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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.
"I wanted students to read each other's work and not get pulled
off into threads. Threaded discussions are great for some things, but
they tend to easily take separate tangents. Second, I wanted our
discussions to be very public. This can be done with a discussion board,
but...a blog worked better...."
Alex Halavais, assistant
professor of communication, in a Q&A in The Washington
Post on using blogs in the classroom.
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"Parents sometimes feel guilty. They are compensating,
psychologically, for not spending as much time with the children."
Arun Jain, professor and chair of the Department of
Marketing, in an article in the Fresno Bee on high-end
items for babies and toddlers.
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"Karma is much more complex than these others because it doesn't
give you much leeway. It takes everything that you've done, everything
that's been done to you in your entire life cycle, everything you've
done to or for everybody else, all the good, all the harm, even all the
good and harmful thoughts.... In karma, all of this is combined into one
great web into which you are ensnared. You really don't have much
leeway."
Philips Stevens Jr., associate professor of
anthropology, in an article in the Pittsburgh
Tribune-Review on the success of the television show "My Name Is
Earl," which revolves around a lowlife and petty thief determined to fix
his karma by making amends with all those he's wronged.
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"It does not interact with any other medications, which is very
unique, so doctors don't have to worry about other drugs a patient might
be taking. Also, gabapentin is not metabolized, so it has no effect on
the liver. It's fully excreted in the urine."
Thomas J.
Guttuso Jr., assistant professor of neurology, in an article in the
Lakeland Ledger on a drug being used off-label to treat
hot flashes.
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