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  • Washington Times: Johnstone discusses higher education
    3/18/08
    D. Bruce Johnstone, University Professor of Higher and Comparative Education, is quoted in an article in The Washington Times that reports on a conference held to discuss higher education sponsored by the Fulbright New Century Scholars Program.
  • CanWest News Service: Doctor quoted on obesity, surviving critical illnesses
    3/17/08
    An article distributed by CanWest News Service reports on UB research that shows that obese people have a survival edge over skinner people suffering critical illnesses and quotes Folu Akinnusi. The article appeared in newspapers that include the Vancouver Sun.
  • Chicago Tribune: How does superstition impact the economy?
    3/17/08
    An article in the Chicago Tribune on the impact superstition has on the economy quotes Phillips Stevens, associate professor of anthropology and an expert on magic, sorcery and witchcraft.
  • Yahoo! Finance: Business expert discusses debt across the lifespan
    3/17/08
    An article on Yahoo! Finance on Americans feeling more confident about taking on debt and their ability to pay if off and start saving one day in the future when if fact debt starts from youth and continues throughout life quotes Lewis Mandell, professor of finance and managerial economics.
  • Buffalo News: State must continue to support UB's development
    3/17/08
    An op-ed in today's issue of The Buffalo News by President John B. Simpson calls on state leaders to continue to support UB 2020, which will benefit not only the university but the entire Buffalo Niagara region.
  • Buffalo News: Continue support of UB's expansion as a SUNY flagship
    3/13/08
    The need for continued support of the expansion of UB as a flagship campus of SUNY is referenced in an editorial in today's The Buffalo News focusing on the transition of David Paterson to governor.
  • Chronicle of Higher Ed: Simpson quoted on what Spitzer resignation means to UB
    3/13/08
    An article in The Chronicle of Higher Education on Gov. Eliot Spitzer's resignation yesterday and what it means to proposal to add 2,000 faculty members to New York State's public universities and to create a $4 billion endowment for the institutions quotes President John B. Simpson on his confidence that much of the momentum for improving higher education, and the way it contributes to the state economy, will continue beyond the Spitzer administration.
  • NewsHour: Mutua interviewed on history of Kenya's troubles
    3/12/08
    An article on PBS's NewsHour Online on the history behind the ethnic-driven killings in Kenya quotes Makau Mutua, interim dean of the Law School. "The country must go through a cathartic experience, and put measures in place to make sure those abomination do not reoccur."
  • Oregonian: Hearing and deafness expert discusses tinnitus and its treatment
    3/12/08
    An article in The Oregonian on tinnitus -- what it is and how it's treated -- quotes Richard Salvi, director of the Center for Hearing and Deafness.
  • Oregonian: Hearing expert discusses tinnitus and its treatment
    3/12/08
    An article in The Oregonian on tinnitus -- what it is and how it's treated -- quotes Richard Salvi, director of the Center for Hearing and Deafness, who said, "The ear is no longer sending information to the brain. The lack of information causes the brain to turn up its volume control. When the brain turns up its volume control, noise or static increases as well."

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.