UB in the News

Jason Sorens, assistant professor of political science, is quoted in an article in the New York Post about George Mason University's biannual "Freedom in the States" rankings that put New York at No. 50. The state, he said, has the opportunity to improve its freedom ranking, thanks to actions taken this year by Gov. Cuomo and the state legislature. An article also appeared in the Huffington Post.

An article in the Fresno Bee about "extreme shoppers" who scour the Internet for creative ways to use coupons that can significantly cut shopping bills quotes Arun Jain, professor of marketing research, who said stores hate the practice.

An article distributed by HealthDay News reports a study conducted by Denise Feda, a postdoctoral associate in the Department of Pediatrics, has found that providing children with more toys to play with may improve their level of physical activity. Articles also appeared in iVillage Health, Newsday and MSN Health.

UB President Satish K. Tripathi was interviewed on WBFO-FM about a new study that shows SUNY is critical to the economic future of New York State. The report, he says, makes a good case for lawmakers to pass UB 2020.

An article in the Buffalo News reports that SUNY system has an economic impact on the state of at least $20 billion, according to a new report compiled by the UB Regional Institute and the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government at the University at Albany. In Western New York, the article notes, SUNY's economic impact totals $3.7 billion, with one in four residents connected to SUNY either as students, employees or alumni.

The New York Times reported on a UB study that analyzes 35 studies of how the format in which doctors present data to patients can have a "profound influence on health care decisions." UB associate professor of medicine, Elie A. Akl, led the research.

More than 300 outlets, including the Associated Press, covered the announcement yesterday by the National Institutes of Health that the AIM-HIGH clinical trial was being stopped 18 months earlier than planned because it found that adding high-dose, extended-release niacin to statin treatment in people with heart and vascular disease did not reduce the risk of cardiovascular events, including heart attack and stroke. Many of the stories quoted William E. Boden, professor of medicine and preventive medicine, who was co-principal investigator of the AIM-HIGH clinical trial.

David Schmid, associate professor of English, is quoted in an article in the St. Paul Pioneer Press about the recent showcase and sale of a collection of paintings and other memorabilia linked to serial killer John Wayne Gacy, and the uproar the sales have provoked from both the artistic and crime-victim-advocacy circles.

Joshua Dyck, assistant professor of political science, is quoted in an article in the Toronto Globe and Mail about the election of Democrat Kathy Hochul to the 26th Congressional District and the role that the Medicare reform plan devised by Republican congressman Paul Ryan played in her election.

UB President Satish K. Tripathi's proposal in Albany yesterday to the NYSUNY 2020 Challenge Grant program in support of a $375 million plan to help revitalize Buffalo's economy by relocating the medical school to downtown Buffalo received broad coverage across New York State. The proposal was well received, with Gov. Andrew Cuomo indicating that he was very supportive and liked UB's plan.