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  • Chronicle of Higher Education looks at the visit to UB by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
    10/2/06
    An article in The Chronicle of Higher Education reports on last month's three-day visit to UB by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
  • U.S. News & World Report: Political scientist discusses Bush's ratings
    10/2/06
    An article in U.S. News & World Report on the recent improvement in George Bush's approval ratings quotes James E. Campbell, professor of political science, who said "With congressional elections, the economy only directly matters at the margins. But the economy does affect presidential approval ratings and they do affect congressional elections."
  • Business Week: Ewing looks at our competitive natures
    8/17/06
    An article in Business Week on the competitive instincts of humans and animals quotes Charles Ewing, professor of law.
  • AP: UB at forefront of athletic racial diversity
    8/17/06
    An article distributed by the Associated Press reports UB has emerged as the nation's athletic model for racial diversity as the first Division I-A program to have African-Americans hold three high-profile posts: Warde Manuel as athletic director, Turner Gill as head football coach and Reggie Witherspoon as head men's basketball coach. The article was picked up by more than 150 outlets in the U.S. and Canada.
  • St. Petersburg Times: Frantz quoted on R.I.P. songs
    8/16/06
    An article in the St. Petersburg Times on friends recording songs to ease the pain and mourn the murders of young African American men quotes Tom Frantz, professor of associate professor and chair of counseling, school and educational psychology.
  • UB's Mark Frank featured on CBS Evening News
    8/16/06
    CBS Evening News reported on the research of Mark Frank, UB associate professor of communication. Frank's research on facial expressions and behavioral screening is useful in the identification of terrorism suspects at security checkpoints.
  • San Francisco Chronicle: Drury comments on airport security
    8/11/06
    An article in the San Francisco Chronicle on the vulnerability of airport security despite measures that have been implemented since 9/11 quotes Colin Drury, professor of industrial and systems engineering and director of UB's Research Institute for Safety and Security in Transportation.
  • NPR: Prof discusses feasibility of UK bomb plot
    8/11/06
    Paul desJardin, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, who conducts research modeling explosives, was a guest on National Public Radio's Talk of the Nation/Science Friday show on "Was the UK Bomb Plot Plausible?"
  • Star-Telegram: Players want direction, Gill says
    8/11/06
    An article in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram profiles first-year head coach Turner Gill, a native of the Fort Worth area, and looks at his efforts to turn around the UB football program. "Players want direction, they will follow coaches," he says. "You need to get into their hearts."
  • Newsday: What's new in decorating dorms
    8/8/06
    An article in Newsday on decorating your dorm room quotes Jeanette Zalba, associate director for university residence halls and apartments, who said, "It's definitely going to be the place they're going to hang out the most. Even though it's a small space, it's going to be theirs."

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.