Release Date: February 28, 2003 This content is archived.
LOCAL PRINT MEDIA
NEWSPAPERS
The Buffalo News, Nov. 30, article reports on the Fillmore Avenue Revitalization Project, announced on Friday. With some help from Citibank and UB, merchants are hoping to return to the days when Fillmore Avenue was a popular spot to shop and eat. Henry Louis Taylor is quoted.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 29, article reports on Karen White-Walker. She was a "stay-at-home mom" until she took a theater course at UB. Now she is a playwright with eight productions under her belt.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 29, article reports that area colleges and universities are watching their investments shrivel in the sagging stock market. UB, however, is in the middle of its most ambitious fundraising campaign ever and already has raised 80 percent of its target amount, said Jennifer A. McDonough.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 28, opinion piece by UB's Joan B. Kernan praises Buffalo for accepting refugees when many other cities will not, and notes that UB's Department of Family Medicine has been linking medical students with family physicians treating refugees, often for free.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 28, sports article reports on the UB Bulls' loss against Detroit in Saturday's basketball game. Reggie Witherspoon is quoted.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 27, Inside UB:
- focuses on Victor E. Bull's run for the title of "National Mascot of the Year."
- only mentions the American Institute of Chemical Engineers giving its highest honor to SUNY Distinguished Professor Eli Ruckenstein.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 27, article reports on the possible consolidation of the City of Buffalo and Erie County in which Henry Louis Taylor, Jr., director of the Center for Urban Studies in the School of Architecture and Planning, is quoted.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 27, article discusses the future of football coach Jim Hofher following this year's 1-11 season. Athletics director Bob Arkeilpane said he is standing by the coach and believes Hofher is the right man for the job.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 27, sports article reports on the UB women's basketball team, which defeated Colgate on Tuesday. It was the team's 12th straight home-opener victory.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 27, article reports that Mayor Masiello will appoint Debra L. Givens to the Buffalo City Court bench. Givens is a graduate of UB Law School and recently served as a member of the board of directors of the UB Law School Alumni Association.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 27, article reports Vincent E. Doyle is stepping down as Western New York's chief justice. Kevin Dillon and Anne Adams are quoted.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 26, opinion piece by John Bis, associate dean of the School of Architecture and Planning, discusses "cartoon patriotism" and "our country's purpose and our individual personal responsibilities to that purpose."
The Buffalo News, Nov. 26, article reports that the UB Department of Family Medicine is planning to move its family medicine practice, located at DeGraff Memorial Hospital, to another location in North Tonawanda.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 26, article reports on the Catholic bishops' policy on suspected sexual abuse of children by priests and the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo's policy on sexual misconduct. Law School professor Susan Mangold is among those quoted.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 26, letter to the editor, in which a Clarence resident who attended Rudy Giuliani's speech at UB, complains about the rudeness of the many people who left at the end of his speech and during the Q&A session that followed the speech.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 25, Inside UB:
- Reports more than $4.5 million in grants has been awarded to researchers in the Graduate School of Education.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 25, article reports on the men's basketball team and its 84-53 defeat of Chicago State on Sunday.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 25, op-ed by emeritus professor Lionel Lewis looks at First Amendments issues and the case of the University of South Florida professor who university officials have alleged is associated with international terrorists.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 25, article focuses on the end of UB's 1-11 football season.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 25, article reports on the closing of a family medical practice at DeGraff Memorial Hospital because the hospital is ending its agreement with UB's Family Medicine Department.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 22, article reports on the opening of the local college/university basketball season, including UB's home opener tonight.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 22, article reviews the "Theatrum Chemicum," the current exhibit in the University Gallery, which is referred to as "a very elaborate, but ultimately beguiling installation."
The Buffalo News, Nov. 22, article reports on Sunday evening's performance by the Eager Artists in the Center for the Arts.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 21, article reports on UB's reputation as a supercomputing center. The university is now the home of the 22nd fastest computer in the world and the fourth most powerful machine at a university.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 21, article reports on a UB study that shows that patients with end-stage kidney disease are more likely to die sooner at a for-profit dialysis center than they would if they are treated at a not-for-profit.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 21, article reports on the confession of James Kopp, to shooting Barnett Slepian. Law Professor Lucinda Finley said every citizen should be outraged and sickened by James Kopp's actions.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 21, article reports on Kopp's surprise confession, which will change the strategy at his trial. Anne Adams, a lecturer in the Law School, discusses a felony-murder charge.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 21, sports article reports on the women's basketball team, their disappointing season last year and Cheryl Dozier's plan for this year.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 21, article reports on the men's basketball team, their relatively good season last year and Reggie Witherspoon's plan for this year.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 21, article in which UB men's coach Reggie Witherspoon discusses several of his promising sophomores on this year's basketball team. The article also focuses on promising sophomores at St. Bonaventure, Niagara and Canisius, and quotes their coaches.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 20, Inside UB:
- focuses on whether UB, as part of SUNY, will adopt a system to ask randomly selected individuals to provide evidence to back up information in their undergraduate admissions applications.
