UB in the News

Political scientist James E. Campbell was quoted in the Christian Science Monitor about the affect the tea party had on negotiations to raise the federal debt ceiling. "I think this compromise simply reflects that [government] has gone artificially too far to the left after 2006 and 2008," he said. "So this change looks all that more dramatic because it was brought back from that sort of temporarily left of center position to a further right of center position after 2010." The article also appeared in the Minnesota Post and the Alaska Dispatch.

Elayne Rapping, professor emeritus of American studies, is quoted in an article on Politico about plans by First Lady Michelle Obama to guest star on ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" in the fall, as well as other top Obama administration officials who have turned to prime-time television as a way to humanize their images while delivering messages about favorite initiatives.

An article distributed by UPI reports on research by UB social work professor Deborah Waldrop that suggests that there is an avoidance of death in U.S. society that often sidesteps important issues until it is too late for critically ill patients.

An article distributed by HealthDay News quotes Jennifer Livingston, research scientist at the Research Institute on Addictions, about a study that found that teenage girls who develop post-traumatic stress disorder after being sexually assaulted aren't at increase risk for binge drinking. The article appeared in outlets that include U.S. News & World Report and Doctors Lounge.

A Washington Post article mentions a new app for Pittsburgh bus riders developed by researchers at UB and Carnegie Mellon that uses crowdsourcing to track bus locations so commuters know how long they have to wait.

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.