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  • MarketWatch: UB psychologist part of Sesame Street anti-bullying panel
    10/26/11
    An article on MarketWatch reports the children's television show Sesame Street this month hosted a panel of anti-bullying experts, including Jamie Ostrov, associate professor of psychology, who discussed coping techniques in a five-part video series titled "Happy to be Me: An Anti-Bullying Discussion" that is available on the Sesame Street website and YouTube. The article also appeared in the Sacramento Bee and on Digital Journal.
  • Washington Post: Why Barack Obama isn't Harry Truman
    10/25/11
    UB political scientist James Campbell is quoted in an article in The Washington Post's The Fix about the comparisons being drawn between President Obama's 2012 reelection campaign and Harry Truman's 1948 reelection bid.
  • USA Today: Parents of teens with ADHD need to be extra-vigilant about driving
    10/24/11
    An article in USA Today about diagnosing ADHD in teens quotes Gregory Fabiano, associate professor of counseling, school and educational psychology, who urged parents of teens with ADHD to be extra-vigilant about driving.
  • Buffalo News: Math education professors start at square one
    10/23/11
    A Buffalo News feature story profiles Graduate School of Education researchers Doug Clements and Julie Sarama whose Building Blocks curriculum is used by thousands of preschools nationwide to teach children mathematics fundamentals using shapes, play and conversation.
  • CTV: Understanding health info a challenge for those born deaf
    10/23/11
    A story on CTV interviews Lance Rintamaki, a health communication researcher, for a story about the difficulties Canadians born deaf have communicating with medical providers and obtaining health information over the Internet.
  • Chronicle of Higher Ed: Art prof takes her students to draw cadavers
    10/23/11
    The Chronicle of Higher Education profiled Joan Linder, an assistant professor of visual studies, in the newspaper's "5 Minutes With" column.
  • The Guardian: Surgeons who listen to music more relaxed, better at their job
    9/26/11
    An article in England's The Guardian reports on a new study that found that surgeons who listen to music while they work are more relaxed and better at their jobs, and cites an earlier UB psychology study that found that listening to music, especially music of a surgeon's own choosing, led to decreased stress and increased performance.
  • Buffalo News: $40 million donation to medical school "an incredible gift" for UB
    9/26/11
    An editorial in the Buffalo Newscalls last week's $40 million anonymous donation to the medical school "an incredible gift" that will allow UB to attract top-notch doctors and scientists, as well as provide scholarship funds for students. "It all sounds like the perfect formula for raising the medical school's reputation," the editorial notes.
  • Buffalo News: Wilson donation a boost for athletes, UB, community
    9/24/11
    An editorial praises the $1 million gift from Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson and his wife, Mary, to the Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, noting it will not only help elite athletes continue their careers, but will also benefit average members of the community, as well as support new research and educational programs.
  • Syracuse Post Standard: Pharmacy dean discusses popularity of flu shots at drug store
    9/22/11
    An article in the Syracuse Post Standard about the growing popularity of offering seasonal flu shots at pharmacies quotes Wayne Anderson, dean of the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

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