http://www.buffalo.edu/news/list-page.html?key=d-inthenews en-US Copyright 2009, University at Buffalo 2009-11-23T16:53:27-05:00 ub-news@buffalo.edu ub-news@buffalo.edu http://www.buffalo.edu/news/10674 A story broadcast throughout Canada on CTV describes a new therapy to treat multiple sclerosis and reports that researchers from Italy have been working with a UB team led by Robert Zivadinov, professor of neurology, to recruit 1,700 adults and children to do detailed analysis of blood flow in and out of the brain. The research also is the subject of an article in the Toronto Globe and Mail, which quotes Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, UB associate professor of neurology, who says if the new treatment is proven correct; it will completely change how MS is thought about and treated. Articles also appear in the Toronto Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Nova Scotia News, Canoe.ca. 2009-11-21T00:00:00-05:00 106740009 http://www.buffalo.edu/news/10675 An article in The Christian Science Monitor about the uproar over the announcement by Oprah Winfrey that she will end her daytime talk show on broadcast television and move over to her own cable channel, the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) quotes Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies, who calls the decision to move from broadcast to cable strictly a business move. She also is quoted in a French-language news site, Cyberpresse in Montreal, and in the Times of London. 2009-11-20T00:00:00-05:00 106750009 http://www.buffalo.edu/news/10667 An article in the New York Times looks at the advantages and disadvantages SUNY schools have encountered as they upgrade their athletic programs to compete with other major public institutions at the Division I level. UB is mentioned as having led the way to Division I in 1991 and the football team played a bowl game for the first time in January, but the path has not been as smooth for other SUNY campuses. The article quotes former UB president William H. Greiner and UB athletic director Warde Manuel. 2009-11-16T00:00:00-05:00 106670009 http://www.buffalo.edu/news/10666 UB's Doug Levere, photographer in University Communications, is quoted in a New York Times article about the changing urban landscape of New York City. 2009-11-13T00:00:00-05:00 106660009 http://www.buffalo.edu/news/10662 An article in USA Today about efforts in Western New York to downsize local governments and the wave of national frustration over big government that was illustrated this year by raucous town-hall style meeting over health care reports a study by UB's Regional Institute concluded that if every municipality in Erie County cut two legislators, the savings would be "negligible," less than $4 per person a year in most cases. The article quotes Kathryn Foster, director of the Regional Institute. 2009-11-13T00:00:00-05:00 106620009 http://www.buffalo.edu/news/10663 An article in the Utica Observer Dispatch about cuts being made by Utica College to trim $1.3 million from the school's $50 million operating budget quotes D. Bruce Johnstone, University Professor Emeritus in educational leadership and policy, who said layoffs and cuts could be the sign of things to come in higher education, especially if the state cuts funding to SUNY institutions. 2009-11-11T00:00:00-05:00 106630009 http://www.buffalo.edu/news/10661 NPR affiliate KCSN-88.5 FM in California interviewed UB assistant professor of nursing, Robin Lally, PhD, about her research on decision making for women with breast cancer. The interview is not available online. 2009-11-11T00:00:00-05:00 106610009 http://www.buffalo.edu/news/10646 Top Cancer News reports on breast cancer research and the decision-making process of women who suffer from breast cancer. Robin Lally, assistant professor at the School of Nursing, is quoted and says, "one of the most important discoveries of her team's research was the fact that they observed that women felt more positive and courageous in having the capability of deciding which treatment suited them better." 2009-11-11T00:00:00-05:00 106460009 http://www.buffalo.edu/news/10665 An article in the New York Daily Record reports the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in a closely watched case over what types of inventions are patentable, and quotes Mark Bartholomew, associate professor of law and an expert on online intellectual property issues. 2009-11-10T00:00:00-05:00 106650009 http://www.buffalo.edu/news/10644 An article in the Orlando Sentinel on the recent shootings in the Orlando Gateway Center and their possible relationship to issues surrounding his job loss quotes UB's Charles Ewing, a forensic psychologist and SUNY Distinguished Service Professor, Law School. The story also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and the Santa Barbara News-Press. 2009-11-08T00:00:00-05:00 106440009