UB in the News

An article distributed by UPI reports that most people recover following devastating events such as the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and develop more personal strength, according to research conducted by a researcher in the UB School of Social Work.

An article in the Amherst (Mass.) Bulletin about the emotional stress involved in police work reports that a recent UB study suggested that counseling be made available to officers before and after traumatic incidents.

An article distributed by Reuters Health reports a study conducted by Mine Tezal, assistant professor of oral diagnostic sciences, has shown that chronic periodontitis is a risk factor for head and neck cancer. The article appeared in news outlets that include ABC News, KCAL-TV, Web MD and a dentistry Web site in Britain.

An article in the San Francisco Chronicle about a proposal that would increase the University of California's undergraduate fees by 15 percent in the spring and by another 15 percent in fall 2010 reports that the increase reports the proposed increase make the cost of attending UC for the first time higher than attending one of its peer institutions, which include UB.

An article in the Colfax (Calif.) Record about police officers and suicide quotes John Violanti, research associate professor of social and preventive medicine.

An article in Oncology Nursing News about conversations that can persuade patients to undergo colorectal cancer screening quotes Thomas Feeley, associate professor of communication.

A story on CNN reports two UB alumni Clark Dever and Joe Dinardo, are taking advantage of a month-long all-you-can-jet pass for $599 from JetBlue to visit 29 cities in 31 days.

A Q and A on AlterNet.com interviews Winnifred Fallers Sullivan, associate professor of law and director of the Law and Religion Program, about the church/state division, which she says has been made impossible by the shift of religious authority from the institution to the individual, confusing how we define religion and separate it from government.

An article in The New York Times about the economy looks at the history of the dollar bill, and reports that Elbridge Gerry Spaulding, who figured out that the American government simply needed to print money to pay for the Civil War, is the namesake of a UB residence hall.

An article in Time magazine that reports on UB research about the social factors that influence overeating in children quotes Sarah-Jeanne Salvy, assistant professor of pediatrics and principal scientist on the study, who said that obesity can be contagious—that overweight children will tend to eat more when with overweight friends.