• Improved Fitness Lowers Mortality Risk of Male Heart-Attack Survivors
    3/24/99
    Increasing fitness appears to help men live longer following a heart attack, the first long-term follow-up study of participants in the National Exercise and Heart Disease Project, conducted by researchers at the University at Buffalo, has shown.
  • U.S. Assistant Surgeon General to Speak at UB Seminar on Women’s Mental Health Issues
    3/30/99
    A day-long seminar on mental health issues affecting women, featuring Rear Admiral Susan Blumenthal, M.D., U.S. assistant surgeon general, as keynote speaker, will be held on April 23 sponsored by the Department of Psychiatry in the UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. The seminar will be held in the Radisson Hotel and Suites Buffalo, 4243 Genesee St., Cheektowaga.
  • UB Professor to Speak on African Immigration to France
    3/25/99
    Judy Scales-Trent, UB professor of law, will discuss "African Immigration to France: Family and Gender Issues" at a lecture co-sponsored by the Alliance Française de Buffalo and the Law School.
  • Walters Named Director of Internal Audit
    3/25/99
    Gary J. Walters has been named director of the UB Internal Audit Department.
  • Dunbar Named Marketing Manager for UB Business Alliance
    3/25/99
    Jeffrey A. Dunbar, former senior product manager with Bristol-Myers Squibb, Westwood-Squibb Pharmaceuticals Division, has been named marketing manager for the UB Business Alliance.
  • 500 Girls Expected to Participate in UB’s Fourth “Take Our Daughters to Work Day”
    3/31/99
    As part of the annual national celebration organized by the Ms. Foundation for girls ages 9 - 15, UB will hold its Fourth Annual "Take Our Daughters to Work Day" on April 22.
  • Shalala Names Jaén Fellow with Public Health Service
    3/25/99
    Carlos R. Jaén, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Center for Urban Research in Primary Care in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, has been chosen a fellow of the Primary Care Policy Fellowship of the U.S. Public Health Service.
  • Ostrow to Address Senior Alumni Luncheon
    3/29/99
    Peter T. Ostrow, M.D., Ph.D., UB associate professor of pathology and WIVB-TV's medical reporter, will provide tips on how to be an educated health-care consumer in a UB senior alumni luncheon at noon on April 21.
  • UB Schedules 5-Week Mini-Vet School for Pet Owners
    3/20/99
    Attention pet owners! UB's mini-veterinary medical school will be in session from 7-9 p.m. Thursdays from April 8 through May 6 in Butler Auditorium of Farber Hall on the South (Main Street) Campus.
  • Federman Tribute to Be Held At UB April 8-9
    3/29/99
    The UB French Graduate Student Association, as part of its Second French Spring Conference, will hold "A Tribute to Raymond Federman" on April 8-9, followed by a session on "French Marginal Writers" on April 10.
  • $1 Million Gift to UB to Fund Pharmacy Scholarships
    3/31/99
    Violet Newton has given an additional $1 million gift to the University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy scholarship fund that she and her late husband, Cecil, began in 1995.
  • U.S. Assistant Surgeon General to Speak At UB Seminar On Women's Mental Health Issues
    3/30/99
    A day-long seminar on mental health issues affecting women will be held on April 23 sponsored by the UB Department of Psychiatry.
  • Ostrow to Address UB Senior Alumni Luncheon
    3/29/99
    Peter T. Ostrow, M.D., Ph.D., UB associate professor of pathology and WIVB-TV's medical reporter, will provide tips on how to be an educated health-care consumer in a senior alumni luncheon on April 21.
  • UB Researcher Wins NSF Grant to Apply Game Theory Used By Military Strategists to Manufacturing Design Process
    3/25/99
    A University at Buffalo professor has received a prestigious National Science Foundation grant to apply game theory -- the same theory military strategists use -- to improve the design process for such items as aircraft, cars and buildings.
  • Dunbar Named Marketing Manager For UB Business Alliance
    3/25/99
    Jeffrey A. Dunbar, former senior product manager with Bristol-Myers Squibb, Westwood-Squibb Pharmaceuticals Division, has been named marketing manager for the UB Business Alliance.
