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  • Journal News: Urban planner quoted on Bus Rapid Transportation system
    2/24/07
    An article in the Journal News on efforts use a Bus Rapid Transit system to improve traffic into and out of New York City quotes Daniel Hess, assistant professor of urban and regional planning.
  • UPI: Study to look at whether aspirin aids conception, successful pregnancy
    2/23/07
    An article distributed by UPI reports UB has begun a clinical trail to test whether aspirin can improve a woman's chances of becoming pregnant and maintaining a pregnancy to term, and quotes Jean Wactawski-Wende, associate professor of social and preventive medicine.
  • Scientific American: Pediatrician discusses children, television and food
    2/23/07
    An article distributed by Reuters news service reports that watching television disrupts children's normal response to food and they will eat more while sitting in front of the tube, whether they're hungry or not, and quotes Jennifer L. Temple, research assistant professor of pediatrics.
  • Toledo Blade: Ewing quoted on teen accused of killing police officer
    2/23/07
    An article in the Toledo Blade about a 15-year-old boy accused of killing a police officer quotes Charles Patrick Ewing, professor of law, who said, "Obviously, juvenile access to guns is a huge issue. Probably 80 percent or more of juvenile killings are with firearms. You put a firearm in the hands of a 15-year-old and you're looking for trouble. That's a recipe for disaster."
  • The Street: Jain comments on merger of health food stores
    2/23/07
    An article in The Street on organic and health food store Whole Foods' proposed acquisition of rival Wild Oats quotes Arun Jain, Samuel P. Capen Professor of Marketing Research.
  • Chronicle of Higher Education: Dunnett discusses overseas programs
    2/22/07
    An article in The Chronicle of Higher Education reports on a panel discussion on opening overseas programs and the risks and challenges involved, and quotes Stephen C. Dunnett, vice provost for international education, who served on the panel, and said "These programs are not for the faint of heart."
  • Cybercast News Service: Campbell quoted on whether Gore will run for president
    2/21/07
    An article written by Cybercast News Service quotes James E. Campbell, professor and chair of political science, on the chances that Al Gore will win an Oscar for his documentary on global warming, "An Inconvenient Truth" and the groundswell of support in Hollywood for him to run for president again in 2008.
  • Inside Higher Ed: Feal discusses changes to language education
    2/21/07
    An article on Inside Higher Ed on radical changes to how undergraduate and graduate programs in foreign language are taught quotes Rosemary Feal, professor of Spanish on leave as executive director of the Modern Language Association.
  • ABCNews.com: Rapping quoted on Britney shaving her head
    2/20/07
    Elayne Rapping, professor emeritus of American studies, is quoted on ABCNews.com in an article on Britney Spears shaving her head and the stunts celebrities will pull to stay in the news.
  • Las Vegas Sun: Newman comments on boosting salaries with overtime
    2/19/07
    An article in the Las Vegas Sun on public employees who pad their salaries with vast amounts of overtime quotes Jerry Newman, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor of Organizations and Human Resources and co-author of the book, "Compensation."

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.