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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.
“Building Blocks is everything that children would normally engage in—songs, stories, puzzles, block building. The key is what they’re doing and what they’re being asked.”
Julie Sarama, associate professor of learning and instruction, in an article distributed by the Associated Press that looks at the Building Blocks pre-kindergarten math curriculum she developed with Douglas Clements, professor of learning and instruction. Students using the curriculum have been shown to learn 50 percent more than peers taught more traditional lessons.
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"We constantly tell people it's wrong to hold feelings inside. But our finding [suggest] the exact opposite."
Mark Seery, assistant professor of psychology, in an article in TIME magazine on research he conducted that showed that "talking it out" is not always the best reaction to trauma.
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"[Recent success in Iraq] would seem to hurt Obama, but it seems as though many Americans have a fixed opinion about this and are impervious to changing facts. It will take some time and continued success in Iraq to change the numbers."
James E. Campbell, professor and chair of political science, in an article on ABC News on how good news in Iraq could affect the presidential campaigns of John McCain and Barack Obama.
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"People of all income levels are having to adapt to the changes that are being made. People who understand finances better are anticipating the changes and already making changes to their lives in a way that's going to cost them the smaller amount of disruption. People who are not financially literate don't pay attention and react at the wrong time. It's going to have an immense impact on their lives."
Lewis Mandell, professor emeritus of finance and managerial economics, in an article in the Rutland Herald on the impact of teens' spending habits and financial literacy in the current economic condition.
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