UB in the News

An article in the Tallahassee Democrat reports on a visit to that city by Nancy Nielsen, senior associate dean of medical education and president-elect of the American Medical Association, to draw attention in early presidential primary state to the problems of the uninsured.

An article in Diabetes Health magazine reports on INTENSIVE, UB's international clinical trial now under way to conclusively confirm insulin's ability to limit damage from heart attacks. The article quotes Paresh Dandona, UB Distinguished Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology and Toxicology.

Makau Mutua, interim dean of the Law School and director of UB's Human Rights Center, was a guest last night on PBS's "News Hour with Jim Lehrer," where he discussed efforts at a political compromise to end the recent violence in Kenya.

An article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on financial literacy programs that are being held in local schools reports Wisconsin high school students take the Jump$tart survey conducted by Lewis Mandell, professor of finance and managerial economics, every two years.

An article on the "Your Biz" section of MSNBC on whether it's OK for small business owners to drink on the job reports a UB study showed that only about 7 percent of American workers say they drink during the work day, and that those who do are more likely to be single men, including managers, salespeople, restaurant workers and people in the media.

An article distributed by the Associated Press quotes Henry Louis Taylor, Jr., professor of urban and regional planning, on the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., nearly 40 years after his assassination.

An article distributed by the Associated Press reports UB researchers are developing software that allows a computer, using artificial intelligence, to grade handwritten student essays. The article quotes Sargur Srihari, director of the Center of Excellence in Document Analysis and Recognition (CEDAR), and James Collins, professor of learning and Instruction.

Elayne Rapping, professor of American Studies and an expert on pop culture, was quoted in a Smart Money magazine story critical of Reality TV.

An article distributed by Gannett News Service cites James E. Campbell, professor and chair of political science, as a source for a Q&A on the presidential election process.

An article distributed by the Associated Press reports football coach Turner Gill has received a contract extension that could keep him with UB through 2012. The article was picked up widely and appears in outlets that include ESPN.