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  • The Washington Post: Virtual reality used to train surgeons in robotic surgery
    2/25/10
    The Washington Post is running an Associated Press story and slide show that describes a new robotic surgery simulator developed by UB engineers in collaboration with Roswell Park. The new simulator was unveiled at a news conference as an example of the commercialization of UB research and Roswell's strengthened emphasis on robotic surgery. The story received wide distribution, with articles appearing in news outlets nationally and internationally, including ABC News, The New York Times, Business Week, CBS News, Canadian Business and the Sydney Morning Herald. The Web site Engadget.com also did a story on the technology.
  • TIME: Shoppers find "Sin" tax more effective than subsidizing healthier foods
    2/25/10
    An article on TIME magazine's Wellness blog looks at whether "sin" taxes might impact people's food choices, and reports UB psychologists conducted a study on whether raising the cost of junk food and subsidizing healthier foods changed people's shopping habits. In addition, an article distributed by UPI reports on the research, and quotes Leonard Epstein, professor of pediatrics and social and preventive medicine.
  • Democrat and Chronicle: Regional Institute reports one in four jobs in Buffalo pay below the poverty line
    2/24/10
    An article in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle's business blog reports that in 2009, one in four jobs in the Buffalo area were in an occupation where the median wage was below the poverty line for a family of four, according to a new policy brief from UB's Regional Institute.
  • News-Press: Lack of transportation one reason seniors skip dental care
    2/23/10
    An article in the Fort Myers (Fla.) News-Press about a local dentist who makes house calls to senior citizens who are unable to come into the office for dental work reports that a 2005 survey conducted by the School of Dental Medicine found that more than half of the seniors who responded were not regularly seeing a dentist because of lack of transportation, anxiety and cost.
  • Kenya's Daily Nation: Education experts contribute to proposed higher ed policy changes in Kenya
    2/22/10
    An article in Kenya's Daily Nation about a government proposal that could eliminate a board in charge of student admissions to public universities reports that a team that prepared the recommendations included D. Bruce Johnstone, professor emeritus of higher and comparative education, and Pamela Marcucci, project manager for UB's International Comparative Higher Education Finance and Accessibility Project. An article about the proposed education changes in Kenya also appeared in AllAfrica.com.
  • KGMI: Trade between U.S. and Canada dropped because of the economy and U.S. border controls, research shows
    2/22/10
    An article on KGMI-AM in Washington State reports that a new academic study conducted by UB and Western Washington University shows a serious decline in economic activity along the Canada-U.S. border.
  • Scientific American: Stimulus funds used to study how past humans responded to climate change
    2/17/10
    An article in Scientific American about research projects that have benefited from stimulus funds quotes Ezra Zubrow, professor of anthropology, who is using funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to study the response of past humans to climate change.
  • Discovery News: Extreme breath-holding not recommended, says biophysicist
    2/17/10
    An article in Discovery News about "extreme breath-holding," and a Swiss freediver who held his breath underwater for a record-breaking 19 minutes and 21 seconds, quotes Claes Lundgren, SUNY Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Physiology and Biophysics, who said extreme breath-holding requires certain tricks and is "not recommendable at all."
  • Florida Times-Union: Safer angioplasty and stenting with new device
    2/16/10
    L. Nelson Hopkins, professor and chair of neurosurgery, is quoted in a (Jacksonville) Florida Times-Union article about the use of a new device, Mo.Ma Ultra Proximal Cerebral Protection Device, that is designed to make carotid artery angioplasty and stenting safer. Hopkins was one of the leaders of the device's trials.
  • Minnesota Public Radio: When what you believe doesn't agree with the facts
    2/16/10
    A story on Minnesota Public Radio about people who refuse to believe there is no link between vaccines and autism looks at the role that "motivated reasoning" plays, and reports the phenomenon is described by researchers from UB and other institutions, who have found that people suffer from uncomfortable cognitive dissonance when they hear information that conflicts with their existing beliefs, and then seek out information that supports their original opinion while ignoring contradictory information.

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.