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  • Lakeland LedgerRIA study cited in article on drinking on the job
    10/5/08
    An article in the Lakeland Ledger on drinking in the workplace reports that a study by UB's Research Institute on Addictions found that workplace alcohol use and impairment affects more than 19 million workers, or roughly 15 percent of the workforce.
  • Philadelphia Inquirer: Pop culture expert quoted on NKOTB comeback tour
    9/30/08
    An article in the Philadelphia Inquirer about the enthusiasm of the original fans of the early 1990s pop group New Kids on the Block, who are mounting a comeback tour, quotes Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies.
  • The Guardian: Rapping discusses society's culture of self pity
    9/30/08
    An article in England's The Guardian newspaper on society's culture of self-pitying victimhood quotes Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies.
  • Democrat and Chronicle: Southwick discusses bailing out Wall Street
    9/29/08
    An article in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle on yesterday's defeat of a $700 billion bill to bail out Wall Street quotes Lawrence Southwick, professor emeritus of finance and managerial economics.
  • UPI: Violanti quoted on health effects of police work
    9/29/08
    An article distributed by UPI looks at research conducted by John Violanti, research associate professor in the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, on the health effects police officers face on the job.
  • The London Times: Miller discusses energy drinks, risky behavior
    9/29/08
    An article in The London Times about the health problems associated with of energy drinks reports that research by Kathleen Miller, research scientist at UB's Research Institute on Addictions, which showed a link between aggressive and risky behavior patterns and the consumption of energy drinks.
  • MSNBC: How do you know when you're done eating dinner?
    9/29/08
    An article on MSNBC asks the question, "How do you know when you're through eating dinner?" and reports that a UB study that men who ate with a group of buddies downed 60 percent more calories than when they ate with a spouse or girlfriend.
  • Detroit Free Press: Rapping quoted on "Flash of Genius"
    9/28/08
    An article in the Detroit Free Press on a new movie, "Flash of Genius," about a 1978 lawsuit between the Ford Motor Co. and the man who invented the intermittent windshield wiper, and the trouble the movie could pose for Ford, quotes Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies.
  • Washington Times: Dyck discusses diverse factors that can win presidential election
    9/28/08
    An article in The Washington Times on the diverse factors that could determine the winner of the presidential elections quotes Joshua Dyck, assistant professor of political science.
  • Reuters Health: Violanti discusses police officers, mental health
    9/27/08
    An article distributed by Reuters Health reports on research by John Violanti, research associate professor of social and preventive medicine, that showed that working the night shift may have different effects on male and female police officers' mental health.

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.