UB in the News

An article on CNN about using stem cells to treat heart disease quotes Techung Lee, associate professor of biochemistry, who said injecting stem cells into the heart muscle carries the risk of arrhythmias and is working on a less invasive technique using mice.

An editorial in The Bay State Banner in Massachusetts about the last week's confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor as the newest justice on the U.S. Supreme Court looks at the nation's growing minority population, and reports that according to demographer Peter Rogerson, professor of geography, more than half of all the people born in the United States since 1776 were alive around 1997, a number that he says will not change until 2030, and that between 2040 and 2050 the majority population of the U.S. will be either black, Latino or Asian.

An article in U.S. News & World Report about treatment techniques that may diminish children's ADHD symptoms without the use of drugs includes the summer treatment programs developed by William Pelham, director of the Center for Children and Families, that aim to teach children social skills and improve academic performance.

Larry Southwick, professor emeritus of finance and managerial economics, is quoted in an article in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle about a government survey on worker productivity that found that Americans are working harder than ever.

An article in Engineering News-Record about bridge information modeling and why it's needed to integrate design and operations management interviews Stuart S. Chen, professor of civil, structural and environmental engineering.

An article on the CNN Truth Squadblog asks whether dental service will be covered under the health care reform bill and quotes Debra Street, associate professor of sociology and an expert in health care policy.

An article on CNN about the benefits of aspirin among heart patients and heart attack survivors quotes Francis Gengo, associate professor of pharmacy and neurology, who said aspirin is not for everyone because if you're taking an anti-inflammatory agent such as ibuprofen, it will negate the effects of the aspirin.

An article on CBS Sports previews the 2009 Mid-American Conference football season, and calls Turner Gill "the most inspirational story line" and predicts UB will win the East Division title.

An article distributed by Reuters about the popularity of the vampire genre among teenage girls quotes Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies, who said that unlike old-school vampires like Dracula, modern vampires have complex relationships and emotional entanglements with the objects of their desires. The article appeared in The Washington Post and on a number of National Public Radio stations, including Wyoming Public Radio.

An article in the Boston Globe about studies that indicate that, on the whole, we know significantly less about our friends, colleagues and even spouses than we think we do reports that research by Sandra Murray, professor of psychology, found that couples that maintained positive illusions about each other tended to be happier than those that didn't.