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  • The Villanovan: High consumption of energy drinks linked to risky behavior, says addiction expert
    2/10/10
    An article in The Villanovan about the detrimental effects of energy drinks looks at research on a collection of behaviors called "toxic jock syndrome" conducted by Kathleen Miller, Research Institute on Addictions principal investigator.
  • Miller-McCune: Study suggests that a subsidy on healthy foods is unlikely to positively influence rates of obesity
    2/10/10
    An article on Miller-McCune, a research news Web site, reports on research conducted by Leonard Epstein, professor of pediatrics and social and preventive medicine, that showed that a subsidy on healthy food did not influence study participants to buy more of it as much as raising the price of unhealthy foods reduced purchases of those products.
  • ABC News: Gastric banding may be approved by FDA for minors
    2/10/10
    An article on ABC News about the FDA considering broadening its standards on gastric banding to include teens ages 14-17 looks at the experiences of UB senior Kayla Maryles, who underwent gastric band surgery in December 2008 and had lost 72 pounds a year later.
  • Suite 101: Study shows sleeping less than six hours a night could lead to type 2 diabetes
    2/9/10
    An article on Suite 101 on the five dangers of insomnia reports that a UB study showed that participants who slept less than six hours a night were up to five times more likely to have impaired fasting glucose levels, a condition considered a precursor to developing type 2 diabetes.
  • UPI: MS progresses more rapidly in blacks
    2/9/10
    An article distributed by UPI reports a study by UB researchers has shown that fewer African Americans develop multiple sclerosis than whites, but their disease progresses more rapidly, and quotes Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, director of the Baird Multiple Sclerosis Center.
  • Vancouver Sun: U.S. government needs to ease bottlenecks at the U.S.-Canada border
    2/9/10
    An article in the Vancouver Sun about the need for the U.S. federal government to ease bottlenecks at the U.S.-Canada border reports that an article by Kathryn Friedman, deputy director of the UB Regional Institute, urges stakeholders on both sides of the border to lobby D.C. policymakers, reminding them that "the Canada-U.S. economic relationship … is the lifeline for continued prosperity."
  • International Construction Review: Engineers concerned about premature and unsafe rebuilding in Haiti
    2/9/10
    An article on International Construction Review reports that structural engineers visiting Haiti have said they are extremely concerned about premature and unsafe rebuilding and quotes Andre Filiatrault, professor of civil, structural and environmental engineering.
  • The Chronicle of Higher Education: IDEA Center most prominent U.S. university-based center of its kind
    2/7/10
    An article in The Chronicle of Higher Education about the need for design to better accommodate the needs of people with disabilities quotes Edward Steinfeld, director of UB's Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access (IDEA Center), and reports that while few American schools of architecture teach design relating to disability or inclusiveness, UB has assigned six faculty members to teach a graduate concentration in universal design; the article calls UB's IDEA Center the most prominent American university-based center of its kind. Seinfeld's work in universal design also is the subject of an article in Chelsea Now and Gay City News about a state-of-the-art apartment specially designed to serve people with both visual impairments and developmental disabilities.
  • Architectural Record: Architecture professor campaigns to make next "I Can Be" Barbie an architect
    2/7/10
    The Architectural Record picked up the Buffalo News article about a UB architecture professor's campaign to make the next Barbie in the "I Can Be" series an architect. Barbie is "a powerful icon, and it does speak to little girls," said Despina Stratigakos, assistant professor of architecture.
  • Associated Press: Former UB players were one win away from a Super Bowl championship
    2/6/10
    An article distributed by the Canadian Press and the Associated Press about the Super Bowl interviews two former UB football players, quarterback Drew Willy and special teams player Jamey Richard, both members of the Indianapolis Colts and one win away from becoming Super Bowl champions. The article appeared in news outlets that include Canoe, Newsday and the Sporting News.

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