News Releases

As the world moves into the information age, the international telecommunications network has become denser, more centralized and more highly integrated -- signs that point to globalization and an increase in Western cultural and economic influence. A study by an internationally recognized communication expert at the University at Buffalo, however, suggests that the decades-long tendency toward Internet dominance by the United States, Canada and Western Europe may be changing as the regions of the world begin to cluster into mutual-interest groups.

Poet, novelist and critic Nathaniel Mackey and Marjorie Perloff, one of the foremost and influential American critics of our time, will be among the literary figures who will speak and read this semester as part of "Wednesdays at 4 PLUS," the bi-annual series presented by the Poetics Program in the University at Buffalo Department of English.

University at Buffalo volcanologist Michael F. Sheridan has been near dangerous volcanoes before, but at 9 p.m. on Jan. 20, audiences across the U.S. will see just how close he got to the fiery blasts of Ecuador's Tungurahua when the show, "Ultimate Guide: Volcanoes" premieres on the Discovery Channel.

Michael E. Bernardino, M.D., announced today that he is resigning effective Feb. 14 as vice president for health affairs at the University at Buffalo and dean of the UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. At the same time, UB President William R. Greiner announced the appointment of Margaret W. Paroski, M.D., the medical school's senior associate dean for academic affairs and admissions, as interim vice president for health affairs and interim dean of the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

Three All-Americans, the most prolific scorers and offensive threats in the history of football and women's basketball at the University at Buffalo, and an outstanding coach/administrator will be inducted into the UB Alumni Association's Athletic Hall of Fame on Feb. 21.

Gambling is widespread -- and spreading -- in American society with 82 percent of individuals interviewed having gambled in the past year, according to a national survey conducted at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) and reported in the Winter 2002 issue of the Journal of Gambling Studies. Previous surveys found gambling participation at 61 percent (1975) and 63 percent (1998).

The UB Center for the Arts will continue the 2002-03 KeyBank Dance Series with a performance by The Joffrey Ensemble Dancers at 8 p.m. Feb. 14 in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts on UB's North (Amherst) Campus.

William R. Greiner announced today that he is stepping down as president of the University at Buffalo, a position that he has held since 1991. In a message to the university community, Greiner said he will retire as UB's chief executive officer effective June 30, or at a later date if requested by State University of New York Chancellor Robert L. King, depending on the appointment of his successor.

A University at Buffalo chemist has developed a new, high-throughput method for obtaining nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) data that not only has the distinction of potentially performing orders of magnitude faster than conventional methods, but does so more cheaply and with greater precision.

The College of Arts and Sciences at the University at Buffalo is sponsoring a poetry contest for high school students as part of its increased efforts to introduce high school students to UB and its College of Arts and Sciences (CAS).