UB in the News

A story on the Web site VirtualMedicalCentre.com looks at research conducted by UB that showed that when pharmacists directly participate in patient care, they significantly reduce treatment costs and improve outcomes.

An article in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle on plans by Bausch & Lomb to roll out a new logo and icon on everything from its product packaging and letterhead to TV ads and corporate signage quotes Ram Bezawada, assistant professor of marketing.

The Wellnews column in the San Diego Union Tribune reports UB researchers have discovered a peptide in tarantula venom that, when injected in mice with muscular dystrophy, increases muscle strength without negative side effects.

A broadcast by National Public Radio announced the White House's nomination of UB Law School graduate Virginia Seitz to lead the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel. Seitz, 54, graduated from UB in 1985. She is a former Rhodes scholar and past Supreme Court clerk for Justice William Brennan. If confirmed, she will run a controversial unit known for its harsh interrogation tactics during the Bush administration. Her nomination was also reported in the New York Times blog "The Caucus."

An article on StraightStatistics.org, a Web site dedicated to detecting and exposing the distortion and misuse of statistical information and exposing those who are responsible, looks at research by Ming Ming Chiu, professor of learning and instruction, that uses multilevel diffusion curves to model the way new recordings find their way onto the U.S. airwaves.

An article in The Scientist about the complexities involved in defining, quantifying and assessing mammalian behavior quotes Mark Kristal, professor of psychology, who says it takes a lot of experience and some training to approach behavior work correctly.

An article in the New Scientist about a new class of star that may recreate the conditions of the big bang in its incredibly dense core reports a study by De-Chang Dai, postdoctoral associate in physics, shows that the deaths of very massive stars may lead to "electroweak" stars that creep even closer to the black hole limit.

An article in The Age on the differences in how Australians and Americans approach education and public life is written by Julian Meyrick, adjunct instructor in UB's arts management program. The article appeared in a number of Australian news outlets, including The Sydney Morning Herald.

A column distributed by King Features Syndicate about eating small, frequent meals and snacks as a way to manage weight reports a recent UB study compared the snacking habits of women who were overweight and women who weren't, and found that while after 14 days of eating the same snack both sets of women were sick of eating it, smaller women ate progressively less while their heavier counterparts kept eating it even though they didn't enjoy it. The article appeared in news outlets that include the St. Petersburg Times and Washington Examiner.

An article in the Hartford Courant about the economic downturn having the greatest impact on cities whose economies are tied closely to General Motors and Ford, and the importance of walkability to community survivability, looks at research by Li Yin, assistant professor of urban and regional planning, that assessed communities according to a "walkability index."