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  • New York Times: Article on Obama and nicotine gum quotes UB's Kozlowski
    11/5/07
    An article in The New York Times health blog on Sen. Barack Obama's use of nicotine gum to help him quit smoking quotes Lynn T. Kozlowski, interim dean of the School of Public Health and Health Professions.
  • MSNBC: UB experts look at airport security lines and speed of screening
    11/2/07
    An article on MSNBC reports a study by UB researchers has shown that even if you're in a very long airport security line, you're going to be screened as thoroughly as if you had just a few people in front of you, and quotes Rajan Batta, professor of industrial and systems engineering, and Colin Drury, SUNY Distinguished Professor emeritus of industrial and systems engineering.
  • Reuters: RIA expert discusses how much parents know about teen drug use
    11/2/07
    An article on Reuters Health reports that despite the popular notion that parents are usually in the dark about their teenagers' behavior, a UB study suggests that many parents are aware of whether their kids are smoking, drinking or using drugs. The story quotes Neil McGillicuddy, senior research scientist in the Research Institute on Addictions.
  • NPR: Frank's work on microexpressions featured on Morning Edition
    10/31/07
    Mark Frank, associate professor of communication, was featured on National Public Radio's Morning Edition as part of NPR's three-part series on new developments in lie detection. Frank's work focuses on detection of involuntary facial "microexpressions" that may indicate a person is being deceptive.
  • Newsweek: Srihari discusses efforts to build better search engines
    10/30/07
    An article in Newsweek's international edition quotes Rohini Srihari, professor of computer science and engineering, in a story about industry attempts to build better Internet search engines.
  • USA Today: Smoking expert quoted on developing safer tobacco products
    10/29/07
    An article distributed by the Associated Press about a new Philip Morris research center that's been built to develop products to reduce the risks associated with tobacco use quotes Lynn Kozlowski, interim dean of the School of Public Health and Health Professions. The article appears in about 200 news outlets, including USA Today,.
  • Times Daily: Prof discusses stopping crime by using Facebook
    10/29/07
    An article in the Florence (Alabama) Times Daily on law enforcement agencies using social networking Web sites like Facebook to catch criminals quotes Michael Stefanone, assistant professor of communication.
  • KTRK-TV: Rapping weights in on managing public opinion via the Internet
    10/27/07
    An article on KTRK-TV, an ABC affiliate in Houston, on celebrities who use the Internet to manage public opinion following a controversial event quotes Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies.
  • Discovery News: Can French clay kill disease-causing bacteria?
    10/26/07
    An article by Discovery News reports UB researchers are among those studying whether a French clay can be used to treat infections and kill disease-causing bacteria, and quotes Ross Giese, professor of geology.
  • Free Lance-Star: Anthropologist discusses Halloween urban legends
    10/26/07
    An article in the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star on urban legends, especially ones like razor-blades-in-apples that emerge every year at Halloween, quotes Phillips Stevens Jr., associate professor of anthropology.

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.