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A report on major stories in the news media during the month of August 2001 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
The New York Times, Aug. 24, article reports UB alumnus Gordon Gross has been appointed to the SUNY Board of Trustees.
Christian Science Monitor, Aug. 23, article on new airport designs and amenities quotes Mark Gottdiener, professor and chair of sociology.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Aug. 28, Health Briefs column reports that a study at UB has shown that people with severe gum disease have a double risk for stroke.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Aug. 14, article on successfully establishing an exercise program in order to reduce the risk of suffering a second heart attack quotes Joan Dorn, assistant professor of social and preventive medicine.
Dallas Morning News, Aug. 30, column on African American's television-watching habits reports that a UB study has shown that 65 percent of African-American children watch three hours or more of television a day, compared with 37 percent of white children.
Dallas Morning News, Aug. 29, article reports that parents of teenagers who participated in a Research Institute on Addictions program to teach them coping skills reported that they handled substance-abuse problems with their teens better.
Houston Chronicle, Aug. 21, article on the impact of the Internet on research and schoolwork quotes Hank Bromley, associate professor of educational leadership and policy.
Houston Chronicle, Aug. 10, article on the threat to archaeology posed by amateur "privy diggers" quotes Elizabeth Pena, visiting assistant professor of anthropology.
Houston Chronicle, Aug. 5, article on successfully establishing an exercise program to reduce the risk of heart attack quotes Joan Dorn.
Newsday (Nassau Edition), Aug. 21, article on the impact of the Internet on research and schoolwork quotes Hank Bromley.
Newsday (Nassau Edition) Aug. 21, article on the Princeton Review's 2002 edition of "The Best 331 Colleges" notes UB ranked second for "the most boring professors."
Newsday, Aug. 6, article on the debate over whether to open Native American-run casinos on the Cattaraugus Reservation quotes John Mohawk, associate professor in the Center for the Americas.
(Albany) Times Union, Aug. 13, editorial on the state's Institute for Entrepreneurship notes it was instrumental for creating an online MBA program at UB.
(Albany) Times Union, Aug. 10, article on the origins of the names of various lakes notes that a totem pole that adorned a lodge on Burden Lake was acquired by the Marian E. White Anthropology Research Museum at UB and restored by its staff.
(Syracuse) Post-Standard, Aug. 23, article reports SUNY Morrisville's Office of Corporate and Community Relations is offering a continuing education telemedicine program in cooperation with UB.
(Syracuse) Post-Standard, Aug. 21, article on high school students' love of the Internet for research quotes Hank Bromley.
(Newark, N.J.) Star-Ledger, Aug. 27, article on the digital curriculum being used by the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey notes UB implemented the curriculum the previous year and quotes Pamela Jones, assistant to the dean of dental medicine.
Charleston (S.C.) Gazette, Aug. 7, article on establishing an exercise program in order to reduce the risk of suffering a second heart attack quotes Joan Dorn,
Chicago Daily Herald, Aug. 13, article on the growing number of overweight children quotes Leonard Epstein, professor of pediatrics.
Cincinnati Post, Aug. 21, article on the impact of the Internet on research and schoolwork quotes Hank Bromley.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Aug. 5, article on establishing an exercise program to reduce heart-attack risk quotes Joan Dorn.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Aug. 21, article on the impact of the Internet on research and schoolwork quotes Hank Bromley.
Deseret (Utah) News, Aug. 21, article on the impact of the Internet on research and schoolwork quotes Hank Bromley.
Deseret (Utah) News, Aug. 16, article on a man arrested for submitting a forged prescription for OxyContin notes research at UB has shown that the drug has the potential to be addictive if not taken as prescribed.
San Diego Union-Tribune, Aug. 21, article on the impact of the Internet on research and schoolwork quotes Hank Bromley.
The Columbian, Aug. 21, article on the impact of the Internet on research and schoolwork quotes Hank Bromley.
The Columbian (Oregon), Aug. 9, article on successfully establishing an exercise program to reduce risk of a second heart attack quotes Joan Dorn.
