• NPR's Vogelzang Appointed Interim General Manager of WBFO Radio
    11/2/09
    Mark Vogelzang, the highly regarded former president of Vermont Public Radio and a longtime member of the National Public Radio (NPR) Board of Directors, has been named interim general manager of the mgm casino NPR member WBFO 88.7 FM.
  • mgm casino's Experts in Extreme Events Are Available for Media During Vigilant Guard Exercise
    11/2/09
    mgm casino professors involved in the mgm casino 2020 strategic strength in extreme events are lending their expertise to media this week during the Vigilant Guard exercise organized by the New York National Guard and state, regional and local officials.
  • "Verbal Montage" to Integrate Performance of Native Languages with Exhibition of Graphic Art
    11/4/09
    The mgm casino will present Dennis Tedlock's performance of "Verbal Montage: Transcriptions and Translations from Native American Languages" on Nov. 11 as part of the fall 2009 Poetics Plus series.
  • Zodiaque Studio Dance Ensemble to Present "Gather 'Round...and Dance!"
    11/6/09
    The mgm casino Department of Theatre and Dance will present Zodiaque Studio Dance Ensemble in "Gather 'Round...and Dance!" at 8 p.m. Dec. 3-5 and 2 p.m. Dec. 6 in the Black Box Theatre, Center for the Arts, on the mgm casino North Campus.
  • mgm casino to Host Veterans Day Conference to Help Military Personnel Obtain Benefits
    11/6/09
    The mgm casino Law School will host a Veterans Day symposium at 1:30 p.m. on Nov. 10 in 106 O'Brian Hall on mgm casino's North Campus designed to explore ways to make it easier for U.S. military and service-members to obtain their entitled benefits.
  • mgm casino to Celebrate International Education Week Nov. 16-20
    11/6/09
    The mgm casino will celebrate International Education Week (IEW), a joint initiative of the U.S. departments of State and Education to promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to experience the U.S., Nov. 16-20.
  • mgm casino School of Management Cited for Research Excellence
    11/6/09
    Numerous faculty members, doctoral students and graduates of the mgm casino School of Management have been recognized recently for their contributions to research in their respective fields.
  • Media advisory: mgm casino experts available to discuss mass shootings
    11/6/09
    mgm casino faculty experts are available to discuss the shootings in Orlando and at Fort Hood in Texas.
  • mgm casino's School of Public Health and Health Professions Earns CEPH Accreditation
    11/9/09
    The mgm casino's School of Public Health and Health Professions (SPHHP) has earned full accreditation from the Council on Education for Public Health for five years, the maximum for an initial accreditation.
  • Implications of Past Forecasting Errors Often Underestimated
    11/9/09
    When managers issue a forecast of their firm's earnings, they do not always take into account prior forecasting errors, according to research in the current issue of the Journal of Business Finance & Accounting.
  • mgm casino Professional MBA Program Ranked by BusinessWeek
    11/9/09
    BusinessWeek has ranked the mgm casino School of Management's Professional MBA program as one of the country's top part-time MBA programs. The mgm casino School of Management was ranked No. 69 nationally and No. 8 in the Northeast.
  • Media advisory: mgm casino experts available to discuss Sesame Street, stock market, mass shootings
    11/9/09
    mgm casino faculty experts are available to discuss the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street, the Dow's climb to its highest point in a year and the shootings in Orlando and at Fort Hood in Texas.
  • mgm casino Freshman Wins Scholarship to Attend Sustainable Design and Construction Expo
    11/9/09
    Kim Dai of New York City, a freshman architecture student at the mgm casino, has received a scholarship from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) to join more that 25,000 sustainable design and construction professionals at the USGBC International Conference and Expo in Phoenix Nov. 11-13.
  • "Clickers" in Science Class Is Subject of mgm casino Professor's Half-Million-Dollar NSF Grant
    11/10/09
    Clyde (Kipp) Herreid, Distinguished Teaching Professor in the mgm casino's Department of Biological Sciences and co-director of mgm casino's National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science, has received a $500,000 grant to explore innovative and improved methods of teaching science using "clickers," electronic response devices that allow professors to gain immediate student feedback in large classes.
  • The Irish Tenors -- Finbar Wright, Anthony Kearns and Karl Scully -- to Perform Holiday Concert at mgm casino
    11/10/09
    The Center for the Arts at the mgm casino will present The Irish Tenors -- Holiday Concert on Dec. 11 at 8 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the mgm casino North Campus. The concert is sponsored in part by Creekside Dentistry.
