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A report on major stories in the news media during the month of December 2000 involving the University at Buffalo, its faculty, staff and students. If you are interested in receiving a copy of a story in this log, please contact Connie Rieck in the Office of News Services at 645-5000, ext. 1420 and she will gladly fill your request.
NATIONAL PRINT MEDIA
Newspapers
Baltimore Sun, Dec. 14, article calls the 2000 election the narrowest presidential victory since the early 1800s and quotes James Campbell, professor of political science.
Dallas Morning News, Dec. 30, profile of secular humanist Paul Kurtz, professor emeritus of philosophy, notes he began working at UB in 1965.
San Francisco Chronicle, Dec. 13, article reports that research conducted at UB shows that smoking marijuana may hurt couples' odds of conception, and quotes Herbert Schuel, professor of anatomy and cell biology.
Newsday, Dec. 6, article reports that 41 faculty members from throughout New York State received National Science Foundation Early Career Development (CAREER) Awards, including five from UB.
Philadelphia Inquirer, Dec. 20, Page One, article on the eruption of the Mexican volcano Popocatepetl quotes Michael Sheridan, professor of geology.
Washington Times, Dec. 20, article on the eruption of the Mexican volcano Popocatepetl quotes Michael Sheridan.
Washington Times, Dec. 14, article reports on research conducted at UB that links infertility and smoking marijuana and quotes Herbert Schuel.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Dec. 20, article on the eruption of the volcano Popocatepetl quotes Michael Sheridan.
The (Newark) Star-Ledger, Dec. 20, article quotes Michael Sheridan on the eruption of the Mexican volcano Popocatepetl.
The (Bergen, N.J.) Record, Dec. 20, article on the eruption of Popocatepetl quotes Michael Sheridan.
The (Bergen, N.J.) Record, Dec. 20, article reports on "State of the State University" speech by SUNY Chancellor Robert King calling for colleges and universities to look for an infusion of funds from other than traditional state taxpayer sources, and cites UB's $250 million campaign effort as an example.
(Albany) Times Union, Dec. 23, column by SUNY Chancellor Robert King says a "first-of-its-kind" national report badly miscalculates the affordability of higher education in New York State, and notes that among SUNY schools, the total annual cost of tuition and fees tops out at UB's $4,100.
(Albany) Times Union, Dec. 13, article on the upcoming auction of a recently discovered handwritten manuscript of the longest and most important chapter of James Joyce's "Ulysses" quotes Sam Slote, a project assistant in UB's Poetry and Rare Books Collection.
(Albany) Times Union, Dec. 5, article on the number of Faculty Early Career Development Awards presented by the National Science Foundation notes that UB faculty members received five of the 41 awards won in New York State.
Roanoke Times & World News, Dec. 20, article reports on the eruption of Popocatepetl and quotes Michael Sheridan.
Charleston Gazette, Dec. 20, article on the eruption of Popocatepetl quotes Michael Sheridan.
Chicago Sun-Times, Dec. 14, article on the unprecedented closeness of the 2000 presidential election quotes James Campbell.
Tennessee Tribune, Dec. 14, article on the effect of oral hygiene on overall health quotes Frank Scannapieco, associate professor of oral biology.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Dec. 14, article on the 2000 presidential election quotes James Campbell.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Dec. 20, article on the eruption of the Mexican volcano Popocatepetl quotes Michael Sheridan.
San Antonio Express-News, Dec. 14, article quotes James Campbell on the close outcome of the 2000 presidential election.
Tulsa World, Dec. 20, article quotes Michael Sheridan on the eruption of the Mexican volcano Popocatepetl.
The Seattle Times, Dec. 14, article calls the 2000 election the narrowest victory in a presidential contest since the early 1800s and quotes James Campbell.
(Honolulu) Pacific Business News, Dec. 8, article on the role accountants play in combating white-collar crime quotes Reed Smith, associate professor of accounting and law.
