MEDIA MENTIONS
UB Gender Institute and Affiliate mentions in local, national, and global news.
May 11, 2026: Rolling Stone featured the expertise of David Schmid, associate professor in the Department of English and Gender Institute affiliate, regarding political violence and the rise of copycat crimes due to media sensationalism.
April 24, 2026: The New York Timesfeatures the expertise of Mickey Sperlich, associate professor in the School of Social Work and Gender Institute affiliate, on the growing trend of “free births,” which rejects all forms of medical intervention during pregnancy and birth.
April 7, 2026: Nanowerk was among the news sources featuring research by chemist Luis De Jesús Báez, Gender Institute affiliate and Executive Committee member, who developed a star-shaped vanadyl hydroxide nanomaterial that can store energy near its surface.
March 28, 2026: The Atlantic featured the expertise of psychology professor and Gender Institute affiliate Lora Park in an article about the impacts of financial strain on Gen Z, whom experts have found have started saving for future goals much earlier than previous generations.
March 15, 2026: The Guardian highlighted the expertise of Vincent Lynch,associate professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, and Gender Institute affiliate, in a story about Colossal Biosciences’ claims it has resurrected extinct animal species.
March 18, 2026: David Schmid, associate professor of English and Gender Institute affiliate, is among the experts referenced in a USA TODAY story about Kristin Cabot, one half of the “Coldplay Kiss Cam” duo, blasting Gwyneth Paltrow and others who capitalized on the viral moment.
March 10, 2026: Harper’s Bazaar sought the expertise of Erin Hatton, professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology, College of Arts and Sciences, and Gender Institute affiliate, for an article about a Gen Z trend of romanticizing 9-5 jobs.
March 4, 2026: NPR sought the expertise of Vincent Lynch, professor in the Department of Biological Sciences and Gender Institute affiliate, in a story about Colossal Biosciences, which has stirred interest and controversy in its attempts to revive mammoths and other animals.
February 24, 2026: Carrie Tirado Bramen, former Gender Institute Director, was quoted in UBNow on her work exploring astrological speculation and capitalism in Gilded Age America. “Astrology wasn’t just a fringe and ostracized practice but has absolutely been part of the country’s cultural history,” Carrie states in an essay published in the Journal of Cultural Economy that explores the fascinating entanglement of cosmic forces and market prediction in the Gilded Age.
March 2, 2026: UBNow covered a $90,911 grant from the Gates Foundation that will fund a study co-led by Nadine Shaanta Murshid, associate professor in the School of Social Work and Gender Institute affiliate, to analyze the risks women face in digital spaces.
February 25, 2026: The New York Times sought the expertise of Erin Hatton, professor of sociology and criminology and dGender Institute affiliate, for an article about the financial crunch many Americans are facing despite inflation slowing and unemployment remaining low.
February 19, 2026: USA Today sought out the expertise of David Schmid, associate professor in the Department of English and Gender Institute affiliate, for a story about what happens when the media moves on from its extensive coverage of the Nancy Guthrie abduction case.
February 9, 2026: Jo L. Freudenheim, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, and former Gender Institute Deputy Director, has been named the winner of ASPO’s 2026 Joseph F. Fraumeni Jr. Distinguished Achievement Award, the organization has announced. Read more here.
February 2, 2026: The New York Times sought the expertise of law professor and Gender Institute Affiliate Lucinda Finley for a story about a proposed law in New York City that would prohibit protests 100 feet from houses of worship to protect congregants’ right to peacefully pray.
January 29, 2026: Organization of American Historians published a blog post by Gender Institute Director Victoria W. Wolcott entitled Blowing Up Operation Alert: The Protests that Pierced a National Myth. Read more here.
January 27, 2026: Discover magazine featured research by UB faculty members and Gender Institute Affiliates Jessica Kruger and Daniel Kruger that is the first to specifically look at cannabis drinks and their potential role in alcohol harm reduction.
January 26, 2026: “Existing journals are often discipline-specific,” explains Jessica Kruger, Gender Institute affiliate, clinical associate professor and director of teaching innovation and excellence in the Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, who founded the journal with Sarah Vincent, director of undergraduate studies and associate teaching professor in the Department of Philosophy. Read more about a new SUNY-focused teaching journal aims to overcome this roadblock to innovation by elevating faculty success in the classroom, beyond the constraints of individual fields here.
January 21, 2026: A&E Crime + Investigation featured the expertise of English professor and Gender Institute affiliate David Schmid in an article about how the play “Rope” and the Alfred Hitchcock film of the same name explored the 1924 Leopold and Leob “perfect murder.”
November 25, 2025: The PBS show “Amanpour & Company” interviewed David Herzberg, professor in the Department of History and Gender Institute affiliate, about President Trump’s approach to curbing fentanyl in the U.S. by attacking suspected drug boats in the Caribbean.
