• 3 UB Professors Named SUNY Distinguished Professors
    6/20/97
    Diane R. Christian, Peter H. Hare and Charles V. Paganelli of the University at Buffalo have been named Distinguished Professors, the highest rank in the State University of New York system, by the SUNY Board of Trustees.
  • UB Epidemiologists Show Link Between Insulin Resistance, Colon And Breast Cancer
    6/12/97
    University at Buffalo epidemiologists are among the first to show that insulin resistance may significantly increase the risk of death from colon cancer, particularly among women.
  • UB Names Mitchell Dean of Graduate School of Education
    6/25/97
    The appointment of Jacquelyn Mitchell, Ed.D., as dean of the University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education has been announced by UB President William R. Greiner.
  • UB Creates Institute For Local Governance And Regional Growth
    6/26/97
    The University at Buffalo has announced the creation of the Institute for Local Governance and Regional Growth to assist area governments and promote regional opportunity throughout the Western New York area.
  • UB Study is First to Reportpossible Link Between Alcohol-Metabolizing Enzyme And Breast Cancer
    6/13/97
    EDMONTON -- University at Buffalo researchers have found that premenopausal women with a fast-acting alcohol-metabolizing enzyme who have at least two drinks a day have a greater risk of developing breast cancer.
  • New Approach to Epa Funding For Great Lakes Projects May Not Give Priority to Most Critical Research
    6/2/97
    Scientists and engineers in the Great Lakes research community have noticed that the kinds of projects being funded by the Environmental Protection Agency may not be the ones with the greatest potential public benefit.
  • UB Opens First Study-Abroad Program In Cuba,One of First Universities In U.S. to Initiate Program In Cuba
    6/10/97
    The University at Buffalo has begun a program in Cuba, with students studying Havana's development.
  • Gresham, Black Appointed Interim Vice Presidents At UB
    6/25/97
    Dennis R. Black has been named interim vice president for student affairs and Mary Harley Gresham has been named interim vice president for public service and urban affairs, with both appointments effective Aug. 1.
  • UB to Host Informational Life Choices Workshop
    6/13/97
    "Finding Your Voice, Finding Your Place," an informational life skills workshop open to all women, will be held from 7-9 p.m. on June 25 in the Center For Tomorrow on the University at Buffalo North (Amherst) Campus.
  • UB's Wetherhold Receives Fulbright Fellowship
    6/27/97
    Robert C. Wetherhold, Ph.D., associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, has been awarded a Fulbright fellowship to do research and teach in Germany during the 1997-98 academic year.
  • UB Faculty Member Teaches, Does Research At Finnish University
    6/30/97
    Marjorie A. White, professor of nursing and director of UB's Center for Nursing Research, spent part of the spring semester as a visiting professor in the Department of Nursing Science at the University of Tampere in Finland.
  • Orchard Park Resident Wins Weinstein Award At UB
    6/17/97
    Sara A. Brallier of Orchard Park, a candidate for a master's degree in sociology, is the winner of the 1997 Rose Weinstein Memorial Award, sponsored by UB's Emeritus Center.
  • Engineering Honor Society Inducts UB Graduates
    6/13/97
    Sixty graduating seniors in the UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences recently were inducted into the New York Nu chapter of Tau Beta Pi, the national engineering honor society.
  • UB Tcie Helps 10 Local Firms Win Training Grants
    6/3/97
    With the assistance of The Center for Industrial Effectiveness at UB, 10 Western New York companies have applied for and received training grants from the Economic Development Skills Training Program of New York State.
  • Takeuchi Named Recipient of Chemical Manufacturers Association Award
    6/19/97
    Kenneth J. Takeuchi, Ph.D., UB associate professor of chemistry, has been selected as a national recipient of the Chemical Manufacturers Association's 1997 Responsible Care Catalyst Award.
  • High Cholesterol Boosts Blood Pressure In High-Stress Situations
    6/20/97
    People with normal blood pressure can experience greater increases in blood pressure during stressful situations if they have high cholesterol, University at Buffalo researchers have found.
  • National Stuttering Project to Hold 14th Annual Convention In Amherst
    6/19/97
    The UB Speech-Language and Hearing Clinic will co-host the National Stuttering Project's 14th Annual Convention to be held June 26-28 in the Buffalo/Niagara Marriott, 1340 Millersport Highway, Amherst.
