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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.
"It was just about 20 years ago that we started seeing those
yellow 'Baby on Board' signs in cars, which arguably had little to do
with safety and a lot to do with publicly announcing one's new status as
a parent. I imagine that parents who displayed those 'Baby on Board' signs
are the ones who are now intruding themselves into the college
experience of those poor babies 18 years later."
Donald
Pollack, associate professor and chair, Department of Anthropology,
in an article in The Washington Post about overanxious
"helicopter" parents who just can't let go and the effect their
over-involvement has on their children.
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"There is something about a good undergraduate general education
that can't be easily replicated by a terrific high school course."
D. Bruce Johnstone, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor of Higher and
Comparative Education, in an article in USA Today on
Advanced Placement courses and concerns over whether they really prepare
high school students for college work.
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"I wish I had more faculty doing this kind of exciting work."
W. David Penniman, dean of the School of Informatics, in a
Time magazine article on pornography as an academic
subject that cited UB's "Cyberporn and Society" class taught by
assistant professor of communication Alex Halavais.
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"No gambling, whether it be office pools or a government-sponsored
lottery, is completely innocuous."
John Welte, senior
research scientist at UB's Research Institute on Addictions, in an
article in the Denver Post on office betting on the NCAA
basketball tournament.
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