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  • Chronicle of Higher Education: Professor receives National Medal of Technology and Innovation
    9/17/09
    An article in the Chronicle of Higher Education reports on the announcement about the recipients of the National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology and Innovation awards, including Esther Takeuchi, Greatbatch Professor of Power Sources Research in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. An article about the awards announcement also appears in Chemical & Engineering News. Other news outlets that carried the announcement about the recipients of the National Medal of Technology include MSNBC, TMCNet, San Jose Mercury News.
  • USA Today: 1958 Bull's honored at game at the University of Central Florida
    9/17/09
    Former UB football player Willie Evans, Warde Manuel, director of athletics, and Turner Gill are quoted in articles in USA Today about the game against the University of Central Florida on Saturday where the 1958 Bulls team will be recognized 50 years after they declined a bid to play in the Tangerine Bowl after being notified that their African American players would not be allowed to play.
  • Arizona Daily Star: Young children vulnerable to severe dog bites
    9/17/09
    An article in the Arizona Daily Star about preventing dog bites, particularly with children, reports that a recent study by the UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences found that "young children are especially vulnerable to severe dog bites in the head and neck, and there is a correlation between cases of dog bites and rising temperatures."
  • Officer.com: Research shows significant physical and emotional effects believed related to police work
    9/16/09
    An article on Officer.com about mental health issues and police work reports that a pilot study on the effects of stress on police officers by John Violanti, research associate professor of social and preventive medicine, noted significant physical and emotional effects believed related to the stressors of police work.
  • LiveScience: Study shows bite mark evidence should be approached with caution
    9/16/09
    An article on LiveScience about the problems with using bite marks in criminal investigations quotes Raymond G. Miller, UB clinical associate professor of oral diagnostic sciences, who says bite mark identification is not as reliable as DNA identification. The research also is the subject of an article in The Register, a British news outlet. The article also appears on Yahoo! News.
  • Live Science: Animals think about thinking, research suggests
    9/15/09
    An article on Live Science reports UB scientists have found that some animals may share humans' ability to reflect upon, monitor or regulate their states of mind, and quotes J. David Smith, professor of psychology. The research also is the subject of an article distributed by ANI news service.
  • The Christian Science Monitor: Broadcast networks still best bet, pop culture expert says
    9/14/09
    An article in the Christian Science Monitor about the prime-time fall TV schedule quotes Elayne Rapping, adjunct professor of American studies, who said broadcast networks are still the best potential source for our shared stories and the ideas that tell us who we are.
  • Charleston Post and Courier: Students need to feel welcomed in class, education expert says
    9/14/09
    Jeremy Finn, professor of counseling, school and educational psychology, is quoted in an article in the Charleston Post and Courier about helping students become well-adjusted and successful in school.
  • New York Post: People react negatively to certain words, linguist says
    9/12/09
    An article in the New York Post about how people react negatively to certain words, particularly the work "moist," quote Wolfgang Wolck, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor emeritus in the Department of Linguistics.
  • Reuters: Gum disease linked to cancer
    9/11/09
    An article distributed by Reuters Health reports a study conducted by Mine Tezal, assistant professor of oral diagnostic sciences, has shown that chronic periodontitis is a risk factor for head and neck cancer. The article appeared in news outlets that include ABC News, KCAL-TV, Web MD and a dentistry Web site in Britain.

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.