• Message to Parents: Hold Off on Growth Hormone for Short Kids; Their Friends Like Them Just the Way They Are, Study Finds
    9/7/04
    A new study counters the prevailing belief that children and adolescents who are extra short have social adjustment problems and fewer friends than children of average height, challenging one rationale for intervening at an early age with human growth-hormone treatment.
  • UB Education Professor Will Hold Distinguished Fulbright Chair at the National College of Ireland in 2004-05
    9/1/04
    Thomas J. Shuell, Ph.D., of Niagara Falls, professor in the Department of Counseling, School and Educational Psychology, University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education, has received a 2004-05 Fulbright Scholar Award from the J. William Fulbright Foundation.
  • Improving Airport Security Is Goal of New Research Institute
    9/1/04
    A research institute to examine ways to improve security systems at airports and other transportation hubs is being established at the University at Buffalo under a $538,000 grant from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to a UB engineering professor who is an expert in human factors that affect aviation inspection.
  • Investiture of John B. Simpson to be Held on Oct. 15
    9/2/04
    John B. Simpson will be recognized officially as the University at Buffalo's 14th president in an investiture ceremony at 3 p.m. Oct. 15 in the MainStage theater in the Center for the Arts (CFA) on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Lisa Freeman Joins UB as ACE Fellow
    9/2/04
    Lisa C. Freemen, Ph.D., associate professor of pharmacology and director of mentored training at the College of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University, will spend the 2004-05 academic year at the University at Buffalo as part of the American Council of Education (ACE) Fellows Program.
  • UB's Baldy Center to Host Workshop on Government Policy, Cultural Production and Personal Privacy
    9/2/04
    The impact of government policies on cultural production and personal privacy and the art sector's response to censorship will be the subject of an interdisciplinary art and law workshop to be held Sept. 10 at the University at Buffalo.
  • Forecasts Predict Bush Victory
    9/7/04
    George W. Bush has a very good chance of winning a second term in the White House, according to "trial-heat-and-economy" and "convention bump" forecasts produced by James E. Campbell, professor of political science at the University at Buffalo.
  • U.S. Aerospace Sector Outsources its Own Innovations to Potential Foreign Competitors, UB Study Says
    9/7/04
    Boeing Corp., the only remaining U.S. commercial aircraft manufacturer, is outsourcing the technologies and innovations that once made it the aerospace sector's undisputed global leader, according to a study by two University at Buffalo industrial geographers.
  • Architectural Firm Headed by Two UB Faculty Members Listed Among "Most Intriguing, Innovative and Intrepid" in the World
    9/7/04
    Studio for Architecture, the award-winning Buffalo architectural firm of Mehrdad Hadighi, associate professor of architecture, and Shadi Nazarian, clinical associate professor of architecture, both in the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning, was named one of the "25 most intriguing, innovative and intrepid architecture firms, from all over the world" by Wallpaper* magazine in its July, 2004 Annual Design Directory issue.
  • Kids Who Read Are More Likely to Succeed -- Eight Ways Parents Can Make Reading Palatable and Pleasurable
    9/7/04
    Anyone who knows children, knows that you can't "make" them do something they don't want to do, and that holds true when it comes to reading, although reading itself is a requirement for academic, economic, social and future parental success. Parents can, however, help make reading a palatable, pleasurable activity, one that children ultimately will pursue on their own, to their own tremendous benefit, says a faculty member in the University at Buffalo School of Informatics.
  • UB Reading Series Opens Thursday with Literary Star Arundhati Roy and Acclaimed Gertrude Stein Expert, Ulla Dydo
    9/7/04
    Wednesdays at 4 PLUS, the distinguished reading series founded by poet Robert Creeley, former David Gray Chair in Poetics at the University at Buffalo, opens its Fall 2004 program this week with two literary stars who will make presentations on Sept. 9: Indian novelist and activist Arundhati Roy and author Ulla Dydo, a "reader of Gertrude Stein without equal."
  • Spectacular "Wall of Gold" by Tuscaroran Artist Part of National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.
    9/8/04
    When the ground-breaking and long-awaited $199 million National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) opens in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 21, it will feature a spectacular "Wall of Gold" developed by guest curator Jolene Rickard, Ph.D., associate professor of art history at the University at Buffalo and Tuscaroran photographer, art historian, theorist and essayist.
  • Sept. 17 Lecture by Bill Rancic in the Center for the Arts Cancelled
    9/9/04
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo has announced that the lecture by Bill Rancic originally scheduled for Sept. 17 at 8 p.m. has been cancelled due to a scheduling conflict.