Wire Services
Associated Press Newswires, Dec. 31, article on National Science Foundation Early Career Development Awards and the effect those awards are expected to have on business notes UB's Meghan Cope received one to study inner-city children's view of their urban geography.
Associated Press Newswires, Dec. 26, article reports that UB and the Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute have received a $3.13 million grant for molecular research.
Business Wire, Dec. 26, article on the local commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the 1901 Pan-American Exposition notes that UB in collaboration with the Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society and others is publishing "The Rainbow City," a new retrospective book on the 1901 exposition.
Associated Press Newswires, Dec. 19, article reports on a speech by SUNY Chancellor Robert King calling for colleges to find alternative funding sources, and cites UB's $250 million campaign effort as an example.
Associated Press Newswires, Dec. 19, article reports on the eruption of the Mexican volcano Popocatepetl and quotes Michael Sheridan.
Associated Press Online, Dec. 19, article quotes Michael Sheridan on the eruption of Popocatepetl.
The Canadian Press, Dec. 19, article reports on the Popocatepetl eruption and quotes Michael Sheridan.
Business Wire, Dec. 1, article reports that UB is one of the institutions offering technical support of an experimental virtual-attendance option to allow people to attend TeleCon 2000 Conference & Expo without leaving their institutions.
Magazines
Self, December 2000, "Eat-Right Flash" column cites research conducted at UB that shows that smokers with diets low in vitamin C have an increased risk of gum disease.
Self, December 2000, "Health Flash" column reports that UB has developed a mouthwash to help smokers kick the habit.
New Scientist, Dec. 23, article reports on research conducted by Herb Schuel that shows that smoking marijuana may slow down sperm.
Cosmo Girl, December 2000, article on finding your dream job quotes Lewis Mandell, dean of the School of Management.
Progressive Populist, Dec. 15, article that contends the nature of judicial elections is fundamentally changing was co-authored by Stephen Halpern, professor of political science.
Insight, Dec. 11, article reports on research conducted at the Research Institute on Addictions that shows that women who drink in bars are more likely to be victims of verbal or physical aggression by men.
Modern Physician, Dec. 1, column on appointments reports that Brahm Segal has been named assistant professor of medicine at UB.
Diabetes Interview, December 2000, article reports on research conducted at UB that links excess sugar in the blood with an increased production of free radicals.
Marriage Partnership, December 2000-February 2001, article reports that research conducted at UB shows that for people ages 55 and older, marriage is consistently associated with better overall health; another article reports that UB research has shown that personal insecurities have a profound impact upon the marriage relationship.
Afterimage, November-December 2000, article on an exhibit in the CEPA Gallery notes that one of the installations is based on texts from the medical history library at UB.
Educational Technology News, Dec. 6, article on the use of copyrighted material on the Internet quotes Shubha Ghosh, visiting associate professor of law.
Enterprise Systems Journal, Dec. 1, article on the impact student need has had on universities' technical capabilities notes that at UB one of the resulting projects is the Library Management System.
INTERNATIONAL PRINT MEDIA
Winnipeg Free Press, Dec. 19, article reports on the eruption of the volcano Popocatepetl and quotes Michael Sheridan.
(Toronto) Globe and Mail, Dec. 20, article on the eruption of Popocatepetl quotes Michael Sheridan.
Lethbridge (Southern Alberta, Canada) Herald, Dec. 20, article quotes Michael Sheridan on the Popocatepetl eruption.
NATIONAL TELEVISION
NBC Television
"Nightly News with Tom Brokaw" features interview with Michael Sheridan, professor of geology, on the eruption of Popocatepetl volcano near Mexico City.
C-SPAN
Panel sponsored by the University of Virginia Department of Government and Foreign Affairs includes James Campbell.
WEB MEDIA
Bio
A new study has shown that cannabinoids regulate fertility.
Dr. Koop
Conflict at work, home leads to mental-health woes.