  • Health Sciences Library Receives Federal Grant For Online Medical-Information System
    3/26/99
    The University at Buffalo Health Sciences Library has received a grant from the National Library of Medicine to fund strategic planning for an integrated, online medical-information environment.
  • UB Professor to Speak On African Immigration to France
    3/25/99
    Judy Scales-Trent, UB professor of law, will discuss "African Immigration to France: Family and Gender Issues" at a lecture co-sponsored by the Alliance Française de Buffalo and the UB Law School.
  • Ciancio Named President of Periodontology Foundation
    3/25/99
    Sebastian G. Ciancio, D.D.S., professor and chair of the Department of Periodontology in the School of Dental Medicine, has been named president of the American Academy of Periodontology Foundation.
  • "Female Offenders" to Be Featured In Art Gallery Exhibit to Open March 19
    3/12/99
    The historical merit of “female offenders” such as Tonya Harding, Amy Fisher and Susan Smith is recognized in "Offending History," a multi-media exhibit that cleverly uncovers outdated gender-biased values embedded in the media portrayal of female criminals.
  • UB Library School, Communication Department to Merge, Form School of Information Studies
    3/8/99
    The School of Information and Library Studies at the University at Buffalo and the university's Department of Communication will merge on July 1, creating a unit that will enable UB to conduct more productive educational programs in information and communication technology.
  • Research Institute On Addictions Slated to Become Part of UB
    3/5/99
    The Research Institute on Addictions, currently an arm of the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services, is slated to become part of the University at Buffalo.
  • UB Dental Studies On TMD Could Lead to Better Treatments
    3/19/99
    Studies conducted by a University at Buffalo dental researcher could lead to better treatments for temporomandibular disorders (TMD), a condition that can affect sufferers' abilities to eat, swallow, yawn -- and kiss.
  • UB Plans Third Student Apartment Complex
    3/15/99
    The University at Buffalo has announced plans for a third new complex of student apartments, tentatively set for occupancy in August 2000.
  • UB Mock Trial Teams Win Competitions
    3/19/99
    The University at Buffalo Law School's National Mock Trial Team has won the American Trial Lawyers Association regional trial competition and will go to the national competition later this month.
  • First Evidence Found of Link Between Gum Disease And High Alcohol Consumption, Low Dietary Antioxidants
    3/13/99
    Oral biologists from the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine have shown for the first time that heavy alcohol consumption or a diet low in antioxidant vitamins can increase the risk of developing gum disease.
  • Bacteria From Gum Infections Associated With Diabetes, Chronic Lung Disease, UB Studies Find
    3/13/99
    Diabetes and chronic lung disease can be added to the growing list of systemic diseases and conditions associated with bacteria from infected gums, new studies from the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine have shown.
  • UB Oral Biologists Find Link Between Gum Disease And Passive Exposure to Tobacco Smoke
    3/12/99
    Passive smoking, implicated in middle-ear infections and asthma in children, also may be a major cause of periodontal disease in adult non-smokers, according to research conducted by oral biologists at the University at Buffalo.
  • UB Researchers Identify Specific Oral Bacteria Most Likely to Increase Risk of Heart Attack
    3/12/99
    Oral biologists from the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine, among the first researchers to report a relationship between gum disease and risk of heart attack, now have identified the specific types of bacteria that are most damaging to the cardiovascular system.
  • Chemists Discover That Aerosol Clusters Play Larger Role In Generation of Air Pollution Nitric Oxide May Prove More Harmful Than Originally Believed
    3/22/99
    Tiny aerosol particles in the upper atmosphere may act like highly efficient chemical reactors, playing host to incredibly complex reactions that can create carcinogenic by-products even from the combination of fairly benign reagents, according to a paper published today by University at Buffalo chemists.
  • Most UB Freshmen Expect to Use Computers In Coursework, See Computer Use As Key to Their Career Plans
    3/22/99
    A survey of freshmen entering the University at Buffalo last fall indicates that the university is on the right track with Access99, the initiative requiring all freshmen to have access to computers beginning this fall.
  • Students Ready For The Job Market Get Tips On Dos And Don'ts of Business-Luncheon Behavior
    3/8/99
    Proper dining manners and self-presentation skills were on the menu at last week's first annual "Etiquette Luncheon" at the University at Buffalo, hosted by the Office of Career Planning and Placement.
