UB in the News

An article distributed by UPI reports on a study by the Research Institute on Addictions that shows most parents can accurately evaluate the extent of their teens' cigarette smoking, marijuana use, drinking and overall substance use, and quotes Neil B. McGillicuddy, senior research scientist.

Charles P. Ewing, professor of law, is quoted in an article in The New York Times on the devastating California fires, at least one of which is believed to have been started intentionally, and what drives an arsonist to commit such a crime.

Jerry Newman, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor of Organizations and Human Resources, is quoted in an article in the Las Vegas Sun about a new severance package negotiated by the North Las Vegas city manager that would pay him his full salary for the remainder of his contract if the council fires him.

An article distributed by the Associated Press looks at the prevalence of sexual misconduct by teachers in American schools and people's reaction to the crime based on the victim's gender and reports that a 2004 study conducted by UB researchers that gauged perceptions of teacher-student sex showed that a female teacher with a male student was most often seen as a "normal part of growing up" and respondents were less likely to conclude that the teacher should lose her license.

An article in the Akron Beacon Journal on members of a coupon-clipping club that saves tremendous amounts of money on their groceries quotes Debu Talukdar, associate professor of marketing.

An article distributed by the Associated Press looks at the progress the UB football team is making under head coach Turner Gill.

An article in USA Today reports a study by UB researchers has found that people who eat to excess may have a genetic variation that impedes reception of a pleasure-reward chemical in the brain.

An article distributed by Reuters reports people who just can't stop eating may be able to blame their genes, and quotes Jennifer Temple, research assistant professor of pediatrics.

Leonard Epstein, professor of pediatrics and social and preventive medicine, is quoted in an article on CBS News that looks at his research on a gene that may motivate people to seek out their favorite foods.

Two UB multiple sclerosis studies -- the first on MS that runs in families and its impact on the progression of the disease and the second looking at the role cigarette smoking plays in MS -- received considerable media attention, with articles on familial MS appearing in more than 100 news outlets.