Antiques & the Arts Weekly, Aug. 24, article on the 8th annual Deerfield/Wellesley Symposium on American Culture notes that participants included Jack Quinan, professor of art history.
Wire Services
Associated Press Newswires, Aug. 25, article on the new amenities being offered in the nation's airports quotes Mark Gottdiener.
Associate Press Newswires, Aug. 23, article reports Gordon Gross, a Buffalo lawyer and UB alumnus, has been appointed to the SUNY Board of Trustees.
Associated Press Newswires, Aug. 21, article on the impact of the Internet on research and schoolwork quotes Hank Bromley.
The Canadian Press, Aug. 20, article on the impact of the Internet on research and schoolwork quotes Hank Bromley.
PR Newswire, Aug. 16, article reports the Fila Discovery USA athletic team includes Vicki Mitchell, assistant coach of women's track and field and cross country.
Broadcast News, Aug. 7, article on establishing an exercise program in order to reduce the risk of suffering a second heart attack quotes Joan Dorn.
The Canadian Press, Aug. 6, article on establishing an exercise program to reduce the risk of suffering a second heart attack quotes Joan Dorn.
Associated Press, Aug. 6, article on establishing an exercise program to reduce the risk of heart attack quotes Joan Dorn.
Associated Press Newswires, Aug. 4, article on successfully establishing an exercise program to reduce heart-attack risk quotes Joan Dorn.
Magazines
Science, Aug. 24, article on the hazards of soil-transmitted helminths, such as hookworm, and schistosomes is co-authored by Philip LoVerde, professor of microbiology.
Computerworld, Aug. 13, article on technological advances that are making computers faster and more powerful quotes Paras Prasad, director of the Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics.
Health & Medicine Week, Aug. 20, article on the potential addictiveness of OxyContin quotes Jeffrey Lackner, clinical assistant professor of anesthesiology.
Heart Disease Weekly, Aug. 12, article quotes Paresh Dandona, professor of medicine, on a UB study that shows that an oral anti-diabetes drug may decrease the risk of developing heart disease.
Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week, Aug. 11, article reports a UB study has shown that an oral anti-diabetes drug may decrease the risk of developing cardiovascular disease, and quotes Paresh Dandona.
Drug Week, Aug. 10, article on a UB study that shows that an oral anti-diabetes drug may protect against heart disease quotes Paresh Dandona.
American Society for Information Science Bulletin, August 2001, article reports that David Penniman, former president of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, has been named dean of the School of Informatics.
National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management, Aug. 20, article on repetitive-motion injuries quotes Clayton Peimer, professor of orthopedic surgery.
NATIONAL RADIO
National Public Radio
Story on the toll that depression and suicide are taking on America's police force includes interview with John Violanti, research associate professor of social and preventive medicine.
NATIONAL TELEVISION
WGCL-TV (Atlanta)
A new UB study has shown that using cocaine even a dozen times before age 45 increases the risk of heart attack by 25 percent.
WGHP-TV (Greensboro, N.C.)
A new study by UB researchers reinforces the importance of exercise for heart attack victims.
WDRB-TV (Louisville, Ky.)
A three-year study at UB has shown that heart attack patients who work out to prevent another attack tend to drift away from their exercise routines.
WSYM-TV (Lansing, Mich.)
A UB study found that people who need to exercise to prevent more heart problems, don't.
INTERNATIONAL PRINT MEDIA
Lethbridge (Alberta, Ca.) Herald, Aug. 27, article on the impact of the Internet on research and schoolwork quotes Hank Bromley.
National Post (Canada), Aug. 23, article reports on research by William Rae, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, into the aerodynamics of the flight of a football.
(Toronto) Sunday Star, Aug. 12, article on British universities that are putting the study of astrology back into the curriculum quotes Paul Kurtz, professor emeritus of philosophy.
(Toronto) Star, Aug. 10, article on a UB study that showed that heart-attack survivors tend not to keep up their exercise programs quotes Joan Dorn.
