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Published: September 22, 2005

Because of their expertise and reputations, members of 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.

"The current housing stock is woefully deficient in meeting the needs of people with mobility impairment."
Edward Steinfeld, professor of urban planning and design and director of UB's IDEA Center, on CBS MarketWatch on the need to rebuild homes destroyed by Hurricane Katrina that are universally accessible.
http://www.marketwatch.com/ news/newsfinder/newsArticles.asp?guid=% 7B675A47D8%2D94F6%2D4F2E%2DA1FB%2D82D35744100D%7D&siteID=mktw&scid=2& doctype=2007&property=&value=&categories

"From a business model standpoint (Boeing is) doing all the right things. The trouble is, they're not helping the United States."
David Pritchard, a research associate at the Canada-United States Trade Center in the Department of Geography, in the Los Angeles Times on a strike by members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, who are protesting because 60-70 percent of Boeing's next-generation 787 Dreamliner will be made overseas.
http://www.latimes.com/ business/la-fi-boeing18sep18,1,5310686.story?coll=la-headlines-business

"They took cautious steps, and those cautious steps weren't enough to prevent abuse of the insurance program."
James A. Wooten, professor of law and a pension-law historian, in an article in The New York Times, on the growing number of companies that are defaulting employee pension plans.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/18/business/18pensions.html

"We're looking for a unified design approach to resist hurricanes, earthquakes and terrorist attacks. We wanted to get down there before data was lost. We do experiments in the lab, but these are real structures subjected to real loads. We learn a lot from these events."
Gilberto Mosqueda, assistant professor of civil, structural and environmental engineering in an article distributed by Newhouse News Service on teams of researchers who are going to the Gulf Coast to study various aspects of the hurricane damage.
http://www. newhousenews.com/archive/sefton092005.html