UB in the News

An article distributed by Health Day News reports normal-weight and obese women respond to high-energy, high-density snacks differently and quotes Jennifer Temple, assistant professor of exercise and nutrition science, who conducted a study that found that "food reinforcement," the term researchers used to describe motivation to eat, decreased in non-obese women who were asked to consume their favorite snack for days at a time. the article appeared in news outlets throughout the nation, including the Atlanta Journal Constitution and Yahoo! Health.

An article in the Los Angeles Daily News about a local resident who lost nearly 100 pounds in order to join the Army and pursue his career dream of joining the FBI reports a UB study showed that about one in six young Americans is heavy enough to fail the weight requirements for all four military services.

An article on Daily Kos looks at the name letter effect, which holds that people are more likely to live in a city that shares the first letter of their name, and reports the effect was demonstrated by Brett Pelham and other researchers at UB.

An article on Inside Higher Ed reports on a podcast featuring SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher discussing the need to promote a more cohesive vision for the university system and for its ties to the City University of New York and to the state's many private colleges.

A story on KCIT-TV in Texas about the growing number of young people who are compulsive gamblers, particularly in the Internet, reports that three-quarters of a million teens have a serious gambling problem, according to UB research.

An article in the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports a study by UB researchers found that children were more susceptible to dog bites during the summer months and dogs were more inclined to bite a child in the head or neck area, and quotes Philomena Behar, clinical assistant professor of otolaryngology.

An article distributed by UPI reports that when it comes to intellectual potential, it may not be the brain's size that is important, but how many cortical modules are available, and quotes Eduardo Mercado III, associate professor of psychology.

An article on the front of the business section of The Buffalo News about Hebeler Corp., a local company that has turned itself around from one considered to be a poorly performing vendor to the winner of a "supplier excellence" award, thanks to its ongoing relationship with the Center for Industrial Effectiveness, which helped the company identify and eliminate waste, and improve its processes using principles of Six Sigma.

An article in the Gwinnett (Georgia) Daily Post reports on an address at Brenau University by Douglas Clements, SUNY Distinguished Professor of Learning and Instruction, who said the federal government's "No Child Left Behind" was the wrong way to go.

An article in Popular Mechanics about the shake test of a seven-story wood building in Japan's Hyogo Earthquake Engineering Research Center reports an earthquake project at UB will test two 72-foot bridges under earthquake-like vibrations.