WEB MEDIA
The Chronicle of Higher Education Online
Article on the new generation of campus protesters quotes David Gerber, professor of history, who was an activist in the 1960s and '70s.
Dr. Koop Online
Rheumatoid arthritis may be linked to periodontal disease.
The Drudge Report
Article on the impact of the Internet on research and schoolwork quotes Hank Bromley.
Health-News
UB scientist to head effort to develop vaccines to prevent ear infections in children, respiratory infections in adults
Mysterious re-emergence of malaria is focus of UB study aimed at predicting and preventing outbreaks
Lungs may benefit from eating oranges
UB engineering dean says some parents unwittingly 'help' their children do poorly in math: U.S. must rely on those from other countries to meet its need for engineers
Insulin a potential treatment for heart disease
Electronically transmitted prescriptions seen as key to cutting illicit use of prescription drugs
Feds choose assessment survey developed at UB as basis for new payment system for medical rehabilitation: Marks major shift in how hospitals are reimbursed for rehabilitation
UB offering new master's degree program in public health, as well as dual JD/MPH program
OxyContin: potential for misuse among patients, as well as those who obtain it illegally
Remaining steeped in native culture results in inactive lifestyle for Mexican Americans, UB study shows
Training in effective parenting skills helps parents struggling with a teen-ager's substance abuse: Parents less anxious, angry; teens reduce marijuana use.
Health News Digest
UB scientist to head effort to develop vaccine to prevent ear infections in children, respiratory infections in adults.
UB offering new master's degree program in public health, as well as dual JD/MPH program.
Health Scout
Young hearts no match for cocaine: drug boosts risk of heart attack by 25 percent.
Join Together Online
Alcoholic fathers impact child development.
Young cocaine users at risk for heart attacks.
UniSci
Man-made changes are linked to malaria transmission.
A UB researcher hopes this week to put into place the final piece of a puzzle for a never-before-quantified phenomenon in football.
U.S. News & World Report Online
Article on Camp $tart-Up, a crash course in entrepreneurship for teens, quotes Lewis Mandell, dean of the School of Management.
The Washington Post Online
Article on the impact of the Internet on research and schoolwork quotes Hank Bromley.
Yahoo! News
Article on the impact of the Internet on research and schoolwork quotes Hank Bromley.
LOCAL PRINT MEDIA
NEWSPAPERS
The Buffalo News, Aug. 31, "Inside UB" column reports that Barbara Bono, associate professor of English, has filed a grievance with the university for her removal as chair of the department, and quotes Bono and Charles Stinger, interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences; customers at the UB bookstore can add $1 to their purchase to aid students who are facing a personal or financial hardship and quotes Judy Mackey, special programs coordinator in the Office of the Vice President for University Advancement and Development.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 30, "Inside UB" column reports on a New York Public Interest Research Group protest held on the North Campus over the "bare bones" budget passed by the State Legislature and quotes Henry Durand, director of the Educational Opportunity Program; Sports Illustrated has ranked UB's football team No. 113 of the 114 colleges that play at the Division I-A level and quotes Paul Vecchio, assistant athletic director for communications.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 29, Front Page, Sports, article previews the Bulls' football game against Rutgers and quotes head coach Jim Hofher and player Joe Freedy.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 29, "Inside UB" column reports UB researchers have made advances in using lasers in the early detection of disease and quotes E. James Bergey, research associate professor of chemistry, and Robert Blessing, professor of chemistry. The column also reports that the Living Well Center is offering Buddhist meditation sessions.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 28, article on the impact of the Internet on research and schoolwork quotes Hank Bromley.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 28, "Inside UB" column reports Barry White, a lecturer in the Center for the Americas, will keep his job after an attempt to cut his salary and responsibilities drew protests, and quotes Jean Dickson, associate librarian, and Charles Stinger; former UB football player Gerald Scriver has donated $250,000 to the Division of Athletics for a video-editing system.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 27, Page One, article on the Princeton Review survey that ranked UB's dorms as the ugliest in the nations and its students as the unhappiest quotes President Greiner; Provost Elizabeth Capaldi; Dennis Black, vice president for student affairs, and students Jamie Wabick, Michael Jauch, Michael Bronspegel, William Mitchell and Melissa Ames.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 27, Front Page, City & Region, column on a delayed report on Metro Rail use notes that extending the system to the North Campus would provide students with easy access to downtown Buffalo.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 27, "Inside UB" column reports that all the new apartment-style housing built on the North Campus has not eased the housing crunch and quotes Dennis Black. The column also reports on the dedication ceremony for Flint Village and quotes law student Alyson Wutz, and reports that the largest public exhibit of memorabilia from the 1901 Pan-American Exhibition continues at UB through Sept. 30.