• UB First University Law Enforcement Agency to Participate In Progressive, Problem-Oriented Policing Program
    2/9/94
    The University at Buffalo Department of Public Safety is the first university law enforcement agency in the nation to participate in a policing program devoted to problem-solving that has been developed by the Police Executive Research Forum.
  • Petrie to Present Public Address On Governor's Special Commission On Education
    2/2/94
    Hugh G. Petrie, professor and dean of the Graduate School of Education at the University at Buffalo and a member of the New York State Special Commission on Educational Structure, Policies and Practices, will discuss the findings of the commission at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 3, in 17 Baldy Hall on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Study Shows Parent's Brain Injury Can Lead to Behavior Problems In Children, Breakdown In Parent-Child Relationship
    2/17/94
    When a parent sustains a brain injury, it can affect a child's behavior, as well as cause problems in the relationship between a child and the brain-injured parent, a University at Buffalo study has shown.
  • UB Researchers Receive $1.1 Million Grant to Continue Work On Development of Synthetic Hemoglobin
    2/7/94
    The University at Buffalo has received a $1.1 million grant to continue its research into developing a synthetic form of hemoglobin, an element essential to the creation of a human-blood substitute.
  • UB Researchers Receive $1.1 Million Grant to Continue Work On Development of Synthetic Hemoglobin
    2/7/94
    The University at Buffalo has received a $1.1 million grant to continue its research into developing a synthetic form of hemoglobin, an element essential to the creation of a human-blood substitute.
  • UB's Nolan Begins Term As Chair of American College of Physicians Board of Regents
    2/11/94
    James P. Nolan, M.D., professor and chair of the Department of Medicine in the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, has been elected to a one-year term as chair of the American College of Physicians Board of Regents.
  • $230,000 In Gifts From UB Alumnus Endows Scholarships For UB School of Pharmacy Largest Gift From An Individual In The School's History
    2/9/94
    Two recent gifts of Walgreen Co. common stock from Mr. and Mrs. Cecil J. Newton of Bradenton, Fla., have been received by the School of Pharmacy at the University at Buffalo to permanently endow The Cecil J. and Violet W. Newton Scholarship Fund.
  • Most Very Premature Babies Are Alive And Well At 4, Only 1 In 5 Experiences Serious Problems, Study Shows
    2/28/94
    University at Buffalo researchers following the health of 194 babies born 12-17 weeks prematurely have found that after four years, the majority of the children were alive and well and had no major neurodevelopmental impairments.
  • Study Shows Nagging Undermines Success of Stop-Smoking Efforts
    2/15/94
    Researchers at the University at Buffalo have shown what persons trying to quit smoking have known all along -- nagging doesn't help.
  • UB Researchers to Conduct Health Survey Involving 700 Households On Buffalo's Lower West Side
    2/3/94
    A team of University at Buffalo researchers will undertake the first comprehensive health survey of Buffalo’s Lower West Side beginning Feb. 6, aided by a $75,000 grant to UB and Columbus Hospital from the Margaret E. Wendt Foundation.
  • Geographer Sees Small Link Between Longevity And Handedness UB Research Contradicts Earlier Studies That Found "Righties" Live 9 Years Longer Than "Lefties"
    2/17/94
    There is little difference in the longevity of left- and right-handers up until age 65, and right-handers live only about one year longer than left-handers from age 65 on, a University at Buffalo geographer has found.
  • Gresham Named Associate Vice President At UB
    2/2/94
    Mary Harley Gresham has been named associate vice president for public service and urban affairs at the University at Buffalo.
  • UB's Granger Receives Krusen Award From American Academy of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation
    2/11/94
    Carl V. Granger, M.D., professor of rehabilitation medicine in the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, has received the Frank H. Krusen Award from the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
  • Groundbreaking Author Ruminates On New Type of Fiction
    2/24/94
    In "Critifiction: Postmodern Essays," his new book from SUNY Press, writer Raymond Federman discusses a new type of fiction that arose 30 years ago in America, Latin America and Europe as a simultaneous response to the turmoil of the times.
  • Size of School, Racial Makeup of Faculty Related to Success of High-Risk Students, Study Shows
    2/15/94
    Students at high risk of academic failure are more likely to be behaviorally and psychologically engaged in the academic process if their school has a small enrollment, a study by education researchers at the University at Buffalo has found.
  • One of Four Universities Chosen Nationwide, UB Opens On-Line Chemical Data System to Community
    2/9/94
    Researchers and manufacturers, as well as students and faculty in the Western New York region who want to perform chemical-information computer searches faster and more efficiently, are invited to take advantage of a new, on-line training program now operating at the University at Buffalo.
  • Northridge Quake 'writing On Wall' For California And U.S.
    2/21/94
    Last month's Northridge earthquake showed that even in cities with mandatory upgrade programs designed to mitigate damage, many buildings remain vulnerable to even moderate earthquakes, according to a leading earthquake engineer.
  • Stress Triggers Higher Blood-Pressure Increase In Prediabetic Women, UB Study Shows
    2/17/94
    The higher incidence of hypertension among diabetics may be related to the way their blood pressure responds to stress, according to a preliminary study involving prediabetic women conducted by researchers at the University at Buffalo.