UB in the News

An article in The Washington Post about tinnitus, which it calls the No. 1 service-connected disability for Iraq veterans, interviews Richard Salvi, director of the Center for Hearing and Deafness, on his research, which suggests that tinnitus sounds are generated in the brain, rather than the ear.

An article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that the freest states – those with the fewest regulations in key areas, the greatest fiscal prudence and the highest respect for individual liberties – also seem to attract new residents, while the least free states tend to lose them, according to a study conducted by Jason Sorens, assistant professor of political science.

A column in The (McAllen, Texas) Monitor about adolescent celebrity crushes discusses the author's interview with UB pop culture expert Elayne Rapping and her insights into why boy bands continue to be appealing long after their teenage fans have grown up.

An article about the recession and job losses in the Northeast on CNN.com looks at how people in five cities are coping with unemployment and hunting for jobs, including UB student Dave Smith, who was interviewed by WIVB-TV at a job fair held at UB.

An editorial in The Buffalo News about the vascular institute to be built on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, which will include extensive UB medical research laboratories, calls the facility "a huge step in the right direction" to make Buffalo a modern livable city.

An article distributed by the Associated Press looks at "Go, Tell Michelle: African American Women Write to the New First Lady," a collection of letters compiled by Barbara Nevergold and Peggy Brooks-Bertram, co-founders of UB's Uncrowned Queens Institute for Research and Education on Women.

Art & Architectural Journal published an editorial by Brian Carter, dean of the UB School of Architecture and Planning, who described the virtues of public art projects in cities around the world.

An article on Web MD about the number of children taking drugs for ADHD who suffer hallucinations and other psychotic symptoms quotes William Pelham, UB Distinguished Professor of psychology, pediatrics and psychiatry.

Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies and a nationally recognized authority on pop culture, is quoted in an article in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle about President Barack Obama's "celebrity" and America's fascination with his family and the effect it could have on his presidency.

An article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about the nation's switch to digital television and the thousands of local residents who are not prepared for the conversion quotes Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies.