2014

July

National Geographic interviews UB expert on DNA hair analysis claimed to have come from the Abominable Snowman, Yeti and Bigfoot
7/15/14
Evidence is only based on a “short fragment of hair”
TIME Magazine reports on UB study showing the effects of playing a terrorist in a video game
7/15/14
It may make you an all-around better person.
The New York Times features UB professor who stars in 'Between Riverside and Crazy'
7/15/14
It's Stephen McKinley Henderson's first lead role in a production.
NBC News interviews UB expert about the perception of videogamers as nerds
7/15/14
Matthew Grizzard says that is a stereotype of the past.
Huffington Post reports that UB expert guided students in develoment of video game to address violence against women
7/15/14
Hua (Helen) Wang guided students from Champlain College.
The Buffalo News interviews UB professor on bringing the annual American Society of Mechanical Engineers to Buffalo
7/15/14
The conference is expected to attract 1,500 to 2,000 people from around the world.
USA Today interviews UB expert about police officers who investigate sex crimes
7/29/14
The article specifically looks at officers who pose as juveniles on social media.
The Washington Post cites UB research in an article about the important contributions made by spiders
7/29/14
UB physiologist is trying to heal muscular dystrophy with spider venom.
The Buffalo News reports on Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's visit to announce that eight companies will relocate on or near UB
7/29/14
The companies are relocating through participation in Start-Up NY.
The Buffalo News interviews UB expert on the development boom downtown
7/29/14
The article notes that construction on the medical campus includes the new UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
The Daily Mail reports a UB study that found obese workers may have shorter endurance times than non-obese colleagues
7/29/14
The largest differences were in hand grip and simulated assembly tasks.