resources Research Institute, today, December 13, from noon to 1:00 p.m. in Technology Building 258. All students, faculty, and staff are welcome.

Abstract
Longtime series data can provide insights into dynamics of large lakes. We use the USEPA-GLNPO biological monitoring dataset (phytoplankton, benthos, zooplankton, and water quality), collected from 1996 through 2015, to identify whether there is evidence of concordant linear or non-linear trends in community composition, density/biomass/biovolume, and major environmental parameters. We show concurrent changes in some biotic assemblages and water quality variables, particularly in Lakes Michigan and Huron. These include changes in phytoplankton biovolume and zooplankton biomass, increasing invasive Dreissena abundance, and decreasing densities of other benthos. Biotic changes are accompanied by pronounced changes in water quality and nutrient ratios, indicating likely stoichiometric shifts affecting entire food webs. Species change-points, identified using threshold indicator taxon analysis, are often less abrupt, but there are clear shifts in most species in each assemblage. The concordance of breakpoints among assemblages or lack thereof provides valuable insight into potential drivers of ecosystem change.

Please join the Great Lakes Center for the seminar "Patterns of Long-Term Dynamics of Aquatic Communities and Water-Quality Parameters in the Great Lakes: Are They Synchronized?" presented by Katya E. Kovalenko of the University of Minnesota Duluth's Natural Resources Research Institute, on Wednesday, December 13, from noon to 1:00 p.m. in Technology Building 258. All students, faculty, and staff are welcome.

Abstract
Longtime series data can provide insights into dynamics of large lakes. We use the USEPA-GLNPO biological monitoring dataset (phytoplankton, benthos, zooplankton, and water quality), collected from 1996 through 2015, to identify whether there is evidence of concordant linear or non-linear trends in community composition, density/biomass/biovolume, and major environmental parameters. We show concurrent changes in some biotic assemblages and water quality variables, particularly in Lakes Michigan and Huron. These include changes in phytoplankton biovolume and zooplankton biomass, increasing invasive Dreissena abundance, and decreasing densities of other benthos. Biotic changes are accompanied by pronounced changes in water quality and nutrient ratios, indicating likely stoichiometric shifts affecting entire food webs. Species change-points, identified using threshold indicator taxon analysis, are often less abrupt, but there are clear shifts in most species in each assemblage. The concordance of breakpoints among assemblages or lack thereof provides valuable insight into potential drivers of ecosystem change.

Your voice-activated assistants communicate with a server in a far-off land. For the voice assistant to work, it has to be continually engaged so that it can react when you ask it a question. Learn how to manage your voice data on Google Assistant and Alexa by reading this Wired article.

Summer 2018 offers seven sessions. View the 2018 master schedule online now.

All incoming and outgoing students participating in SUNY cross registration must use the online application at http://www.suny.edu/crossregister. Detailed information about SUNY cross registration can be found on the Registrar's Office Cross Registration web page.

The Burchfield Penney is pleased to welcome more than 30 artists for our annual Holiday Artists Sale on Friday, December 1, from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, December 2 and 3, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. More artists and gift ideas can be found in the Museum Store, along with holiday specials in Burchfield's Caf.

This event is part of Holiday Open Galleries and Studios, presented by Artists in Buffalo Inc. Twenty percent of all sales will be donated to the Burchfield Penney Art Center.

Featured Artists
Raveloe Fibers, Linda Collignon
Avalon, Paul Morgan
Buffalo History Buff, Eric Woods
Illusions 3rd Eye Designs, Chary Robbins
Deborah Petronio, Deborah Petronio
Aremel Soaps, Robin Lenhard
Dayna Banka Slone
Lynn Schwab Jewelry
Gretchen Cole 
The Sparkwork Studios, Catherine Southwick
Zanie Crafts,Suzanne O'Brien
Art FX Glass, Catherine O'Connor
At 88 Textile Designs LLC
BAM Pottery, Bruce A McCausland
Banyon Bags, Nancy R Hesketh
Barbara Hart Studio Hart, Little Wood People
BuffaloGalOrganics, Kasia Cummings
Everyday Earthware, Sarah Cozzemera
Jayne Hughes, Joyfulenergy Jewelry
Junko McGee, Earth Art
Pudge Designs, Lynn Huetter
Red Poppy Etc., Faith Durden
roadkiln, Shaun Silverwood
Rosanna's Art Clay, Rosanna Cappellino
Sarah Blackman
Zenjoy, Jackie LoVullo
DNA Designs, Donna Angelo
JF Vintage, Joshua Fraas
Mia's Studio, Marleah Doherty
Blessings by Nature Paula D'Amico

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