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Because of their expertise and reputations, members of UB's 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.
"We have been so unsuccessful in getting Americans to save. Most of us who are interested in that say, 'We welcome every conceivable kind of idea.'"
Lewis Mandell, professor of finance and managerial economics, in an article in the Baltimore Sun on two new reward programs that promise to squirrel away a bit of money into savings accounts for consumers who use their cards.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/investing/bal-bz.ambrose13nov13,1,7630149.column?coll=bal-business-headlines
"Murder-suicides are on the increase in police families."
John Violanti, research professor in the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, in an article in the Orlando Sentinel about a Central Florida police officer who killed his two children and himself. The article reports that each year so many police officers kill themselves across America that the number of suicides sometimes exceeds those who die in the line of duty.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/orl-policesuicide1305nov13,0,3367594.story?coll=orl-home-headlines
"We've found that those students with more information, and better information, are more dedicated to the topic and more importantly are talking to loved ones more about it."
Thomas Feeley, research associate professor of communication, in an article on the WIS-TV (Columbia, S.C.) Web site on the need for increased organ-donation awareness and a UB study that found that college students are more likely to sign on for organ and tissue donation once they learned about it.
http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=4101168&nav=0RaS
"It's a sign of the times in general. It has become more and more acceptable to be rude and insulting and talk trash. People have lost control of any kind of civility."
Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies, in an article in the Sacramento Bee on a video that ran before Sacramento's basketball home opener against Detroit that showed a disparaging view of the City of Detroit, including burned out cars, dilapidated buildings and garbage-filled streets.
http://www.sacbee.com/content/sports/story/13839445p-14679655c.html