UB in the News

An article distributed by the Associated Press about efforts to clean contaminated water at the West Valley Demonstration Project reports a trench is being dug and filled with 2,000 metric tons of zeolite, shipped form an Idaho mine, which tests by UB researchers showed will work like a home water softening system to significantly lower contamination levels. The article appeared on CBS New York, USA Today and the Buffalo News.

An article on Wired Science about the success of the Large Hadron Collider quotes Ulrich Baur, professor of physics, whose theoretical predictions laid the groundwork for new research done there. "You really see the power of the Large Hadron Collider coming in here," he said.

An article on Wired reports on work by Randall Dipert, C.S. Peirce Professor of American Philosophy, on the lack of boundaries and protocols that set the standards in international law for how cyberwar can and cannot be waged. Articles also appeared on Futurity, Newsroom America, Science Centric, Science Daily and UPI.

A story distributed by the Associated Press reports UB alumnus Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has been named to serve as the next prime minister of Somalia. Articles on his appointment also appeared in the Boston Globe and Radio Netherlands Worldwide. Local coverage of his appointment aired on WBFO-FM, WKBW-TV, WNED-AM, WIVB-TV and in the Buffalo News.

Research on the upcoming midterm election by James E. Campbell, professor and chair of political science, that predicts a 51- or 52-seat gain for Republicans was included in the Washington Post's Economic and Domestic Policy blog.

An article on ThirdAge.com reports new research by UB marine biologists suggests that coral may not be able to survive the effects of climate change as well as once thought, and quotes Mary Alice Coffroth, professor of geological sciences. An article also appears on ChemInfo.

An article on Live Science about the physical and psychological problems the trapped Chilean miners may face when they return to the surface interviews psychologist and stress expert Michael Poulin, who was optimistic about their abilities to handle the ordeal. "My guess is given the generally positive circumstances that have accompanied the challenges they have faced, they are going to do, as a whole or in general, quite well," he said. MSNBC, UPI, Mother Nature Network and Minnesota Public Radio also ran the story. Poulin and Joaquin Cortes, UB visiting assistant professor of geology and a Chilean native, also were interviewed. Local coverage includes stories in the Buffalo News, YNN-TV, WIVB, WNED-AM. Social media also was well represented, with articles appearing on sites such as Health Canal.

Money managing tips from Kellie Kostek, UB financial literacy program coordinator, are included in an article in the Ottawa Sun about college students who are struggling financially because they aren't used to handling their own funds. The article appeared in about 30 Canadian newspapers, including the Toronto Sun, Edmonton Sun and Calgary Sun.

An article on Physics Central's Buzz Blog reports a team of researchers have announced what they think are the first indirect observations of ancient cosmic string, and quotes UB student Robert Poltis, lead author of the paper that discusses the findings. "Their magnetic field sort of hitches a ride with the expansion of the universe," he said. The article appeared on Space.com, MinnPost.com and io9.com.

James E. Campbell, professor and chair of political science, is quoted in article distributed by the Associated Press about how the mood of residents in Upstate New York could affect Democrats in the 2010 November election. "I think with the recession since 2008, the frustration has been even greater," he said. The story also appeared in the Troy Record, WWLTV in Louisiana, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Syracuse Post-Standard, Ithaca Journal and Long Island Business News.