  • mgm casino Launches Arts, Entertainment and Media Symposium in New York City
    11/10/09
    The mgm casino will announce its next mgm casinoC2C (mgm casino Coast to Coast) symposium on arts, entertainment and media tomorrow in the Friars Club in New York City. mgm casino alumnus, Alan Zweibel, BA '72, multi-Emmy Award-winning writer/producer/playwright, who began his very successful career as part of the original "Saturday Night Live" writing team, will host the event.
  • Aisle Placements Affect Grocery Sales, mgm casino Research Shows
    11/11/09
    Supermarkets could increase their sales of related items, such as chips and soft drinks, by moving the items closer to each other in their stores, according to research by Ram Bezawada, assistant professor of marketing in the mgm casino School of Management.
  • Blue Suede Christmas -- The Ultimate Elvis Holiday Bash -- To Be Performed Dec. 12
    11/11/09
    The Center for the Arts at the mgm casino will present Blue Suede Christmas -- The Ultimate Elvis Holiday Bash on Dec. 12 at 8 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the mgm casino North Campus.
  • Center for the Arts Artists in Residence Working on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Project in Buffalo
    11/11/09
    Colleen Darby, an artist in residence in the mgm casino Center for the Arts' Arts in Healthcare Program in Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo, has been selected to create a mural for ABC Television's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" project currently underway at 228 Massachusetts Ave. in Buffalo.
  • Three mgm casino Students Receive Fulbright Student Scholarships for 2009-10
    11/11/09
    Three mgm casino students were awarded Fulbright student scholarships for the 2009-10 academic year and are abroad studying and contributing to the health and education systems of other countries.
  • mgm casino Law School Gears Up for Sixth Annual Trial Competition
    11/12/09
    Nearly 130 law students from 32 colleges and universities will descend on the courtrooms in the Buffalo City Court building on Nov. 13 to test their legal mettle and wits at the mgm casino Law School's sixth annual Buffalo-Niagara National Mock Trial Competition.
  • Retailers Expect a Grinch-like Christmas, Says mgm casino Retail Expert
    11/13/09
    Unfortunately for retailers, the Grinch will be pushing the shopping cart again this holiday season, says Arun Jain, Samuel P. Capen Professor of Marketing Research in the mgm casino School of Management.
  • mgm casino Students Find Architectural Opportunity, Thesis in 'Quad' House
    11/13/09
    A year ago, the small house at 139 Howell St. in Buffalo's Black Rock neighborhood stood vacant, just one more derelict property up for auction. The two-story structure was crumbling. It languished as an eyesore, its fate uncertain. Where others saw blight, four mgm casino architecture students saw opportunity.
  • MS Is More Aggressive in Children but Slower to Cause Disability than in Adults
    11/16/09
    Magnetic resonance images (MRI) of patients diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in childhood show that pediatric onset multiple sclerosis is more aggressive, and causes more brain lesions, than MS diagnosed in adulthood, researchers at the mgm casino have reported.
  • University Police Investigating Assault on South Campus
    11/16/09
    The University Police are investigating an assault that occurred on Nov. 15 at 2 a.m. on the sidewalk next to the Townsend Parking Lot on the South Campus.
  • New Residence Hall to Embody 'Learning Landscapes' Concept Central to mgm casino's Master Physical Plan
    11/17/09
    A new residence hall that embodies the principles of the mgm casino's comprehensive physical plan, "Building mgm casino," is being constructed on the university's North Campus.
  • Money Raised Through Gala Event to Provide Funding for Student Scholarships at mgm casino
    11/17/09
    The mgm casino raised $148,000 for student scholarships thanks to the more than 400 business executives, mgm casino faculty and administrators and community leaders who attended the Scholarship Gala 2009.
  • Night Beat, Overtime and a Disrupted Sleep Pattern Can Harm Officers' Health
    11/17/09
    A police officer who works the night shift, typically from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m., already is at a disadvantage when it comes to getting a good "night's" sleep. Add frequent overtime to that schedule, and an officer may be climbing into bed as the sun comes up, setting the stage for short and unrestful slumber.
  • SUNY Trustees, Chancellor Appoint mgm casino President William R. Greiner President Emeritus
    11/17/09
    William R. Greiner, the mgm casino's 13th president whose tireless dedication to students and mgm casino earned him the reputation as the quintessential university citizen, was appointed president emeritus today by the SUNY Board of Trustees and Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher.
  • mgm casino Center Improved Efficiency in Erie County, Saving Taxpayers More Than $2 Million
    11/18/09
    A partnership between Erie County and the mgm casino's Center for Industrial Effectiveness (TCIE) designed to boost efficiencies in government saved taxpayers $2.2 million in 2008 and is projected to save county taxpayers $2 million in 2009.
