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  • Science Daily: Volcanologist discusses how volcanic ash ends up in jet stream
    7/3/10
    An article on Science Daily reported that UB volcanologist Marcus Bursik has published a paper showing how the jet stream – the area in the atmosphere that pilots prefer to fly in – also seems to be the area most likely to be impacted by plumes from volcanic ash.
  • Inside Higher Ed: President Simpson Discusses Value of Research Universities
    7/2/10
    An op-ed written by UB President John B. Simpson regarding "the health of the nation's research universities and identifying strategies for advancing their role in U.S. prosperity" appeared in Friday's issue of Inside Higher Ed, an international online magazine about issues in higher education.
  • Family Circle: How to connect with your teens
    7/1/10
    Jacqueline Ghosen, assistant dean and director of communications in the School of Managements, was quoted in Family Circle magazine in an article about connecting with your teens.
  • Everett Herald: trade specialist discusses Airbus subsidies
    6/29/10
    An AP story about the controversy over subsidies for Airbus quotes UB's David Pritchard, research assistant and trade specialist in geography. Articles appeared in the Everett, Wash., Herald, The Commercial Appeal and WRCBtv.com.
  • New York Times: Article looks at MS research at UB
    6/28/10
    A New York Times story on a controversial new theory about multiple sclerosis -- which at one point was the No. 1 emailed story on the Times' website – reports on work by UB's Adnan Siddiqui, assistant professor of neurosurgery, and his team, who have been studying the new theory.
  • Reuters: Smoking cessation expert discusses lower rates of second-hand smoke
    6/28/10
    Gary A. Giovino, professor health behavior, was quoted in an article distributed by Reuters about a study that found that American children's exposure to second-hand smoke at home has dropped significantly since the mid-1990s. The article appeared in outlets that include National Post, Vancouver Sun and Mother Nature Network.
  • St. Louis Globe-Democrat: Agent Orange tied to thyroid disease
    6/28/10
    An article in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat reports on UB research on the link between Agent Orange and Graves' disease, and quotes Ajay Varanasi, an endocrinologist in the UB Department of Medicine. The article also appeared in Medical News TODAY, and News-Medical.Net.
  • Chemistry World: Researchers use magnetic field to alter animal behavior
    6/27/10
    An article in Chemistry World reports UB researchers have implanted nanoscale particles of Manganese ferrite into the body of a worm which, when exposed to a radiofrequency magnetic field, heated up and the worms changed the direction in which they were moving.
  • Democrat and Chronicle: Compensation expert quoted in article on pay inequities
    6/27/10
    An article in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle about pay inequities between company executives and the people who work for them quotes Jerry Newman, a compensation expert and SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor of Organizations and Human Resources.
  • Syracuse Post-Standard: recession drives more graduating seniors to attend community colleges, state universities
    6/25/10
    Mary Pitts, marketing director for undergraduate admissions, is quoted in an article in the Syracuse Post Standard about the increasing number of students who are choosing community colleges as a more affordable way of pursuing higher education.

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.