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Published: July 13, 2006

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.

"Wood structures, as a whole, are poorly understood."

Andre Filiatrault, professor of civil, structural and environmental engineering, in an article in USA Today on plans to test a two-story wood townhouse on the shake tables in UB's Structural Engineering and Earthquake Simulation Laboratory.
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"The sperm will experience burnout before they reach the egg."

Lani Burkman, associate professor of gynecology, in an article in the Guardian on reproduction and the effect smoking marijuana has on fertility.
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"There is a whole body of knowledge that we have acquired in the context of developing new tools and technologies in earthquake engineering that now should be transferred to address other hazards. If you want to break the disaster-reconstruction-disaster-reconstruction cycle, you have to adopt a multi-hazard perspective. It's not sufficient to respond to the 'crisis of the day.'"

Michel Bruneau, professor of civil, structural and environmental engineering, in an article distributed by UPI that reports the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research is shortening its name to MCEER to better reflect the facility's mission of developing solutions to improve resilience against extreme events of all sorts.
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"The objective is to ultimately safely build taller, wood-frame construction in seismic zones. Northridge was a sort of eye-opener."

Andre Filiatrault, professor of civil, structural and environmental engineering, in an article distributed by Reuters news service that reports on a test held yesterday in UB's Structural Engineering and Earthquake Simulation Laboratory to see how wood houses can withstand severe tremors, such as the 1994 earthquake in Northridge, Calif.
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