According to the Regional Knowledge Network (RKN), more people die in Erie County from cirrhosis of the liver than motor vehicle-related deaths.
At about 3 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 12 - before the downed trees, power outages and school closings - UB was a picture-perfect scene.
With the Buffalo Sabres undefeated after nine games, the arts season in full swing and city-wide recovery from an unseasonably-early blast of classic Queen City weather all part of the talk of the town, The Spectrum runs down the best the region has to offer.This is not a particularly in-depth or scientific study, but rather the first-response answers of members of The Spectrum staff and guest panelists.
Forty years of teaching at UB has given Claude Welch first-hand knowledge of the university's past, and a unique view of its future.Welch's office reflects his deeply rooted presence at UB with book-lined walls and souvenirs from global travels displayed in every nook and cranny.
'Stay the course' about to meanderBush administration's Iraq plans will see change soonOur troops are seeing the bloodiest violence since the 2003 invasion and causalities are skyrocketing for both sides, but Bush has taken a new step in addressing the urgent dissent in Iraq.
The song "I Want Candy" blares as a 15-year-old Marie Antoinette dances around a decadent French castle.
In five years, says Derek Taylor, understanding bioinformatics is going to be as important as being able to write a paragraph.
Desperately fighting to create a winning Mid-American Conference record, the Bulls faced two tough conference opponents this weekend, and managed success in one of their games.
At an annual conference last Wednesday, Dr. Mark J. Lema, M.D., chair of UB's anesthesiology department and professor for school of medicine was designated president of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). One of the most pressing issues at the conference was establishing patient-safety protocol policies when using anesthesia, Lema said.
As men's basketball head coach Reggie Witherspoon presides over practice at center court, the freshly-painted new logo is not the only difference in this year's Bulls squad.
Researchers at UB's Sports Medicine Institute have found a novel approach to treating post-concussion syndrome: exercise.
Frank Zappa may no longer be around, but a new generation of musicians is out to revive his legend.
After half a decade of wrestling with the fact that he can't impress people with his youth anymore, singer/songwriter/guitarist Jonny Lang has changed from a blues wonder-boy into a pseudo-soulful young man.His fourth studio release since breaking through as a teen guitar-throb in 1997, "Turn Around" is almost a 180-degree spin for the artist.The album mixes a little bit of rock with pop and R&B, recycled to sound like the greatest Backstreet Boys CD or the worst Stevie Wonder LP ever.After the debut "Lie to Me" introduced him as a promising young upstart with vast potential, Lang became a highly sought-after collaborator.
Isiah Thomas deserves a running drop kick to the sternum.He really, really does.And I'm genuinely hoping - no, make that praying - to whatever basketball gods that still pay attention to Knicks basketball that it happens.Maybe one night this season, as the Knicks are being railroaded by the abysmal Atlanta Hawks in Madison Square Garden, one of Isiah's handpicked malcontents decides he's had enough.
Why Buffalo?Students from across the country and around the world move to Buffalo to study at UB, and those native to the Queen City -her freak snowstorms, dreary weather and high sales tax - often wonder one thing: why?But those experiencing Buffalo for the first time say the region isn't dying, and there is plenty to do to stay entertained and well fed.Josh Dubs, a second-year law student, was first introduced to the potential of UB by his aunt and uncle who live in nearby Lancaster.
In front of a boisterous sellout crowd at the Bell Centre in Montreal, the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Canadians, 4-1, for their ninth straight win.
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