UB in the News

Subscribe below
  • Los Angeles Times: Obese drivers face higher risk of dying in serious car crashes
    12/22/10
    A study by Dietrich Jehle, UB professor of emergency medicine, on the mortality of obese drivers in severe car crashes was covered by the Los Angeles Times, ABC News Radio, BBC Yahoo News, MSN international, Times of India and TV news outlets around the country, including CLTV (Chicago) and KNTV (San Francisco).
  • Utica Observer-Dispatch: Should part-time city workers receive health benefits?
    12/18/10
    An article in the Utica Observer-Dispatch about providing health benefits to part-time public employees quotes Kathryn Foster, director of the Regional Institute, who said, "One way the public sector has historically gotten its talent is to compete on benefits."
  • ScienceCentric: Ion channels responsible for pain identified by UB neuroscientists
    12/18/10
    An article on Science Centric reports UB neuroscience researchers conducting basic research on ion channels have demonstrated a process that could have a profound therapeutic impact on pain. Articles also appeared on Insciences, a Swiss free-access social networking website dedicated to science from around the world, as well as Science Daily, PhysOrg and Health Canal.
  • New York Times: "Garage biologists" are the new do-it-yourself amateur scientists
    12/17/10
    An article in the New York Times about do-it-yourself amateur scientists looks at some of the legal problems these so-called "garage biologists" have encountered, and cites the case of Steve Kurtz, professor of visual studies, who obtained some bacteria from a Pittsburgh geneticist to use in an exhibit, only to find his house surrounded by FBI agents in hazmat suits. The article also appeared in the Seattle Times.
  • Discovery News: Behavioral neurobiologist discusses kids and caffeine
    12/17/10
    An article on Discovery News about caffeine consumption in young children quotes Jennifer Temple, a UB behavioral neurobiologist, who said that when it comes to young people, there is almost no evidence to say how much caffeine is too much or what the health effects might be.
  • Science: Body's hardworking microbes get some overdue respect
    12/17/10
    An article in Science magazine about the shift in researchers' thinking about the microbes and viruses in and on our bodies, and the role they play in keeping our bodies functioning, reports Steven Gill, associate professor of microbiology and immunology, and colleagues did a metagenomics study of the gut, and found metabolic genes that complemented the human genome, including ones that break down dietary fiber, amino acids or drugs, and others that produce methane or vitamins.
  • North Country Public Radio: Direct Energy director discusses fracking
    12/16/10
    A story on North Country Public Radio about the debate over hydrofracking quotes Martin Casstevens, director of UB's Direct Energy and business formation and commercialization manager for the Office of Science, Technology Transfer and Economic Outreach.
  • Family Research Council: A perpetual adult stem cell?
    12/16/10
    An article on the Family Research Council blog reports UB scientists have engineered adult stem cells that can grow continuously in culture by genetically engineering mesenchymal stem cells, a type of adult stem cell from bone marrow that can form other cell types and repair various tissues.
  • The Better World Report: Pill crusher makes medicine easier to swallow
    12/15/10
    An article in The Better World Report, an annual publication from the Association of University Technology Managers, reports on First Crush, a battery-operated pill crusher developed by UB's Jim Leahy, Jonathan Leahy and Robyn Washousky. The article appears on page 95.
  • New York Times: Exhibit's curators criticize removal of controversial video
    12/15/10
    An article in The New York Times reports on a talk Wednesday by the curators of the controversial exhibition "Hide/Seek" in the National Portrait Gallery, which two weeks ago decided to remove an AIDS-themed artwork from the show after it came under attack. The article quotes Jonathan Katz, associate professor of visual studies and co-curator of the exhibition, who called the decision to remove the video "abhorrent."

UB faculty frequently offer expert perspectives on issues that are part of the current public discourse, including ones that may be perceived as controversial. It is our belief—and at the core of UB’s academic mission—that constructive, thoughtful dialogue fosters a better understanding of our world. Thus, we openly share these perspectives.