UB in the News

An article in the Hartford Courant quotes John Violanti, research associate professor of social and preventive medicine and a former New York state trooper, who was the keynote speaker at a suicide prevention conference for law enforcement professionals.

William Jusko, SUNY Distinguished Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, is quoted in an article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about efforts to build a revolutionary computer model of a rat's anatomy. "The rat is probably the most common experimental animal model used to test drug reactions," he said.

An Associated Press article reports the Department of Defense has awarded two UB researchers nearly $487,000 to work on projects aimed at protecting American soldiers. The article appeared in news outlets that include the Albany Times Union and the Greenwich Time.

UB cardiologist William Boden is quoted in an article on Reuters Health that reports a new study has shown that U.S. hospitals vary widely in how they decide who is eligible for coronary angiography. He said the procedure makes sense if stress tests indicate a serious problem, but for people at lower risk, lifestyle changes and medications are as good as stents at staving off heart attacks.

An article in the Chicago Daily Herald about a proposal to expand gambling in Illinois and concerns about what it could mean to problem gamblers reports a UB study has shown that living near a casino can as much as double your likelihood of becoming addicted to gambling and quotes the Research Institute on Addictions' John Welte.

A UPI article quotes Thomas A. Russo, professor of medicine and head of the Department of Medicine's Infectious Disease Division, on measures that can be taken to avoid salmonella.

James E. Campbell, professor and chair of political science, is quoted in an article on IowaPolitics.com about this month's Ames Straw Poll and the Iowa State Fair. Next week's political events are like "a first inning of the World Series," he said. "Early events may be particularly important in this campaign cycle, because there doesn't seem to be a clear front-runner in a field of qualified candidates."

Political scientist James E. Campbell was quoted in the Christian Science Monitor about the affect the tea party had on negotiations to raise the federal debt ceiling. "I think this compromise simply reflects that [government] has gone artificially too far to the left after 2006 and 2008," he said. "So this change looks all that more dramatic because it was brought back from that sort of temporarily left of center position to a further right of center position after 2010." The article also appeared in the Minnesota Post and the Alaska Dispatch.

Elayne Rapping, professor emeritus of American studies, is quoted in an article on Politico about plans by First Lady Michelle Obama to guest star on ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" in the fall, as well as other top Obama administration officials who have turned to prime-time television as a way to humanize their images while delivering messages about favorite initiatives.

An article distributed by UPI reports on research by UB social work professor Deborah Waldrop that suggests that there is an avoidance of death in U.S. society that often sidesteps important issues until it is too late for critically ill patients.