UB in the News

The cover story in BusinessWeek magazine looks at cities that are holding mortgage lenders accountable for upkeep and maintenance of homes that wind up in foreclosure and the efforts of Buffalo prosecutor Cindy T. Cooper, who holds a law degree and doctorate in sociology from UB, to force financial-service companies to maintain vacant and abandoned homes in order to prevent the spread of neighborhood and community blight.

An article on Wired.com reports that UB finance researcher Kenneth Kim has found that well-liked Super Bowl ads cause an up-tick in stock prices for the companies behind those ads

Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies, is quoted in an article in the Phoenix New Times on the Super Bowl halftime shows that have backed away from hip-hop entertainment and become more conservative following the 2004 breast-baring halftime performance by Janet Jackson.

An article distributed by the Associated Press reports on a study by UB's School of Management and Cornell University that showed a good Super Bowl commercial can increase a company's stock prices.

An article distributed by UPI reports UB scientists have developed a new method for manufacturing pharmaceutical compounds using a catalyst based on the element rhodium and quotes Hew Davies, UB Distinguished Professor in the Department of Chemistry.

An article in the Boston Globe on the gruesome violence that has erupted in Kenya following December's controversial presidential election is written by Makau Mutua, interim dean of the Law School.

TIME magazine included a quotation from Henry Louis Taylor Jr., professor of urban and regional planning, in its best quotes-of-the-week section. Taylor originally was quoted in an Associated Press story on how Americans had lost sight of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s message.

An article distributed by Reuters reports on UB research that shows use of a common anti-arthritis drug may be linked to irregular heart rhythm and quotes Satpal Singh, associate professor of pharmacology and toxicology, who said, "When we tried this drug on the fly heart it became clear that it gave rise to very pronounced arrhythmia. It slows down and becomes irregular."

An article in Fit Pregnancy magazine on morning sickness lowering the risk of developing breast cancer quotes Jo Freudenheim, professor and chair of social and preventive medicine.

An article in the Tallahassee Democrat reports on a visit to that city by Nancy Nielsen, senior associate dean of medical education and president-elect of the American Medical Association, to draw attention in early presidential primary state to the problems of the uninsured.