2014

October

Health Day News reports addiction treatment is key to curbing violence in the mentally ill
10/6/14
The new study by UB's Research Institute on Addictions suggests that treating substance abuse at the outset is more likely to reduce violent acts by people with severe mental illness.
Buffalo News reports UB spinoff sells rights to potential muscular dystrophy treatment
10/8/14
Researchers hope new drug can slow the muscle deterioration that marks Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
RIA research on the long-term impact of mothers on cocaine cited by British Psychological Society
10/9/14
The behavior of a mother who takes cocaine can have a psychological impact on her child, according to new research by Rina Das Eiden, senior research scientist in UB's Research Institute on Addictions.
Buffalo News reports Independent Health's Michael Cropp appointed to UB Council
10/9/14
Independent Health CEO succeeds Gerald Lippes on UB's primary oversight and advisory body.
WBFO reports on UB work to develop a device that provides clean water safely
10/14/14
Professor and students in civil, structural and environmental engineering an inexpensive solution.
The New York Times cites the research of UB evolutionary biologist on the history of Ebola
10/15/14
The evidence shows that Ebola viruses are profoundly ancient, splitting off from other viral lineages 20 million years ago.
The Buffalo News reports that LP Ciminelli has won $226 million contract for building new UB med school
10/16/14
A link to a fly-through video of the new medical school is available as well.
The Buffalo News reports on the state of the university address
10/20/14
The article quoted President Satish K. Tripathi as saying, "We will make Buffalo a national model for how to transform a Rust Belt region into a vibrant, world-class destination.”
The New Yorker interviews UB law expert on the recent Supreme Court voter-ID decision
10/22/14
UB's James Garder said, "They want a completely unregulated political market. And they seem not to be too concerned when people get turned away from the polls."
CNN quotes UB history expert on the difference between a festival and a protest in New Hampshire
10/22/14
Victoria Wolcott indicates that it comes down to a question of how the media covers race.
The Buffalo News quotes UB urban planning expert about why college grads are choosing Buffalo
10/22/14
Buffalo’s population of young, college–educated adults rose by 33.5 percent between 2000 and 2012.
Business First reports that five new companies have been admitted to Start-Up NY
10/22/14
They will be added to the 16 companies that have already been accepted.
Fox News reports on UB research that shows Ebola to be ancient
10/27/14
The family of viruses that Ebola belongs to may have existed longer than researchers thought—which may help in the development of a new vaccine to treat the infection.