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 26, Front Page, City & Region, article looks at proposals to create a major research center in biotechnology in Buffalo.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 25, Page One, article profiles head football coach Jim Hofher.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 25, article on local high school graduates who are playing for major college football teams notes UB player Mark Campanella will be playing against a former teammate when UB plays Rutgers.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 25, article predicts the type of football season the Bulls are expected to have this year and quotes Jim Hofher.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 25, Front Page, City & Region, photo shows students on campus for orientation.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 24, article reports Buffalo lawyer Gordon Gross has been nominated to serve on the SUNY Board of Trustees.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 24, article looks at research into the aerodynamic forces that affect the flight of a football that has been conducted by William Rae.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 23, Page One, article on a grading scale used for this year's biology Regents exam quotes Mary Bisson, professor and chair of biological sciences.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 23, Page One, article reports on a book written by Jack Fisher, professor of pathology, on the assassination of President William McKinley.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 23, Front Page, City & Region, article reports that Donald Jacobs, director of the Center for Applied Technologies in Education, will temporarily oversee the Buffalo Public Schools' finance, facilities and transportation departments.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 22, article reports Madeleine Albright, Jane Goodall and Ken Burns will be among those featured in UB's Distinguished Speakers Series for 2001-02.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 22, photo shows MBA students participating in a School of Management orientation program.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 22, Page One, article that looks at other Rust Belt cities that have improved their images, quality of life and economies quotes Robert Shibley, director of urban design.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 21, Page One, article on welfare reform time limits that will end client benefits beginning Dec. 1 quotes Kathleen Kost, assistant professor of social work.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 21, Front Page, City & Region, article reports that a local light-rail advocacy group has criticized the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority for its failure to release a consultant's report and notes that the North Campus is among the proposed extensions being considered.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 21, "My View" column by Gerald Rising, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus in the Department of Learning and Instruction, urges educators to keep tough test questions and use a curve for grading.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 21, Front Page, Life & Arts, article profiling acclaimed documentary filmmaker Ken Burns notes he will speak at UB in April.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 20, Front Page, City & Region, article on summer camp opportunities available to local children notes participants in a theater camp put on a performance in the Center for the Arts.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 20, Front Page, City & Region, article on a summer enrichment program that had participants build a model of the 1901 Pan-American Exposition notes organizers have asked that the model be housed at UB.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 19, Front Page, Viewpoints, opinion piece on the bare-bones budget passed by the State Legislature notes state schools including UB will suffer as a result of the budget.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 19, Front Page, Viewpoints, opinion piece on the baseline budget passed by the State Legislature notes it eliminates funding for the recently announced $15.3 million award to UB to establish a high-tech STAR Center in disease modeling and therapy discovery.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 19, article on a conference designed to improve physicians' understanding of Eastern and Western medicine is authored by Harry Sultz, professor emeritus of medicine.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 19, Front Page, City & Region, article looks at an exhibit of Pan-American memorabilia on display at UB.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 18, article reports that UB officials dedicated its fourth apartment-style housing complex and quotes President Greiner.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 16, Front Page, City & Region, article on Day of Caring quotes student Jay Robinson.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 15, Front Page, Sports, article looks at efforts by Bulls offensive lineman Tim Hedges to lose weight and become a better player, and quotes Hedges and quarterback Joe Freedy.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 15, interview with football coach Jim Hofher on the upcoming season includes comments by player Joe Freedy.