• Study Suggests Most Short Children Are Well Adjusted, Raises Questions About Treating Them With Growth Hormone
    11/29/94
    Most short children are well-adjusted and have no serious social or emotional problems, despite assumptions by some physicians and parents, a new study by researchers at the Â鶹´«Ã½o and Children's Hospital of Buffalo has shown.
  • Grants Fund Interactive Video Connection Between Seven Rural WNY Hospitals, 2 Buffalo Hospitals Buffalo Mds Will "Examine" Patients In Rural Facilities
    11/15/94
    A patient is wheeled into the emergency room of a small rural hospital. While the resident physician works on the patient, a phone call is placed to the region's major trauma center in an urban teaching hospital 75 miles away.
  • Nurse Practitioners Still Face Barriers In Most States; States East of The Mississippi Are Most Restrictive Only 5 States Grant Full Authority; Illinois And Hawaii Don't Recognize Nps
    11/11/94
    While nurse practitioners are considered part of the solution to physician shortages, many states still place restrictions on their practice, according to a study by researchers in the Â鶹´«Ã½o School of Nursing.
  • Mcconnell Named Chair of UB Department of Geography
    11/1/94
    James E. McConnell, Ph.D., professor of geography and director of the Canada-U.S. Trade Center at the Â鶹´«Ã½o, has been named chair of the university's Department of Geography for a three-year term.
  • "Negative" Advocacy Messages Boost Recycling, UB Study Finds
    11/28/94
    Negativity isn't always bad. In fact, when it comes to encouraging consumer recycling, advocacy messages that are negative are more effective than messages that are positively framed, a researcher at the Â鶹´«Ã½o has found.
  • Appeal of Radio Programs Crucial to Impact of Ads, UB Study Finds
    11/28/94
    The more a listener likes a radio show and is actively involved in the program, the more receptive he or she will be to the advertisements aired during the show, a study by a Â鶹´«Ã½o researcher has found.
  • Donation of 25,000 Publications Will Make UB Libraries Research Center of The Science-Fiction Universe
    11/18/94
    A recent donation of 25,000 science-fiction, adventure and pulp-fiction books and magazines has added a new dimension to the Â鶹´«Ã½o's highly respected library holdings.
  • UB MBA Students Rank No. 1 Nationally On Cpa Exam
    11/15/94
    The Â鶹´«Ã½o School of Management has ranked first on the May 1993 Certified Public Accounting (CPA) exam among candidates with advanced degrees.
  • Importance of Pacific Rim, Student Demand Spurs UB to Expand Asian Studies Program
    11/18/94
    Student demand and the increasing importance of the Pacific Rim to the economy of the United States prompted the Â鶹´«Ã½o to expand its Asian Studies program, established 18 months ago.
  • UB Study of A Low-Income, Largely Puerto Rican Population Documents Major Health Problems, Barriers to Health Care Smoking, Alcohol Consumption, Asthma And Diabetes Taking Heavy Toll
    11/2/94
    Residents of Buffalo's low-income, largely Hispanic Lower West Side are twice as sick as the U.S. population living in poverty, and face major barriers to receiving adequate health care, results of a comprehensive health survey conducted by the Â鶹´«Ã½o Center for Urban Research in Primary Care has revealed.
  • UB Program Uses Toys to Help Children With Disabilities
    11/11/94
    While most people may think of toys only as recreational items for children, researchers in the Early Intervention Lab of the Center for Assistive Technology at the Â鶹´«Ã½o see them, and other everyday items, as a means to help infants and toddlers with disabilities communicate, move and learn.