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  • McClatchy-Tribune News Service: Security expert discusses "mal-intent"
    6/1/10
    In an article distributed by McClatchy-Tribune News Service about research into using video game boards, biometric sensors and other devices to detect non-verbal clues in those with malicious intent, UB associate professor of communication, Mark Frank, is quoted.
  • R & D Magazine: UB research may shed light on high-temperature superconductors
    6/1/10
    R & D Magazine reports on research that UB is conducting as part of a team of U.S. and Chinese physicists into high-temperature superconductors.
  • New York Times: Blog looks at UB's June in Buffalo new-music festival
    5/31/10
    An article in The New York Times' "The Culture at Large" blog looks at June in Buffalo, UB's new-music festival founded by Morton Feldman in 1975, which the article calls "one of the country's most important, if also an often-overlooked one."
  • Columbia Daily Tribune: School district works to keep class sizes small
    5/30/10
    An article in the Columbia (Mo.) Daily Tribune about efforts by local schools to keep class sizes small despite budgets cuts cites research on education and class size conducted by Jeremy Finn, professor of counseling, school and educational psychology.
  • Pittsburgh Tribune: What kind of psychological tests might Roethlisberger face?
    5/30/10
    Leonard Simms, associate professor of psychology, is quoted in a Pittsburgh Tribune about the types of psychology tests the NFL may have required of Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who was suspended from the league after being accused of sexual assault.
  • Democrat and Chronicle: Anthropologist to provide historical perspective on future of reading
    5/30/10
    An article in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle about "The Future of Reading" symposium to be held this month quotes Dennis Tedlock, SUNY Distinguished Professor, James McNulty Chair in English and Research Professor in Anthropology, who will provide a historical perspective through ancient Mayan texts preserved in stone, pottery and books.
  • Nature: Expert on lying and facial expressions discusses airport security
    5/26/10
    An article in Nature about techniques that Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees use to screen passengers and whether it is possible to know whether people are being deceptive or planning hostile acts just by observing them quotes Mark Frank, associate professor of communication.
  • Architectural Record: Earthquake engineers travel to Haiti to teach about seismic-resistant design, construction
    5/26/10
    An article in Architectural Record reports some 200 Haitian engineers and engineering students gathered in Port-au-Prince May 20-22 to learn more about seismic-resistant design and construction taught by researchers from MCEER. The article also appeared in Engineering News-Record.
  • New Karala: Amma receives SUNY honorary degree
    5/26/10
    A story on NewKerala.com reports on the SUNY honorary degree conferral ceremony honoring Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, chancellor of Amrita University and a spiritual leader and humanitarian more familiarly known as Amma. In addition, WBFO aired a story on the degree conferral, and a photo from the ceremony appeared in the Buffalo News. Articles on the ceremony also appeared on numerous Indian news sites, including MyNews.In, Deccan Chronicle and Today News of India.
  • CNN: Does your name shape your destiny?
    5/26/10
    An article on CNN on children's naming trends reports some academic studies show that a name can have consequences for a person's job, residency and even school grades, and quotes Brett Pelham, associate professor of psychology. Women named Georgia and Virginia are about 44 percent more likely to move to a state with the same name, he said.

UB faculty frequently offer expert perspectives on issues that are part of the current public discourse, including ones that may be perceived as controversial. It is our belief—and at the core of UB’s academic mission—that constructive, thoughtful dialogue fosters a better understanding of our world. Thus, we openly share these perspectives.