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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.
"It was quite typical in the ’90s with the market going up. Lots of plans were over-funded, and if they were going to try to downsize, they would fund buyout packages with their excess pension packages. I am not aware of it happening that often among collective bargaining plans."
James Wooten, professor of law and a pension expert, in an article in the Detroit Free Press on Detroit automakers that are using pension funds to pay for retirement incentives.
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"Any program that decreases body dissatisfaction is valuable. Decreased body dissatisfaction among program participants is especially promising in light of the increased body dissatisfaction we noted among nonparticipants. Body dissatisfaction is the most robust risk factor associated with eating disordered behavior."
Melinda Scime, a staff therapist in UB's Center for Children and Families, in an article distributed by Reuters Health on a promising eating disorder prevention program aimed at elementary school girls.
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"This is a very important observation because we tend to under-treat the elderly. Often we intuit that these medications are too little, too late, so why bother. The study stresses that these are higher-risk patients, and medications should be used as aggressively in older patients as in younger patients."
William E. Boden, professor of medicine and public health, in a U.S. News & World Report article distributed by HealthDay News that reports the long-term survival of older Americans who have heart attacks has improved steadily in recent years, apparently because of the drugs they are prescribed.
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"Thirteen is the number of people at the Last Supper and the crucifixion took place on a Friday. So, when you have both coming together, that's a double whammy."
Phillips Stevens, associate professor of anthropology and an expert on magic, sorcery and witchcraft, in an article in the Chicago Tribune on the impact superstition has on the economy.
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