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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 always assumed that higher education knew what it was doing. Now, the government wants provable results."
President John B. Simpson, in an article in U.S. News & World Report about the federal government's controversial proposal to assess college-student learning through standardized testing. The article notes that many higher-education leaders oppose federal "one-size fits all" testing to quantify what students learn while in college, but university leaders also recognize the need to be more accountable to students and their parents.
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"I wouldn't say I'm convinced that BRT (bus rapid transit line) is the way to go. I'd say that the costs of the new BRT systems are 2 percent to 39 percent of the cost of a comparable light rail, which leaves a whole lot of money that can be used for more public uses."
Daniel Hess, assistant professor of urban and regional planning in the School of Architecture and Planning, in an article in the Las Vegas Sun about light rail versus bus rapid transit systems in cities.
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"In women who have had their first miscarriage, the reasons for losing that pregnancy are in many instances unknown. These women generally are advised to get pregnant again, but health care providers can offer limited assistance on any specific actions to take to improve their next pregnancy outcome-if aspirin can help some women become pregnant or maintain a healthy pregnancy, it will be a critically important finding."
Jean Wactawski-Wende, associate professor of social and preventive medicine, in an article distributed by UPI that reports UB has begun a clinical trail to test whether aspirin can improve a woman's chances of becoming pregnant and maintaining a pregnancy to term.
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"The changes that need to be made at Wild Oats are precisely what Whole Foods is good at. This isn't General Motors taking over Chrysler where the blind [would be] leading the blind....It was very important for Whole Foods to expand quickly. This frees them of the hassle of looking for real estate and recruiting employees."
Arun Jain, Samuel P. Capen Professor of Marketing Research, in an article in The Street on organic and health food store Whole Foods' proposed acquisition of rival Wild Oats.
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