UB in the News

Nils Olsen, dean of the Law School, is quoted in The New York Times in an article on senior appointments Andrew Cuomo has made to oversee operations when he takes office as New York State Attorney General next month.

An article distributed by HealthDay News Service reports that antibiotics are mostly useless for treating sinusitis and quotes David Sherris, professor and chair of otolaryngology.

An article distributed by United Press International reports UB theoretical physicist Surajit Sen, has created computer simulations to show how a shock-absorption system might make structures nearly blast-proof.

Tom Frantz, professor and chair of counseling, school and educational psychology, is quotes in an article in the Galveston County Daily News on three student deaths in the local high school and the effect it's having on their peers.

James Milles, associate dean for legal-information services, is quoted in The Chronicle of Higher Education in an article on the new generation of e-books that manufacturers are trying to make easier to read.

An article in The Wall Street Journal on home remodeling that allows seniors to remain in their homes longer reports that in 1999 the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Aging published a study in which a group of people age 60 and older received some basic assistive technology, with the group 18 months later racking up just one-third of the medical costs of a group who didn't receive the modifications.

An article in The American Spectator looks at Sen. Joe Lieberman's 2006 election victory running as an independent and what it means in terms of the viability of a third party, and quotes James E. Campbell, professor and chair of political science.

An article in the Toronto Star on computers turning cursive handwriting into an archaic and unnecessary form or writing quotes Sargur Srihari, SUNY Distinguished Professor of Computer Science and Engineering.

An article in the Palm Beach Post on exclusive retailers such as Tiffany & Co. that offer inexpensive token gifts quotes Arun Jain, Samuel P. Capen Professor of Marketing.

An article in the Los Angeles Times on two studies that show that chemotherapy can impair the brain, killing crucial neural cells and causing key parts of the organ to shrink quotes Patricia Duffner, professor of neurology.