UB in the News

Orlando Sentinel: Job loss may have triggered shooting in Orlando
11/8/09
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.
NPR: Unemployment rates impact Obama's approval rating
11/6/09
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.
Surface magazine: Grad students challenge perception of domesticity with the "Quad House"
11/5/09
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.
International Science Grid This Week: Computer scientist discusses enhanced supercomputer at UB
11/4/09
Russ Miller, professor of computer science and engineering, was interviewed in International Science Grid This Week on the subject of enhancing the performance of supercomputers using graphical processing units and UB's own supercomputing cluster, "Magic."
USA Today: H1N1 complicated by obesity-related inflammation, expert says
11/4/09
An article in USA Today reporting on H1N1 statistical data gathered during the first four months of the pandemic, quoted Ali El Solh, associate professor of medicine and social and preventive medicine, regarding the impact of obesity as a complicating factor. ABC News.com also covered the story.
History Channel: Anthropologist interviewed on Bigfoot sightings
11/1/09
The History Channel interviewed Philips Stevens, Jr., associate professor of anthropology, for the show "Monster Quest" on the subject of Bigfoot sightings. An electronic version is not available at this time.
Utica Observer-Dispatch: Overcoming public confidence issue possible in public election
11/1/09
George Hezel, clinical professor at the Law School, is quoted in a Utica Observer-Dispatch story on a city comptroller candidate and his involvement in falsified asbestos air samples detailed at a recently concluded federal trial.
More magazine: At-home, self-care can relieve IBS symptoms, pain expert says
11/1/09
In the November issue of More magazine, an article on living with irritable bowel syndrome cites an excerpt from the book "Controlling IBS the Drug-Free Way: A 10-Step Plan for Symptom Relief," written by UB associate professor of medicine and director of the Behavioral Medicine Clinic, Jeffrey M. Lackner.
New York Times: UB provides smoke- and alcohol-free environment
11/1/09
An article in the New York Times about how things have changed on college campuses over the past 40 years interviews the father of a UB student, who praised the university for providing a safe environment, including UB efforts to provide a smoke-free, alcohol-free campus, in contrast to college campuses years ago.
New York Times: Settlement with health insurance companies includes national database
10/28/09
The University at Buffalo has been chosen to be one of five upstate universities working to develop a new nationwide independent insurance database to help determine costs for out-of-network healthcare. The article appeared in news outlets that include The New York Times

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