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  • Higher CCSVI Prevalence Confirmed in MS, but Meaning of Findings Remains Unclear
    4/13/11
    A just released study on the relationship between multiple sclerosis (MS) and chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI), a narrowing of the extracranial veins that restricts the normal outflow of blood from the brain, found that CCSVI may be a result of MS, not a cause.
  • Rainbow-Trapping Scientist Now Strives to Slow Light Waves Even Further
    4/12/11
    An electrical engineer at the University at Buffalo, who previously demonstrated experimentally the "rainbow trapping effect" -- a phenomenon that could boost optical data storage and communications -- is now working to capture all the colors of the rainbow.
  • New Research Center Stands Up to Bullies
    4/11/11
    Researchers at a new University at Buffalo national research center say the United States lags behind in the struggle to address and prevent bullying, and have begun to detail how to help victims and stop what they call "child abuse by children."
  • Vitamin D Levels Associated with Age-Related Macular Degeneration
    4/11/11
    Women under the age of 75 with high vitamin D status were less likely to have early age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of irreversible vision loss in adults, a University at Buffalo study has shown. The disease affects approximately 9 percent of Americans aged 40 and older.
  • Off the Hook! Who Gets Phished and Why
    4/6/11
    Communication researchers at four major universities have found that if you receive a lot of email, habitually respond to a good portion of it, maintain a lot of online relationships and conduct a large number of transactions online, you are more susceptible to email phishing expeditions than those who limit their online activity.
  • April Memorial Concert to Honor the Life of Noted UB Archaeologist and Professor
    4/5/11
    The University at Buffalo College of Arts and Sciences and the UB Institute for European and Mediterranean Archaeology (IEMA) will present a concert next week to honor the memory of the late Samuel M. Paley, internationally renowned archaeologist of the Middle East, co-founder of IEMA and professor in the Department of Classics.
  • Media Advisory: Exceptional UB Students and their Research to be Showcased
    4/4/11
    The academic achievements and research of UB's most talented undergraduate and graduate students will be showcased at the university's annual Celebration of Student Academic Excellence, to be held Wednesday, April 6 in the Center for the Arts on the UB North Campus.
  • UB Sophomore Wins Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship
    4/1/11
    University at Buffalo sophomore Maxwell "Max" Bileschi has won the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education award, given nationally to outstanding undergraduate sophomores and juniors studying mathematics, science or engineering.
  • 13 to be honored by UB Alumni Association
    3/28/11
    The University at Buffalo Alumni Association will honor an entrepreneur and the former president and CEO of Coca Cola Enterprises Inc. during the UB Alumni Association Achievement Awards ceremony to be held at 6:30 p.m. April 8 in Lippes Concert Hall in Slee Hall on the North Campus.
  • When 'A Crazy Long Shot' Becomes a Match, UB Student Donates Bone Marrow
    3/25/11
    Like most people who don't personally know someone who needs a transplant, University at Buffalo student Alex Teschemacher hadn't considered becoming a bone marrow donor. But in the fall of 2009, while walking through the UB Student Union, he and a friend came upon a National Marrow Donor Program recruitment drive sponsored by the UB Prehealth Advising office. On the spur of the moment, they decided to register.