E-Dental
New pharmacotherapy program will benefit seniors.
Health Answers
New research shows that chemicals in marijuana hinder sperm's ability to fertilize an egg.
Health Central
Marijuana a downer for fertility.
Health Scout
Marijuana may affect the ability of sperm to fertilize an egg.
Article reports drinking coffee will not prevent gallstones, and quotes Maurizio Trevisan.
Healthy Women
Marijuana a downer for fertility.
Health News
Hauptman-Woodward, University at Buffalo researchers receive $3.13 million for structural genomics research.
Health News Digest
New approach to pharmacotherapy aims to eliminate medication mishaps, cut costs for seniors.
InteliHealth
Marijuana may hurt couples' conception odds.
Long-Term Care Provider
New pharmacotherapy program will benefit seniors.
New Scientist Online
Cannabis slows sperm swimming in the test tube, potentially explaining low fertility among heavy marijuana users.
On Health
Marijuana-like compounds may affect fertility.
Philadelphia Inquirer Online
Thousands flee Mexican villages after spectacular volcanic eruption.
San Francisco Chronicle Online
Marijuana may hurt couples' conception odds.
SavvyHealth
Doctors urged to shift focus to "high" blood pressure number.
Science Daily
Abusing marijuana may inhibit fertility.
Science & Technology News Network
Article on quitting smoking refers to a mouthwash being tested at the School of Dental Medicine that makes smoking taste terrible.
Scientific American
Nitric oxide proves a potent pollutant.
Marijuana firmly linked to infertility.
Tom Paine Online
Article that contends that the nature of judicial elections is changing was co-authored by Stephen Halpern.
UniSci
Lakeshore residents contribute to global-warming study.
Nitrous oxide even more noxious than had been thought.
Yahoo News
Article on the effect of coffee on gallstones quotes Maurizio Trevisan.
Research shows that smoking marijuana can affect fertility.
Marijuana may control sperm swim.
Conflict at home, work leads to mental-health woes.
Your Health
Marijuana a downer for fertility.
Your Health Daily
Marijuana may hurt couples' conception odds.
LOCAL PRINT MEDIA
NEWSPAPERS
The Buffalo News, Dec. 30, Page One, article reports that figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau indicate that Western New York may not have lost as much population as predicted, and quotes Peter Rogerson, professor of geography.
The Buffalo News, Dec. 28, editorial looks at some of the critical issues Gov. Pataki and the State Legislature need to address this year, and calls on lawmakers to support Chancellor's King's efforts to pursue a larger share of federal research money.
The Buffalo News, Dec. 27, article reports that a UB professor is teaching possibly the first academic course in a technique that is dramatically accelerating the discovery of new drugs and quotes David Hangauer, associate professor of medicinal chemistry.
The Buffalo News, Dec. 27, Front Page, Business, article on an area firm that gives physicians an online link to pharmacies quotes Wayne Anderson, dean of the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
The Buffalo News, Dec. 26, article reports UB and the Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute have received $3.13 million in grants from the NIH and NSF to develop high-speed methods to determine the molecular structure of proteins.
The Buffalo News, Dec. 25, article reports that Amherst will host a summit on regional "e-government" and quotes John Sheffer, director of the Institute on Local Governance and Regional Growth.
The Buffalo News, Dec. 24, op-ed piece on the U.S. Supreme Court's split decision on the presidential election written by Murray Levine, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychology.
The Buffalo News, Dec. 21, article quotes President William R. Greiner on his praise for the proposed 2001-02 SUNY operating budget.
The Buffalo News, Dec. 20, article reports that UB's Center for Applied Technologies in Education is involved in a program to improve early-childhood literacy in the Buffalo Public Schools.
The Buffalo News, Dec. 20, article reports on SUNY Chancellor Robert King's first "State of the State University" address.
The Buffalo News, Dec. 20, article on the eruption of the Popocatepetl volcano in Mexico quotes Michael Sheridan.
