UB in the News

An article in the Chicago Tribune on the "visitability" movement that urges that homes be accessible so an elderly or disabled person can visit easily and laws that require builders to include visitable features in their homes quotes Jordana L. Maisel, director of outreach and policy studies at the Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access.

An article in the Science Times section of The New York Times looks at UB research that showed that the middle of the back seat is the safest place in a car accident.

An article distributed by Canadian Press news service on the controversy over whether to make public videotapes of the interrogation of Robert Pickton, a Canadian pig farmer accused of murdering at least six women, quotes David Schmid, professor of English and the author of "Natural Born Celebrities: Serial Killers in American Culture."

An article in the Baltimore Sun on the choice of Prince, perhaps the raciest and most unpredictable pop performer of the 1980s, to perform in the Super Bowl halftime show quotes Elayne Rapping, professor emeritus of American studies.

An article distributed by Reuters on the death of the race horse Barbaro quotes Elayne Rapping, professor emeritus of American studies, who said, "People don't want to think about what bad shape we're in. It's a matter of fiddling while Rome burns."

An article on ABC News on a recent gathering of many of the world's top influenza experts to outline how hospitals would deal with a pandemic event quotes Richard Lee, professor of medicine, on one of the hospitals he works with. "We have 200 to 300 beds there, so we'll run out of beds pretty quickly,"

An article distributed by McClatchy Newspapers on the impact that curb ramps have had on Americans with disabilities quotes Edward Steinfeld, professor of architecture. The article appeared in about 20 newspapers, including the Kansas City Star and the Miami Herald.

An article on Reuters Health reports a UB study has shown that breathing exercises can significantly increase the respiratory endurance of divers, and quotes Claes Lundgren, professor of physiology and biophysics.

An article in Newsday on the Jan. 23 murder of a Syosset couple reports a motive for the killings remains a mystery and quotes Charles Patrick Ewing, professor of law, on the likelihood police will make a ballistic match to the murder weapon using only the bullet fragments that were found at the scene.

An article on Science News for Kids looks at earthquake testing conducted at UB and the impact it had on the wooden townhouse and its contents constructed specifically for the experiment. The article quotes Andre Filiatrault.