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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.
"He had a very clear vision and started a process for pushing an agenda for academic greatness for SUNY. He clearly has started the process; it's going to be a tall order with whoever replaces him to continue that."
President John Simpson in an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education that reported that SUNY Chancellor John R. Ryan will resign in May to become chief executive of the Center for Creative Leadership.
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"[The high rate of suicide] may be the result of a contagion effect."
John Violanti, professor of social and preventive medicine, in an article in Newsweek on an alarming wave of suicides among California Highway Patrol officers.
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"They just pay attention to what happened after NCLB. Part of it is just a continuation of a trend from pre-NCLB."
Jaekyung Lee, associate professor of counseling, school and educational psychology, in an article in Education Week on the effectiveness of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act.
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"These data, combined with those from other studies, support recommendations to reduce television watching and restrict eating while watching television as part of a healthy lifestyle."
Jennifer Temple, research assistant professor of pediatrics, in an article in the Malaysia Star on a UB study that showed that watching television disrupts children's normal response to food, leading them to eat more while they're sitting in front of the television, whether they're hungry or not.
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