  • Dental Researchers Retract Statement Indicating Hydrogen Peroxide May Be Cancer Promoter
    3/18/99
    Authors of an abstract reporting preliminary results showing hydrogen peroxide may be a cancer promoter have retracted their presentation of study findings.
  • Center For Entrepreneurial Leadership Offers Program For Valuing Businesses
    3/16/99
    A six-week course that details theory and procedures for valuing closely held stock is being offered by the Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL) in the School of Management.
  • School of Management Names Case Competition Winners
    3/2/99
    The problem-solving and presentation skills of MBA students from the School of Management were tested recently during the school's Fourth Annual Case Competition, which asked teams of students to serve as consultants responsible for devising corporate strategy.
  • UB Comparative Literature Deparment to Hold "Feast of Paradigms"
    3/19/99
    The Department of Comparative Literature in the College of Arts and Sciences will present a conference titled "A Feast of Paradigms" on March 26 and 27.
  • UB to Offer Another Session of Mini-Medical School
    3/4/99
    A new, five-session, mini-medical course for the lay public will be offered beginning March 16 through the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
  • 13 UB Inventors to Be Honored At Reception As Tech-Transfer Office Adopts New Mission
    3/5/99
    Thirteen University at Buffalo inventors will be honored at a reception to be held on March 15 by the Office of Technology Transfer Licensing in its new role as part of the UB Business Alliance.
  • Visiting Photographer to Give Lecture At UB
    3/16/99
    Visiting photographer Jeffrey Hoone will give a lecture and slide presentation on his photography series titled "Hook Line & Sinker" March 25 in the Center for the Arts on the North Campus.
  • Nobel Laureate Prusiner to Lecture At UB
    3/4/99
    Stanley B. Prusiner, M.D., internationally known neurologist, researcher and 1997 Nobel laureate in medicine, will speak at UB on March 22 in a combined Harrington Lecture and an Edward Fogan Lecture in Neurology.
  • 10-Week Program Set For Emerging Entrepreneurs
    3/16/99
    A special program designed to help new entrepreneurs grow their businesses is being offered by the Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL) in the School of Management.
  • Distinguished Cognitive Scientist Michael Posner to Present Major Public Lecture
    3/8/99
    New applications of neuroimaging in the cognitive sciences will be discussed April 2 when renowned cognitive psychologist Michael I. Posner presents the 1999 Distinguished Speaker Lecture sponsored by the Center for Cognitive Science
  • Cokie Roberts Lecture Canceled
    3/12/99
    The UB Distinguished Speaker Series lecture featuring Cokie Roberts scheduled for Wednesday, March 24, has been canceled.
  • Free Breakfast Series Set On How to Start A Business
    3/4/99
    Free breakfast seminars on how to start a business are being offered by the Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership in the UB School of Management.
  • Buffalo Public Interest Law Program to Hold Auction to Benefit Summer Public-Interest Scholarships
    3/17/99
    The Buffalo Public Interest Law Program, a student-run organization of the Law School, will hold its annual auction on April 9.
  • Conference In Memory of Barnett Slepian to Discuss Legal Perspectives On Anti-Choice Violence
    3/16/99
    The UB Law Advocates for Choice will present a conference, "Legal Perspectives on Anti-Choice Violence: A Conference Dedicated to the Memory of Dr. Barnett Slepian," on March 27 in the Center for Tomorrow.
  • UB Engineering Students Assemble And Operate A Real Water-Treatment Plant For Final Project
    3/8/99
    Imagine knowing that your master’s degree rides on getting a pilot water-treatment plant up and running. That was the final project facing four students pursuing master's degrees in the University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. And they did it.
  • UB's "Ice Man" Takes Time From Classroom to Study Lake Freeze, Thaw Dates As Indicators of Climate Change
    3/10/99
    At the University at Buffalo, the "ice man" cometh with an ice auger, an ice spud, a meter stick and a couple of screwdrivers that hang from a string around his neck. Kenton Stewart, Ph.D., professor of biological sciences in the UB College of Arts and Sciences, is UB's iceman.