UB in the News

A Reuters story about the congressional race to fill the vacancy left by Rep. Chris Lee, quotes UB's James Campbell, professor and chair of political science. "Two women as major party candidates puts even more distance between Lee and either candidate," he said.

An extended comment by Elayne Rapping, UB professor emeritus of American Studies, on the death of movie star Elizabeth Taylor, was featured in the "Room for Debate" section of The New York Times online.

An article on Live Science reported on UB research conducted by a graduate student in psychology, Jordan Troisi, that found that comfort foods help fight loneliness. England's The Telegraph also reported on the research.

An article in The Atlantic reports on research conducted by Michael Stefanone, assistant professor of communication, that found that women who sought approval based on how others saw them had a much more active social media presence. An article also appeared on All Facebook, a blog that covers issues pertaining Facebook including news applications, news and analysis about the future of the site. In addition to reporting on his research, the article includes a video interview with Stefanone. Psych Central and Medical News Today also ran articles on the research. Stories and video also appeared on Web Pro News, the blog, Bright Side of the News and Science 2.0.

An article on Sports TV on football fads that are due to end includes among them using nasal strips to allow players a larger intake of air, and quotes Frank Cerny, professor emeritus of exercise and nutrition sciences, who said, "We wanted to see if the strips, when worn correctly, have any effect at this level of performance. The answer is, they don't."

An editorial in the Albany Times Union looks at the methods state legislators used to push UB 2020 through the Senate last week, noting, "It's not a bad bill in principal...It would allow a more rational approach than the Legislature's practice of starving SUNY for years and then hitting students with a massive tuition hike." But the article laments the bill was not extended to the entire system: "Can lawmakers only see the value of an empowered SUNY when it's in their political interests?"

An article reports Esther Takuechi, whose pioneering work with battery technology has earned her more patents than any other woman in the U.S., will be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame Class of 2011. An article also appeared in Business First, and she also interviewed in the Akron (Ohio) Beacon Journal.

An editorial in Newsday about the state Senate's passage of the UB 2020 legislation says the bill "misses the mark" and the ultimate solutions to the problems facing SUNY must not be about just one campus. The editorial notes that "UB 2020Â…arose from a laudable local effort to deal with a broken economy. But it gives only Buffalo the kind of flexibility that the whole system needs. It would put Stony Brook at a disadvantage."

An article in Popular Science reports researchers at UB and Amrita University in India have created a tracking network that works well even with the cheapest of cameras by using artificial intelligence to recognize identifying factors. The new tracking method could improve safety and security in nursing homes, hospitals and other closed spaces while providing occupants with freedom from continuous surveillance. An article also appeared on PhysOrg.

An article on WebMD reports a new study has found that people who idealized their partners when they got married were more likely to still be happy with their mate three years later, and quotes Sandra Murray, professor of psychology. "People are very good at changing their definitions to match how they want to see themselves and how they want to see others," she said.