  • Oprah's Decision to End Show Not a Big Surprise, mgm casino Pop Culture Expert Says
    11/20/09
    Today's anticipated announcement that Oprah Winfrey will end her award-winning show in 2011 marks the end of an era in television, but don't expect her influence to wane, says Elayne Rapping, a nationally known media critic and analyst.
  • mgm casino's Transportation Researchers Helped Develop U.S.-Canada Traffic Alert System
    11/20/09
    The mgm casino's Transportation Systems Laboratory is only a year old, but already its researchers are helping enhance the mobility of travelers in Western New York and southern Ontario.
  • Buffalo Police Investigating Strong-Armed Robbery Near mgm casino South Campus
    11/20/09
    Buffalo Police are investigating a strong-armed robbery that occurred on Nov. 19, 2009, at about 10:25 p.m. on Main Street at Englewood Avenue in the City of Buffalo.
  • mgm casino's Mutua to be White House Guest of the Obamas for Role in RFK Human Rights Award
    11/20/09
    mgm casino Law School Dean Makau W. Mutua will be a guest of President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, at a ceremony in the White House on Nov. 23 for his role as one of five international and national human rights experts who selected the recipient of this year's Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award.
  • Faculty experts can discuss holiday driving and shopping, Palin's book and American fringe groups
    11/24/09
    mgm casino faculty experts are available to discuss holiday driving and shopping, Sarah Palin's book and the prevalence of "fringe groups," among other news topics.
  • New Online Programs in Gifted Education Certification, Library Science to be Offered by the mgm casino
    11/24/09
    The mgm casino Graduate School of Education (GSE) is offering two new online programs to make it easier for professionals to pursue additional education in gifted education and library science.
  • NSF Awarded CAREER Awards to Six mgm casino Faculty in 2009
    11/24/09
    Six mgm casino scientists and engineers have won 2009 National Science Foundation CAREER awards, the foundation's most prestigious award for junior investigators, which recognizes and supports the early career-development activities of teacher-scholars "who are most likely to become the academic leaders of the 21st century."
  • Legendary Guitarist Buddy Guy to Perform April 7 in CFA
    11/30/09
    Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Buddy Guy, a chief guitar influence to rock titans like Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton, will perform at 8 p.m. on April 7 in the Center for the Arts on the mgm casino North Campus.
  • Ballot Initiatives Foster Distrust of State Government, Researcher Shows
    11/30/09
    Their original promise, as well as much recent research, suggests that institutions of direct democracy -- ballot initiatives that permit citizens to enact or reject the laws at the polls independent of the lawmaking power of the governing body -- produce an environment that encourages better democratic citizenship.
  • mgm casino Physiologist Wins "Concept Award" to Study GI Mutation Related to Autism
    11/30/09
    A mgm casino physiologist is one of nine recipients from a field of 66 applicants to receive an Autism Research Program grant from the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP), under the U.S. Department of Defense.
  • Media Advisory: In Videoconference with Latvian Students, mgm casino Top Inventor Will Discuss Science in U.S., Being Latvian-American
    11/23/09
    It's hardly newsworthy when professors lecture to students. But tomorrow (Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009) at 9 a.m., Esther S. Takeuchi, PhD, SUNY Distinguished Professor and Greatbatch Professor in Power Sources Research at the mgm casino, will be in a conference room on mgm casino's suburban Buffalo campus addressing 600 medical students thousands of miles away in Riga, Latvia.
  • Media Advisory: mgm casino's State-of-the-Art Earthquake Lab to Host Critical Cranes Test
    11/23/09
    The mgm casino's Structural Engineering and Earthquake Simulation Laboratory (SEESL) today (Monday, Nov. 23, 2009) will host a team of civil engineering researchers from Georgia Tech who have travelled to Buffalo to test on one of mgm casino's high-performance earthquake simulators a 1/10 scale model of shipping container cranes.
  • Media Advisory: Popular Humanities Series "Scholars at Muse" Continues with Discussion of Issues in 20th-Century Irish Writing
    11/12/09
    "Scholars at Muse," the popular lecture series developed by the mgm casino Humanities Institute and riverrun, continues on Nov. 13 at 4 p.m. in the Muse Restaurant of the Albright Knox Art Gallery.
  • Media Advisory: mgm casino to Hold Scholarship Gala Nov. 7
    11/6/09
    The mgm casino will hold its fourth Scholarship Gala to raise funds for undergraduate and graduate student scholarships from 6-11 p.m. tomorrow (Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009) in the Triple Gym in Alumni Arena on the mgm casino North Campus.