- Reports on this week's visit to Turkey by William Greiner, Mrs. Greiner and a group of UB officials.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 20, article reports on Ana Gasteyer's appearance at UB on Saturday. She is formerly of Saturday Night Live, and one of very few female comedians to appear on the show regularly.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 20, sports article reports on David Jarvis' high school bowling career. He is now a freshman at UB. Last year, he broke an archaic rule which he did not know about. He was "ratted out" by a parent of a student on the opposing team, and thrown off the team.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 19, article reports that senior Mike Peplinski has been named to the All-Mid-American Conference men's soccer team and that senior Geoff Thompson made the second team.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 19, article reports that the U.S. is doing a mediocre job of caring for seriously ill and dying patients, and mentions that all first-year UB surgical residents spend a week with the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care to broaden their training.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 19, opinion piece by a reader who identifies himself as a UB student, opposes a hike in SUNY tuition, noting that "students cannot afford a tuition hike and neither can the state."
The Buffalo News, Nov. 18, Inside UB:
- discusses Rudy Giuliani's visit to Buffalo last week, where he autographed copies of his book at the Walden Galleria and posed for photographs with a troop of Girl Scouts.
- Suggests that UB officials should stop filtering the audiences' questions to the Distinguished Speakers since they are public officials and can handle tough questions.
- This week in International Education Week at UB, where 12.5 percent of the enrollment is international.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 18, article reports on a proposal to place commercial advertising on vehicles owned by the City of Buffalo. Alan Dick, professor of marketing in the School of Management, said that the idea has a few potential negatives.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 18, opinion piece is written by Miriam Kramer, higher education campaign coordinator with the New York Public Interest Research Group, who opposes an increase in SUNY tuition.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 18, article discusses future enrollment in the Williamsville School District. The five-year projections were prepared by a UB demographics consultant.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 17, sports article reports on UB's defeat to Akron in football on Saturday.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 17, sports article reports that the number of racquetball courts in Western New York has drastically declined over the past two decades, but that UB still has nine court that are used regularly.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 17, article reports on the Market Arcade Film and Arts Centre, which slowly is increasing its attendance since a non-profit group took the reins in May 2001. UB is one of several partners in this Theater District venture.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 17, article reports on the Uncrowned Queens Institute for Research and Education conference held Saturday. Barbara Seals Nevergold and Peggy Brooks-Bertram created the project.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 17, UB Notebook looks at the Bulls' game against Akron last Saturday, which they lost 21-10. Jim Hofher and Andre Forde discuss what went wrong.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 16, article quotes Thomas Frantz, associate professor of counseling in the Graduate School of Education, on two student suicide deaths in the Pioneer Central School District.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 15, sports article in which UB Bulls football coach Jim Hofher says that despite this season's losing record, his program is on the right track.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 15, article reports on the appeal of big name speakers at local colleges and universities. Bill Regan, director of conferences and special events, is quoted.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 15, article on the master plan for the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus quotes William Greiner, who says UB is interested in building a new outpatient clinic within the BNMC to train medical students.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 15, article discusses the celebrities who now routinely speak at schools such as UB. Often they have nothing to do with academe, but simply provide good media coverage for the school. William J. Regan said a speaker must have headline quality and name recognition.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 15, article reports that Ana Gasteyer, formerly of Saturday Night Live, will appear at UB's Center for the Arts.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 14, article reports on Rudy Giuliani's speech in UB's Alumni Arena.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 14, article reports on a $750,000 grant to UB from the NYSTAR Faculty Development Program to be used to recruit a scientist "to conduct research that could lead to development of new design methodologies to spur drug discoveries."