  • Oishei Foundation Grant Funds UB Nanomedicine Program
    9/9/04
    The nanomedicine program of the University at Buffalo's Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics is moving beyond the benchtop, thanks to a $925,000 grant to the institute from the John R. Oishei Foundation.
  • UB Poetics Program Continues with Readings and Talks by Three of America's Most Influential Writers: Howe, Federman and Filreis
    9/9/04
    The University at Buffalo Poetics Program will continue its Fall 2004 series of literary readings and lectures, "Wednesdays at 4 PLUS," with a reading of works in progress by graduate students in the UB Poetics Program at 4 p.m. on Sept. 15, followed by additional readings and talks by Alan Filreis, Susan Howe and Raymond Federman.
  • Center for the Arts to present "Adventures of the Monkey King: A Beijing Opera" on Oct. 8
    9/9/04
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present "Adventures of the Monkey King: A Beijing Opera" at 8 p.m. on Oct. 8 in the Mainstage theater in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Tears For Fears to Perform Oct. 4 in UB's Mainstage Theater
    9/10/04
    Star 102.5, Mercedes Benz, and the Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present Tears For Fears at 8 p.m. on Oct 4 in the Mainstage theater in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Special Holiday Concert by the Celebrated Singer Linda Eder to be Held Dec. 11
    9/10/04
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present Linda Eder at 8 p.m. on Dec. 11 in the Mainstage theater in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus. The concert is sponsored by Different Strokes -- Paint Your Own Pottery Studio.
  • Popular SNL/Comedy Central Performer Colin Quinn to Bring his Stand-Up Comedy to UB's CFA
    9/10/04
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present Colin Quinn at 8 p.m. on Nov. 12 in the Mainstage theaterin the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus. The performance is sponsored by the undergraduate Student Association.
  • UB Presidential Inaugural Event to Feature Soprano Kathleen Battle and Pianist Ted Taylor
    9/10/04
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present Kathleen Battle at 8 p.m. on Oct. 14 in the Mainstage theater in the Center for the Arts on the UB North Amherst Campus. This performance is made possible by the Bernice Poss Memorial Fund.
  • Watching and Being Watched
    9/10/04
    Concerns about privacy, surveillance and censorship are not new to the world stage. With the passage of the USA Patriot Act, however, members of the art and legal communities have begun to raise new questions about the chilling effect of government policy on artistic expression. The University at Buffalo Art Gallery and UB Law School collaborate today in a unique way to discuss the impact of government policies on cultural production and personal privacy, and the art community's response to censorship.
  • UB's "Gender Matters 3" to Help Students, University Community and Public to Examine the World Through a "Gender Lens"
    9/10/04
    More than 25 programs and events highlighting issues involving women and gender will be on tap during "Gender Matters 3," the third annual Gender Week to be held Sept. 17-24 at the University at Buffalo.
  • "Boiling Point" Author to Speak at UB about How Energy Industry Drives U.S. Policy, Worsens Global Warming
    9/10/04
    Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Ross Gelbspan, will talk about global warming and climate change at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 21 in Allen Hall on the University at Buffalo South (Main Street) Campus.
  • 2004 Lecture Series to Open With a Discussion of Urban Vitality in an Era of Urban Decline
    9/14/04
    Preoccupied as we are with the end of urbanism, Buffalonians ought to chuck the chicken wings and gobble up some Douglas Rae. With his arresting new book, "CITY: Urbanism and Its End" (Yale University Press, 2003), Rae has excited the moribund national discussion about whether or not fading urban centers can evolve again into lively and exciting places to live.
  • Researcher Says Americans Are "Deluded" Regarding What They Know About the Rest of the World
    9/14/04
    Whether uninterested, uninformed or simply ignorant, many millions of Americans cannot answer even basic questions about American politics, much less world affairs, and it has cost the United States dearly, says a communications researcher and professor in the School of Informatics at the University at Buffalo.
  • Philosophy Department Announces 2004 Hourani Lectures in Moral Philosophy
    9/16/04
    The University at Buffalo Department of Philosophy has announced that Kwame Anthony Appiah will deliver the department's annual George H. Hourani lectures in moral philosophy.
  • Henderson Named "Niagara Frontier Executive of the Year" by University at Buffalo School of Management
    9/16/04
    Marsha S. Henderson, president of KeyBank-Western New York, has been named the 2004 Niagara Frontier Executive of the Year by the University at Buffalo School of Management.
