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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.
"I wish I knew what was going on at this particular moment. It's like a fad. Something sets it off. One student does it. Other students do it. It becomes something that's popular to do."
Charles P. Ewing, professor of law, in an article in The New York Times on the growing number of "hit lists" being written by teenagers and found in schools around the country.
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"The McJob isn't McEasy."
Jerry Newman, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Department of Organizations and Human Resources, in an article in Financial Times on efforts by the McDonald's corporation to get publishers to change the current dictionary definition of "McJob" that notes he has just published "My Secret Life on the McJob," an account of 14 months spent undercover as a fast-food industry employee.
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"[Children with ADHD] often get swept under the rug because their problems are distributed among so many sectors of society."
William Pelham, UB Distinguished Professor in the departments of Psychology, Pediatrics and Psychiatry, in an article in the current issue of AAP News, the newsmagazine of the American Academy of Pediatrics, on the social and academic challenges facing children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
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