The Buffalo News, Nov. 14, article reports on a system adopted by American Catholic bishops to deal with priests who are sexual predators. Professor Susan Mangold of the Law School says the new procedures did very little to protect children.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 14, article reports on a conference on the accomplishments of black women that grew out of work on the "Uncrowned Queens" Web site by Barbara Seals Nevergold, director of student support services at UB's Educational Opportunity Center, and Peggy Brooks-Bertram, UB adjunct assistant professor in African-American studies in the Center for the Americas.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 14, letter to the editor advocates allowing pharmacists in New York State to be permitted to give vaccinations and refers to the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 14, article reports on today's release of the master plan for the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, which discusses UB's Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 13, Inside UB:
- Article focuses on Rudy Giuliani's visit to UB. The student association is holding a Giuliani look-alike contest; the winner will receive two tickets to Giuliani's speech. Dennis Black, a natural look-alike, is disqualified.
- The Student Union celebrated it's 10th birthday on Tuesday. About 16,000 students walk through the union every day. Andrea Costantino said building the union changed the flow of the university.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 13, article reports on NPR's Terry Gross, a UB alum and former WBFO staffer, who will speak on campus Friday evening.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 13, article reports on UB junior Lindsay Matikosh, who became only the fourth UB volleyball player to record 1,000 marks for digs and kills.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 13, article reports that former SUNY Chancellor D. Bruce Johnstone, now a UB professor, and his wife Gail, will receive the 2002-03 Human Relations Award from the Buffalo-Niagara Chapter of the American Jewish Committee.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 13, article reports that a traffic stop on the South Campus on Tuesday resulted in the arrests of two men, neither of whom are affiliated with UB.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 13, a column suggests that Erie County provide the City of Buffalo with a larger slice of county tax revenues, and that County Executive Giambra consider targeting the additional sales tax money "to bioinformatics, downtown housing or other remedies."
The Buffalo News, Nov. 12, article analyzes last week's vote to downsize Buffalo's Common Council in which Henry Louis Taylor, Jr. is quoted.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 12, article reports on a Malaysian billionaire who has provided an $80 million loan -- at a 29 percent interest rate -- to the Seneca Nation of Indians' development company to build its casino in downtown Niagara Falls. Professor Lewis Mandell of the School of Management said that it is an exceptional interest rate, particularly on a commercial loan.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 12, editorial looks at the need for a City of Buffalo master plan. One of the areas that the editorial says needs to be addressed is the "Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus and how the city's master plan should relate to it."
The Buffalo News, Nov. 12, article reports that Roger E. Kaiser, Jr., clinical assistant professor of surgery, has been named interim CEO at the Erie County Medical Center while the hospital's board interviews two finalists for the permanent position.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 11, article reports that the School of Management is accepting applications for the annual Panasci Entrepreneurial Competition.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 11, Inside UB:
- UB police believe they have stopped a fraternity from hazing new members. John M. Grela said seven young men were facing campus judicial charges for not cooperating with police.
- UB football team's poor showing this season has landed the team on ESPN.com's ranking of the Bottom 10 teams in Division I-A.
- UB senior Marla Greenburg had an uphill fight against incumbent Mary Lou Rath for the state senate seat. She received only 23 percent of the total votes.
- A forum on student and resident concerns in University Heights will be held on Tuesday in Allen Hall.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 10, sports article discusses the UB Bulls' losing football record and raises the question whether UB "should think about scrapping aspirations for big-time college football and evaluate its place in the Mid-American Conference."
The Buffalo News, Nov. 10, article reports on delayed and denied visas for international students, which is impacting on the number of students at UB this year. Vice provost Stephen Dunnett is quoted.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 10, UB Notebook reported on factoids related to Saturday's football game, including the fact that freshman Aaron Leeper added to his recording-breaking totals for rushing yards.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 10, article reports on the UB Bulls' loss to Central Florida and the team's 1-9 season record.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 10, article reports on a Smallwood Drive School teacher arrested on child pornography charges, in which psychology professor Francis Fincham was quoted.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 10, article reports on the growth, locally, of wealthy households. Management professor Lewis Mandell was quoted.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 10, sports article reports that Canisius College has cut its track-and-field program. This may eventually impact the cross country team. UB's Vicki Mitchell says the two programs are intimately tied.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 10, article reports that Luiz F. Kahl, board member of the UB Foundation, will be honored for his community involvement by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 10, opinion piece stating that the cancellation of sports programs at Canisius needs reassessment because it represents a diminution of opportunities an visibility for the area. For that reason it is important that UB's football program succeed.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 9, pre-game article reports on the UB vs. Central Florida football game.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 9, article reports on a panel discussion by a group of management managers, sponsored by the School of Management.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 8, article reports that freshman wide receiver Tim Dance was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree assault and has been suspended indefinitely by UB's football program.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 6, article reports Gwen Gioia, graduate of UB, is finalist in the reality show "The Bachelor."
