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  • Reuters Health: Prof quoted on new weight-loss aid
    1/2/08
    An article on Reuters Health reports on an experimental beverage that turns to gel in the stomach and could serve as an aid for weight loss and quotes Christine Pelkman, assistant professor of nutrition and the study's lead researcher.
  • Canadian Press:Study shows most feels Chinese-made goods should be more closely inspected
    1/2/08
    An article distributed by The Canadian Press reports that according to a study completed by UB and Nanos Research, 48.4 percent of Americans and 47.3 percent of Canadians believe regulators should inspect Chinese-made goods more thoroughly than products imported from other countries. The article appears in several Canadian news outlets, including the National Post, a newspaper out of Toronto, and Macleans.
  • Wall Street Journal Newman's book named among best of 2007
    12/28/07
    The Walls Street Journal selected "My Secret Life on the McJob" by SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor of Organization and Human Resources Jerry Newman as one of its best books of 2007. Newman's book chronicles his experiences as an "under cover" fast food employee and imparts wisdom on the attributes of good management.
  • The Buffalo News: Editorial encourages Gov. Spitzer to support UB in its expansion goals
    12/26/07
    An editorial in The Buffalo News calls on Gov. Eliot Spitzer to include in the New York State budget funds to help UB achieve its expansion goals, calling UB's success as an educational and research institution vital to Western New York's economic hopes.
  • New York Times: Pelham discusses controversial use of electric shock as discipline
    12/25/07
    An article in The New York Times on a controversial Massachusetts school that specializes in treating the most-challenging special-education students by using electric shocks as a punishment for bad behavior quotes William Pelham, director of the Center for Children and Families.
  • Inside Higher Ed: Simpson quoted on State Commission on Higher Education report
    12/18/07
    An article in Inside Higher Ed quotes UB President John B. Simpson on the release of the report of the New York State Commission on Higher Education.
  • The Buffalo News: Simpson discusses State Commission on Higher Education recommendations
    12/18/07
    An article in The Buffalo News quotes UB President John B. Simpson on recommendations of the New York State Commission on Higher Education.
  • Denver Post: Rapping discusses "one-man-alone" movies
    12/17/07
    Elayne Rapping discusses "one-man-alone" movies in the Denver Post.
  • New York Times: Making UB the "Berkeley" of SUNY
    12/16/07
    An article in the New York Times focuses on the University at Buffalo's plans to grow by 40 percent by the year 2020 and the financing and others measures that would be required to make UB the "Berkeley" of SUNY.
  • New York Times: Center for Children and Families provided ADHD care
    12/9/07
    An article in The New York Times on new insights into psychiatric disorders and developmental problems that run in families reports on the mother of two boys who were diagnosed with attention deficit disorders and who sought treatment for them at the UB Center for Children and Families.

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.