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  • Time Magazine: You are who you eat with
    9/3/09
    An article in Time magazine that reports on UB research about the social factors that influence overeating in children quotes Sarah-Jeanne Salvy, assistant professor of pediatrics and principal scientist on the study, who said that obesity can be contagious—that overweight children will tend to eat more when with overweight friends.
  • Yahoo! Hot Jobs: Mistakes can get your resume tossed
    9/1/09
    An article on Yahoo! Hot Jobs about mistakes that will get your resume tossed out quotes Cynthia Shore, assistant dean for corporate and community relations in the School of Management.
  • Saturday Evening Post: Engineering professor's creativity leads to more than 120 patents
    9/1/09
    Esther Takeuchi is one of just four innovators featured in a story called "Profiles in Creativity" published this month in the Saturday Evening Post. She was the only woman featured in the story, which says: "Takeuchi, now an engineer at the State University of New York at Buffalo, has parlayed her penchant for figuring out how things work into a wildly successful career."
  • MSN.com: Secrets for staying healthy on the road
    9/1/09
    An article on MSN.com on secrets for staying healthy on the road suggests travelers invite a new client to dinner because a recent UB study showed that men downed 35 percent fewer calories when eating with strangers as when eating with friends. The article originally appeared in Men's Health.
  • Governing.com: Bureaucracy and bickering brought down Niagara Falls
    9/1/09
    Kathryn Foster, director of the Regional Institute, is quoted in an article on Governing.com that looks at factors that have led Niagara Falls, N.Y., to become a city long past its heyday and shackled by its economic and political history, in stark contrast to the success of Niagara Falls, Ont.
  • O: Overweight friends can help reinforce good food choices
    9/1/09
    An article in O, The Oprah Magazine, about childhood obesity and the role that friends play in children's eating habits reports a study conducted at UB showed that overweight children who are with their overweight friends consumed more food than when they were with thinner children, and quotes Sarah-Jeanne Salvy, assistant professor of pediatrics.
  • St. Joseph News Press: No Child Left Behind fails to consider different backgrounds of children, education expert says
    8/29/09
    An article in the St. Joseph (Missouri) News Press about a local elementary school that missed making the Adequate Yearly Progress, part of the No Child Left Behind program, quotes Doug Clements, professor of learning and instruction, who said that No Child Left Behind fails to take into account the disparity of children from disadvantaged backgrounds, compared to their more affluent counterparts.
  • Reuters: Sociologist says fear tactics being used to prevent healthcare reform measures
    8/28/09
    An article distributed by Reuters about health care reform opponents using fear tactics to prevent adoption of reform measures quotes Steven Hoffman, assistant professor of sociology.
  • Premium Health News Service: Physically relevant decisions are based on partner's influence, health behaviorist says
    8/28/09
    An article distributed by Premium Health News Service about how our partner's medical conditions affects our own quotes Gregory Homish, assistant professor of health behavior, who said everyone who is in a relationship should be aware that they're making some physically relevant decisions based on their partner's influence. The article appeared in news outlets that include the Baltimore Sun, Hartford Courant and Orlando Sentinel.
  • Premium Health News Service: Romantic partners impact health, expert says
    8/28/09
    An article distributed by Premium Health News Service reports on the impact our romantic partners have on our lives, and quotes Gregory Homish, assistant professor of health behavior. The article appears on KRCW-TV in Oregon.

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.