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  • NPR features commentary from UB pop-culture expert
    12/1/11
    In a story about sex scandals and political candidates, NPR quoted UB professor emeritus of American Studies, Elayne Rapping.
  • MSN quotes UB professor on how to stop smoking
    12/1/11
    An MSN article about the Great American Smokeout and the best ways to quit quotes Gary Giovino, chair of community health and health behavior, who recommends heavy smokers who want to quit start with nicotine replacement therapy.
  • NPR: Pop culture expert discusses political candidates and sex scandals
    11/29/11
    In a story about sex scandals and political candidates, NPR quotes UB professor emeritus of American Studies, Elayne Rapping.
  • Associated Press: Cancer researcher discusses light drinking and link to breast cancer
    11/1/11
    An Associated Press article reports on a new study that found that women who drink just three alcoholic beverages a week face slightly higher chances for developing breast cancer compared with teetotalers, and quotes cancer researcher Jo Freudenheim, chair of social and preventive medicine, who noted that the risks linked with alcohol are much lower than those associated with smoking and lung cancer.
  • Macleans: Can teens escape embarrassment on Facebook?
    11/1/11
    An article in Macleans about a new campaign by the Canadian government to educate young people about Internet privacy, including embarrassing party photos that show up on Facebook, reports that a recent UB-led study found that young women are more likely than their male counterparts to spend more time managing online profiles and to share more photos online.
  • Buffalo News: Unearthing real vampire culture at UB
    10/30/11
    A full-page article in the Buffalo News looks at the work of UB doctoral student John Edgar Browning, Arthur A. Schomburg Fellow in the Department of American Studies. Browning spent several years at Louisiana State University where he researched the vampire subculture in New Orleans, which is now the subject of his dissertation. He is an expert on vampires throughout history, especially their representation in film, and will be a headliner on a 2012 summer cruise for fans of the vampire genre.
  • Globe and Mail: Will the cupcake ever go away?
    10/29/11
    An article in the Toronto Globe and Mail about the ubiquity of cupcakes and the attachment that people have to them reports a UB study found that eating chicken soup -- for subjects who identified chicken soup as comfort food -- immediately triggered memories of relationships, and that certain foods may actually make people feel less lonely.
  • Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Police need to alter approach to officers who drink too much
    10/29/11
    An article in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram about a new approach local police are using to help officers with drinking problems quotes John Violanti, research associate professor of social and preventive medicine, who said media exposure given to officers involved in alcohol misconduct may make the issue seem more prevalent than it is.
  • News and Tribune: Psychologist discusses people who seek out scary experiences
    10/28/11
    A column in the Jefferson, Ind., News and Tribune about why people deliberately seek out scary experiences as a form of entertainment at Halloween quotes Mark Kristal, professor of psychology, who said fear is adaptive.
  • AP: UB receives $900,000 toward addiction treatment plans
    10/27/11
    An Associated Press article, which appeared in the Wall Street Journal and other outlets, reports UB has received $900,000 in federal funds to develop ways to train doctors to treat addicted patients.

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.