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  • Kansas City Star: Misbehavior goes way down in smaller classes, says education expert
    3/15/10
    Jeremy Finn, professor of counseling, school and educational psychology and an expert on class size, is quoted in an article in the Kansas City Star about the impact that budget cuts and the resulting increase in class sizes will have on education. Misbehavior goes way down in small classes, he said. The article appeared in a number of outlets, including Education Week and the Columbia Missourian.
  • San Diego Union Tribune: Research shows junk food tax may reduce obesity
    3/15/10
    The Wellnews column in the San Diego Union Tribune reports that one way to reduce obesity may be to tax junk food and that a UB study found that a 12.5 percent tax on high-calorie, low-nutrition items like potato chips and hot dogs reduced the total calories purchased by 6.5 percent.
  • NPR: Cheaper healthful food isn't enough to change shopping habits
    3/15/10
    A story on NPR about financial incentives aimed at encouraging healthier food choices reports that to find out how prices influence those choices, UB researchers set up an experiment where they could control food prices and see how shoppers responded. The story interviews Leonard Epstein, professor of pediatrics and social and preventive medicine.
  • Forbes: Cardiologist quoted on study that showed triglyceride-lowering drug does not prevent heart disease
    3/14/10
    William Boden, professor of medicine and public health, is quoted in an article in Forbes' The Science Business blog on a study that showed that a popular triglyceride-lowering drug that has been taken by millions of people does not prevent heart disease.
  • Chronicle of Higher Education: UB a leader in study abroad programs in Asia
    3/14/10
    An article in The Chronicle of Higher Education about this struggles U.S. colleges and universities are having building study-abroad programs in Asia reports just a handful of American colleges send significant numbers of students to Asia, among them UB, which established its first educational exchanges with Chinese universities in 1980 and about a quarter of UB students who study or intern abroad do so in Asia. The article quotes Stephen Dunnett, vice provost for international education, as well as a number of UB faculty, staff and students in disciplines that include law, management and foreign language study.
  • Associated Press: Injured UB wrestler off ventilator and making progress
    3/12/10
    An article distributed by the Associated Press reports that a UB wrestler who suffered a serious spinal cord injury during the MAC championships is off a ventilator and has moved one of his legs for the first time since undergoing surgery. The article appeared in news outlets that include USA Today and ESPN.
  • Los Angeles Times: UB alumnus Max Nikias named 11th president of the University of Southern California
    3/11/10
    An article in the Los Angeles Times reports that UB alumnus C.L. "Max" Nikias, provost of the University of Southern California, will succeed Steven B. Sample as president of that university. His appointment was widely reported, with an article also appearing in BusinessWeek.
  • Calgary Herald: UB study appears to support controversial surgery for MS symptoms
    3/11/10
    An article in the Calgary Herald about a Canadian woman suffering from multiple sclerosis who is heading to India for controversial surgery aimed at alleviating her symptoms reports that a recent UB study of 500 people appears to support the rationale behind the surgery.
  • Forbes: Negative clinical trial results could end the wide use of drugs to prevent heart attacks, cardiologist says
    3/10/10
    A story on Forbes' The Science Business blog reports a government study of the best-selling heart drug TriCor will be conducted to determine its effectiveness in reducing heart attacks and deaths in diabetics, and quotes William Boden, professor of medicine and public health, who said if the new trial comes up negative, "it could be the end" of wide use of the drug. http://www.buffalo.edu/news/pdf/March10/ForbesClinicalTrials.pdf
  • NBC Sports: Basketball coach supports brackets expansion
    3/10/10
    Men's head basketball coach Reggie Witherspoon is interviewed in article on NBC Sports and MSNBC.com about the NCAA considering expanding the basketball tournament brackets from 65 to 96 teams. "I am in favor of it," he says.

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.