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  • New York Times: June in Buffalo an important part of new-music ecology
    6/4/10
    An article in The New York Times about the 35th anniversary of June in Buffalo says the festival has a sense of mission that has made it an important part of the new-music ecology, particularly because of the accomplished new-music performers who play works by established composers.
  • Sun Sentinel: Will unpaid tuition jeopardize student-athlete's future?
    6/4/10
    An article in the South Florida Sun Sentinel about a Florida high school student, James Potts, the son of a scrap collector who turned to academics and athletics to overcome a disadvantaged background and win a full athletic scholarship to UB, reports his future is in jeopardy because the private school he attended is threatening to withhold his transcript because of unpaid tuition. An additional story in the Sun Sentinel reports that despite an outpouring of public support, NCAA rules prohibit Potts from accepting outside contributions to pay off his tuition.
  • Medical News Today: Relationships may lower substance use in young people
    6/2/10
    An article on Medical News Today about the role of relationships in substance use in young people quotes Kenneth Leonard, senior research scientist in the Research Institute on Addictions, who said the finding adds to existing research that has shown that marriages also reduces the risk of substance abuse. The article also appears on PhysOrg.com.
  • Bio-Medicine.com: UB scientist helps develop surgical training software
    6/1/10
    An article on Bio-Medicine.com reports that Thenkurussi "Kesh" Kesavadas, director of the Virtual Reality Laboratory, is one of two Buffalo scientists who have developed the first procedure-based, hands-on surgical training software to allow surgeons to practice their robot-assisted skills before they perform a surgical procedure on a patient. The article also appeared on the blogs BioScholar.com and PhysOrg.com.
  • McClatchy-Tribune News Service: Security expert discusses "mal-intent"
    6/1/10
    In an article distributed by McClatchy-Tribune News Service about research into using video game boards, biometric sensors and other devices to detect non-verbal clues in those with malicious intent, UB associate professor of communication, Mark Frank, is quoted.
  • R & D Magazine: UB research may shed light on high-temperature superconductors
    6/1/10
    R & D Magazine reports on research that UB is conducting as part of a team of U.S. and Chinese physicists into high-temperature superconductors.
  • New York Times: Blog looks at UB's June in Buffalo new-music festival
    5/31/10
    An article in The New York Times' "The Culture at Large" blog looks at June in Buffalo, UB's new-music festival founded by Morton Feldman in 1975, which the article calls "one of the country's most important, if also an often-overlooked one."
  • Columbia Daily Tribune: School district works to keep class sizes small
    5/30/10
    An article in the Columbia (Mo.) Daily Tribune about efforts by local schools to keep class sizes small despite budgets cuts cites research on education and class size conducted by Jeremy Finn, professor of counseling, school and educational psychology.
  • Pittsburgh Tribune: What kind of psychological tests might Roethlisberger face?
    5/30/10
    Leonard Simms, associate professor of psychology, is quoted in a Pittsburgh Tribune about the types of psychology tests the NFL may have required of Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who was suspended from the league after being accused of sexual assault.
  • Democrat and Chronicle: Anthropologist to provide historical perspective on future of reading
    5/30/10
    An article in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle about "The Future of Reading" symposium to be held this month quotes Dennis Tedlock, SUNY Distinguished Professor, James McNulty Chair in English and Research Professor in Anthropology, who will provide a historical perspective through ancient Mayan texts preserved in stone, pottery and books.

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.