UB in the News

Rick Su, an expert on civil rights and immigration law, is quoted in an article in Forbes about the Supreme Court case about Arizona's tough anti-immigrant laws, one that will likely focus on preemption rather than civil rights.

A story on CNN about Olga Kostritzky, a Russian-trained ballet mistress who has shaped a generation of American dancers and is known for bringing out the best in them, reports that she and her husband moved from the Soviet Union to Buffalo in 1975, where they learned English by taking language classes at UB.

A UPI article reports a study by Maria Testa, senior scientist at the Research Institute on Addictions has found that the degree to which women college students consume alcohol is linked to their chance of being sexually victimized.

A story on ABC News reports on a study by UB sociologist Kristen Schultz Lee and a colleague at Rice University that found that one out of five scientists who describe themselves as either atheists or agnostics actually go to church in order to expose their children to religion so that they can make up their own minds on what to believe. An article also appeared on CNN's Belief blog.

A story on NPR about the growing number of young women entering the nursing workforce and the impact it is having on the nursing shortage reports researchers from UB and New York University have suggested increasing financial aid and other educational opportunities in underserved areas may have played a role.

An article in Redbook magazine about how to keep children active during the cold winter months reports UB researchers found that when children have toys that promote movement, active time nearly doubled among those with the most choices compared to those who only had one. The article quotes Denise Feda, research assistant professor in pediatrics and exercise and nutrition sciences.

In a story about sex scandals and political candidates, NPR quoted UB professor emeritus of American Studies, Elayne Rapping.

An MSN article about the Great American Smokeout and the best ways to quit quotes Gary Giovino, chair of community health and health behavior, who recommends heavy smokers who want to quit start with nicotine replacement therapy.

In a story about sex scandals and political candidates, NPR quotes UB professor emeritus of American Studies, Elayne Rapping.

An Associated Press article reports on a new study that found that women who drink just three alcoholic beverages a week face slightly higher chances for developing breast cancer compared with teetotalers, and quotes cancer researcher Jo Freudenheim, chair of social and preventive medicine, who noted that the risks linked with alcohol are much lower than those associated with smoking and lung cancer.