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  • Yahoo! News: Women's roller derby is a legitimate contact sport
    10/6/09
    An article distributed by the news service AFP about the sport of roller derby in the U.S. quotes Caroline Storms, a UB graduate student in the Department of Sociology. The article appeared on YAHOO! NEWS and the SINGAPORE NEWS.
  • Associated Press: Junior senator treads political minefield
    10/5/09
    James E. Campbell, professor and chair of political science, is quoted in an article distributed by the ASSOCIATED PRESS about the dilemma facing junior Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who has to avoid being sucked down by Gov. David Paterson's historic low approval ratings without appearing ungrateful to the man who picked her to replace Hillary Rodham Clinton. The article appeared in roughly 100 news outlets around the nation, including THE NEW YORK TIMES, HARTFORD COURANT, MIAMI HERALD and SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE.
  • Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: One in 10 wants to have a job, expert says
    10/5/09
    Larry Southwick Jr., professor emeritus of management science in the School of Management, is quoted in the Rochester DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE "ROCnow" publication in an article about a poll to Monroe county residents that indicated the economy is their primary concern.
  • Los Angeles Times: Letterman's damage control is a joke
    10/3/09
    An article in the LOS ANGELES TIMES about David Letterman's admission that he has had sex with women who work for the Late Night show quotes Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies, who said "there are so many of these scandals and they all show some apology or embarrassment, and this guy decided to control the damage by making it into a joke." The article also appeared in the CHICAGO TRIBUNE, ARIZONA REPUBLIC and NASHVILLE TENNESSEAN.
  • Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Healthcare reform must save money and save lives
    10/3/09
    An op-ed in the Rochester DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE about health care reform says that for President Obama's health care plan to succeed, it must improve quality, cut costs and expand access to health care and is written by Ruqaiijah Yearby, associate professor of law.
  • Self: We often care too much about people's opinions of us, expert says
    10/1/09
    An article in the October 2009 issue of Self magazine about steps people can take to feel happier about their appearance quotes Lora Park, assistant professor of psychology, who says women have been socialized to notice their peers attractiveness.
  • Baltimore Sun: Colleges learn to live with social media
    9/30/09
    An article in the Baltimore Sun about how social media have changed the way colleges recruit, enroll and orient new students looks at appropriate and inappropriate use of the technology and quotes Mark Greenfield, director of Web services, enrollment and planning.
  • New York Construction: UB gears up to increase enrollment
    9/30/09
    An article in New York Construction reports that UB has embarked on a $360 million capital improvement program designed to prepare the school to serve more than 38,000 students by 2020, and quotes Kevin M. Thompson, director of facilities planning.
  • Chemical & Engineering News: Article on drug development looks at UB chemist's work
    9/28/09
    An article in Chemical & Engineering News about developing drugs that target RNA reports Matthew Disney, assistant professor of chemistry, and coworkers have compiled a database of RNA-binding ligands and the ENA structures or motifs to which the ligands bind.
  • WebMD: Study finds prophylactic mastectomy not shown to improve survival rates
    9/28/09
    An article on WebMD about women who are having healthy breast tissue removed in order to reduce the risks of developing breast cancer quotes Stephen B. Edge, professor of surgery.

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.