  • Search for New Markers for Sudden Cardiac Death to Focus on Patients at Risk for Catastrophic Disruption in Heart Rhythm
    9/16/04
    Sudden cardiac death each year claims the lives of more than 350,000 seemingly healthy men and women in the U.S., yet physicians continue to be perplexed about its underlying causes. A new study by investigators in the University at Buffalo Center for Research in Cardiovascular Medicine, one of the largest undertaken on sudden cardiac death (SCD), may help provide some answers.
  • Department of Defense Awards Grant to UB-Ultra-Scan Team to Develop Optimal Biometric Systems
    9/16/04
    The U.S. Department of Defense, through the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, has awarded Ultra-Scan Corp. and the University at Buffalo's Center for Unified Biometrics and Sensors (CUBS) a highly competitive Small Business Technology Transfer Research contract.
  • UB to Offer Western New York Students Free Tickets to Lecture By Nationally Regarded Astronomer
    9/17/04
    As part of the celebration of the inauguration of John B. Simpson, Ph.D., as its 14th president, the University at Buffalo is offering area students a unique opportunity to get involved with science education and research by attending for free a lecture by a nationally regarded astronomer.
  • Leslie Weisman, Author of "The Sex of Architecture," and Australian Architect Sean Godsell to Speak at UB this Month
    9/17/04
    Leslie Weisman, a star in the field of architectural theory and education and the author of several books on gender and design, and Australian Sean Godsell, architect of several award-winning houses, will present slide lectures at the University at Buffalo this month as part of the annual series sponsored by the School of Architecture and Planning.
  • Circulating Mononuclear Cells in the Obese Found to be in Proinflammatory State, Contributing to Diabetes and Heart Disease
    9/20/04
    Endocrinologists from the University at Buffalo are providing one more link in the growing chain of evidence pointing to chronic cellular inflammation as the precursor of heart disease and diabetes.
  • Monkeys and Humans Form Categories in Strikingly Different Ways, New Research Shows
    9/21/04
    The ability to form categories is a crucial cognitive ability shared by humans and animals. It plays an important role in the way in which humans and animals behave toward objects in their worlds.
  • Landmark American Musical "Rent" to be Performed at UB Feb. 22-23; Tickets Go on Sale Sept. 24
    9/22/04
    The Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning landmark American musical Rent, written by Jonathan Larson and directed by Michael Greif, is coming to the Mainstage Theatre at the Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo for two performances, to be held Feb. 22-23 at 8 p.m. Tickets for all performances will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Sept. 24.
  • Wall Street Journal Again Ranks UB School of Management as One of the World's Top Business Schools
    9/22/04
    For the fourth consecutive year, the University at Buffalo School of Management has been ranked as one of the world's "top business schools" by The Wall Street Journal.
  • UB at Sunrise Downtown Speakers Series to Begin with Presentation by "The Car Coach"
    9/22/04
    Lauren Fix, B.S. '86, one of the leading automotive experts in the nation and a frequent guest on national television and cable network shows, will open the University at Buffalo's "UB at Sunrise Downtown" speaker series with a presentation titled "Driving Ambition," to be held Oct. 12 in the Hyatt Regency, 2 Fountain Plaza.
  • Witches, Identity Theft to Be Topics of UB at Noon Distinguished Luncheon Series
    9/22/04
    The public's fascination with evil witches and the issue of identity theft will be the topics of two lectures to be held this fall as part of the UB at Noon for Distinguished Alumni Luncheon Series.
  • Ready to Shake: UB to Open New Earthquake-Engineering Simulation Facility
    9/23/04
    A grand opening ceremony for the new National Science Foundation George E. Brown Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) Facility at the University at Buffalo will be held 2 p.m. tomorrow (Friday, September 24, 2004) in Ketter Hall on the University at Buffalo's North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Carotid Artery Thickening, Stiffness Found in Obese Children as Young as 7
    9/24/04
    Obese children as young as 7 show signs of thickening and stiffness of the carotid arteries, a signal that they are headed for premature heart disease, a study conducted in Southern Italy has shown.
  • UB Department of Music Announces October Schedule
    9/24/04
    Pianist Leon Fleisher open the University at Buffalo Department of Music's concert schedule for October with a recital at 8 p.m. Oct. 1 in Lippes Concert Hall in Slee Hall, North Campus. Among the other performers appearing at UB in October are the Meridian Arts Ensemble, the Cassatt String Quartet and the Slee Sinfonietta, UB's professional chamber orchestra. All October concerts are among the more than 50 inaugural events celebrating the investiture of John B. Simpson as UB's 14th president.