  • Spencer Named Winner of Pss Outstanding Service Award
    6/4/97
    Beverly A. Spencer, assistant dean for community affairs in the UB School of Dental Medicine, has received the Outstanding Service Award from the Professional Staff Senate.
  • UB Graduate School of Social Work Honors Students
    6/19/97
    Six students were honored during commencement ceremonies held recently by the UB Graduate School of Social Work.
  • UB Professor Granted Fellowship to Study In Jordan
    6/10/97
    Andrew Shryock, UB assistant professor of anthropology, has been awarded a American Council on Research/National Endowment for the Humanities Centers for Advanced Study Fellowship to research hospitality in tribal Jordan.
  • 8 Students Win Sigma Xi Research Competition
    6/13/97
    Eight students attending UB won awards recently during the Sigma Xi Annual Research Day.
  • Population-Based Study Shows Vitamin C May Be Antioxidant
    6/13/97
    A study of vitamin C's antioxidant properties, conducted by UB epidemiologists, has shown that people with higher levels of vitamin C in their blood serum have lower levels of a marker for oxidative stress.
  • Samsung Executives Glimpse New Technologies Through UB School of Management Program
    6/18/97
    Twenty-five chief information officers from the Samsung Corporation's South Korea headquarters are participating in a four-week information-technology strategy program in the UB School of Management this summer.
  • UB Management Students Receive Commencement Awards
    6/4/97
    Eighteen students received awards for excellence in their fields of study during the commencement ceremony for the UB School of Management held on May 17.
  • Donated Jazz Albums And Books Enrich WBFO, UB's Music Library Collections
    6/5/97
    Mary Rossberg, wife of the late Robert Rossberg, a former host of several jazz radio programs on WBFO 88.7 FM, has made two gifts to UB in honor of her husband's love of jazz.
  • Symposium to Focus On German Composer Hugo Riemann Mathematical Group Theory Has Revitalized Interest In German Musicologist
    6/3/97
    A symposium on the musical and mathematical theories of influential German musicologist and composer Hugo Riemann, whose work is enjoying a rebirth of international attention, will be held July 18 and 19 at UB.
  • Winners of UB Student Poetry Contests Announced
    6/9/97
    Four students have been named winners in five poetry contests held at UB.
  • 144 UB Students Inducted Into Phi Beta Kappa
    6/9/97
    One hundred forty-four students at the UB recently were inducted into the Omicron Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa honorary society.
  • Award-Winning Summer Treatment Program For Children with ADHD to Be Offered For First Time At UB
    6/6/97
    An award-winning program to treat children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, will be offered at UB this summer under the direction of William E. Pelham, Jr., professor of psychiatry and psychology.
  • UB Honors Students For Commitment to Residential Life
    6/13/97
    Danielle Licitra of Dix Hills has received first-place honors in the 18th annual Nancy Welch Awards recognizing residential students at UB.
  • UB Medical Students Honored At Commencement
    6/27/97
    Forty-two students in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences were honored at the school's recent commencement ceremony.
  • 60 Students Honored At UB Medical School Commencement
    6/18/97
    Sixty graduates of the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences received awards at the school's recent commencement ceremony.
  • UB to Cosponsor Conference On Medical Rehabilitation
    6/3/97
    A conference on "Medical Rehabilitation: Managing Managed Care Through Outcomes Research," will be held on July 13-14 in the Sheraton Inn Buffalo Airport on Walden Avenue in Cheektowaga.
  • Alums Who Helped Rescue Jews After WW II Give $50,000 to School of Social Work
    6/30/97
    Gaynor and Florence Jacobson, each a 1996 recipient of an honorary doctorate in humane letters from the SUNY in recognition of their lifetime of exemplary humanitarian service, have given $50,000 to the UB School of Social Work.
  • UB School of Health Related Professions Honors Students
    6/11/97
    The School Health Related Professions at UB recognized 26 students at its 13th annual commencement ceremony held on May 17.
  • UB Geology Students Receive Awards
    6/19/97
    Seven students in the UB Department of Geology were honored recently in a departmental ceremony.
