UB in the News

James E. Campbell, professor and chair of political science, is quoted in a CNN Money story about what's to blame for high unemployment numbers. "Every administration tries to put a positive light on whatever problems they face, especially when it comes to the economy," said Campbell. The article also appeared on Yahoo Finance.

TIME magazine has named to its 2010 list TIME 100 of people who most affect the world UB alumnus Robin Li, who founded Baidu, the dominant computer search tool in China and one that has the most Internet users on the planet.

An article on Producer.com, a Canadian agricultural website, about the possibility Iceland's recent volcanic eruption could cause a European crop failure quotes Marcus Bursik, professor of geology, who says the only way a volcano could have that type of impact is if it spewed a massive amount of ash high enough into the air that it reached the stratosphere and blocked the sun.

An article on Wallpaper.com, a website focusing on various aspects of design, reports on the Quad Space house designed and constructed by four UB architecture students, who bought the Black Rock house at auction and turned it into a unique living space.

Makau W. Mutua, dean of the Law School, describes his vision for UB Law and discusses his human rights work in a Q&A in the Buffalo Law Journal. Mutua also said that UB 2020 is the kind of long-range plan UB has been lacking and it is not possible to have a great American city without a great university.

Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies, is quoted in an article in am New York about the way actor Sandra Bullock has handled the scandal surrounding her husband's infidelity. "She knows how to escape from the media and she has put them on her timetable," she says.

Lawrence Southwick Jr., professor emeritus of finance and managerial economics, is quoted in an article in the Christian Science Monitor about cities like Buffalo and Minneapolis that have seen their unemployment rates fall more quickly than cities in warmer climates. "This area doesn't leap up as much in good times and doesn't fall as badly in bad times," he said.

A letter to the editor in the Staten Island Advance calls a soda tax a win-win proposition for New Yorkers as a source of revenue and a way to combat obesity, and cites a study by UB researchers that showed that taxing unhealthy food is a more effective way to fight obesity than making healthy foods like fruit and vegetables more affordable.

A Buffalo News story reports that Assemblyman Mark Schroeder has criticized Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver for standing in the way of UB 2020, which has the support of Gov. David Paterson and the state Senate.

An article in The Washington Post's The Answer Sheet blog reports that the UB Graduate School of Education will become the site of a national center for the prevention of bullying, abuse and school violence as part of an article that looks at a draft anti-bullying policy unveiled by the Massachusetts school district where a bullied 15-year-old committed suicide.