The Buffalo News, Dec. 19, editorial on Western New York's slow economic recovery quotes Lewis Mandell, dean of the School of Management.
The Buffalo News, Dec. 17, Front Page, Arts & Books, article on local public radio commends WBFO's news-gathering efforts and quotes news director Mark Scott, station manager Jennifer Roth and program director David Benders.
The Buffalo News, Dec. 17, profile of National Public Radio host Terry Gross reports she got her start in radio as a UB student working at WBFO, and quotes Jennifer Roth.
The Buffalo News, Dec. 15, coverage of a meeting of the Hickory Woods Concerned Homeowners Association quotes Joseph Gardella, professor of chemistry.
The Buffalo News, Dec. 14, Page One, article on Vice President Gore's presidential-campaign concession speech quotes James Campbell, professor of political science.
The Buffalo News, December 14, column on legal aspects of the presidential election quotes Lee Albert, professor of law.
The Buffalo News, Dec. 14, Front Page, Business, article reports on a proposed biotechnical alliance composed of UB, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Kaleida Health and Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute and quotes Robert Straubinger, associate professor of pharmaceutical science.
The Buffalo News, Dec. 14, Front Page, Life, profile of the director of the Western New York Peace Center, James Mang, quotes Walter Simpson, UB energy officer.
The Buffalo News, Dec. 9, Front Page, City & Region, opinion piece by Jim Twombly, assistant dean for educational technology in the College of Arts and Sciences, offers election-reform suggestions.
The Buffalo News, Dec. 9, Front Page, City & Region, article on a program spearheaded by UB's Center for Applied Technologies in Education that links Buffalo-area high school teachers and students with their counterparts in Cost Rica via video teleconferencing quotes Donald Jacobs, CATE director.
The Buffalo News, Dec. 8, Front Page, Business, article reports that Taylor Devices has reaped some of the benefits of its relationship to UB with the award of a $2 million contract to provide shock absorbers for a 23-story building to be built in Tokyo.
The Buffalo News, Dec. 6, Front Page, Sports, article covers speech by sports commentator Dick Vitale presented in Alumni Arena as part of UB's Distinguished Speakers Series.
The Buffalo News, Dec. 6, article reports that UB will offer a doctorate in physical therapy, quotes Frank Cerny, professor and chair of physical therapy, exercise and nutrition sciences, and notes Susan Bennett clinical associate professor in the department, will direct the new program.
The Buffalo News, Dec. 5, Front Page, Business, article reports four UB MBA students -- Eric Reich, Michael Weisman, Karen Woodman and Matthew Worden -- have received the first-place award in the first-ever Panasci Entrepreneurial Awards Competition, and quotes John Hannon, visiting associate professor of organizations and human resources.
The Buffalo News, Dec. 4, editorial on the State of the Region update notes the data were compiled by the Institute for Local Governance and Regional Growth.
The Buffalo News, Dec. 3, Page One, article on local governments' steps toward regionalization quotes John Sheffer.
The Buffalo News, Dec. 1, Page One, article on County Executive Joel Giambra's decision to quit smoking after being diagnosed with throat cancer quotes Charles Pruet, interim chair and associate professor of clinical otolaryngology.
The Buffalo News, Dec. 1, Page One, article calls New York State's private and public colleges among the best -- and most pricey -- in the nation, and quotes David Henahan, SUNY spokesman.
The Buffalo News, Dec. 1, Front Page, Sports, article profiles UB new head football coach Jim Hofher, and quotes Bob Arkeilpane, director of athletics, and Hofher.
Business First, Dec. 25, Jobsapalooza Section, article written by Dan Ryan, director of career planning and placement, announces the third annual Jobsapalooza job fair will be held in January.
Business First, Dec. 25, Jobsapalooza Section, article by Dan Ryan informs job hunters what to expect at the Jobsapalooza job fair and how to deal with potential employers.
