UB in the News

Politico: Campbell discusses presidential debate
9/26/08
An article on Politico on the presidential debate and lessons that can be learned from previous debates quotes James Campbell, professor and chair of political science.
Chronicle of Higher Education: Simpson discusses effects of financial downturns on UB budget
9/25/08
UB President John B. Simpson is quoted in an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education that looks at the effect the financial upheaval on Wall Street is having on the New York State economy and its colleges and universities.
New Haven Register: Should police officers wear seatbelts on patrol?
9/23/08
An article in the New Haven Register on police officers being exempt from Connecticut state law mandating the use of seatbelts reports results of a UB study analyzing hundreds of patrol car crashes showed that 40.4 percent of unbelted occupants died compared with 15.5 percent of those wearing seat belts.
Reuters Health: Young women with diabetes have lower bone mineral density
9/23/08
An article distributed by Reuters Health reports that the results of a study published in Diabetes Care confirm that young women with type 1 diabetes have lower bone mineral densities than young women without the disease and the differences persist over time. The article quotes Lucy Mastrandrea, assistant professor of pediatrics.
Arkansas Business Weekly: Jain quoted on Wal-Mart's new in-store advertising
9/22/08
Arun Jain, professor of marketing research, was quoted in Arkansas Business Weekly in an article about Wal-Mart's new in-store advertising.
Inside Higher Ed: UB Green educator quoted on net carbon emissions
9/22/08
An article on Inside Higher Ed on colleges participating in a landmark agreement to cut their net carbon emissions to zero quotes Jim Simon, associate environmental educator in UB Green.
Irish Times: New drug may improve physical disabilities of MS
9/22/08
Frederick Munschauer, professor and chair of neurology, was quoted in the Irish Times in an article about a new drug, Tysabri, that may lead to sustained improvement of physical disability caused by multiple sclerosis.
San Diego Union Tribune: UB research cited in story on weight-loss surgery
9/21/08
An article in the San Diego Union Tribune on patients who travel to Tijuana for weight-loss surgery, which costs half as much in Mexico as it does in the U.S., reports that a study by UB researchers found that the suicide rate among adult weight-loss surgery patients was more than double that of obese adults who didn't have the surgeries
Utica Observer Dispatch: Jacobson discusses changing role of school superintendents
9/21/08
An article in the Utica Observer Dispatch about the evolving role of a local school district superintendent quotes Stephen Jacobson, professor of educational leadership and policy.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Gardner quoted on judge's impending retirement
9/21/08
James Gardner, professor and vice dean of law, was quoted in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle in an article on the retirement at the end of the year of New York State Chief Judge Judith Kaye.

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