• WSJ reports on UB Bulls football signing 19 recruits
    2/2/12
    On high school signing day 2012, the Associated Press reports in the Wall Street Journal that UB Bulls football coach, Jeff Quinn, recruited 19 players.
  • The Buffalo News reports on the UB Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Disorders Center
    2/3/12
    A front page article in the Buffalo News reports on the Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Disorders Center, a project of UB's neurology department based in the Jacobs Neurological Institute in Buffalo General Hospital, which opened for patients just a few months ago.
  • NBC Today Show interviews UB professor about Tourette's-like symptoms of Le Roy students
    2/7/12
    David Lichter, MD, UB clinical associate professor of neurology and a specialist in Tourette's syndrome, discussed the possibility of social media contributing to the symptoms of conversion disorder.
  • BBC News reports UB breakthrough in the genetics of Parkinson's disease
    2/8/12
    A UB breakthrough allows researchers to see how mutations in the parkin gene cause the Parkinson's disease in approximately one in 10 patients.
  • ZDNet reports on business app developed by UB student and alum
    2/14/12
    An article on ZDNet's iGeneration blog reports a UB alum and a UB student have built a business through an app developed to eliminate the need for paper tickets in restaurants.
  • YNN profiles UB's Timothy Murphy, director of CTRC
    2/14/12
    A story on YNN profiles Timothy Murphy, director of the Clinical and Translational Research Center, about the new UB-Kaleida Health building on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus that will house the CTRC on its top floors.
  • Buffalo News features UB's 36th Annual MLK Jr. speaker, Soledad O'Brien
    2/14/12
    A full-page feature in the Buffalo News features Soledad O'Brien, anchor of CNN's morning show "Starting Point," who will speak in Kleinhans Music Hall on Thursday as part of UB's 36th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Event.
  • TIME Magazine interviews UB professor of finance about teaching kids money facts
    2/15/12
    An article in TIME Magazine reports on the change of heart Lewis Mandell, professor emeritus of finance and managerial economics and former dean of the UB School of Management, says he has had about teaching kids about money in the classroom.
  • Forbes reports on UB management research about leadership traits
    2/17/12
    An article in Forbes reports on a new study by the UB School of Management that showed the three leadership behaviors that are powerful predictors of company growth.
  • Business First features director of UB's CTRC
    2/17/12
    An article in Business First features Timothy Murphy, director of UB's Clinical and Translational Research Center about his work and his efforts to help other researchers commercialize their work.
  • Buffalo News editorial supports UB membership in Buffalo Niagara Partnership
    2/8/12
    The editorial, "UB Union is Mistaken," criticizes the Buffalo Center Chapter of United University Professions, the union representing academic and professional staff at UB, for last month's referendum calling on UB to drop out of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership and the Business Council of New York State.
  • Parade Magazine quotes UB professor about TV's escapism during tough times
    2/20/12
    In a story about how during difficult economic times the average television viewer may resent the "1 percent" yet be drawn to serial dramas about them, Parade Magazine turns to UB's Elayne Rapping to help explain viewer behavior.
  • NPR reports on UB's four-year graduation pledge
    2/22/12
    A story on NPR's Innovation Trail reports UB is piloting a new program that guarantees students will finish in the traditional time frame of four years, or the university will pick up the remaining tuition.
  • TIME magazine cites UB research on celebrity worship
    2/28/12
    An article on TIME Magazine's Healthland about society's fixation with celebrities reports a 2008 study by UB researchers found that celebrity worship can improve self-esteem.
  • Live Science reports UB physics research about the birth of the universe
    2/29/12
    An article on Live Science about the birth of the universe reports three UB physicists have analyzed the latest measurements offering a hint at what went on in the early universe.