UB in the News

An article in the Hartford Courant on the Jennifer Aniston-Brad Pitt-Angelina Jolie love triangle quotes Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies, who says "celebrity culture still thrives on this idea of the scorned woman and the evil seductress."

An article in The Washington Post reports that the Environmental Protection Agency has issued formal guidelines for using information culled from tests that expose human subjects to toxic pesticides and quotes Alan Lockwood, professor of neurology, who says "Studies that do not meet the highest scientific and ethical standards should not be carried out or accepted by the EPA."

An article published by Reuters on Friday on models that predicted the New Orleans disaster quotes Ernest Sternberg, professor of urban and regional planning, who says law enforcement agencies were more eager to invest in high-tech "toys" than basic communications.

An article distributed by United Press International on whether New Orleans should be rebuilt quotes Daniel Hess, assistant professor of urban and regional planning, who says urban planners around the country already have begun meeting online to discuss what will become of New Orleans.

An article on Reuters News Service reports that virtually everything that has happened in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina devastated the city was predicted by experts and in computer models, and quotes Ernest Sternberg, professor of urban and regional planning.

An article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on the number of people who are turning to the Internet to look for hurricane survivors quotes Alex Halavais, assistant professor of communication, who says the disaster shows that the Internet is more closely tied to the physical and geographical world.

An article in the Sacramento Bee on friends, relatives and even strangers turning to the Internet for information on people affected by Hurricane Katrina quotes Alex Halavais, assistant professor of communication, who says the Internet is helping to foster countless good Samaritans who are using technology to make contact.

An article in The New York Times on efforts by credit card companies to ensure that their customers' personal information is secure at all times quotes Lewis Mandell, professor of finance and managerial economics, who says Visa and the rest of the payments industry have been playing a cat-and-mouse game with fraud perpetrators for a very long time.

An article in the Albany Times Union on actresses having children on their own or before marrying quotes Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies, who says that for decades those living in Hollywood have pushed the envelope of cultural taboo, and celebrity single moms is just an extension of that.

An article in The New York Times reviews "The Wall," a major retrospective of Chinese contemporary art from the past 20 years, which runs in Beijing until Sunday and opens at UB in October.