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Published: January 26, 2006

Because of their expertise and reputations, members of the UB faculty and staff are sought out by reporters who quote them in print, broadcast and online publications around the world. Here is a sampling of recent media coverage in which UB is mentioned prominently.

"I suspect the government officials who brought this lawsuit have been fortunate enough never to see their aging mother or father laying in agony...praying for the peace that, given their long illness, could only come from death. Thank heavens the court was able to strike a blow for humanness."
Thomas T. Frantz, associate professor and chair of the Department of Counseling, School and Educational Psychology, Graduate School of Education, in an article on ABC News on the Supreme Court upholding Oregon's physician-assisted suicide law.
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"Once people start injecting heroin, you're not talking about people who are problem users; you're talking about full-blown addiction."
Nancy J. Smyth, dean of the School of Social Work, in an article in The Citizens Voice on addiction.
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"The Wingspan Stent has the potential to greatly reduce stroke caused by intracranial atherosclerosis."
L. Nelson Hopkins, professor and chair of the Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, in an article in the Chicago Tribune on a new surgical treatment for stroke.
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