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  • Iowa Public Radio: Professor discusses Violence in Culture
    3/19/10
    David Schmid, associate professor and interim chair of the Department of English, was interviewed on Iowa Public Radio for a story about violence in culture.
  • Associated Press: Severely injured wrestler stood on his own for the first time since surgery
    3/17/10
    An article distributed by the Associated Press reports that Dan Bishop, the UB wrestler who suffered a severe spinal cord injury in the MAC Championships, stood on his own for the first time in the most recent progress in his recovery. Articles also appeared in The Buffalo News, WIVB-TV and WGRZ-TV.
  • Chicago Sun-Times: Study shows that a youth's social network may be uniquely relevant to eating behavior
    3/17/10
    An article in the Chicago Sun-Times about the initiative by First Lady Michelle Obama to encourage children to eat healthier and get more exercise reports that a UB study looked at the interrelationship between food and social activity in children as an indication of how friends influence just how much adolescents eat.
  • UPI: Blacks misperceive cancer risk, study shows
    3/16/10
    An article distributed by UPI reports that blacks say they are at less risk of getting cancer, even though they have the highest cancer incidence and mortality of all groups, according to a study conducted by UB researchers. The article quotes Heather Orom, assistant professor of health behavior. Articles on the research also appeared in The Buffalo News and on WBFO.
  • Education Week: Tech tools targets elementary readers
    3/16/10
    An article in Education Week about using mobile-learning devices similar to a Game Boy to improve reading skills in K-2 students quotes X. Christine Wang, associate professor of learning and instruction.
  • North Country Now: Professors receive funds to develop smokers' quitting aid
    3/16/10
    An article in North Country Now reports that a Clarkson University professor has received nearly $200,000 to work with Stephen Tiffany, Empire Innovation Professor in the Department of Psychology, to develop a device that will help smokers be more successful in quitting.
  • Forbes: Study shows shoppers when health food is cheaper, shoppers use savings to purchase junk food
    3/16/10
    An article in Forbes on cheap foods that are good for you reports research by Leonard Epstein, professor of pediatrics and social and preventive medicine, showed that when consumers save money at the grocery store by purchasing less expensive, nutritious items, they are inclined to spend the saving on junk food. The article was picked up by a number of television websites, including WFLX-TV in West Palm Beach, WOIO-TV in Cleveland and KLFY-TV in Louisiana.
  • Kansas City Star: Misbehavior goes way down in smaller classes, says education expert
    3/15/10
    Jeremy Finn, professor of counseling, school and educational psychology and an expert on class size, is quoted in an article in the Kansas City Star about the impact that budget cuts and the resulting increase in class sizes will have on education. Misbehavior goes way down in small classes, he said. The article appeared in a number of outlets, including Education Week and the Columbia Missourian.
  • San Diego Union Tribune: Research shows junk food tax may reduce obesity
    3/15/10
    The Wellnews column in the San Diego Union Tribune reports that one way to reduce obesity may be to tax junk food and that a UB study found that a 12.5 percent tax on high-calorie, low-nutrition items like potato chips and hot dogs reduced the total calories purchased by 6.5 percent.
  • NPR: Cheaper healthful food isn't enough to change shopping habits
    3/15/10
    A story on NPR about financial incentives aimed at encouraging healthier food choices reports that to find out how prices influence those choices, UB researchers set up an experiment where they could control food prices and see how shoppers responded. The story interviews Leonard Epstein, professor of pediatrics and social and preventive medicine.

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