UB in the News

An article on Smart Planet, a CBS Interactive website, interviews Kathryn Foster, director of the Regional Institute, about the new Resilience Capacity Index that evaluates how well U.S. cities manage shocks ranging from earthquakes to economic meltdowns.

An article in TIME Magazine reports on a study by Leonard Epstein, professor of pediatrics and social and preventive medicine, and colleagues that found that eating the same food over and over again may be a way to reduce calorie consumption. The research, the investigators believe, could shed light on the link between overeating and addiction. Other news outlets reporting on the findings include Canada's Globe and Mail, MD News and Food Navigator.

An article in Miller-McCune magazine about an analysis of Rolling Stone magazine covers conducted by UB sociologists Erin Hatton and Mary Nell Trautner that found female artists are increasingly presented as sex objects.

An article on CNET News reports entrepreneur Chris Mullin has teamed with UB to develop sunglasses that can detect bright spots of light and darken specific regions of the lenses to block the glare.

An article in The New York Times quotes Lewis Mandell, professor emeritus of finance and dean emeritus of the School of Management, in a story about skills students need to have mastered before going to college.

A UPI article reports on research by Jason Briner, associate professor of geology, that found that glaciers that calve, or break off, into the sea are particularly sensitive to climate change.

An article in The New York Times reports new UB research suggests that adding caffeine to a beverage increases its appeal among young people, even when they don't know the drink contains caffeine. The article quotes Jennifer Temple, assistant professor of exercise and nutrition studies and an author of the study.

An essay in Design Observer titled, "What I Learned from Architect Barbie," is written by architectural historian Despina Stratigakos, who notes that "As a feminist scholar, I am interested in analyzing the ideological fences that architecture has built around the profession."

An article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that St. Louis ranks in the top tier of U.S. metro areas in a regional-resilience measure developed at UB.

An article in the Philadelphia Inquirer reports on new DNA evidence that shows that polar bears carry genetic material that links them to the brown bears that roamed Ireland 30,000 years ago, and quotes UB biologist Charlotte Lindqvist. Scientists should be careful how they interpret these latest findings, she said. An article also appeared in the Christian Science Monitor and on CBS News.