UB in the News

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."

An article in SC Magazine, England's largest IT security publication, about significant government funding to help prevent cyber crime quotes Randall Dipert, C.S. Peirce Professor of American Philosophy and a military ethicist, who said that without a stated treaty or explicit policy, no amount or kind of espionage is sufficient, by itself, to trigger a morally justified war.

An article in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle on turnover in local politics quotes Kathryn Foster, director of the Regional Institute. "At the end of the day, you're trading off consistency and 'churn,' and both have positive and negative aspects," Foster says.

An article distributed by the Associated Press about free health and dental care that is offered to the uninsured, underinsured and desperate through the nonprofit called Remote Area Medical quoted Kevin D'Angelo, clinical instructor of restorative dentistry, and includes a photo of UB student dental student Alex Nguyen providing treatment at a clinic in Tennessee. The article appears in news outlets around the country, including the San Diego Union Tribune and Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

An article on WLS-TV in Chicago reports researchers at UB are studying the effects of caffeine on children, including blood pressure, heart rate, hand tremors, gender differences and whether caffeine consumption contributes to later use of drugs one children become teenagers.

An obit in The New York Times looks at the life and career Carlene Hatcher Polite, who taught creative writing at UB and died Dec. 7.

An article on MSNBC.com about concerns over the short- and long-term health effects of drugs used to treat ADHD quotes William E. Pelham Jr., professor of psychology and director of the Center for Children and Families, who said he believes drugs should be the last resort for treating children with ADHD.