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  • Times Union: Psychological blow if Buffalo populations falls behind Rochester, Syracuse or Albany, says regional expert
    3/25/10
    An Albany Times Union story on the growing population trend in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area quotes Kathryn Foster, director of the Regional Institute, who said that for Buffalo to find itself smaller than Rochester or Syracuse or Albany "would be a psychological blow."
  • Philadelphia Inquirer: Oprah stands out as the arbiter of truth, says culture expert
    3/25/10
    An article in the Philadelphia Inquirer about disappointment that Oprah Winfrey wouldn't be traveling to the city for a trial looks at her immense popularity and quotes David Schmid, associate professor and interim chair of English.
  • Campus Technology: School of Social Work embraces technology to reach wider audience
    3/24/10
    An article in Campus Technology takes an in-depth look at the ways the School of Social Work is using technology, particularly its use of the podcast series "Living Proof," which launched in 2008 and features a new episode every two weeks. The article quotes Nancy Smyth, dean of the School of Social Work, and Howard Doueck, professor and associate dean for faculty project development, who acts as producer for the podcasts, as well as other members of the team responsible for producing the segments.
  • Toronto Sun: Bulls football produced largest crowd at International Bowl
    3/24/10
    A Toronto Sun story that announced the end of the International Bowl football game reports that of the four games, the biggest crowd was in 2009, when the Bulls participated.
  • Canadian Living: Studies show friends can help and hinder eating habits
    3/23/10
    An article in Canadian Living magazine about nine ways friends can help boost your health reports that friends can reinforce healthy eating habits but cautions that a UB study found that friends can also reinforce bad eating habits.
  • Wall Street Journal: How effective are celebrity board members for corporations
    3/23/10
    An article in the Wall Street Journal about the value of "celebrity directors" on a company's board of directors quotes Kenneth Kim, associate professor of finance and managerial economics.
  • Capital Pressroom: Proposed bill would give UB tools to become economic engines, says Simpson
    3/23/10
    President John B. Simpson was a guest on NPR's Capitol Pressroom yesterday, discussing how universities can be leading drivers of economic development in New York State. Joining President Simpson on the show was David Shaffer of the Rockefeller Institute, which released a study last week that found that higher education's increasingly important role builds on, but goes well beyond, the research strengths of universities -- incorporating efforts as wide-ranging as job training, business consulting, housing rehabilitation and even securing seed money for new businesses. WBFO aired the interview.
  • National Post: Lower-fat yogurt eaten with a spoon is best bet for cutting calories
    3/23/10
    An article in the Appetizer blog of Canada's National Post on yogurt and nutrition reports that a study on dietary fat conducted by UB researchers found that women given a higher-fat yogurt at breakfast ate less, but consumed more calories.
  • Times Union: Senate resolution would allow UB to set its own tuition levels
    3/23/10
    Susan Arbetter's blog in the Albany Times Union looks at the New York State budget negotiations and reports under a Senate resolution UB would be allowed to set its own tuition levels.
  • Associated Press: MS patients push for new treatment testing
    3/22/10
    An article distributed by the Associated Press reports that because of intense pressure from patients, some U.S. doctors are cautiously testing a provocative theory that abnormal blood drainage from the brain may play a role in multiple sclerosis, and that more than 1,000 people applied for 30 slots in a soon-to-start study of an angioplasty procedure to be conducted at UB. The article looks at research that is being conducted at UB and quotes Robert Zvadinov, professor of neurology. The article received wide distribution in the U.S. and Canada, and appeared in outlets that include USA Today, The New York Times, MSNBC.com, CBS News, NPR and Winnipeg Free Press.

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.