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  • Huffington Post: UB partners with Hunter's Hope to research effective treatment strategies for genetic defects
    1/29/10
    A Huffington Post article on the Hunter's Hope Foundation reports that research funded by the foundation is conducted by the Hunter James Kelly Research Institute, in a partnership with UB, to develop more effective treatment strategies and correction of genetic defects.
  • Haiti Rewired: Focus on multi-hazard engineering can help rebuild Port-au-Prince, engineering doctoral candidate says
    1/29/10
    A Q&A on Haiti Rewired interviews UB doctoral candidate Pierre Fouche about why he chose to study earthquake engineering and what it will take to rebuild his country.
  • CityTownInfo.com: Pharmacists play an increasing role in direct patient care
    1/28/10
    An article on citytowninfo.com on the role pharmacists' play in direct patient care quotes Scott V. Monte, clinical assistant professor of pharmacy.
  • Education Week: Young children have potential to be impressively competent in math, expert says
    1/28/10
    An article in Education Week's Curriculum Matters blog about math learning in young children quotes Douglas H. Clements, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Learning and Instruction.
  • New York Times: UB historian discusses authenticity of burial emblem
    1/27/10
    An article in The New York Times about questions over the authenticity of an emblem -- a sankofa -- found on coffin uncovered during a building excavation in Lower Manhattan in 1991, which originally was believed to be a symbol printed on funereal garments in 18th-century West Africa, quotes Erik R. Seeman, associate professor of history, whose new study treats the sankofa claim skeptically.
  • UPI: Aftershocks unnerving to Haitians, civil engineering expert says
    1/27/10
    An article distributed by UPI reports that nearly the entire population of Haiti is sleeping in tents or outdoors because of fear of aftershocks, and quotes Andre Filiatrault.
  • Miller-McCune: Study shows people living in states with frequent ballot initiatives are less likely to trust their government
    1/26/10
    An article on Miller-McCune, an online magazine that utilizes academic research to report on social concerns, about ballot initiatives reports a UB study has shown that people living in states with frequent ballot initiatives are less likely to trust their government than those without direct democracy. The article quotes Joshua Dyck, assistant professor of political science, who said that distrust then affects how people vote.
  • San Francisco Examiner: Shifting political scene discouraging some from running for office, political scientist says
    1/26/10
    James E. Campbell, professor and chair of political science, is quoted in an article in the San Francisco Examiner about shifting political winds that are discouraging Democrats from running for office.
  • Buffalo News: UB 2020 makes better case for rail extension
    1/26/10
    A Buffalo News story on proposed changes to the NFTA bus and train fares says Lawrence M. Meckler, NFTA executive director, hopes to make a better case for rail extension because of UB 2020 and increased traffic to the airport.
  • NPR's Talk of the Nation: UB doctoral candidate discusses reconstruction efforts in Haiti
    1/26/10
    Pierre Fouche, a Haitian doctoral candidate in the UB Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, was a guest on National Public Radio's Talk of the Nation yesterday. Fouche, who studies earthquake engineering with Michel Bruneau, UB professor of civil engineering, discussed reconstruction efforts in Haiti along with Lawrence Vale, an expert in post-disaster reconstruction at MIT. The interview may be heard at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122986056. WBFO aired a story based on the interview, which may be heard at http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wbfo/news.newsmain/article/0/1/1604602/WBFO.News/UB.earthquake.engineering.student.hopes.for.strict.building.codes.in.Haiti. The story also reports that Andre Filiatrault, professor of civil, structural and environmental engineering, is heading up a UN team now in Port-au-Prince that is assessing the integrity of the remaining structures. Fouche also was quoted in an article in Homeland Security Newswire about Haiti's archaic building practices.

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.