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  • Albany Times-Union: Retro images of women on television undermining gains of feminism, says UB gender studies expert
    10/11/04
    An article in the Albany Times Union on the way television portrays women quotes Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies, who says we're seeing "a return to an even more retro picture, where women are consumed with things that go against the grain of what I think were the most progressive impacts of feminism."
  • Los Angeles Times: New recommendations to help air travelers avoid blood clots quotes UB expert
    10/3/04
    An article in the Los Angeles Times reports on new recommendations for airline travelers to avoid blood clots and quotes Holger Schunemann, associate professor of medicine and senior editor of the guidelines.
  • The New York Times: Impact of blogs in job searches is growing, says UB informatics prof
    10/3/04
    An article in the The New York Times on using blogs as part of the job-search process quotes Alexander C. Halavais, assistant professor of communication, who says that while recruiting using blogs is now invisible, he expects to see blogs become a much bigger part of job searching and recruiting.
  • The Chronicle of Higher Education: 2,000-pound bronze book at Buffalo airport is "heavy reading"
    10/1/04
    An article in the "Short Subjects" section of The Chronicle of Higher Education reports on the installation at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport of UB's 2,000-pound bronze book, "Building Buffalo," which traces the architectural history of the city.
  • Reuters: Study shows that obese children as young as seven may have beginnings of artery disease
    9/28/04
    An article distributed by Reuters appeared today in a number of outlets throughout the world, including Yahoo! News and the Los Angeles Times, and reports on UB research that found that obese children as young as seven already have the beginnings of artery disease.
  • Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: UB cultural studies expert quoted on television and politics
    9/25/04
    An article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on the intertwined nature of politics and TV, and the impact a heatedly partisan election is having on television shows, quotes Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies, who says the most-influential late-night presence may be Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart."
  • USA Today: Law prof says decision to send detainee home to Saudi Arabia "lacks coherence"
    9/23/04
    An article in today's issue of USA Today reports a U.S.-born detainee in the war on terror will be sent home to Saudi Arabia without facing charges in the U.S., and quotes Lee Albert, professor of law, who said releasing the man reflects "a legal strategy that lacks coherence."
  • Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Private-label products can build customer loyalty, marketing prof says
    9/22/04
    An article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on efforts by that region's dominant grocery store to launch a new private-label brand aimed directly at discount shoppers quotes Arun K. Jain, professor and chair of marketing, who says if people like the private-label products, it builds customer loyalty and encourage people to shop in that particular store
  • CBS Marketwatch: The Wall Street Journal ranks UB School of Management No. 15 among regional schools
    9/22/04
    An article on CBS Marketwatch reports on business-school rankings to be published next week by The Wall Street Journal, which ranks the UB School of Management No. 15 among regional schools based on a survey of schools' appeal to MBA recruiters.
  • Chronicle of Higher Education: Allowing reality show to be filmed on campus offered more balanced look at student life, UB VP says
    9/21/04
    An article in the Sept. 24 issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education on colleges and universities that are actively recruiting television reality shows to come to their campuses in exchange for increased name recognition quotes Dennis Black, vice president for student affairs, on the positive experience UB had when MTV filmed "Sorority Life" and "Fraternity Life" featuring UB students in 2002.

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.