November 25, 2025: NPR quoted Vincent Lynch, associate professor in the Department of Biological Sciences and Gender Institute affiliate, in a story reporting on a Nature article in which scientists searching for novel ways to fight cancer think they may have found clues in the DNA of the bowhead whale.
November 25, 2025: New York Public Radio station WNYC interviewed David Herzberg, professor in the Department of History and Gender Institute affiliate, about President Trump’s plan to continue bombing suspected drug boats in the Caribbean.
November 19, 2025: UBNow featured Jessica Kruger, Gender Institute affiliate, clinical associate professor and director of teaching innovation and excellence for the School of Public Health and Health Professions in their 'True Blue' series.
November 19, 2025: The New York Times published an opinion piece by David Herzberg, professor in the Department of History and Gender Institute affiliate, about President Trump’s attempts to reduce fentanyl imports into the U.S., including the bombing of boats in the Caribbean.
November 17, 2025: NPR interviewed biologist and Gender Institute affiliate Vincent Lynch in a segment on “All Things Considered” in which he discussed a study on how the bowhead whale may have evolved to keep cancer at bay and how this might contribute to cancer research.
November 6, 2025: “Part of being a decent and well-informed citizen is having understanding and empathy for people from different cultural and identity groups. There’s truth to the idea that discrimination often stems from a lack of contact, knowledge and experience with those who are ‘othered’ or different. Education helps bridge that gap.” UB Now quoted Gender Institute Affiliate and director of the Center for K–12 Black History and Racial Literacy Education, LaGarrett King, discussing what the recent Supreme Court case of Mahmoud v. Taylor means for inclusive education.
October 16, 2025: A Business Insider article — reposted by MSN — quoted Erin Hatton, professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology, in an article about how artificial intelligence is disrupting the side hustle industry.
October 3, 2025: Drug Topics quoted Nicole Cieri-Hutcherson, clinical associate professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Gender Institute affiliate, in an article about the FDA’s quiet approval of mifepristone for abortion.
September 30, 2025: The New York Times quoted media study professor and Gender Institute affiliate Cody Mejeur in a story about the video game Consume Me, which tells the creator’s semiautobiographical story.
September 25, 2025: Award winner. UB faculty member and Gender Institute affiliate Lillian Williams is the recipient of the 2025 Red Jacket Award from the Buffalo History Museum, considered by many to be among the most prestigious honors in Western New York.
September 17, 2025: WGRZ-TV interviewed Lucinda Finley, professor in the School of Law and Gender Institute affiliate, about free speech in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk.
September 16, 2025: The William G. Pomeroy Foundation will honor the life and achievements of Mary Burnett Talbert during a ceremony Sept. 17 placing a historic marker on the site of her former home at 116-118 Northland Ave. in Buffalo where the educator, activist and human rights reformer spent the last years of her life. The recognition, part of the Pomeroy Foundation’s historic marker program to commemorate the history of women’s suffrage in the United States, arrives as the final step in a process that began with a nomination from Lillian S. Williams, associate professor of Africana and American Studies, College of Arts and Sciences and Gender Institute Affiliate.
August 13, 2025: HuffPost quoted David Schmid, associate professor in the Department of English, in an article about the new season of South Park that has repeatedly skewered the Trump administration, provoking a large reaction from the White House.
August 10, 2025: The Buffalo News published an opinion piece by Judith Olin, director of the Family Violence and Women’s Rights Clinic in the School of Law and Gender Institute affiliate, about the steps that should be taken to prevent domestic violence events leading to homicide.
July 31, 2025: Parade Magazine quoted Anne Curtis, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Medicine, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, and Gender Institute affiliate, in an article about the risks of consuming deli meats for adults over 60.
July 21, 2025: USA Today quoted David Schmid, associate professor of English and Gender Institute affiliate, in a story about an incident at a July 17 Coldplay concert when alleged cheating lovers were outed on the KissCam.
July 9, 2025: Kenneth Joseph, associate professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and Gender Institute affiliate, is quoted in a Washington Post article about the resignation of the CEO of X, Linda Yaccarino.
June 30, 2025: A Buffalo News story about a proposal to end the Grad PLUS federal student loan program quoted Graham Hammill, vice provost for academic affairs, Gender Institute affiliate, and dean of the Graduate School.
June 18, 2025: Elizabeth “Libby” Otto, professor of modern and contemporary art history in the Department of Global Gender and Sexuality Studies, Gender Institute affiliate, and director of the Humanities Institute, has received a series of prestigious awards and fellowships in recognition of her scholarship including a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellowship and the Senior Fellowship from the Dedalus Foundation. Otto also received the Justus Bier Prize for curators for the 2024 exhibition on “Bauhaus Under National Socialism.” The Bier prize was awarded to Otto and her co-curators for the exhibition in the German city of Weimar. The exhibition was also a candidate for an Exhibition of the Year award from Europe’s largest art magazine, “Kunstmagazin ART.”
