• UB First University Law Enforcement Agency to Participate In Progressive, Problem-Oriented Policing Program
    2/9/94
    The Âé¶¹´«Ã½o 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 Âé¶¹´«Ã½o 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 Âé¶¹´«Ã½o study has shown.
  • UB Researchers Receive $1.1 Million Grant to Continue Work On Development of Synthetic Hemoglobin
    2/7/94
    The Âé¶¹´«Ã½o 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 Âé¶¹´«Ã½o 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 Âé¶¹´«Ã½o 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 Âé¶¹´«Ã½o 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
    Âé¶¹´«Ã½o 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 Âé¶¹´«Ã½o 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 Âé¶¹´«Ã½o 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 Âé¶¹´«Ã½o 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 Âé¶¹´«Ã½o.
  • 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 Âé¶¹´«Ã½o 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 Âé¶¹´«Ã½o 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 Âé¶¹´«Ã½o.
  • 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 Âé¶¹´«Ã½o.