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 14, article reports UB is offering new graduate programs leading to a combined J.D./M.P.H. degree and a J.D./M.L.S. degree, and quotes Sheila Shulman, adjunct associate professor of law, Dennis Bertram, clinical associate professor of social and preventive medicine, and James Milles, director of the Law Library.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 10, Front Page, Sports, article looks at the Bulls' defense and quotes coach Jim Hofher, defensive coordinator Thurmond Moore and players Duane Williams and Craig Rohlfs.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 10, article on the debate over the use of stem cells obtained from human embryos reports such work is not believed to be occurring in Buffalo and quotes Paul Soloway, research assistant professor of cell and molecular biology, and Steven Pruitt, research assistant professor of chemistry.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 10, Page One, article on local reaction to federal funding of stem cell research quotes Jaylan Turkkan, vice president for research.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 10, Front Page, Business, article on Mark Hamister being named chairman of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership reports Provost Elizabeth Capaldi has been named to the partnership board.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 9, Front Page, Sports, interview with quarterback Joe Freedy looks at the upcoming season and playing for new coach Jim Hofher.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 8, Page One, article analyzes Sen. Hillary Clinton's record so far and quotes James Campbell, professor of political science.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 8, "My View" column by Alan Lockwood, professor of neurology, offers tips on preventing the West Nile virus.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 7, Front Page, Life & Arts, article on the widespread lack of physical activity that is threatening people's health quotes Frank Cerny, associate professor and chair of physical therapy, exercise and nutrition sciences, and Harold Burton, associate professor of physical therapy, exercise and nutrition sciences.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 7, Front Page, Sports, article examining concussions in sports quotes Barry Willer, professor of psychiatry.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 7, article reports that a system developed by UB will become the national standard for determining Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement for inpatient hospital treatment, and quotes Carl Granger, professor and chair of rehabilitation medicine.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 5, Page One, article on the risks of concussions in youth athletics quotes Barry Willer.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 5, Page One, article reports that more than $51.3 million in new housing is opening at six Western New York campuses, including Flint Village at UB, and quotes Dennis Black.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 5, running column focusing on heat stroke quotes John Leddy, assistant professor of clinical orthopedics.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 3, Page One, article reports the State Legislature has approved an interim state budget and notes the "bare-bones" budget will hamper UB's job creation efforts.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 3, article reports Lewis Mandell has resigned as dean of the School of Management and that Jerry Newman, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Department of Organizations and Human Resources, has been named interim dean of the school, and quotes John Della Contrada, director of communication in the school, and Newman.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 2, Page One, article reports that Children's Hospital's entire staff of radiologists has decided to leave at the end of the month, a move that could jeopardize the medical school's residency program in radiology, and quotes Steven Lana, clinical associate professor of pediatrics; Scott Olitsky, associate professor of ophthalmology; Michael Noe, clinical professor of social and preventive medicine, and Michael Bernardino, vice president for health affairs and dean of the medical school.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 2, Front Page, Sports, article profiles Vicki Mitchell, who has been invited to train with Fila Discovery USA, a program designed to produce elite marathon runners, and quotes Mitchell and Dick Barry, head coach of track and field and cross country.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 2, Front Page, City & Region, article on a new task force that has been formed to study ways to turn around the region's financially strapped health care system reports that President Greiner is one of its members.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 2, Front Page, City & Region, column that looks at ways to assist African-Americans who want to start a business quotes Henry L. Taylor, director of the Center for Urban Studies.
The Buffalo News, Aug. 1, Page One, article on the pared-down budget unveiled by the State Legislature notes that it could mean no money will be available for the high-tech consortium UB and Roswell Park Cancer Institute are trying to get off the ground.
Business First, Aug. 27, article on preventing roadway potholes looks at materials research being conducted by Deborah Chung, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and Niagara Mohawk Chair Professor of Materials Research.
Business First, Aug. 27, article reports the Law School has added a concentration in labor and employment law.
