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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.
"Very often the extended warranty can cost a significant fraction of the cost of the original good."
Lewis Mandell, professor of finance and managerial economics, in an article in the Wilmington News Journal that looks at whether extended warranties are worth the cost.
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"If you look at Hurricane Katrina and say 'I have an idea of how we could have better predicted how the hurricane was going to travel' ... the math is so complicated that you need massive computing power and data storage. We're better off ... saying, 'let's pool our resources, both capital and personnel, and share our intellectual capital and some of our resources."'
Russ Miller, professor of computer science and engineering, in an article in the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle on NYSGrid, a computerized network that will allow two dozen public and private colleges and universities throughout New York State to act collectively like a statewide supercomputer.
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"It's sort of taken bioterrorism to wake us up to the fact that infectious diseases are a real problem. They're not funding us for research into the common cold, but the technology we're developing for exotic diseases could be used for the more common diseases. While the investment is coming from anti-bioterrorism funding, there is a benefit for the man or woman on the street."
Iain Hay, Grant T. Fisher chair and professor of microbiology and immunology, in an article in the Newark Star-Ledger on a congressional bill that would establish the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), a new federal agency to speed development of drugs for an array of infectious diseases that are bioterror threats.
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