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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.
"We are living in a culture of celebrity where everyone in the public eye is now fair game. The hunger for gossip has always been there, but it used to be an over-the-back-fence kind of thing. In New York, especially, we live in such fragmented times where you don't know your own neighbors, so the common thing that holds us together in the common knowledge of public figures."
Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies and a pop culture expert, in an article in AM New York on the recent sex scandals that have involved politicians in the tri-state area.
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"It's unfortunate, but people have always judged others on superficial stuff. So you have to have nice clothes, a nice car, a nice apartment. You have to be willing to spend money at bars just to socialize, I think this is considered the norm; it's not considered extravagant. But even normative behavior is expensive."
Lewis Mandell, professor of finance and managerial economics, in an article on Yahoo! Finance on Americans’ lifelong relationship with debt.
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"I think people relate to her as a glamorous version of one of the girls."
Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies, in an article in the Colorado Springs Gazette on the enthusiastic greeting Michelle Obama is receiving on the campaign trail.
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"I think at this point you have a fair shot at having a plant in the U.S. because of the dollar issue. All aircraft are sold in U.S. currency, and with the value of the Canadian dollar, Bombardier has to change their strategy. The final assembly of a commercial plane is about 6 to 10 percent of the value of the plane. What's important is having those aerospace jobs and associated suppliers. Will it end up in Kansas City? I give it a 35 percent chance."
David Pritchard, research associate in the Canada-U.S. Trade Center and an expert on global aviation, in an article in the Kansas City Star on the likelihood that Bombardier Aerospace will open an aircraft plant in Kansas City because the weak U.S. dollar makes it more affordable to build airplanes here than abroad.
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"It's been a long time now that we've had black superstars like Morgan Freeman and Denzel Washington. They're used to them playing strong roles....When women are in positions of power, if they're successful, they tend to be seen as very unfeminine and kind of bitchy. If they aren't tough like that, they tend not to last very long."
Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies, in an article in the Newark Star Ledger on the different way the media portrays fictional female U.S. presidents and fictional African-American male presidents.
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