UB in the News

Judith Adams-Volpe, director of communication and development in the UB Libraries and an amusement park researcher, is quoted in an article in The Wichita Eagle on reasons behind the closing of Wild West World, a local amusement park.

An article distributed by Reuters news service reports on research conducted by Sevario Stranges, formerly of UB, that found that people who take selenium supplements may face an increased risk of diabetes.

An article distributed by UPI reports UB scientists have used stem cells in adult bone marrow to grow blood vessels that may one day replace damaged vessels in the heart. The research also is the subject of articles in the British publications, the Telegraph, The Guardian and the Daily Mail.

An article on Discovery.com about the lives of Roman gladiators -- "bean-eating vegetarians who fought barefoot" -- that dispels a number of popular Hollywood myths such as "gladiator sandals" and the idea that all gladiators fought to the death quotes Stephen Dyson, professor of classics.

An article in the New York Post reports on UB research that shows that pregnant women who suffer morning sickness may be at decreased risk of developing breast cancer.

An article in the Wichita Eagle on local African-American pastors who held a news conference to urge residents to vote against a local casino because it would be bad for the community and especially African-American and Hispanic families reports that research conducted by RIA showed that the rate of gambling pathology among those minorities is seven to eight times the rate among white Americans.

An article in Wired magazine reports scientists from UB, Johns Hopkins and Zhejiang University have worked together to develop and test medical nanotechnology that uses quantum dots to precisely locate cancer cells.

An article distributed byReuters news service reports that on the UB study that showed that women who experience morning nausea and vomiting during pregnancy may have a lower risk of breast cancer later in life and quotes Jo Freudenheim, chair of social and preventive medicine. The article was picked up by outlets in the U.S., England, Australia, India and Croatia.

An article in the New Haven Register on the debate in Connecticut over the death penalty reports on research conducted by Isaac Ehrlich, SUNY and UB Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Economics, that showed each death-penalty execution resulted in seven to eight fewer murders.

An article distributed by UPI reports that women who suffer morning sickness while pregnant may have a 30 percent lower risk of developing breast cancer, according to researchers at UB.