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  • Buffalo News: UB plan for more autonomy deserves legislative support
    1/24/09
    An editorial in The Buffalo News supports state Assembly and Senate bills 2020, which would allow UB greater freedom to pursue the goals set out in the UB 2020, the university's strategic plan to grow by 40 percent, create new jobs for the region and increase its annual economic impact.
  • USA Today: Pop culture expert discusses "Dark Knight," Oscars
    1/20/09
    Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies, is quoted in an article in USA Today about the impact the film "The Dark Knight" could have on this year's Oscars and whether people decide to tune into the awards ceremony.
  • Reuters 1958 football team stands even taller after Obama swearing-in
    1/20/09
    An article distributed by Reuters about Barack Obama's election as president and the role of black athletes in helping to overcome racism looks at the 1958 football team that rejected an invitation to the Tangerine Bowl because segregation policies would not allow two black players to participate.
  • Arizona Republic: Pop culture expert discusses "Miracle on the Hudson"
    1/20/09
    Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies, is quoted in an article in the Arizona Republic about the US Airways pilot who successfully piloted his lifeless craft into the Hudson River, and in the process, became a hero.
  • CBC: Finally, the Bulls go to the big game
    1/1/09
    An article distributed by the Canadian Broadcasting Company looks at the UB football team as it gets ready to play its first bowl game, and the 1958 team, which was invited to play in the Tangerine Bowl but turned it down.
  • Boston Globe: 1958 team showed grace, courage in turning down bowl bid
    12/31/08
    An article in the Boston Globe looks at the 1958 football team that declined to participate in the Tangerine Bowl because of racism and interviews several members of the team about their winning season 50 years ago and disappointment over the bigotry that prevented them from playing a bowl game.
  • Buffalo News: Editorial encourages state to support growth of UB as a SUNY flagship
    12/31/08
    An editorial in The Buffalo News coauthored by editorial writers from newspapers throughout upstate New York supports the growth of UB as a flagship SUNY system research university.
  • Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Parents of ADHD kids face higher risk of divorce
    12/30/08
    Dr. Joyce Brothers' advice column in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer about parents of a child with learning and emotional difficulties who are divorcing reports a study by UB psychologists found that parents of children with certain hyperactivity disorders had a divorce rate 10 percent higher than other parents by the child's 8th birthday.
  • Newsday: Pop culture expert discusses debutante ball
    12/30/08
    Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies, is quoted in an article distributed by the Associated Press about the International Debutante Ball and its social and cultural relevance today.
  • Sports Illustrated: Articles look at UB football program, minorities in coaching
    12/29/08
    The UB football program is featured in two articles that appear in the Dec. 29 issue of Sports Illustrated.

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.