  • Student Mobility, Globalization to be Topics of International Forum on Oct. 16
    9/24/04
    Higher-education leaders from more than 15 countries -- including presidents from 10 overseas universities -- will gather at UB next month to discuss how globalization and government policies are creating opportunities and barriers for international students who wish to study in the United States or elsewhere in the world.
  • Nearly 50 Events to be Held in October in Conjunction with Investiture of UB's 14th President
    9/24/04
    The richness and breadth of academics at UB will be showcased during the month of October, with nearly 50 lectures, symposia, workshops and conferences designated as part of the Inaugural Academic Program being held on campus in conjunction with the Oct. 15 investiture of John B. Simpson as UB's 14th president.
  • Abandoned Camp in the Woods to Become Field Campus for UB's Environmental Studies Program
    9/24/04
    An abandoned former 4-H camp in the woods of Sardinia in southern Erie County is well on its way to becoming a year-round, residential, environmental education center, thanks to a unique partnership between UB, Erie County and the not-for-profit environmental group Earth Spirit Educational Services Inc.
  • Exhibition to Celebrate Lifelong Career of UB Art Professor Harvey Breverman
    9/24/04
    In celebration of the lifelong career of Harvey Breverman, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the University at Buffalo Department of Art and internationally renowned artist and educator, the UB Art Galleries will present "Harvey Breverman: Humanist Impulses, Selected Paintings, Drawings, Prints."
  • UB Opens $21.2 Million Earthquake Engineering Simulation Facility
    9/24/04
    A new era in earthquake-engineering research was ushered in today with the grand opening of the National Science Foundation's George E. Brown Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) Facility within the University at Buffalo Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering.
  • Huw Davies, UB Chemist and Developer of New Synthesis Methods, Will Receive Top Organic Chemistry Award
    9/27/04
    Huw M. L. Davies, Ph.D., Larkin Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University at Buffalo, has been awarded a prestigious Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award from the American Chemical Society.
  • British Architect Will Alsop to Speak at UB October 20
    9/29/04
    Will Alsop, who because of his avant-garde and strikingly odd-looking buildings is considered something of a maverick on the British architectural scene, will present a slide lecture of his work on Oct. 20 at the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning.
  • Surprise Energy Savings of $11,000 in One Day Prompts UB to Tell Students, Faculty and Staff to 'Turn It Off'
    9/29/04
    One hot summer's day in 2003, a couple of days after the big blackout, the University at Buffalo was quick to respond to an emergency request from the regional grid to cut back its electricity use. Maintenance personnel took steps to turn off equipment and lights that were not absolutely necessary. When the university got the bill, it found that those steps, taken in a single day, had saved UB a lot of money.
  • Are the Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox Cursed?
    9/30/04
    Technically speaking, the Chicago Cubs are "cursed," and the Boston Red Sox are "jinxed," according to a renowned anthropologist at the University at Buffalo who studies the origins of cults, superstitions and cultural identities.
  • UB School of Management to Present Lecture on Business Ethics
    9/30/04
    The University at Buffalo School of Management MBA Program will sponsor a lecture on "Ethical Leadership" to be presented by W. Michael Hoffman, Ph.D., founder and executive director of the Center for Business Ethics at Bentley College in Waltham, Mass., at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 26 in the Center for the Arts Screening Room on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • UB Literary Series Events for October Include an Indie Lit Luau, Discussion of "Aural Embodiment" and a Balkan Poetry Festival
    9/30/04
    The University at Buffalo literary series, "Wednesdays at 4 PLUS," continues in October with a variety of events, including a presentation by three very distinguished Balkan writers, and one by the director of the internationally recognized UB Poetics Program.
  • The UB Department of Theatre and Dance and the Center for the Arts to present "Spinning Into Butter"
    9/30/04
    The Center for the Arts and the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University at Buffalo will present "Spinning Into Butter," October Oct. 14-17 and 21-24 in the Black Box Theater in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Feldman's Collected Poems Will Be Subject of Reading
    9/30/04
    Irving Feldman, a poet whose work has brought him recognition as a MacArthur Fellow and SUNY Distinguished Professor, will read from his latest book at 8 p.m. Oct. 20 in 250 Baird Hall on the University at Buffalo North (Amherst) Campus.