The Buffalo News, Nov. 8, article reports on the UB Bulls' outstanding freshman tailback Aaron Leeper.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 8, article reports that Barbara A. Seals Nevergold, coordinator of student support services at UB's Educational Opportunity Center, and Peggy A. Brooks-Bertram, UB adjunct assistant professor in African-American studies in the Center for the Americas, will receive Community Life Awards from the Buffalo Urban League for "Uncrowned Queens." Receiving the Family Life Award will be UBF trustee Barry Snyder and his wife, Louise.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 8, article reports on the annual report of the Buffalo Niagara Enterprise, noting that "Buffalo Niagara's image has been enhanced by more than 100 positive" press reports, including a recent interview of Dell Computer Chairman Michael Dell in the trade publication Bio-IT World about the University at Buffalo's Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics."
The Buffalo News, Nov. 8, article reports that the Muir String Quartet will play Beethoven in Slee Hall on Saturday night. On Monday, Danish composer and flutist Lars Graugaard will perform, and on Tuesday there will be a rare recital by the Hauschka Ensemble in Baird Recital Hall.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 7, article discusses the fact that elections are becoming less competitive, leaving voters with fewer "real" choices. Political science professor James Campbell is quoted.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 7, article reports on the "hard work" that lies ahead for Gov. Pataki following his re-election. Pataki says he cannot rule out a SUNY tuition increase, but is moving ahead with the centers of excellence at state universities including UB.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 7, article reports on County Executive Giambra's plan to give the BNE $1 million, noting that among the BNE's current activities is "work with a marketing consultant to design a new name and brand image for the growing life sciences and bioinformatics industry in Western New York."
The Buffalo News, Nov. 7, sports article reports on the women's soccer game between UB and Bowling Green. A BG player collapsed on the field and died in hospital later. The game resumed the following day.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 6, Inside UB:
- UB honored its 100 faculty members who received the largest federal grants at a reception on Tuesday. Jaylan S. Turkkan and Elizabeth D. Capaldi have pushed to increase the amount of money brought in by faculty. Michel Bruneau commented on Team UB.
- UB senior Marla Greenberg is running for the State Senate seat held by Mary Lou Rath.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 4, Inside UB:
- Most of UB's undergraduate students fall in the all-important 18-25 year old age bracket, which makes up one-quarter of the nation's voting-age population, but they are least like to vote, surveys have shown.
- Richard Cheng, assistant professor, has received a $200,000 grant to support young biotechnology researchers.
- Richard W Murphy, a former diplomat and ambassador will speak on Iraq and the Arab-Israeli conflict at the Student Union theater.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 4, literary column focuses on poet and novelist Stephen Dobyns who delivered the 26th Oscar Silverman Annual Poetry Reading on Nov. 8.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 4, article examines what Gov. Pataki has done for the City of Niagara Falls. Robert Shibley, director of the Urban Design Project in the School of Architecture and Planning, said that Pataki's administration has to be applauded for its development efforts over the past two years, especially after decades of neglect by Albany.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 4, entertainment article reviews pianist Richard Goode's performance at Slee Hall
The Buffalo News, Nov. 3, article reports on two UB graduate students who have been awarded scholarships by the National Security Agency to train as specialists to fight cyberterrorism. The students and Shambhu Upadhyaya, UB associate professor of computer science and engineering and director of UB's Center of Excellence in Information Systems Assurance Research and Education, are quoted.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 3, article interviews William Minniefield, an adjunct professor of African-American studies, about the need for African-Americans to be organ donors.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 3, editorial praises the Canisius College plan to buy the Blue Cross/Blue Shield building on Main Street and to convert it to a science center, noting that the move "not only should benefit students but dovetail nicely with plans for Buffalo's Center for Excellence in Bioinformatics."
The Buffalo News, Nov. 2, article reports on Tom Reynold's bid for re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives, noting that he has obtained "millions of dollars for the bioinformatics center at the University at Buffalo."
The Buffalo News, Nov. 1, article reports on possible environmental contamination at the Lewiston-Porter school campus and quotes chemistry professor Joseph Gardella about community concerns.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 1, article reports on Gov. Pataki reference to the proposed state park along Buffalo's Outer Harbor as blending well as a "quality of life" enhancement with other state initiatives, including the Buffalo Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics.
The Buffalo News, Nov. 1, article reports on Ashley Yeater's stage career. Yeater spent one semester in 2000 studying musical theater at UB, but also played Bombalurina in Cats.
