UB in the News

Mark Frank, professor of communication, was interviewed on NPR's Morning Edition for a story about plans by Boston's Logan International Airport to become the first in the nation to require every single traveler to go through a quick interview with security officers trying to spot suspicious behavior. The goal, the article notes, is not so much to identify terrorists in 30 seconds, but to sort out higher-risk passengers for more screening.

An article in England's Daily Mail reports on research conducted by UB sociologists Erin Hatton and Mary Nell Trautner that found that the portrayal of women in the popular media has become increasingly sexualized in the past four decades. Their research is being widely reported, with article also appearing in the Huffington Post and Chicago Sun-Times. The study also is being picked up in other international press outlets, with articles appearing in the French Tribune, as well as Verslas, a Greek news site, and Sante, a French health blog.

David Schmid, professor of English, was interviewed on Wisconsin Public Radio about the politics and motivations behind the riots in England. A lot of commentators are getting it wrong, he said, and the situation is not going to improve until the underlying social issues behind the riots are addressed.

An article in the Hartford Courant quotes John Violanti, research associate professor of social and preventive medicine and a former New York state trooper, who was the keynote speaker at a suicide prevention conference for law enforcement professionals.

William Jusko, SUNY Distinguished Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, is quoted in an article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about efforts to build a revolutionary computer model of a rat's anatomy. "The rat is probably the most common experimental animal model used to test drug reactions," he said.

An Associated Press article reports the Department of Defense has awarded two UB researchers nearly $487,000 to work on projects aimed at protecting American soldiers. The article appeared in news outlets that include the Albany Times Union and the Greenwich Time.

UB cardiologist William Boden is quoted in an article on Reuters Health that reports a new study has shown that U.S. hospitals vary widely in how they decide who is eligible for coronary angiography. He said the procedure makes sense if stress tests indicate a serious problem, but for people at lower risk, lifestyle changes and medications are as good as stents at staving off heart attacks.

An article in the Chicago Daily Herald about a proposal to expand gambling in Illinois and concerns about what it could mean to problem gamblers reports a UB study has shown that living near a casino can as much as double your likelihood of becoming addicted to gambling and quotes the Research Institute on Addictions' John Welte.

A UPI article quotes Thomas A. Russo, professor of medicine and head of the Department of Medicine's Infectious Disease Division, on measures that can be taken to avoid salmonella.

James E. Campbell, professor and chair of political science, is quoted in an article on IowaPolitics.com about this month's Ames Straw Poll and the Iowa State Fair. Next week's political events are like "a first inning of the World Series," he said. "Early events may be particularly important in this campaign cycle, because there doesn't seem to be a clear front-runner in a field of qualified candidates."