Students who feel their ears ringing a couple of days after a concert know a thing or two about noise-induced hearing loss.After the rigors of combat end, military personnel can also suffer from the condition -- sometimes permanently.As a result, researchers at UB's Center for Hearing and Deafness are working with the U.S.
Buffalo's road woes continued Wednesday night at the Convocation Center, where Ohio University (4-10, 1-3 Mid-American Conference) handed the Bulls (5-8, 1-4 MAC) their 18th consecutive conference loss away from home by a score of 90-76, extending UB's season losing streak to five games.
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If you have not noticed, the Buffalo Bulls basketball team is not the same team that left fans with a sense of accomplishment before leaving for winter break.Three weeks and four losses later, the Bulls (5-7, 1-3 Mid-American Conference) are "that" team again.
Two days into the spring semester, the Alumni Arena gym is already flooded with students. Most students working out have frequented the gym in the past, but many are newcomers.
"Big Fish" marks a new approach for director Tim Burton. Known for crafting films such as "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" and "Edward Scissorhands," he is renowned for the imaginative storytelling and dark, brooding atmospheres.
To the average fan at a UB basketball game, the south side bleachers -- Alumni Arena's student section -- appear to be in perfect working order.However, years of wear and tear have deteriorated the retractable bleachers to the point that they can no longer retract into the wall.Stuck in the out position, the bleachers cover Alumni Arena's indoor track, preventing the track and field team from practicing there during the winter season."These were the original bleachers that were built back in '82," said Paul Vecchio, the assistant athletic director for communications.
Let me tell you something about Israel that you won't read in the papers and you won't hear on the news: Israel is gorgeous.
Basketball is said to be a game of runs, a statement that surely applied to Saturday's contest between the UB men's basketball team and the Western Michigan Broncos.Sort of.While basketball may in fact be a game of runs, it was the Buffalo Bulls (5-7, 1-3 Mid-American Conference) who were basically run off the court and out of Alumni Arena in a thorough 84-54 whipping by a Western Michigan (9-1, 3-0 MAC) squad who has now won eight straight (six in a row on the road) and are ranked 14th in the Rating Percentage Index.
President John Simpson is walking the UB campus for the first time as president this week. The transition phase may be difficult for Simpson, but once he is comfortable with UB there are several areas that need renewed focus.
The famous proverb says that all good things must come to an end. It does not say, however, that all things must come to a good end.Yes, sadly, the end is here for "Friends," "Frasier" and "Sex and the City," arguably three of the most popular, if not smartest, sitcoms in history.
The majority of UB students spent their winter vacations at home relaxing and enjoying their time off.
When faculty and students in the School of Management left for winter break, the Alfiero Center project was a muddy pit.They returned Monday to find a skeleton of steel girders built on the site -- evidence the project is progressing.In addition, officials say the three-story, 23,000-square-foot facility will be completed slightly ahead of schedule, in the spring of 2005.
UB's 14th President John B. Simpson said the transition from sunny California to the harsh weather hasn't been hard.
It's kind of sobering to be back after such a holly, jolly and downright amazing holiday break. But nothing can pull me down from the high that I am on right now, not even the frigid weather or the professors who decide to teach on the first day of classes.That's probably the worst feeling in the world, sitting down for a class expecting to get out in 10 minutes and then getting dragged into an hour-long debacle.
With a lineup full of newcomers, the UB wrestling team entered this season with cautious optimism.
J.R.R. Tolkien fans everywhere were no doubt ecstatic when "The Lord of the Rings" made its way from the page to the screen; now, with the final installment of the trilogy ending with "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," which opened in theaters December 17, a new Tolkien fix might be hard to come by for most people - but not everyone.To the benefit of the 38 UB students enrolled on COL 150 - a comparative literature course being offered for the first time this semester - one LOTR aficionado thought the novel held enough substance to dedicate an entire course to examining it.Barish Ali, a Ph.D.
Buffalo has never been considered a top market for touring artists. Nestled conveniently in the middle of top-markets Toronto, Cleveland and Pittsburgh, artists often pass through the Queen City like lake effect snow.Some years, however, there are exceptions to that rule.
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For 37 years Robert Genco -- a distinguished professor of oral biology and microbiology -- enjoyed relative anonymity among UB students.This semester, he has been thrust into the spotlight.
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