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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.
"The media sees its role as really presenting 'Look at what they are doing to our women. We must cover this endlessly.' When you think about the way in which the media present these stories, they do have a narrative arc. What would the story be if a man disappeared? If you husband goes missing, and you go to the police and say, 'He's missing,' the police will say 'He probably left you.' There's no heart-wrenching story. There's nothing to sympathize with."
Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies, in an Associated Press article in the Center Daily Times on how the media covers missing women and missing men differently.
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"We tried to make some changes, altering and simplifying things, to work our systems to the talent we had."
Women's basketball coach Linda Hill-McDonald in an article in The Washington Times about coaching shifts in the WNBA and the impact those shifts have on teams' records.
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"The economy now rests on people buying commodities. And that has really created a society in which people increasingly feel the need to keep up with the latest thing—and more and more, the newest thing lasts a shorter time."
Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies, in an article in the Sacramento Bee on the buzz over the release on Friday of Apple's iPhone, which combines the functions of a cell phone, music and video player, Internet browser and email device.
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"I tried to impress on them that for us, this isn't frivolous. If you don't understand how relationships work, you're not going to be in as good a position to understand how to deal with depression."
Sandra Murray, professor of psychology, in an article in Monitor on Psychology, the magazine of the American Psychological Association, on political attacks on research and what the APA and other organizations are doing to support researchers and their government funding.
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