Health and Medicine

Suzanne E. Tomkins, clinical instructor in the University at Buffalo Law School, wanted to offer safe passage to those trying to escape violent homes and to those who aren't ready to leave, but want to minimize the effect of violence in their lives. So she created a Web site called Response to Violence that aids victims directly and helps service providers in Western New York coordinate services and communicate more effectively with one another.

A University at Buffalo administrator has recaptured the vibrancy and innovation of the Pan-Am Exposition in his book, "The Rainbow City: Celebrating Light, Color and Architecture at the Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo 1901."

A multidisciplinary team of pharmaceutics and computer-science researchers at the University at Buffalo, one of very few teams in the nation applying DNA microarray technology in studies of multiple sclerosis (MS), has developed a method of interpreting the massive amount of information that results from such experiments.

Connections between feminism, corporate law and economic policy will be explored during the "Feminism, Corporations and Capitalism: Policy and Protest Workshop" to be held April 20 and 21 at the UB Law School.

The nursing profession currently faces two major problems: an aging workforce and a less-than-stellar public image, according to Carol Brewer, Ph.D., associate professor in the University at Buffalo School of Nursing and an expert in nursing labor trends. She sees two potential solutions to solving these problems and avoiding a major shortage of nursing services: change the behavior of nurses who are already licensed by getting them to work more hours, or educate more nurses to increase the number entering the workforce.

"E-POETRY, 2001: An International Digital Poetry Festival," the first convocation of digital poets and artists gathered to focus on the emerging medium, will be held April 19-21 at the University at Buffalo.

Twelve principles of basic money management have been released by a coalition of financial-services representatives and educators attempting to improve the financial literacy of American schoolchildren and young adults.

The Eurasia Foundation has awarded a $218,000 grant to the University at Buffalo School of Management for development of an MBA program at Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno (YKSUG) in Belarus.

Investigations by researchers at the University at Buffalo and the University of Tokyo into the origins of life and the genetic code have resulted in a method of developing novel proteins that has enormous potential for the biotechnology industry while providing some important clues to answering the question: "How did life begin?"

Consumers bidding for items on eBay or other online auction sites exhibit a peculiar shopping behavior that actually hinders their ability to get a good deal on a desired item, according to a new study of digital consumer behavior by a University at Buffalo researcher.