UB in the News

An article distributed by UPI reports a UB study has found that parents of a child with ADHD are nearly twice as likely to divorce by the time the child is eight years old. The article was picked up by a number of radio Web sites, including WMGE-FM, a Spanish-language station in San Antonio, as well as stations around the country.

An article on Voice of America reports more than 60 members of the Brace family gathered recently in Vermont to celebrate their common history and pay tribute to their common ancestor, Jeffrey Brace; the article quotes Kari Winter, professor of American studies.

The November 2008 issue of the Atlantic Monthly features a short article on Debu Talukdar's "Cost of Being Poor" research. It appears in their "Quick Study" section under the Economics section sub-heading "Rich Man's Discount" and gives the link to his recently published paper.

An article in USA Today reports on a study by William Pelham, Jr., UB Distinguished Professor of Psychology, and Brian Wymbs, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Psychology, that showed that parents of children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder are almost twice as likely as other parents to divorce by the time their child is 8 years old.

An article in The New York Times on colleges and universities around the nation that encourage walking and bicycling on campus as a means to combat traffic and parking Jim Simon, an associate environmental educator.

William Ruyechan, professor and associate chair of microbiology and immunology, is quoted in Science magazine in an article about an outbreak of the herpes simplex virus among the sumo wrestling community.

An editorial in The Buffalo News supports UB President John B. Simpson's call for reforms in Albany that would save taxpayers millions of dollars, accelerate the pace of UB's growth and benefit the Buffalo Niagara region.

Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies and a pop culture expert, is quoted in the Chicago Tribune in an article about the cultural shifts that are making the values of older generations more fashionable.

An op-ed in the Los Angeles Times on whether undecided voters are still truly undecided at this point in the election cycle quotes James E. Campbell, professor and chair of political science.

An article in the Asbury Park Press on the impact American culture is having on the Hispanic tradition of giving children the surnames of both parents quotes Jose F Buscaglia-Salgado, director of the Caribbean studies program and associate professor of American studies.