Business First, Aug. 27, article reports UB has introduced two new master's degrees, in information and communication and a distance-learning degree in general education for teacher certification in New York State.
Business First, Aug. 27, article reports the School of Management Alumni Association has pledged $150,000 to create a symposium suite in honor of John Shellum, assistant dean for external affairs, in Jacobs Management Center.
Business First, Aug. 27, article on a metal shop that has gone three years without a time-loss accident quotes Jerry Newman.
Business First, Aug. 27, article reports UB is among the local college campuses that are opening apartment-style housing.
Business First, Aug. 20, article reports on new products and services being developed by local biotech companies, including OmniPharm/Therex, a company established by Joseph Dunn, research associate professor of oral biology, and Irwin Ginsberg, adjunct clinical professor of otolaryngology.
Business First, Aug. 20, article reports that a computer glitch has delayed applications being delivered electronically to the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, and quotes James Rosso, admissions advisor in the medical school.
Business First, Aug. 20, article interviews Richard Krause, clinical assistant professor of emergency medicine, on the benefits and pitfalls of searching the Internet for medical advice.
Business First, Aug. 13, article reports that Deborah Chung is part of a team that has made crude electronic devices from the gray powder that forms concrete when mixed with sand, gravel and water.
Business First, Aug. 13, article profiles Edwin Bean, adjunct professor of law and a specialist in intellectual property law.
Business First, Aug. 13, article on the new skills required of accountants quotes Ronald Huefner, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor and chair of the Department of Accounting and Law in the School of Management.
Business First, Aug. 13, article on the Buffalo Niagara Partnership reports that Elizabeth Capaldi is one of the group's newly elected board members.
Business First, Aug. 6, article reports that President Greiner is a member of a public-private task force of Western New York leaders that has been formed to study ways to improve the region's health care system.
Business First, Aug. 6, article reports Lewis Mandell has stepped down as dean of the School of Management and Jerry Newman has been named interim dean of the school, and quotes Mandell and Marianne Sullivan, director of the Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership.
Amherst Bee, Aug. 29, photo shows workers placing the finishing touches on one of the new signs marking the Flint entrance on the North Campus.
Amherst Bee, Aug. 15, article reports Carolyn Farrell, a nurse practitioner and genetics counselor in the Department of Pediatrics, has been selected to participate in the Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellows Program.
Amherst Bee, Aug. 8, article about concerns over heat stroke as high schools and colleges begin football practice quotes John Leddy.
LOCAL BROADCAST MEDIA
RADIO
WBFO Radio
Bruce Jackson comments on the Fall 2001 Buffalo Film seminar.
Princeton Review calls UB's residence halls the ugliest in the nation.
Segment looks at UB's marching band, Thunder of the East.
UB has opened a new apartment-style housing complex for students.
A drug commonly used to treat diabetes may also be effective in treating heart disease.
WBEN Radio
Joseph Gardella, professor of chemistry, comments on a meeting of Hickory Woods residents.
UB researchers find toxic chemicals in the Bellview area.
Interview with Karl Fiebelkorn on electronic prescriptions
Interview with John Leddy on athletes' use of dangerous performance-enhancing "nutritional supplements."
Interview with Charles Ewing on school violence.
Interview with Jaylan Turkkan on stem cell research.
Princeton Review calls UB's residence halls the ugliest in the nation.
TELEVISION
WGRZ-TV, Channel 2
Results of the Bulls' football game against Rutgers includes interviews with coach Jim Hofher and players Joe Freedy and Craig Rolhfs.
The Village People performed at halftime during UB's football game against Rutgers.
Preview of the football game against Rutgers includes interviews with Jim Hofher and player Chris Shelly.
Interview with Joe Freedy on the upcoming game against Rutgers.
Segment on the Princeton Review's survey that described UB's dorms as ugly and professors as inaccessible includes interview with students Alex Torres, Hamdy Habib and Daisy Park.
Interview with Dennis Black as part of segment on activities welcoming students to UB.
UB's William Rae, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, is studying how a football flies.
Story reports UB player Jason Robinson will not be eligible for the 2002 basketball season.
