News Clips January 18-24, 2016

Buffalo State and its students, faculty, staff, and alumni are making news. The following articles appeared in the media the week of January 18-24, 2016.   Please note that links may expire or change as news outlets archive stories.

January 20

WIVB:  What New Yorkers get in return for higher taxes (William Ganley, Professor of Economics and Finance, quoted)

January 21

Wall Street Journal: In Emerging Markets, Capital Controls are Ratcheted Up to Stem Outflow of Funds (Xingwang Qian, Associate Professor of Economics and Finance, quoted; no link available)

Buffalo News:  Buffalo State filling women’s hockey void − and flourishing

TWC News:  Ninth Planet Discovered in Far Flung Reaches of Solar System (Kevin Williams, Director of the Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium, quoted)

Buffalo News:  Tom Dixon: Stint as copy boy was a great opportunity (Buffalo State mentioned)

January 22

Niagara Frontier Publications:  Bengal Pride: Buffalo State launches alumni legacy scholarship (President Conway-Turner quoted)

Buffalo Rising:  How Beer Saved Buffalo (Buffalo State and Jean Gounard, Director of International Student Affairs, mentioned)

January 23

Buffalo News:  Making smart food choices helps students avoid the 'Freshman 15' (Carol DeNysschen, Chair and Associate Professor of Dietetics and Nutrition, and students Charissa Szpaicher Brandon Shaffer and Megan Gawronski, all quoted )

January 24

Buffalo News:  Federation will honor community leaders (Bonita Durand, President's Office Chief of Staff, mentioned) 

Buffalo News:  Reporters’ Notebook Buffalo State and Jean Gounard, Director of International Student Affairs, mentioned)

Buffalo News:  Poem of the Week (Authored by Carol Townsend, Associate Professor of Design)

Buffalo News:  Drug abuse, shootings are priorities (Buffalo State alum, Michael Niethe, interview)