  • 3 UB Graduate Students Awarded 1997-98 Fulbright Grants
    6/4/97
    Three UB graduate students have received full Fulbright Foundation grants of $15,000 each to support their doctoral dissertation research in the 1997-98 school year.
  • UB Honors Engineering Seniors
    6/13/97
    Students attending the UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences recently were granted Engineering Distinction in recognition of their academic achievement.
  • UB Graduate School of Education Confers Awards Upon Alumni
    6/3/97
    The UB Graduate School of Education conferred awards upon one of its outstanding graduating doctoral students and several alumni at the school's May 17 commencement ceremony.
  • 32 Graduate From UB Executive MBA Program
    6/13/97
    Thirty-two area business people have graduated from the Executive MBA program in the University at Buffalo School of Management.
  • Bequest From Former Professor Benefits UB High-Power Electronics Research
    6/18/97
    A $200,000 bequest from the late Richard E. Dollinger will benefit the work in high-power electronics conducted by the High Power Electronics Institute in the UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
  • UB Medical Student Receives Fellowship Grant
    6/3/97
    Andre Dick of Buffalo, a UB medical student, has been selected as a 1997 Academic Medicine Fellow by the Fellowship Program in Academic Medicine, sponsored by Bristol-Meyers Squibb Co.
  • UB Development Introduces New World Wide Web Site
    6/30/97
    Efforts to raise awareness of the importance of private support and its lasting impact on UB have entered the world of cyberspace with the launching of the Office of University Development's new Web site.
  • UB Dental School Honors Outstanding Students
    6/5/97
    The UB School of Dental Medicine recently honored 38 graduating students at its 1997 commencement ceremony.
  • Faculty, Staff Honored At UB Dental School Commencement
    6/5/97
    Two faculty members and two staff members were honored recently when the UB School of Dental Medicine held its 1997 commencement ceremony.
  • Faculty, Staff Honored At UB Dental School Commencement
    6/5/97
    Two faculty members and two staff members were honored recently when the UB School of Dental Medicine held its 1997 commencement ceremony.
  • UB Faculty, Staff, Librarians Receive Chancellor's Awards
    6/20/97
    Three UB faculty members, three librarians and four professional staff members have received 1997 SUNY Chancellor's Awards for Excellence.
  • Creative Thinkers to Gather At UB For 43rd Annual Institute
    6/9/97
    The 43rd annual Creative Problem Solving Institute sponsored by the Creative Education Foundation will be held June 22-27 at UB.
  • Boathouse On Erie Canal Set For UB Rowing Teams
    6/17/97
    The rowing teams at the University at Buffalo will have a new home this fall, thanks to construction of a boathouse to be built in North Amherst.
  • Honor Society Inducts UB Management Students
    6/9/97
    The UB School of Management recently inducted 71 new members into Beta Gamma Sigma, the national scholastic management honor society.
  • UB Art History Department Honors Students
    6/10/97
    The Department of Art History at UB has recognized two outstanding students.
  • Saddle Up!! A Five-Mile Bike Ride Through Timesponsored By UB Architectural Awareness Project
    6/5/97
    The Architectural Awareness Project of the UB School of Architecture and Planning will sponsor a bike ride through historic Buffalo neighborhoods on Saturday, June 14, and Saturday, June 28.
  • UB Recognizes Architecture Students
    6/6/97
    Fifty students in the School of Architecture and Planning at the UB recently received awards for excellence in their fields of study at the UB Architecture and Planning Awards Day.
  • UB Study Suggests The Type of Alcoholic Beverage You Drink May Be As Important to Your Health As How Much You Consume
    6/13/97
    A University at Buffalo study has shown that people who drink wine appear to experience less alcohol-related oxidative stress -- cell damage caused by free radicals -- than people who drink beer or liquor.
  • High Cholesterol Boosts Blood Pressure In High-Stress Situations
    6/20/97
    People with normal blood pressure can experience greater increases in blood pressure during stressful situations if they have high cholesterol, University at Buffalo researchers have found.
  • Population-Based Study Shows Vitamin C May Be Antioxidant
    6/13/97
    A study of vitamin C's antioxidant properties, conducted by UB epidemiologists, has shown that people with higher levels of vitamin C in their blood serum have lower levels of a marker for oxidative stress.