Segment looks at the upcoming football season at UB.
Interview with Jim Hofher on the 2001 football schedule.
The Crime Prevention Association of Western New York will sponsor a National Night Out ceremony on the UB South Campus.
WIVB-TV, Channel 4
Results of the Bulls' 2001 season opener football game against Rutgers includes interview with coach Jim Hofher.
Story on college binge drinking quotes Dennis Black.
Interview with Jim Hofher on the upcoming game against Rutgers.
Story reporting that Princeton Review survey calls UB No. 1 in the nation for lousy campuses includes interview with Jeffrey Dutton, vice provost for institutional analysis, and students Shanna Sykes, Diedre Downing, Joy Cronin and Justin Marrero.
Story reports former UB football player Drew Haddad is playing for the Indianapolis Colts.
Segment reports on activities held to welcome students to UB and quotes Dennis Black.
Story looks at research being conducted by William Rae on the dynamics of the flight of a football.
Interview with Sebastian Ciancio, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor and chair of the Department of Periodontics and Endodontics, on a drug that treats gum disease and the effectiveness of television advertising.
Story announces UB has opened Flint Village and includes comments by President Greiner, Dennis Black and Alyson Wutz.
Segment on Bayer's recall of the drug Baycol includes comments by Jeffrey Schwartz, professor and Albert and Elizabeth Rekate Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine, and Susan Graham, associate professor of clinical medicine.
About 200 antique bicycle riders were at UB for the 2001 National Wheelmen Meet held as part of the Pan-American Exposition centennial celebration.
Story on stem cell research includes interview with Jaylan Turkkan.
Story reports that Joseph Shister, professor of economics and industrial relations at UB for 30 years, has died.
"Why Guy" reports live on an antique bicycle club that is meeting at UB as part of the Pan-American centennial celebration.
Segment on high school students taking classes at UB quotes Vicki Barnes, a counselor in the Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Urban Affairs.
Story looks at the National Night Out ceremonies to be held on the UB South Campus.
WKBW-TV, Channel 7
Results of the football game against Rutgers includes interviews with President Greiner, coaches Jim Hofher and Thurmond Moore and players Mike Lambert, Joe Freedy and Craig Rohlfs.
Segment on college binge drinking includes interviews with Dennis Black and students Greg Guidos and Thomas Schroder.
Story reports that former UB football player Josh Roth has been cut from the Buffalo Bills roster.
Preview of the UB-Rutgers football game includes interview with Jim Hofher.
UB pep rally to kick off a new semester and new football season includes interview with Jim Hofher and coverage of performance by Loverboy.
Segment looks at Thunder of the East, UB's marching band.
Dennis Black and students Kim Swanson, Larry Joron and Rochelle Thangalan comment on a survey by the Princeton Review that ranks UB as one of the most unhappy schools in the nation.
Story on the opening of Flint Village includes comments by President Greiner, Dennis Black and student-resident Alyson Wutz.
Story reports that a glitch in a computer program has kept people from applying to the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
Coverage of a Keep WNY Beautiful meeting held at UB.
Story looks at the 2001 National Wheelmen Meet held at UB as part of 100th anniversary celebration of the Pan-American Exposition.
Interview with coach Jim Hofher and player Aaron Leeper on the upcoming football season.
Story previews a performance of "The Importance of Being Oscar" to be held in the Center for the Arts.
Interviews with coach Jim Hofher and players Duane Williams and Joe Freedy on the upcoming football season.
WPXJ-TV, Channel 19
The Village People perform at halftime at the Bulls football game against Rutgers.
Students Erin Waite and Julian Banks talk about what attracted them to UB.
Interview with William Rae on how a football travels.
Story on radiologists leaving Children's Hospital quotes Ashok Nigam, clinical assistant professor of radiology, and Michael Merrill, clinical assistant instructor of medicine.
WNLO-TV, Channel 23
Preview of UB's season-opener game against Rutgers includes interview with coach Jim Hofher.
Segment on binge drinking includes interview with Dennis Black.
