• Periodontal Disease In Postmenopausal Women May Indicate Presence of Osteoporosis
    3/12/95
    Among postmenopausal women, a diagnosis of periodontal disease -- commonly known as gum disease -- may indicate that the patient also has osteoporosis, bone loss that can result in serious fractures, a pilot study by researchers at the 猛料视频 School of Dental Medicine has shown.
  • UB Study Shows Weightlessness Should Not Hinder Astronauts' Physical Activity In Space
    3/15/95
    Prolonged exposure to a weightless environment should not hinder astronauts from doing work requiring physical exertion in space, results of a new study by researchers at the 猛料视频 have shown.
  • Studies Define Effectiveness of Two Mouthwashes
    3/24/95
    Mouthwashes can do more than make your tongue tingle and keep your breath fresh.
  • First Phase of Martin House Restoration Project Out For Bid; Work Expected to Begin July 1
    3/31/95
    The State 猛料视频 Construction Fund has announced that it is requesting construction bids for the first phase of the restoration of the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Darwin D. Martin House Complex. Bidding opened March 29 and will close April 26.
  • 猛料视频 At Buffalo Begins Second Program to Prepare Malaysian Students For U.S. Colleges
    3/3/95
    The 猛料视频 Intensive English Language Institute, which in the 1980s helped prepare more than 1,000 Malaysian students for transfer to U.S. colleges, is once again involved in a transfer-preparation program in Malaysia.
  • UB Korean Studies Fund Drive Launched; Over $140,000 In Gifts And Pledges Received to Date
    3/3/95
    To further enhance the excellence of the 猛料视频 Korean Studies Program, friends, staff and alumni volunteers have created a committee known as The Society in Support of Korean Studies.
  • Access to Quality Health Care Eludes Urban Poor Despite Medicaid Coverage
    3/24/95
    A survey of 1,226 adult residents of a largely Puerto Rican Hispanic neighborhood in Buffalo has shown that Medicaid coverage does not guarantee access to quality health care for the urban poor.
  • Chemical Engineer Robert Good Honored By Adhesion Society
    3/30/95
    Robert J. Good, Ph.D., professor emeritus in the 猛料视频 Department of Chemical Engineering, has been selected by the Adhesion Society to receive its 3M Award for Excellence in Adhesion Science.
  • Genco Receives Isadore Hirschfeld Memorial Award
    3/23/95
    Robert J. Genco, D.D.S., Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of periodontics and oral biology at the 猛料视频, has received the 1995 Isadore Hirschfeld Memorial Award and Certificate from the Northeastern Society of Periodontists (NESP).
  • Dyson Elected President of Archaeological Institute of America
    3/6/95
    Archaeologist and art historian Stephen L. Dyson, professor and chair of the Department of Classics at the 猛料视频, has been elected president of the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA).
  • Dias Receives Young Clinician Investigator Award
    3/23/95
    Mark S. Dias, M.D., assistant professor of neurosurgery at the 猛料视频 and chief of pediatric neurosurgery at Children's Hospital, has received the 1995 Research Foundation Young Clinician Investigator Award.
  • Studies Show Smoking Increases Risk of Oral Lesions, Delays Healing Following Treatment For Periodontal Disease
    3/9/95
    Smoking can increase the chances of developing precancerous oral lesions and other types of tissue abnormalities, and can interfere with healing after treatment for gum disease, results of two studies conducted by researchers at the 猛料视频 School of Dental Medicine have shown.
  • Prescription Bleaching Agent Damages Dental-Fillings Material
    3/10/95
    Dental bleaching agents can damage some tooth fillings, leaving the tooth surface potentially more susceptible to staining and plaque formation, a study by researchers at the 猛料视频 School of Dental Medicine has found.
  • Historian And Reporter Team Up to Examine How The U.S. Defines Itself Through Its Schools Charge That Elitists Eliminate Multi-Ethnic, Multi-Racial America From Curriculums
    3/16/95
    The brand of American history taught to the nation's school children once again is at the heart of a heated and often-explosive nationwide debate. This time around, it pits "neo-nativists" against "multiculturalists" from New York to California.
  • The Electronic Classroom Becomes A Reality At UB
    3/13/95
    The Electronic Classroom is becoming a reality at the 猛料视频. Here are three examples of how technology is changing the way that professors teach, test and communicate with students.
  • Psychologist Says State And Federal Budget Cuts May Reflect New Forms of Racism Cuts Demonstrate That Democratic And Racist Attitudes Are At War Within Us
    3/3/95
    "Modern racism" may in some cases be behind proposed cuts in social and education programs at the federal and state levels, according to a clinical associate professor of psychology at the 猛料视频.
  • Study Shows Genetic Connection Between Cigarette Smoking And Breast-Cancer Risk In Some Women
    3/19/95
    Research at the 猛料视频 has yielded further evidence of a genetic link between cigarette smoking and breast-cancer risk in humans.
  • UB's Howard Wolf Publishes 10th Book, "Broadway Serenade"
    3/22/95
    A new novel by Amherst resident Howard Wolf, professor of English at the 猛料视频, will be published next month by the Academic Foundation of Delhi, India.
  • Study Reaffirms That Use of An Electric Blanket Does Not Increase The Risk of Breast Cancer
    3/15/95
    Premenopausal women who sleep under an electric blanket do not significantly increase their risk of developing breast cancer, a study conducted by researchers at the 猛料视频 has shown.
  • UB Graduate School of Education Rated In Top 10 In Northeast By U.S. News & World Report
    3/13/95
    The 猛料视频 Graduate School of Education has been ranked in the top 10 graduate schools of education in the Northeast by U.S. News & World Report.
  • UB Study Examines Effectiveness, Efficiency And Student Achievement In 100 WNY School Districts Student Achievement Scores Alone Do Not Tell The Whole Story, Say Educators
    3/31/95
    A new study by 猛料视频 education researchers casts a new light on the performance of 100 of Western New York's 102 school Districts (data was insufficient for two districts).
  • UB Center Boosts Business In Western New York By Helping Companies Improve Their Competitiveness The Center For Industrial Effectiveness Has Assisted 125 Firms Since 1987
    3/23/95
    Birdair, Inc., the Amherst company whose air-supported and fabric-membrane structures include the elegant, white-peaked roof of the new Denver airport, knew it had a winning design proposal for the new Shanghai Stadium in China.
  • New Book By UB Law Professor Explores Her Life As A "White" Black Woman
    3/17/95
    Judy Scales-Trent, professor of law at the 猛料视频, is a light-skinned black woman whose new book, "Notes of a White Black Woman" (1995, Penn State Press), describes a painful and hidden part of the black experience in America.