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  • Health News Digest: For Chinese families, Alzheimer's presents unique cultural challenges
    11/8/10
    An article on Health News Digest reports on research by Yu-Ping Chang, assistant professor of nursing, that looks at the unique challenges experienced by Chinese families when confronting Alzheimer's disease. An article also appeared on PhysOrg.
  • NPR: Law prof discusses anti-abortion activist on trial for "wanted" posters
    11/8/10
    A story on NPR about the anti-abortion group Operation Save America and its Old West-style "wanted" posters targeting doctors who perform abortions interviewed Lucinda Finley, professor of law. The story aired on NPR stations around the nation, including WBFO-FM, Oregon Public Broadcasting, Georgia Public Broadcasting, Minnesota Public Radio and Vermont Public Radio.
  • Newsweek: Concussion expert discusses soldiers returning from war and traumatic brain injury
    11/8/10
    An article in Newsweek about head injuries servicemen and women are facing when they return from Afghanistan and Iraq and the struggles doctors are having to treat their physical and psychological symptoms quotes Barry Willer, UB professor of psychiatry and rehabilitation medicine, and an expert on concussions. "Headaches are almost useless as a diagnostic," he said, for troops who are coming home with myriad medical issues.
  • New York Post: Psychologist finds truth behind old saying
    11/6/10
    An article in the New York Post about the truth behind old sayings reports a team led by Mark Seery, assistant professor of psychology, followed 2,398 subjects over three years and found that people who faced moderate levels of adversity were better off emotionally than those who never experienced hardships, proving the old adage, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
  • Associated Press: UB alum, no stranger to Shakespeare, in Broadway production of "Merchant of Venice"
    11/5/10
    An article distributed by the Associated Press about Jesse L. Martin, who played Detective Ed Green on "Law & Order," interviews him about his role in the new Broadway production of "The Merchant of Venice," and reports that he got hooked on Shakespeare growing up in Buffalo, where, in exchange for acting classes at UB, he spent his summers building sets and hanging lights for Shakespeare in the Park productions. The article appeared in news outlets throughout the U.S. and Canada, including Cineplex.com, San Diego Union Tribune, The Canadian Press, ABC News and the Huffington Post.
  • Washington Post: "Hide/Seek" one of best thematic exhibitions in years
    11/5/10
    An article in The Washington Post reviews "Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture," organized by Jonathan D. Katz, associate professor and director of the visual studies doctoral program. The article calls the exhibition, which is mounted in the National Portrait Gallery, "one of the best thematic exhibitions in years."
  • Chicago Sun-Times: Pop culture expert interviewed about TV shows that reflect the economic downturn
    11/5/10
    An article in the Chicago Sun Times about the new television programs that have emerged during the economic downturn – "16 and Pregnant," "Downsized," "Fairy Jobmother" and "Design on a Dime" – quotes Elayne Rapping, professor emeritus of American studies, who said, "TV producers are more in tune now that people are in bad shape. I don't think it's changed the TV landscape forever, nor has it changed it completely. There will still be an awful lot of shows with incredibly, obscenely ostentatious lifestyles."
  • Health Canal: Research motivated by grad student's experience rescuing teens form sex trafficking
    11/5/10
    An article on Health Canal reports a UB social work doctoral candidate's experiences rescuing women from the sex trade in India has influenced her studies and her determination to free the women from sexual servitude.
  • The Canadian Press: National Portrait Gallery stages first major exhibit on gays' impact on history of art
    11/3/10
    The Canadian media picked up the Associated Press article about an installation in the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, "Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture," co-curated by Jonathan Katz, associate professor of visual studies. The article appeared in news outlets throughout Canada, including The Canadian Press, Metro News Edmonton, Metro News Toronto, 660 News and Winnipeg Free Press.
  • Smart Planet: Fracking poses uranium contamination risk
    11/2/10
    An article on Smart Planet reports researchers speaking today at the Geological Society of America meeting will be raising another concern to the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing: uranium contamination. The article notes that geologists from UB scanned shale surfaces taken from Pennsylvania and Western New York to create a chemical map of the rock, revealing that its uranium and hydrocarbons were located together. The article quotes Tracy Banks, assistant professor of geology. Articles on Greenwire and Gant Daily also interview Banks on the issue.

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.