UB in the News

An article in the online version of Scientific American on using behavioral therapy as an alternative to ADHD drugs quotes William Pelham, UB Distinguished Professor of Psychology, whose research shows that after two years, children treated with behavioral therapy only -- parent training, school intervention and a special summer camp program -- functioned just as well as children on high-dose medication.

An article in The New York Times on the growth in competitive dancing, especially among children ages 10-16, quotes Tom Ralabate, associate professor of dance and the national education chairman of Dance Masters of America, who calls the competitive dance market "saturated."

An article on CNN.com on the growth of the business of gambling quotes John Welte, senior research scientist at the Research Institute on Addictions, who said that his research has found that people who live within 10 miles of a casino have twice the probability of being a problem gambler than people who live further away.

An article in the online version of Science magazine reports on research by Antonia Monteiro, assistant professor of biological sciences, that showed that female butterflies are attracted to the sparkle of the white circles at the center of eyespots on the male butterflies' wings.

An article in The Washington Post looks at the energy-conservation and efficiency efforts colleges and universities throughout the nation are pursuing, and quotes UB energy officer Walter Simpson, who says every college and university should be engaging in energy conservation.

An article on LiveScience.com reports on research by Surajit Sen, associate professor of physics, to detect baby waves, the offspring of solitary energy waves once thought to be too small to detect.

An Associated Press article on the problems students have transferring course credit from community colleges to four-year schools reports on UB's successful articulation program, which brings in more than 2,000 transfer students each year and has agreements with its leading feeder schools and a database of approved credits from 2,000 colleges. The article appeared in more than 100 media outlets.

An Associated Press story on rumors that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have a relationship and the effect those rumors are having on ticket sales for their new movie, "Mr. and Mrs. Smith," quotes Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies, who says people are intrigued because both actors are so closemouthed about their relationship.

A UPI story in The Washington Times on the skyrocketing popularity of blogs and the new insights they provide into the buying habits, political interests and social and cultural attitudes of important segments of the U.S. marketplace reports that researchers in the School of Informatics are studying how blogs reflect politics, opinion and attitudes, and quotes Alex Halavais, assistant professor of communication.

UB volcanologist Michael Sheridan, professor of geology, was interviewed on BBC "The World" radio about the likelihood of an eruption of Mexico's Colima volcano. Described as a long-time Colima watcher, Sheridan said Colima is extremely dangerous and is "just inching toward its climactic phase, where it will have gigantic eruption...probably within a year."