June 6, 2025: Twenty-four faculty and staff members have been named recipients of the 2024 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence including Gender Institute Director Victoria Wolcott and affiliate Sarah Handley-Cousins.
May 30, 2025: The New York Times quoted Erin Hatton, professor of sociology and Gender Institute affiliate, about the growing number of Americans working more than one job, or “polyworking.”
May 30, 2025: The New York Times quoted Erin Hatton, professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology, College of Arts and Sciences, and Gender Institute Affiliate, in an article about a court case against OneTaste for coercion of labor.
May 28, 2025: HuffPost quoted Kari Winter, professor in the Department of Global Gender and Sexuality Studies, and former Gender Institute Director, in an article about President Trump’s usage of the term “trophy wife.”
May 23, 2025: Eight UB faculty members, including three Gender Institute affiliates, have been named SUNY Distinguished Professors, the highest faculty rank in the SUNY system. Irus Braverman, Samina Raja, and Despina Stratigakos were appointed to the distinguished professor ranks by the SUNY Board of Trustees at its meeting on April 29.
May 22, 2025: Kelly Hayes McAlonie, director of campus planning and Gender Institute affiliate, is the recipient of the 2025 American Institute of Architects (AIA) Award for Excellence in Public Architecture. The award recognizes architects, public officials or other individuals who design distinguished public facilities and advocate for design excellence in public spaces.
May 15, 2025: HuffPost quoted Kari Winter, professor in the Department of Global Gender and Sexuality Studies and former Gender Institute Director, in an article about Rep. Randy Weber insulting Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez during a recent committee hearing.
May 13, 2025: The New York Times quoted David Herzberg, Gender Institute Affiliate and professor in the Department of History, in an article about the impacts of President Trump’s drug policy on access to treatment and prevention services for addiction.
May 11, 2025: The Associated Press quoted Barbara Wejnert, professor of environment and sustainability and Gender Institute affiliate, in an article about how U.S initiatives that promote democracy abroad have withered during the second Trump administration.
April 26, 2025: Africa Hands, assistant professor of information science and Gender Institute affiliate, was quoted in a Time magazine article about how libraries across the nation are faring under Trump administration budget cuts.
April 17, 2025: Teen Vogue quoted Michael Rembis, associate professor in the Department of History, Gender Institute Affiliate, and director of the Center for Disability Studies, in an article about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s comments that Americans “addicted” to opioids, antidepressants and stimulants should be sent to “wellness farms” to be “re-parented.”
April 11, 2025: Salon quoted Michael Rembis, associate professor of history, Gender Institute Affiliate, and director of the Center for Disability Studies, in a story about how Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cuts are making it harder for people with disabilities to live in their communities.
April 3, 2025: “Women’s health can change a lot between pregnancy and menopause, but it’s a period we know very little about.” Zhongzheng Niu, assistant professor of epidemiology and environmental health, Gender Institute Affiliate, and first author of a study that found that blood pressure patterns during pregnancy predict later hypertension risk.
April 7, 2025: Vice quoted Daniel Kruger, research associate professor of community health and health behavior and Gender Institute Affiliate, in an article about his research on how psychedelics are helping people explore their sexuality.
March 31, 2025: Spectrum News 1 features UB archivist and Gender Institute Affiliate Hope Dunbar in a story about what goes into preserving history, with a special focus on Women’s History Month and taking a look into making sure those records aren’t lost to time.
March 31, 2025: Young Observer. Luis De Jesús Báez, assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry and Gender Institute Executive Committee member, has been selected as a 2025 Young Observer by the U.S. National Committee for the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.
March 13, 2025: “Science is a human endeavor. I think this research suggests that avoiding human stories is counterproductive.” Robin Costello, assistant professor of biological sciences, Gender Institute Affiliate, and first author of a study that found that more that photos are needed to make scientists more relatable to students.
March 10, 2025: “This simulation helped people see that re-entry isn’t just about personal choices; it’s about systemic barriers that we, as a society, have the power to change.” Mary Nell Trautner, associate professor of sociology and criminology, Gender Institute Affiliate, and director of the UB College in Prison Program, on a recent simulation exercise that demonstrated the difficulties people face following their release from incarceration.
March 12, 2025: The Scientist quoted Vincent Lynch, associate professor in the Department of Biological Sciences and Gender Institute Affiliate, in an article about the genes that make larger animals resilient to cancers.
