UB in the News

An article in the Chronicle of Higher Education on the position New York's next governor might take with regard to higher education, notes that UB president John Simpson, a strong advocate for higher education reform, is retiring. The article also quotes UB's James E. Campbell, professor of political science, on Paladino's election chances.

HealthCare IT News and HPC Wire report Dell's $15 million investment in UB's new Institute for Healthcare Informatics.

An article in the Winnipeg Free Press interviews James Roemmich, associate professor of pediatrics and exercise and nutrition science, about his research on the health benefits of children walking to school. "The cardiovascular disease process begins in childhood, so if we can find some way of stopping or slowing that process, that would provide an important health benefit," he said. The research also was the subject of a story on KLFY in Louisiana.

An article on MSN.com about colleges and universities that are finding innovative ways to promote green technologies and sustainable practices on campus reports that UB is constructing the "Solar Strand" on the North Campus, an array of 5,000 photovoltaic panels modeled on strands of DNA and designed by internationally renowned landscape architect Walter Hood.

Fast Company magazine mentions the UB solar project in a profile of acclaimed architect/artist Walter Hood, who in an international competition was selected to design UB's solar array.

An article on MSN Money about suggestions that allegations that The Boeing Co. received billions of dollars in illegal subsidies should be tied to a similar case against its biggest rival Airbus quotes David Pritchard, research associate in the Canada-U.S. Trade Center in the Department of Geography and a trade specialist. The article appeared in a number of news outlets, including CNBC; The Economic Times, an international business periodical; Canadian Business; and The China Post.

GOOD magazine reports on the Bat Tower designed by UB assistant professor of architecture, Joyce Hwang.

William Boden, professor of medicine and preventive medicine, was quoted in the August issue of Consumer Reports on Health magazine in an article about what tests and procedures to pursue for various stages of heart disease.

An editorial in the Toronto Globe and Mail suggests Canada has an obligation to be aggressive in determining whether a controversial new treatment for multiple sclerosis works, and reports UB will soon enroll 20 patients in a preliminary treatment study. The editorial quotes L. Nelson Hopkins, professor and chair of neurosurgery.

D. Bruce Johnstone, professor emeritus of higher and comparative education, is quoted in an article in The New York Times about college affordability and the soaring admission demands that are seen as driving up costs, along with a desire by governments to accommodate the increased student interest. "Part of the problem in much of the world is exploding enrollments," he said.