News Clips August 1 - 7, 2016

Buffalo State and its students, faculty, staff, and alumni are making news. The following articles appeared in the media the week of August 1 - 7, 2016.  Please note that links may expire or change as news outlets archive stories.

August 2

WIVB: Construction begins on downtown Japanese brew pub (Buffalo State alums Satomi and Joshua Smith featured)

Westfair Communications: Diggs named director at Field home (Buffalo State alum Kimberly Diggs highlighted)

August 3

Buffalo News: Two former police officers provide contrasting views of rifles in patrol cars (Scott Phillips, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, quoted)

WIVB: Small businesses booming across city, state (Susan McCartney, Director for the Small Business Development Center, interviewed)

VOX: Why women's clothing sizes don't make any sense? (Lynn Boorady, Associate Professor of Fashion and Textile Technology, interviewed)

Business Insider: This is why women's clothes sizes are bizarre and inconsistent (Lynn Boorady, Associate Professor of Fashion and Textile Technology, interviewed)

Buffalo News: Western New  York is sending Rio our best (Buffalo State alum Scott Roop mentioned)

Buffalo News: WNY's all-time summer Olympians the list will surprise (Multiple Buffalo State connections mentioned)

August 4

Buffalo Business First: Campus Walk on pace to be move in ready by next fall (Buffalo State mentioned)

August 5

TWC News: Buffalo Bernie Backer Asks Stubborn Sander's Supporters to Think of the Alternatives (Peter Yacobucci, Associate Professor of Political Science, interviewed)

You.Co.Za: This is why you're a different clothing size in every store (Lynn Boorady, Associate Professor of Fashion and Textile Technology, interviewed)

The Huffington Post: It's Not You.  Women's Clothing Sizes Make No Sense. (Lynn Boorady, Associate Professor of Fashion and Textile Technology, interviewed)

August 7

Buffalo News: Poetry and Literature Calendar for Aug. 7-13 (Lindsey Freeman, Assistant Professor of Sociology, mentioned)

Buffalo News: Joe Buscaglia's ascension at Channel 7 is a sign of the times (Buffalo State alums Joe Buscaglia and Matt Bove mentioned)

Buffalo News: Business people for the week of Aug. 7 (Buffalo State alum Joseph M. Rizzuto mentioned)