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Released: 30-Oct-2012 12:35 PM EDT
Political Memes: Popular, but Persuasive?
Dominican University

Remarks made during the Presidential campaign have inspired thousands of memes online and even popular Halloween costumes, but media studies expert CarrieLynn Reinhard is skeptical of their power to persuade voters.

Released: 29-Oct-2012 1:55 PM EDT
UB Experts Available to Discuss Hurricane Sandy
University at Buffalo

As Hurricane Sandy makes landfall, University at Buffalo experts can discuss topics from infrastructure damage to psychological trauma in the wake of disaster.

Released: 29-Oct-2012 9:00 AM EDT
Media Advisory: Hurricane Sandy – 10 Million Could Lose Power
 Johns Hopkins University

As many as 10 million in the mid-Atlantic will lose power in the coming week, according to a computer model developed by an engineer at The Johns Hopkins University.

Released: 26-Oct-2012 3:35 PM EDT
Media Advisory: Hurricane Sandy - Predicting Power Outages
 Johns Hopkins University

An engineer at The Johns Hopkins University is using a computer model to predict where and when the power will go out due to Hurricane Sandy.

Released: 23-Oct-2012 4:15 PM EDT
Wake Forest Baptist Offers Tips on How to Avoid and Relieve Campaign Season Stress
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

During the presidential campaign season, it’s no surprise that people become a little more stressed and inundated with information. Bryan Hatcher, director of Center Development and Education for CareNet, part of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, offers the following tips to avoid and relieve some of that campaign season stress.

Released: 18-Oct-2012 9:30 AM EDT
Expert: Fungus at Heart of Meningitis Outbreak Rarely a Threat
Cornell University

Kathie Hodge, an associate professor of mycology, teaches medical and veterinary mycology and is an expert on the biodiversity of fungi. She comments on the fungus Exserohilum, the main culprit in the meningitis outbreak linked to contaminated medication that has claimed 42 lives and sickened almost 250 people in the United States.



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