UB in the News

Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies, is quoted in an article in the Sacramento Bee about pressure on modern moms to be "hot." The pressure on women to look younger and younger is troubling and speaks to an unyielding double standard, she says.

An article in the Palm Beach Post about using sin taxes to discourage self-destructive behavior reports a UB study found that taxing high-fat and sugar-rich foods drove shoppers to lower-calorie foods.

An article in TIME magazine about childhood obesity, which has tripled among U.S. children in the past 30 years, quotes Leonard Epstein, professor of pediatrics and social and preventive medicine, about the role parents play in their children's weight loss efforts. He said, "you can't have a successful program if the parent is telling the kid not to eat chips while he's sitting there eating ice cream."

Elias Eldayrie, associate vice president and chief information officer, is quoted in College Planning & Management magazine in an article about technology costs at colleges and universities, and the impact the economy has had IT services.

An article in Ballet-Dance magazine looks at Elliot Caplan's documentary "15 Days of Dance: the Making of 'Ghost Light,'" a 22-hour film commissioned by the Center for the Moving Image at UB.

An article in the Edmonton Journal looks at a study by Lisa Rafalson, NRSA fellow and research assistant professor of social and preventive medicine, that showed that inadequate sleep can have negative health consequences, including raising the risk of infections, heart disease, stroke and cancer. Her research was presented at the Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention.

An article in The New Yorker cites "Happy Pills in America: From Miltown to Prozac" by David Herzberg, assistant professor of history, in a review of recent scholarship across the disciplines on the question of whether psychiatry can be a science.

An article in Nature reports on research conducted by Charlotte Lundqvist, assistant professor of biological sciences, whose research looks at the history of polar bear evolution and how they have adapted to climate change.

An article in the Legislative Gazette about a bill that would discontinue state investments in companies that sell or design what one assemblymen considers age-inappropriate clothing quotes Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies, who said the sexualization of girls "has gone way, way overboard."

UB professor Andre Filiatrault, director of MCEER, is quoted in an article in The New York Times about a destructive 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Chile on Saturday. Chile is no stranger to earthquakes, he said, and established strict building codes in 1985, shortly after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the country. The article appeared in numerous outlets, including the San Francisco Chronicle and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Filiatrault also is quoted in a UPI article about the earthquake.