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  • Scientific American: UB research leads to high-tech Olympic swimming apparel
    8/11/04
    An article in the current issue of Scientific American looks at the high-tech apparel swimmers will be wearing in the Olympics, and describes UB's contribution to a suit produced by Tyr. The article quotes David Pendergast, professor of physiology and biophysics and an inventor of the Aqua Shift suit, which was tested in UB's Center for Research and Education in Special Environments.
  • BusinessWeek: Mirror-image of tarantula venom shows promise as a drug
    7/29/04
    An article in the August 2, 2004, issue of BusinessWeek reports that UB biophysicists have created a mirror-image of a peptide in tarantula venom that could be used to create drugs to treat muscle-related ills such as heart attacks, incontinence and muscular dystrophy.
  • The New York Times: Investment clubs can help kids deal with money later in life, UB prof says
    7/26/04
    An article in The New York Times looks at investment clubs for children and quotes Lewis Mandell, professor of finance and managerial economics in the School of Management, who says investment clubs help children learn how to deal with money later in life.
  • Christian Science Monitor: Racism is true source of crisis in Sudan, law prof says
    7/14/04
    An article in the Christian Science Monitor, written by Makau Mutua, professor of law and co-director of the UB Human Rights Center, calls racism the true source of the crisis in Darfur, Sudan, where thousands of people are being slaughtered, enslaved and displaced.
  • The Washington Post: Authority over presidential elections murky territory, UB law prof says
    7/13/04
    An article in The Washington Post on a request by the Homeland Security Department that the Justice Department review the legal issues involved in possibly postponing the presidential election if it risked being disrupted by terrorism quotes James Gardner, professor of law, who calls authority over presidential elections relatively murky territory.
  • The New York Times: UB prof quoted on academic forecasts for the 2004 presidential election
    7/2/04
    A Reuters article in today's issue of The New York Times quotes James Campbell, UB professor of political science, on academic forecasts of the presidential election that show George Bush winning.
  • The Scottsman: Self-googling isn't mere vanity, UB expert says
    6/29/04
    An article in the The Scotsman looks at "self-googling," and quotes Alex Halavais, assistant professor of communication in the School of Informatics, on the importance of Internet users regularly typing in their own name into a search engine to see what is being written and read about them.
  • Orlando Sentinel: Politics in the movies? What better time than during an election year, UB prof says
    6/28/04
    An article in the Orlando Sentinel looks at the number of politically oriented movies such as Fahrenheit 9/11 that are being released this year, and quotes Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies, who ways what better time to release a political movie than during an election year.
  • Associated Press: UB -- and the world -- celebrate the 100th anniversary of Bloomsday
    6/16/04
    An Associated Press article looks at the 100th anniversary of Bloomsday, the fictitious day on which James Joyce's "Ulysses" is based, and UB's extensive collection of Joyce material, quotes Samuel Slote, UB's Joyce scholar-in-residence.
  • Cleveland Plain Dealer: Age of innocence is gone, even for shoppers, marketing expert says
    6/16/04
    An article in the Cleveland Plain Dealer looks at a newly revealed terrorist plot that contemplated bombing a Columbus, Ohio, shopping mall quotes Arun Jain, professor and chair of marketing in the UB School of Management, who said the age of innocence in America is gone, and Americans will just have add the mall to their lists of places where they are on-guard.

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.