UB in the News

Kenneth Kim, associate professor of finance and managerial economics, is quoted in a story on CNBC about the relationship between company stock prices and the likeability of their Super Bowl ads. "While the Super Bowl effect has not disappeared, something else has happened," he said.

An article in the Columbus Dispatch about a proposal in Texas to loosen elementary school class size requirements in order to save money quotes Jeremy Finn, professor of counseling, school and educational psychology. "We will be doing a lot of harm to a lot of kids from lower-income homes if we start putting them back in bigger and bigger classes," he said. The article also appeared on Stateline.

An article in the Connecticut Post about the benefits of the snowstorms that have buried Connecticut this winter quotes Nancy Smyth, dean of social work, who discussed how storms can bring people together. "There's a sense of a shared connection because they're really all in it together. It can do a lot to promote a sense of community," she said.

An article in the Christian Science Monitor about Tea Party-backed senators who are reluctant to join the new Senate Tea Party Caucus quotes Joshua Dyck, assistant professor of political science. "Tea Party-supported candidates run the risk of, if they stay on the message that put them in office, alienating themselves from the political process," he said.

An article in the Chronicle of Higher Education reports that UB professors Bina Ramaurthy, Jessica Poulin and Katharina Dittman have utilized the power of collaboration and cloud computing to build an online teaching tool designed to explain concepts better than a textbook can and help reduce the number of dropouts in freshman biology courses.

Sharon Mitchell, director of counseling services, is quoted in an article in the Chronicle of Higher Education about a national survey of first-year undergraduates that found that this year's freshmen are reporting record-low levels of emotional health, as well as a strong desire to succeed. "It's really important to do outreach to students that doesn't necessarily involve counseling, but focuses on the promotion of good mental health," she said. The article also reports that UB introduces students to mental-health concepts through in-class assignments.

A story in Canada.com about eating disorders and their causes quotes UB associate professor of counseling, school and educational psychology, Catherine Cook-Cottone.

An article in The New York Times about some of the quirky things people do to spend time outside during the winter months notes one man profiled "is fascinated with the work of Sergio Lopez-Pineiro, assistant professor of architecture, who has turned snow banks into landscape art."

A story on NPR about new rules announced by the Obama administration that allow schools and religious groups to resume sending travelers to Cuba interviews Jose Buscaglia, director of Caribbean studies, who said UB was one of the few schools that was able to keep sending students to Cuba under the previous restrictions.

An article in The New York Times about the decision by City University of New York, the largest urban higher-education system in the nation, to ban smoking on all 23 of its campuses reports last summer UB banned smoking on its three campuses. The article quotes Joseph A. Brennan, associate vice president for university communications, who said professors in the School of Public Health and Health Professions and alumni in the medical profession were "a driving force" behind UB's complete ban.