John B. Simpson
| John Barclay Simpson | |
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| 14th President of the University of Buffalo | |
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In office January 1, 2004 – January 15, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | William R. Greiner |
| Succeeded by | Satish K. Tripathi |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 8, 1947 Alameda County, California |
| Spouse(s) | Katherine Simpson |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Port Ludlow, WA |
| Alma mater |
University of California at Santa Barbara Northwestern University University of Pennsylvania |
| Profession | Neuroendocrinology |
John Barclay Simpson (born June 8, 1947) is a former president of the University at Buffalo (UB), part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. He assumed this position on January 1, 2004, after leaving his position as executive vice chancellor and provost of the University of California, Santa Cruz. On August 30, 2010, Simpson announced his retirement from the post of UB President effective January 2011.
A research scientist specializing in neuroendocrinology, physiology, and behavior, Simpson was named to the faculty of UB's Department of Physiology and Biophysics. He guided the campus through significant curricular developments, overseeing the creation of new graduate programs in digital arts and new media, bioinformatics, electrical engineering, and politics.
Simpson received his master's and doctoral degrees in neurobiology and behavior from Northwestern University in 1972 and 1973, respectively. He received his bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
In 2007, Simpson also received an honorary doctorate degree from Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, in recognition of his commitment to leadership regarding international education partnerships through UB.
Simpson spent two years at the University of Pennsylvania as a research associate of the Institute of Neurological Sciences in the Department of Biology. He has been a visiting professor of physiology at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, and at the Howard Florey Institute of Experimental Physiology and Medicine at the University of Melbourne in Australia where he bred and raised kangaroos.
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