• Cosmos: Article looks at Mercado's research on humpback whales
    12/1/07
    An article in Cosmos, an international science magazine published in Australia, on the reason for the songs of male humpback whales quotes Eduardo Mercado, assistant professor of psychology.
  • Sacramento Bee: Medical ethicist discusses appropriateness of hugs
    12/3/07
    An article in the Sacramento Bee on the appropriateness of hugs and other physical contact in a medical setting quotes Stephen Wear, associate professor of medicine.
  • New York Times: Boden quoted on stent marketing camapaign
    12/5/07
    An article in The New York Times on the first attempt by a medical device maker to market a heart stent directly to consumers quotes William E. Boden, professor of medicine, who said, "It's deplorable. You've got to wonder if it's a sign of desperation."
  • Globe and Mail: Rapping comments on celebrity "stalkerazzi"
    12/7/07
    An article in the Toronto Globe and Mail on "stalkerazzi," celebrity fans who will go to extremes to meet their favorite stars, quotes Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies.
  • Wall Street Journal: Rae quoted on mechanics behind throwing a football
    12/8/07
    An article in The Wall Street Journal on the mechanics behind hurling a football quotes William Rae, professor emeritus of mechanical and aerospace engineering.
  • Democrat & Chronicle: Too early to say skin cell can replace stem cells
    12/8/07
    Manolis Tzanakakis, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering, is quoted in the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle in an article on reprogramming human skin cells to act like embryonic stem cells.
  • New York Times: Center for Children and Families provided ADHD care
    12/9/07
    An article in The New York Times on new insights into psychiatric disorders and developmental problems that run in families reports on the mother of two boys who were diagnosed with attention deficit disorders and who sought treatment for them at the UB Center for Children and Families.
  • Chicago Tribune: Pritchard discusses Boeing's delivery problems
    12/8/07
    An article in the Chicago Tribune on delays in the first delivery of the world's fastest-selling airplane, the Boeing 787, reports the problems stem from trouble with the global manufacturing network it put in place to make the plane quotes David Pritchard, research associate in the Canada-U.S. Trade Center in the Department of Geography.
  • UPI: UB study to look at PTSD, changes in brain structure, function
    12/7/07
    An article distributed by UPI reports UB researchers will conduct a study to determine whether post-traumatic stress disorder is associated with changes in the brain structure and function, and quotes John Violanti, associate professor of social and preventive medicine.
  • New York Times: Making UB the "Berkeley" of SUNY
    12/16/07
    An article in the New York Times focuses on the University at Buffalo's plans to grow by 40 percent by the year 2020 and the financing and others measures that would be required to make UB the "Berkeley" of SUNY.
  • Inside Higher Ed: Simpson quoted on State Commission on Higher Education report
    12/18/07
    An article in Inside Higher Ed quotes UB President John B. Simpson on the release of the report of the New York State Commission on Higher Education.
  • The Buffalo News: Simpson discusses State Commission on Higher Education recommendations
    12/18/07
    An article in The Buffalo News quotes UB President John B. Simpson on recommendations of the New York State Commission on Higher Education.
  • Denver Post: Rapping discusses "one-man-alone" movies
    12/17/07
    Elayne Rapping discusses "one-man-alone" movies in the Denver Post.
  • New York Times: Pelham discusses controversial use of electric shock as discipline
    12/25/07
    An article in The New York Times on a controversial Massachusetts school that specializes in treating the most-challenging special-education students by using electric shocks as a punishment for bad behavior quotes William Pelham, director of the Center for Children and Families.
  • Wall Street Journal Newman's book named among best of 2007
    12/28/07
    The Walls Street Journal selected "My Secret Life on the McJob" by SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor of Organization and Human Resources Jerry Newman as one of its best books of 2007. Newman's book chronicles his experiences as an "under cover" fast food employee and imparts wisdom on the attributes of good management.
  • The Buffalo News: Editorial encourages Gov. Spitzer to support UB in its expansion goals
    12/26/07
    An editorial in The Buffalo News calls on Gov. Eliot Spitzer to include in the New York State budget funds to help UB achieve its expansion goals, calling UB's success as an educational and research institution vital to Western New York's economic hopes.