News Clips March 28-April 3, 2016

Buffalo State and its students, faculty, staff, and alumni are making news. The following articles appeared in the media the week of March 28-April 3, 2016.   Please note that links may expire or change as news outlets archive stories.

March 29

Buffalo News:  SUNY Buffalo State to host daylong conference for weather geeks

Buffalo News:  Local unemployment drops to 5.5 percent in February (Frederick Floss, Professor of Economics and Finance, quoted)

Newswise:  Professor Discusses Factors Leading to Populist Fervor in 2016  (Stephen Pendleton, Associate Professor of Political Science, quoted)

March 31

Buffalo News:  Opposite sides of New York minimum-wage issue stress impact in human terms (Frederick Floss, Professor of Economics and Finance, quoted)

Buffalo News:  Southtowns fitness program set for disabled children (Shannon Hockwater, Lecturer of Health, Nutrition & Dietetics, mentioned)

April 1

WIVB:  Digital assistants and the reliability during a crisis (Joan McCool, Director of the Counseling Center, quoted)

WIVB:  Trees and flowers feeling the impact of up and down temperatures (Robert Warren, Assistant Professor of Biology, quoted)

North Country Now:  Massena resident part of production/technical crew that helped stage Buffalo State's production of "Noises Off' (Jennifer Toohey, Assistant Professor of Theater; and Buffalo State student, Emma Siddon; mentioned)

April 3

Buffalo News:  One silver lining to a tight labor market: Rising wages (Frederick Floss, Professor of Economics and Finance, quoted)

WKBW:  Presidential candidates campaigning in New York (Stephen Pendleton, Associate Professor of Political Science, quoted)

Buffalo News:  East Aurora veteran recalls role changing from neighborhood handyman to minesweeper in Pacific (Buffalo State alum, Louis J. Lambert, featured)

Buffalo News:  Business People (Buffalo State alum, Michael A. Chirico, mentioned)