Business First, Dec. 18, Page One, article reports that the graduation rate of local Division I college athletes exceeds the national average, and quotes William Maher, associate athletic director for compliance and student services.
Business First, Dec. 18, article reports that the Law School will host a mock trial competition this winter.
Business First, Dec. 18, article on the Kaleida Health labor contract quotes Howard Foster, professor of organizations and human resources.
Business First, Dec. 11, Page One, article reports four UB students -- Michael Weisman, Eric Reich, Matthew Worden and Karen Woodman -- are winners of the first Panasci Entrepreneurial Awards Competition, and quotes Worden and Larry Miller, a member of the team that took second place.
Business First, Dec. 11, article reports that UB will offer a doctorate in physical therapy and quotes Frank Cerny.
Business First, Dec. 11, article reports that UB has received $100,000 to support the Institute of Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics.
Business First, Dec. 11, Page One, "Health First," article reports UB researchers have developed and patented a blood test to detect cell damage from radiation and quotes Joseph Gong.
Business First, Dec. 11, "Health First," article reports that the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences has received a $500,000 Science Initiative Grant from the Kresge Foundation.
Business First, Dec. 11, article reports the UB Environmental Society Institute will hold a conference in October on global sustainability with Jane Goodall as keynote speaker, and quotes Maggie Shannon, associate professor of environmental law, and John Vena, professor of social and preventive medicine and director of the Environmental Society Institute.
Business First, Dec. 4, article on Western New York economic development notes the Institute on Local Governance and Regional Growth and Department of Geography are creating an economic-development database.
Business First, Dec. 4, article on bankruptcy-reform legislation quotes James Wooten, associate professor of law.
Business First, Dec. 4, article on the appointment of Jim Hofher as UB's new head football coach quotes Bob Arkeilpane.
Amherst Bee, Dec. 6, article on an Early Childhood Research Center program that teaches American Sign Language to children in the center quotes Elaine Bartkowiak, associate director of ECRC; UB students Kisha Medina, Jason Ballok and Paula Heilbrun, and Lee Dray, coordinator of the ASL program for the World Languages Institute.
The Jewish Review, Dec. 1, article reports that a number of UB professors -- Harold Brody, Leon Farhi, Eli Ruckenstein, Georg Iggers, Murray Levine, Philip Coppens, Irving Feldman, Herbert Hauptman, Raymond Federman, Gerhard Levy, Irving Shames, Norman Solkoff, Leslie Fiedler, Norman Mohl, Felix Milgrom, Murray Ettinger, Russell Nisengard, Saul Elkin and Harvey Breverman -- will be honored by Hillel.
The Criterion, Dec. 9, article reports that three UB students have received J. Scott Fleming Merit Awards.
LOCAL BROADCAST MEDIA
RADIO
WBFO Radio
Donald Jacobs, director of the Center for Applied Technologies in Education, comments on a program with Verizon that will help with the literacy of Buffalo Public School students.
Wayne Anderson, dean of the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, contends that senior citizens take too many prescriptions.
Chancellor Robert King outlines a long-range proposal to increase funding to the SUNY system and improve the quality of its programs.
Bill Evitts, visiting associate professor of history, comments on the recent presidential election.
UB and music educators throughout the region are working together to help stretch limited resources.
Interview with Joseph Gardella, professor of chemistry, on the problems in the Hickory Woods neighborhood.
Interview with Lee Albert, professor of law, on the Supreme Court ruling regarding the Florida presidential election results.
Interview with James Campbell and Jim Twombly on the presidential election results.
A ground-breaking exchange program spearheaded by UB provides an interactive video link between high school students in WNY and Costa Rica.
Interview with Lawrence Shulman, dean of the School of Social Work, on the school's program for Buffalo School students who have been suspended for violence.
UB's new head football coach was introduced to the media yesterday.
WBEN Radio
Interview with Joseph Gardella on the upcoming meeting with the Hickory Woods homeowners.
