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Published: January 31, 2008

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.

“We want to see [celebrities] being real. This is a country that’s addicted to celebrity.”

Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies and an expert on pop culture, in a Smart Money magazine story critical of Reality TV.
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“I remember what it feels like to be uninsured. These are people who live in the shadows. This is a chronic problem caused by health-care and insurance costs. Doing nothing is not an option. Things are worsening.”

Nancy Nielsen, senior associate dean of medical education and president-elect of the American Medical Association, in an article in the Tallahassee Democrat that reports on her visit to that city to draw attention in an early presidential primary state to the problems of the uninsured.
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“I think that the meeting today is a sign of hope that, after several weeks of violence, there might be some closure at the end of this long, dark tunnel that Kenyans have been facing. However, we must remember that this is just a first in a series of meetings that are supposed to bring resolution to this particular issue. I think that no one should expect Kofi Annan to wave a magic wand. In fact, his body language today at the press conference suggested that he was cautiously optimistic. So it’s a hopeful sign, but I think we have to be cautious.”

Makau Mutua, interim dean of the Law School and director of UB's Human Rights Center, on PBS’s “News Hour with Jim Lehrer,” where he discussed efforts at a political compromise to end the recent violence in Kenya.
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“A regimen of insulin to neutralize glucose—and, thus, inflammation—can reduce the tendency to clot. If you can do that, you can protect a larger part of the heart from destruction.”

Paresh Dandona, UB Distinguished Professor in the departments of Medicine and Pharmacology and Toxicology, in an article in Diabetes Health magazine that reports on INTENSIVE, UB's international clinical trial now under way to conclusively confirm insulin’s ability to limit damage from heart attacks.
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