UB in the News

Arkansas Business Weekly: Jain quoted on Wal-Mart's new in-store advertising
9/22/08
Arun Jain, professor of marketing research, was quoted in Arkansas Business Weekly in an article about Wal-Mart's new in-store advertising.
Inside Higher Ed: UB Green educator quoted on net carbon emissions
9/22/08
An article on Inside Higher Ed on colleges participating in a landmark agreement to cut their net carbon emissions to zero quotes Jim Simon, associate environmental educator in UB Green.
Irish Times: New drug may improve physical disabilities of MS
9/22/08
Frederick Munschauer, professor and chair of neurology, was quoted in the Irish Times in an article about a new drug, Tysabri, that may lead to sustained improvement of physical disability caused by multiple sclerosis.
San Diego Union Tribune: UB research cited in story on weight-loss surgery
9/21/08
An article in the San Diego Union Tribune on patients who travel to Tijuana for weight-loss surgery, which costs half as much in Mexico as it does in the U.S., reports that a study by UB researchers found that the suicide rate among adult weight-loss surgery patients was more than double that of obese adults who didn't have the surgeries
Utica Observer Dispatch: Jacobson discusses changing role of school superintendents
9/21/08
An article in the Utica Observer Dispatch about the evolving role of a local school district superintendent quotes Stephen Jacobson, professor of educational leadership and policy.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Gardner quoted on judge's impending retirement
9/21/08
James Gardner, professor and vice dean of law, was quoted in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle in an article on the retirement at the end of the year of New York State Chief Judge Judith Kaye.
American Medical News: Violanti discusses police work and illness
9/13/08
An article on American Medical News on the link between police work and physical and mental disease looks at research being conducted by John Violanti, research associate professor of social and preventive medicine.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Article looks at success of Gill's football program
9/2/08
An article in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review profiles football coach Turner Gill and looks at the success he is having with the UB football program.
ABC News: Pop culture expert quoted on Gen X nostalgia
9/2/08
Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies, was quoted in an article on ABC News about the new popularity of television shows, movies and music from the 1980s and '90s, with shows like "90210" and music by New Kids on the Block making a comeback.
New York Times: Prof quotes on concerns about statins, cancer risk
9/2/08
An article in The New York Times on clinical trials that have raised concerns about cancer risks and the use of the widely prescribed drugs Zetia and Vytorin quotes Peter Bradford, associate professor of pharmacology and toxicology.

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