UB in the News

An article in the DC Examiner reports that James Campbell, professor and chair of political science, was a member of a panel speaking at the National Press Club on Monday, and that he still believes John McCain will be the next president.

Joshua Dyck, assistant professor of political science, is quoted in The Hill in an article about the impact ballot measures are expected to have on this year's election.

An article in USA Today on high school students who because of the economy are thinking about attending public rather than private universities quotes a student from Oyster Bay High School on Long Island who had hoped to attend an out-of-state or private college but now is looking at UB and CUNY's Queen's College.

An article in the Baltimore Sun on the current economy and teaching young people about finances and managing money quotes Cynthia Shore, assistant dean of corporate and community relations in the School of Management.

An article on WebMD reports that married couples who have a child with ADHD are nearly twice as likely to divorce by the time the child is age eight than are couples who do not have children affected by the disorder, and quotes William Pelham, UB Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Pediatrics. "We've known that ADHD kids can be very stressful for their parents.

James A. Gardner, professor of law, is quoted in The New York Times in an article about the impact on rural voting districts of the Census Bureau regulation to count prisoners as local residents.

An article distributed by UPI reports a UB study has found that parents of a child with ADHD are nearly twice as likely to divorce by the time the child is eight years old. The article was picked up by a number of radio Web sites, including WMGE-FM, a Spanish-language station in San Antonio, as well as stations around the country.

An article on Voice of America reports more than 60 members of the Brace family gathered recently in Vermont to celebrate their common history and pay tribute to their common ancestor, Jeffrey Brace; the article quotes Kari Winter, professor of American studies.

The November 2008 issue of the Atlantic Monthly features a short article on Debu Talukdar's "Cost of Being Poor" research. It appears in their "Quick Study" section under the Economics section sub-heading "Rich Man's Discount" and gives the link to his recently published paper.

An article in USA Today reports on a study by William Pelham, Jr., UB Distinguished Professor of Psychology, and Brian Wymbs, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Psychology, that showed that parents of children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder are almost twice as likely as other parents to divorce by the time their child is 8 years old.