March 7, 2025: HuffPost quoted Kari Winter, professor of global gender and sexuality studies and former Gender Institute Director, in an article about Rep. Marilyn Strickland winning praise online for responding to CNN conservative pundit Scott Jennings with a no-nonsense hand gesture.
March 5, 2025: In UBNow, “a battle unfolds on a giant cube,” says Christine Marie, assistant teaching professor in the Department of Media Study and Gender Institute Affiliate, describing her latest project, which has received an Individual Artist Grant from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA). The installation, “Analog as Nature,” explores environmental precarity through the interplay of analog and digital imagery projected onto the surfaces of a 10-foot cube. Marie harnesses the theatricality of light and shadow, layering collages of moving film and photographic transparencies — cast from below — to form natural landscapes.
March 4, 2025: The Associated Press quoted Vincent Lynch, associate professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, and a Gender Institute Affiliate, in an article about research that genetically engineered mice to produce thick fur like woolly mammoths.
February 28, 2025: "Community-engaged research is perhaps more relevant now than ever before.” Robert Granfield, vice provost for faculty affairs and Gender Institute Affiliate, at a recent reception for recipients of grants from UB’s Civic Engagement Research Fund.
February 25, 2025: USA Today quoted Michael Rembis, associate professor of history, Gender Institute Affiliate, and director of the Center for Disability Studies, in an article about Elon Musk’s use of slurs on social media targeting people with disabilities.
February 24, 2025: NPR affiliate WSHU interviewed LaGarrett King,director of the Center for K-12 Black History and Racial Literacy Education and Gender Institute Affiliate, in a story about how commemorating Black history this year is challenging for many teachers.
February 18, 2025: A Buffalo News story about Research Laboratory High School becoming the Buffalo Public Schools’ first University-Assisted Community School through a partnership with UB quoted Suzanne Rosenblith, dean of the Graduate School of Education, and professor and Gender Institite Affiliate Chris Proctor.
February 12, 2025: “Animals, just like humans, want shelter,” says Joyce Hwang, professor of architecture in the School of Architecture and Planning, Gender Institute Affiliate, and director of the practice Ants of the Prairie. UBNow recently spoke to Hwang about her work.
February 10, 2025: Canadian Affairs quoted historian and Gender Institute affiliate David Herzberg in an article about how Canada is following the U.S. example by appointing a “drug czar” to crack down on fentanyl use.
February 5, 2025: Vox quoted Lora Park, professor in the Department of Psychology and Gender Institute Affiliate, in an article about why other people’s approval is so intoxicating.
February 4, 2025: It’s estimated that by 2016 as many as 400,000 French citizens had relocated to London. And though there have always been French people living in London, the migration trend greatly accelerated in the early 21st century. Migration studies look mostly into the experiences of people who move searching for a better life in a more prosperous country. But moving from one socially and economically well-off country to a similar one is a population shift that didn’t even have a name until the publication of a recent book by Deborah Reed-Danahay, a UB researcher, Jean Monnet Chair of the Department of Anthropology, and Gender Institute Affiliate and research fellow. Her book, “Sideways Migration: Being French in London” (Routledge), explores the personal narratives and other factors that lead middle-class people to move to a country geographically close to and much like the one they left and was recently discussed in UBNow.
February 4, 2025: Mickey Sperlich, associate professor in the School of Social Work and Gender Institute Affiliate and research fellow, and the Buffalo Prenatal-Perinatal Network (BPPN) have won a $208,000 challenge prize from the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) IMPROVE initiative to help improve maternal health outcomes in Western New York.
February 4, 2025: LaGarrett King, director of the Center for K-12 Black History and Racial Literacy Education and Gender Institute Affiliate, wrote in Education Week’s Black History Month special issue about why Black history education is necessary.
January 22, 2025: Michael Rembis, associate professor of history and Gender Institute Affiliate, was interviewed by WBFO in a story on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s support for expanding involuntary commitment to people deemed unable to provide or unwilling to accept help with basic needs.
January 20, 2025: Capital & Main quoted Erin Hatton, professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology and Gender Institute Affiliate, in an article about how rideshare drivers do not have typical workplace protections due to their status as independent contractors.
January 15, 2025: WBFO’s “What’s Next?” featured social work professors Katie Stalker and Gender Institute affiliate Annahita Ball discussing the Buffalo Mental Health Service Professional Fellowship program, designed to address mental health needs in rural communities.
January 10, 2025: LaGarrett King, director of the Center for K-12 Black History and Racial Literacy Education and GI Affiliate, was quoted in an article about how prominent conservatives are using the LA wildfires to slam diversity initiatives.
January 7, 2025: Science News quoted epidemiologist and SUNY Distinguished Professor and former GI Deputy Director Jo Freudenheim in an article about the U.S. surgeon general’s report on the link between drinking alcohol and developing cancer.