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  • UPI: Study shows that orange juice may help counteract high-fat fast-food but not a "get out of jail free card"
    3/31/10
    An article distributed by UPI reports that a UB study has shown that orange juice may counteract some of the bad effects of a fast-food breakfast or perhaps any high-fat, high-carbohydrate meal. FoodNavigator-usa.com also compiled an article on the research.
  • Wall Street Journal: Work-Family conflict can cause significant increase in alcoholic abuse
    3/30/10
    An article on The Wall Street Journal's Juggle blog on research that showed that people are significantly more likely to drink alcohol if they feel work is interfering with their family life reports an additional study conducted by the Research Institute on Addictions found a link between work-family conflict and alcohol abuse.
  • Globe and Mail: As few as 56 percent of MS patients had blood vessel problem, study shows
    3/29/10
    An article in the Toronto Globe and Mail examines a study by multiple sclerosis researchers that showed a connection between a particular protein that regulates immune function and patient response to medication also looks at the new theory that MS is a vascular condition caused by blocked or malformed veins, and reports that in February, researcher at UB released a study that showed as few as 56 percent of MS patients they looked at had the blood vessel problem thought to cause the disorder.
  • Huffington Post: Passage of health care bill promises to raise quality, accessibility of health care, says family medicine chair
    3/29/10
    An article on the Huffington Post about health care reform and how New York State will implement the legislation quotes a number of experts throughout the state, including Thomas Rosenthal, professor and chair of family medicine, who said passage of the bill promises to raise the quality and accessibility of America's health care to the level that the rest of the developed world takes for granted.
  • Buffalo News: UB 2020 vision requires predictable and stable financial base, says Simpson
    3/29/10
    A story in today's Buffalo News updates expands on the article from yesterday's news conference by President John B. Simpson at which he said that UB 2020 and its regional economic impact at in serious jeopardy unless the state legislature passes the Public Higher Education Empowerment and Innovation Act. Coverage by WIVB-TV and YNN also is included.
  • Buffalo News: UB 2020 in serious jeopardy, says Simpson
    3/29/10
    A story in the Buffalo News reports on Monday's news conference by President John B. Simpson at which he said that UB 2020, and its regional economic impact, was in serious jeopardy unless the state legislature passes the Public Higher Education Empowerment and Innovation Act. The news conference also was covered by WBFO-FM, WNED-AM, Business First, WGRZ-TV, WIVB-TV, WKBW-TV, YNN TV and WBEN-AM.
  • Democrat and Chronicle: Health care law complicated and confusing, experts say
    3/28/10
    An article in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle about confusion over the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed last week by President Barack Obama quotes Thomas Feeley, associate professor and chair of communication. An additional article on the health care debate in the Democrat and Chronicle looks at whether the bill will save employers and workers money and quotes Lawrence Southwick, professor emeritus of finance and managerial economics.
  • Times Union: Psychological blow if Buffalo populations falls behind Rochester, Syracuse or Albany, says regional expert
    3/25/10
    An Albany Times Union story on the growing population trend in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area quotes Kathryn Foster, director of the Regional Institute, who said that for Buffalo to find itself smaller than Rochester or Syracuse or Albany "would be a psychological blow."
  • Philadelphia Inquirer: Oprah stands out as the arbiter of truth, says culture expert
    3/25/10
    An article in the Philadelphia Inquirer about disappointment that Oprah Winfrey wouldn't be traveling to the city for a trial looks at her immense popularity and quotes David Schmid, associate professor and interim chair of English.
  • Campus Technology: School of Social Work embraces technology to reach wider audience
    3/24/10
    An article in Campus Technology takes an in-depth look at the ways the School of Social Work is using technology, particularly its use of the podcast series "Living Proof," which launched in 2008 and features a new episode every two weeks. The article quotes Nancy Smyth, dean of the School of Social Work, and Howard Doueck, professor and associate dean for faculty project development, who acts as producer for the podcasts, as well as other members of the team responsible for producing the segments.

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.