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  • USA Today: Stephen Dunnett quoted in story on fewer international students enrolling in U.S. grad schools
    9/8/04
    An article in USA Today reports that U.S. graduate schools saw a 28 percent decline in applications from international students and an 18 percent drop in admissions. The article quotes Stephen Dunnett, vice provost for international education, who says that if international student enroll elsewhere, "we lose the opportunity to influence a new generation of foreign leaders."
  • Reuters: UB study shows height doesn't influence kids' popularity
    9/7/04
    Articles about a study conducted by David Sandberg, associate professor of psychiatry and pediatrics, which showed that extra-short children and adolescents are just as well-adjusted socially as their taller peers, has appeared in more than 130 different news outlets, including Reuters, The Washington Post and Yahoo!News.
  • Denver Post: Credibility of political endorsement depends on the celebrity, UB prof says
    9/1/04
    An article in the Aug. 31 issue of the Denver Post on the fine line between "experts" and "celebrities" looks at celebrity endorsements of politicians and quotes Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies, who says "some stars and pundits know quite a bit; some are really dumb, just like the rest of us."
  • Bloomberg News Service: Forecasting models show Bush defeating Kerry in election, UB political scientist says
    8/31/04
    An article published on Aug. 31 by Bloomberg News Service reports that eight forecasting models are unanimous in predicting President George W. Bush will defeat Democrat John Kerry in the presidential election, and quotes a UB political scientist, who says the hunt for Osama bin Laden and discontent over the war in Iraq are among the wild cards that may muddle the modeling.
  • Baltimore Sun: Low-slung swimwear may reduce water's drag, UB biophysicist says
    8/20/04
    An article in the Baltimore Sun on Olympic medalist Michael Phelps and his low-slung swimwear quotes David Pendergast, professor of physiology and biophysics, who discusses the impact drag has on a swimmer and speculates that the way Phelps wears his suit may serve as a form of drag-reducing technology.
  • CNN: "Chick lit" an offshoot of romance novels, UB pop culture expert says
    8/13/04
    An Associated Press article reports on a new book that is stretching the "chick lit" genre of literature with its close-up view of the world of hip-hop, and quotes Elayne Rapping, UB professor of American studies and a pop-culture expert, who calls chick lit an offshoot of romance novels.
  • The Christian Science Monitor: UB-tested Olympic swimsuit reduces drag, improves time
    8/12/04
    An article in today's issue of The Christian Science Monitor looks at the latest in sports science and technology for the Olympic Games, including a swimsuit manufactured by Tyr, which applied UB research into its design of the new Aqua Shift swimsuit to reduce drag and improve swimmers' time.
  • 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.

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.