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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.
"For all the Tibetan students, these are the biggest days of our lives. It's like a dream come true for me."
Kunchok
Youdon, a UB student from Tibet, in an article in The New York
Times on the Dalai Lama's three-day visit to UB, which included
an interfaith service, a lecture in UB Stadium that drew more than
30,000 people, a conference on Buddhism and the law, and a meeting with
Chinese students attending UB.
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"Insulin is probably going to turn out to be more effective than all of those drugs."
Paresh Dandona, UB Distinguished
Professor of Medicine, in an article in Ivanhoe's Medical
Breakthroughs on a clinical trial he is conducting that uses
insulin, in addition to standard drugs, in the treatment of heart
attacks.
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"The reason that game shows have been so popular for so long is that many people simply have the desire to get on TV, and they see these shows as an attainable way to do it."
Elayne Rapping,
professor emeritus of American studies, in an article in the
Riverside Press Enterprise on the enduring popularity of
television game shows.
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"A common view of Upstate New York is that it has a lot of snow and nothing going on. Once we break down the stereotype, point out the great work that has been and can be done here, and the affordable housing and great schools, the barriers just melt away."
Bruce Holm, executive director of the New York State Center of
Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences, in an article in
Nature magazine on career opportunities in Upstate New
York.
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