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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 some people, medications and dietary changes are the perfect match, but most of our patients—the great majority of patients—have not responded to medications and dietary changes.”
Jeffrey M. Lackner, assistant professor of medicine and a behavioral medicine specialist, in an article distributed by HealthDay that looks at using cognitive behavioral therapy to treat gastrointestinal symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome.
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“At least in Buffalo, the days are gone when you can do a foreclosure and walk away without taking care of the property.”
Buffalo prosecutor Cindy T. Cooper, who holds a law degree and doctorate in sociology from UB, in the cover story in this week's BusinessWeek magazine that looks at cities that are holding mortgage lenders accountable for upkeep and maintenance of homes that wind up in foreclosure and her efforts to force financial-service companies to maintain vacant and abandoned homes in order to prevent the spread of neighborhood and community blight.
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"I think that, in general, celebrity culture has reached such a degrading level, and Nipplegate was over the top. Now they want it to be more wholesome and all-American. They're pulling in the reins. The winds have shifted, and now we're getting a more wholesome event. I don't think anybody's gonna tear off Tom Petty's clothes."
Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies, in an article in the Phoenix New Times on the Super Bowl halftime shows that have backed away from hip-hop entertainment and become more conservative following the 2004 breast-baring halftime performance by Janet Jackson.
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“It increased even more a month later.”
Kenneth Kim, associate professor of finance and managerial economics, in an article in Florida Today that reports that according to researchers at UB and Cornell, companies with well-liked Super Bowl commercials typically see their stock prices rise substantially on the Monday after the game, with even larger increases in stock prices a month later.