University at Buffalo - The State University of New York

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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."

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.

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.

An NPR report on how U.S. unemployment rates impact Obama's approval rating interviews UB's James Campbell, professor and chair of political science, who said the jobless rate could potentially lead to "substantial" Republican election gains in 2010.

The "Quad Space" project conducted by student in the School of Architecture and Planning is included in the thesis guide published in Surface magazine, which covers the design world and profiles emerging designers and provocative projects.