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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.
"What is new is that our research shows the effect this eruption had on the Bronze Age population that lived in the area, the size of the effect and the fact that this event was directed at what is now Naples....With each year, the statistical probability increases that there will be another violent eruption. This research shows that Naples can no longer assume it is relatively safe from Vesuvius."
Michael Sheridan, UB Distinguished Professor in the Department of Geography and director of the Center for Geohazards, in an article in The New York Times on his research on recently discovered geological and archaeological evidence that is shedding light on a catastrophic eruption at Mt. Vesuvius nearly 4,000 years ago, and the implications that evidence has for metropolitan Naples, Italy, home to 3 million people.
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"I'm generally skeptical of weird addictions. If someone is pressing on, even though they suffer from severe negative consequences, that is clearly addictive behavior."
John Welte, senior research scientist at the Research Institute on Addictions, in an article in The New York Times that looks at an actress' addiction to psychics and other fortune tellers.
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"There is a tendency toward a shorter duration of ice cover. A little later freezing in the fall, an earlier breakup in the spring."
Kenton Stewart, professor emeritus of biological sciences, who conducts his own surveys of upstate lakes, in an article in the Albany Times-Union on warmer winters and the resulting decline in lake ice.
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"I think a lot of people like (Simon) Cowell because he makes fun of people and insults them. It's an insidious trend in television."
Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies, in an article in the Riverside Press-Enterprise on the popularity of the television show "American Idol."
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