Lee Albert participates in a call-in show on the results of the presidential election in Florida.
WNED-AM Radio
Joseph Gardella, professor of chemistry, comments on the Hickory Woods case.
TELEVISION
WGRZ-TV, Channel 2
Segment on dishes containing poisonous levels of chromium includes interview with Tom Mroziak, executive officer in the Department of Chemistry.
Coverage of the women's basketball game against Navy.
Results of the men's basketball game against Marshall.
Interview with a Jamestown woman who may be going into space as a result of a UB program.
Segment on the dangers of cell phones includes interview with John Vena, professor of social and preventive medicine.
Results of the women's basketball game against Seton Hall and the men's basketball game against Alcorn State.
John Vena discusses the possible dangers of cell phones.
Segment on the pressures facing students applying to college includes interview with Regina Toomey, director of admissions.
Update on an earlier story about dishes that contained dangerous levels of chromium includes interview with Tom Mroziak.
Results of the women's basketball game against St. Bonaventure includes interviews with coach Cheryl Dozier and players Tiffany Bell and Mari McClure.
Preview of the women's basketball game against St. Bonaventure includes interview with Tiffany Bell.
Joseph Gardella discusses the problems in the Hickory Woods neighborhood.
Segment reports that the station's food drive was aided by UB students who staffed a collection table at Galleria Mall.
Follow-up story on dishes containing chromium quotes Tom Mroziak.
Results of the women's basketball game against University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee.
WIVB-TV, Channel 4
Interview with Michele Gallant, assistant to the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, on Buffalo's First Night 2001 celebration.
Results of the women's basketball game against Navy.
UB and the Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute have received a $3.13 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.
Segment on medical breakthroughs includes interview with Joseph Izzo, professor of medicine, and Lawrence Jacobs, professor of neurology.
Story notes that Hanukkah begins at sundown and includes a shot of a menorah at the Ellicott Complex.
The Center for Applied Technologies in Education and Verizon are working to improve the literacy of Buffalo Public School students.
Segment on pollution problems in the Hickory Woods neighborhood includes interview with Joseph Gardella.
Preview of the women's basketball game against St. Bonaventure.
Segment looks at the Jack Frost Review in the Center for the Arts.
Preview of the Jack Frost Review performance.
Results of the men's basketball game against Duquesne includes interviews with players Damien Foster and Jason Robinson.
The Busch Gardens Scouting Team was on the North Campus holding a talent search.
Results of the men's basketball game against Canisius.
Jim Hofher has been named the new head football coach.
WKBW-TV, Channel 7
Results of the women's basketball game against Navy.
Results of the women's basketball game against Seton Hall and the men's basketball game against Alcorn State.
Results of the men's basketball game against Eastern Illinois.
Segment looks at a mock trial competition coming up in March at UB.
Results of the men's basketball game against North Carolina.
UB announces its non-conference football schedule.
Joseph Gardella comments on the pollution levels in the Hickory Woods neighborhood.
A new Internet provider has moved into the UB business incubator on Sweet Home Road.
Elayne Wels is honored by UB for her work with the Independent Living Organization.
Segment on the women's basketball game against the University of North Carolina includes interviews with coach Cheryl Dozier and players Rachel Martin, Tiffany Bell and Mari McClure.
Results of the men's basketball game against Duquesne.
Preview of the Distinguished Speakers Series lecture by Dick Vitale and the men's basketball game against Duquesne.
Results of the men's basketball game against Canisius.
REGIONAL RADIO
WHAM Radio (Rochester)
Interview with James Twombly on the uncertain results of the presidential election.
Interview with Lee Albert on court rulings in the Florida presidential election debate.
WSYR Radio (Syracuse)
Interview with Lewis Mandell on shopping trends and how retailers are doing this holiday season.
Interviews with James Twombly, James Campbell and Lee Albert on the results of the presidential election.
Interview with James Twombly on the debate over the results of the presidential election in Florida.
