UB in the News

An article in Business First reports UB has purchased the property at 65 Goodell St. as part of its efforts to increase its presence in downtown Buffalo as defined by the UB 2020 master plan. The Buffalo News also covered the purchase.

An article in the Christian Science Monitor about a Philadelphia baseball fan who was tasered Monday night after running onto the field during a game quotes Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies.

An article on Reuters about the effectiveness of behavioral therapy in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome quotes Jeffrey M. Lackner, director of the Behavioral Medicine Clinic in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. The National Post and England's Top News website also carried stories on the study.

An article on Live Science reports a UB study has found that obese men have lower-than-normal levels of testosterone and that risk increases in men with diabetes. The article, which also appeared on MSNBC.com and Yahoo News, quotes Sandeep Dhindsa, a UB endocrinologist, and Paresh Dandona, head of UB's Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

An article in Scotland's Daily Record about the health benefits of having a pet reports that in 1999, UB conducted a study of 48 stockbrokers with high blood pressure, and found that when subjected to challenges designed to increase their stress, the stockbrokers with pets experienced a smaller rise in blood pressure than their pet-less counterparts.

An editorial and opinion column in today's Buffalo News supports Assemblyman Mark Schroeder's criticism of Speaker Sheldon Silver for blocking a bill that would free up restrictions and allow UB and other SUNY campuses to become stronger economic engines in their regions. The editorial notes Silver "seems devoted to nothing greater than maintaining the disastrous status quo" and calls the bill "good for upstate." A related column in The Buffalo News and a story on WNED-AM also look at the issue.

An article on AbouTime, a New Zealand magazine, about the psychology behind being a fan quotes Shira Gabriel, associate professor of psychology, who says celebrity worship can benefit people's self-esteem. "Because people form bonds in their mind with their favorite celebrities, they are able to assimilate the celebrity's characteristics in themselves and feel better about themselves when they think about that celebrity," she said.

The Dear Pharmacist column in Tulsa World looks at "The Liberation Treatment" for multiple sclerosis and reports that researchers at UB found that people with MS have about 2 ½ times higher incidence of a narrowing of the veins leading to the brain, which some scientists believe may be a cause of the disease.

A story released by ANI news service and carried by Digital Communities reports on a study that shows China's cyberculture is growing rapidly but that growth does not guarantee political freedom. Junhao Hong, professor of communication, is quoted in the story. The story appeared on Yahoo! News India.

An article in the April issue of Cosmopolitan magazine about habits that contribute to a successful relationship reports that a UB study found that couples who mirrored each other's levels of drinking and smoking stayed close as time went by, while abstainers paired with smokers and/or drinkers eventually split.