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Published: September 27, 2007

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.

"The basic theory underlying this is all very promising. There's definitely clear evidence that oxidative stress is one of the major causes of damage in the ear. It's a matter of having [the antioxidants] at the right moment in time and in the right sort of balance."

Richard Salvi, director of the Center for Hearing and Deafness, in an article distributed by the Associated Press on treatments for hearing loss caused by iPods, free radicals and other sources of noise.
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"If we tell the poor that they have to bear all of these costs, which is what we more or less have done in the past, then we're just going to see a perpetuation of poverty."

Lewis Mandell, professor of finance and managerial economics, in an article in the Baltimore Sun on the extra costs residents of low-income neighborhoods pay for financial services, home-related expenses, auto costs and groceries.
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"There are still bad actors out there, [but] there's been a clear change in corporate cultures. More companies and municipalities want to do the right thing."

Louis P. Zicari Jr., associate director of the Center for Integrated Waste Management, in an article in the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle on a workshop held by Xerox Corp. and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to encourage companies to make their businesses more green.
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