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  • The Washington Times: UB expert says electronic communication changing perception of politics in America
    11/2/04
    An article in The Washington Times on the role of email and electronic campaign literature in the presidential election process quotes Alex Halavais, assistant professor of communication, who said electronic communication may be changing the way people perceive politics in America.
  • The New York Times: UB study shows St. John's wort may reduce effectiveness of anticancer drug
    11/2/04
    An article in The New York Times reports on a UB study that showed that some cancer patients on a common medication are being warned to stay away from St. John's wort because the herbal supplement appears to reduce the effectiveness of the anticancer drug.
  • CNN: Political signs may matter to prospective home buyers, UB expert says
    10/21/04
    An article on CNN.com on the impact political signs in front yards may have on prospective home buyers quotes Nathan Kelly, assistant professor of political science, who says political scientists know that people stereotype groups based on their political affiliations, so "I think the same can be said about neighbors."
  • Hartford Courant: People who live within 10 miles of a casino face twice the risk of problem gambling, says RIA expert
    10/19/04
    An article in the Hartford Courant on the boom in gambling in Connecticut quotes John Welte, principal investigator in the Research Institute on Addictions, who said people who live within 10 miles of a casino have twice the risk of becoming a problem gambler.
  • The New York Times: Article looks at UB linguist's research on children's slips of the tongue
    10/12/04
    An article in The New York Times reports on research conducted by Jeri Jaeger, associate professor of linguistics, who studies children's slips of the tongue and how they acquire language.
  • Chronicle of Higher Education: Article looks at the "secret lives of academics," including UB management prof
    10/12/04
    An article in the current issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education looks at some of the interesting ways professor spend their time when they're not in the classroom, and profiles at Natalie C. Simpson, associate professor of management science and systems and a lieutenant in a volunteer fire department in East Aurora.
  • USA Today: It's not appropriate for parents to be their children's best friend, says UB sociologist
    10/12/04
    An article in USA Today on parents who want to be their children's best friend quotes Samson Lee Blair, associate professor of sociology, who says years ago parents saw their children as financial assets who were needed to help run the farm, but parents today view their kids as "emotional assets, the objects of their love and affection."
  • 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.

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.