UB Receives $1 Million Grant From Markey Trust to Expand Research On Infectious Diseases
1/23/95
The University at Buffalo Center for Microbial Pathogenesis has received a $1 million grant from the Lucille P. Markey Charitable Trust to expand its research efforts to better understand and treat infectious diseases.
Current Devices to Help Alzheimer's Patients Don't Keep Pace With The Disease, UB Study Shows
1/24/95
Ronald Reagan's position, prestige and economic resources can't guarantee he'll have the devices necessary to maintain maximum independence as his Alzheimer's disease progresses.
Researchers Report First Clone of A Calcium Channel Subunit Gene From An Invertebrate Similarities With Vertebrates Suggest Commercial Potential
1/26/95
University at Buffalo pharmacologists have cloned the gene that codes for a calcium-channel subunit in fruit flies and have discovered that the alpha-1 subunit bears a remarkable resemblance to one found in the rat brain.
Suk Ki Hong Named SUNY Distinguished Professor
1/26/95
Suk Ki Hong, M.D., Ph.D., professor of physiology at the University at Buffalo, has been named a Distinguished Professor, the highest academic rank in the State University of New York system.
UB's Petrie Joins Nation's Top Deans In Call For Radical Overhaul of Schools of Education Report Claims Those Who Teach Teachers How to Teach Are Behind The Eight Ball
1/27/95
Hugh Petrie, dean of the University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education, today joined the Holmes Group in calling for the 250 schools that prepare most of the nation's teachers to "get up to speed or get out of the business."
UB Takes Lead Role In Creating Geographic Information Group
1/13/95
Geographers at the University at Buffalo have taken a leading role in the formation of a national consortium of academic and research organizations dedicated to advancing the understanding of geographic information systems (GIS), one of the fastest growing research fields in the geographic and earth sciences.
State-of-The-Art Sciences, Math Building Opens At UB, Makes North Campus A Nexus For The Sciences
1/23/95
The new $45-million Natural Sciences and Mathematics Building on the University at Buffalo North (Amherst) Campus seems a contradiction in terms.
E-Mail Requirement "Shrinks" 200-Student Psychology Course
1/11/95
Electronic mail isn't just for amusement or business interactions.
Dental Health Tips For Parents
1/26/95
February is National Children's Dental Health Month. The following tips on children's dental health are offered by experts in the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine:
Improved Bone-Grafting Material From Cow Bones Has Potential For Treating Bone Loss Due to Gum Disease
1/5/95
Results of a study conducted by researchers in the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine have brought dental surgeons one step closer to using bovine bone implants in humans to help regenerate bone lost through periodontal disease.
Mathematical Analysis Indicates Early Bone Deterioration Not Detected By Tests For Osteoporosis
1/31/95
Fractal geometry may hold the key to earlier detection of osteoporosis, according to research conducted at the University at Buffalo.
Anonymous Donor Gives UB $1.6 Million Cash Gift For Full Scholarships to Recruit Exceptional Students to Be Awarded to Top Freshmen Entering In Fall 1995 And Fall 1996
1/4/95
The University at Buffalo has received a cash gift of $1.6 million from an anonymous donor specifically to provide 20 students in each of the freshman classes entering the university in Fall 1995 and Fall 1996 with scholarships to cover tuition and all expenses for each of their four undergraduate years at UB.