UB in the News

An article in Financial Times on the enigma of attraction and why we do what we do in love and romance looks at research conducted by psychology student Mauricio Carvallo, whose research under the supervision of Brett Pelham, associate professor of psychology, looks at why we are attracted to people like ourselves.

An article in Newsday on custody battles after the death of a child's parents quotes Susan Mangold, professor of law, who said both parents should name three people in their wills, in order of preference, who would assume custody.

An article in USA Today on the growing number of movies led by African-American actors quotes Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies, who says teen interest in black inner-city life has helped open the door wider to minority actors.

An article in the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports on proposed caps to medical malpractice suits and victim advocates who say a $250,000 cap on "pain and suffering" damages unfairly penalizes stay-at-home parents, children and retirees, creating a two-tier system of justice that penalizes people without jobs. The article quotes Lucinda Finley, vice provost for faculty affairs.

An article in the Los Angeles Times on government efforts to put a cap on the amount of money that can be collected in medical malpractice suits quotes Lucinda Finley, vice provost for faculty affairs, who says that tort limits will unfairly penalize women.

An article in The New York Times reports on UB research that found that more police officers die in patrol car crashes than at the hands of criminals, and that the number of deaths could be reduced if police departments did more to encourage officers to use seat belts.

An article in the Detroit News on the popularity of iPods quotes Alex Halavais, assistant professor of communication, on the new technology and the ways it is changing culture and the way people interact.

An article distributed by Health Day News Service, which appeared on several news sites, reports on UB research that showed that police officers who don't use seat belts are 2.6 times more likely to die in patrol crashes than officers who wear seatbelts.

An Associated Press article that ran in The New York Times reports UB computer scientists are developing software to scan Arabic documents, including handwritten ones, for specific words and phrases, filling a void that became apparent following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

An article in the Cincinnati Enquirer on the types of music doctors listen to in the operating room reports on research conducted by Karen Allen, research scientist, that showed that surgeons who were asked to perform non-medical tasks while listening to music performed better when they listened to music they had picked and worse when they listened to music that someone else had picked.