UB in the News

Two UB multiple sclerosis studies -- the first on MS that runs in families and its impact on the progression of the disease and the second looking at the role cigarette smoking plays in MS -- received considerable media attention, with articles on familial MS appearing in more than 100 news outlets.

An article in the Minneapolis Star Tribune on financial education for children looks at research conducted by Lewis Mandell, professor of finance and managerial economics, that suggests that children may be more receptive to learning and changing habits between the ages of 8 and 12.

An article distributed by HealthDay News service reports on UB research that showed that malt liquor drinkers are at increased risk of substance abuse, and quotes R. Lorraine Collins, senior research scientist in the Research Institute on Addictions. The article was carried by more than 90 television stations, newspapers and Web sites throughout the country, including The Washington Post, Yahoo Health, US News & World Report and the Atlanta Journal Constitution.

An article in The New York Times today on college expenses quotes Lewis Mandell, UB professor of finance and managerial economics, who says students who need loans should ask themselves if running into debt at a private college makes sense. "If I could get the same education at a state institution, I need to ask, 'What is the differential? What am I paying for?' "

An article in the Christian Science Monitor on the more realistic and complex way women are being portrayed on television shows quotes Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies.

An article in the New York Daily News on the premier of "The Simpsons Movie" quotes Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies. "It may not fit the times as well as it used to, [but] it must be doing something right. There is obviously still an audience," she said.

An article in National Geographic news on the skyrocketing infant mortality rate among Tibetan macaques as a result of ecotourism in the Mount Huangshan Scenic Area in China quotes Carol Berman, professor of anthropology.

Robert Shibley, director of the Urban Design Project, is quoted in the Toronto Star in an article on the sustainability of booming cities like Phoenix in the drought-stricken Southwest vs. water-rich cities like Cleveland and Buffalo with huge population declines.

An article in the Cincinnati Enquirer on the sudden popularity of the name "Chuck" quotes Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies. "Maybe it's a backlash against feminism," she said.

Mark Kristal, professor of psychology, is quoted in USA Today in an article on women ingesting their own placentas after giving birth.