UB in the News

An article in the Daily Herald on supermarket discount cards calls them good for business and buyers, and quotes Arun Jain, professor and chair of marketing, who said knowing who the customers are and what they are buying is critical to supermarkets, which receive roughly 80 percent of their revenue from 20 percent of their customers.

An article on ESPN.com looks at the success Reggie Witherspoon has had building the men's basketball program from one that struggled at the bottom of the MAC to a team that has been dubbed the favorite in the conference's East Division.

An article in the Baltimore Sun on the impact the Internet had on the 2004 elections quotes James E. Campbell, professor of political science, on the role various media -- radio, television, cable and the Internet -- have played historically in presidential campaigns.

An article in the Wilmington News Journal about television's fascination with women in their domestic lives -- as seen in shows such as "Desperate Housewives," "Wife Swap" and "Trading Spouses" -- quotes Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies, who calls the shows a throwback to the 1950s and the images portrayed in the shows the reason women rebelled in the '60s.

An article in USA Today on the future of Chief Justice William Rehnquist, who is undergoing treatment for thyroid cancer, quotes Lee Albert, professor of law, on how Rehnquist will write opinions while working from home while he convalesces.

Christine Pelkman, assistant professor of nutrition, is quoted in the October issue of Cooking Light magazine in an article on the benefits of eating a moderate-fat diet.

An article in The Chronicle of Higher Education calls political scientists' predictions of the winner of the 2004 presidential election more accurate than they were four years ago, and quotes a number of political forecasters, including James E. Campbell, professor of political science.

An article in The Washington Times on the role of email and electronic campaign literature in the presidential election process quotes Alex Halavais, assistant professor of communication, who said electronic communication may be changing the way people perceive politics in America.

An article in The New York Times reports on a UB study that showed that some cancer patients on a common medication are being warned to stay away from St. John's wort because the herbal supplement appears to reduce the effectiveness of the anticancer drug.

An article on CNN.com on the impact political signs in front yards may have on prospective home buyers quotes Nathan Kelly, assistant professor of political science, who says political scientists know that people stereotype groups based on their political affiliations, so "I think the same can be said about neighbors."