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  • UB engineer, "smart concrete" featured in The New York Times
    4/8/04
    An article in The New York Times looks at technologies being developed to render cell phones inoperable in certain locations -- like theaters, trains and prisons -- including construction materials being developed by UB's Deborah Chung that would block the ringing by blocking radio waves.
  • Atlanta Journal Constitution: Elayne Rapping on People's 30th anniversary
    4/7/04
    Women's studies professor Elayne Rapping discusses the 30th anniversary of People magazine in the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Read the story
  • UB sociologist talks about why kids shun household chores in USA Today
    4/7/04
    Sampson L. Blair, UB associate professor of sociology, discusses the challenge of getting children to do housework and chores in USA Today. Read the story
  • Political scientist Campbell on the presidential race in USA Today
    4/7/04
    Books such as Richard Clarke's "Against All Enemies: Inside America's War on Terror," are playing an unprecedent role in this year's presidential campaign, according to James Campbell, professor of political science, in USA Today. Read the story

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.