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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.
“Everybody in the country is worried that this will spread. It is a major threat to U.S. medical schools.”
Nancy Nielsen, associate dean for medical education and president of the American Medical Association, in an article in Newsday about a $19 million deal between Nassau University Medical Center and the American University of the Caribbean Medical School to bring 64 AUC students to the medical center for their third- and fourth-year clinical rotations.
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“Social networking is really about the relationships between people and organizations, and it affects everything from air traffic control to how illnesses spread to how many members of the Senate vote. It’s not just about looking for a job—it’s the study of all social relationships and how they make a difference.”
George Barnett, professor of communication and president of the International Network for Social Network Analysis, in an article in the San Francisco Chronicle on using social networking to find a new job.
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“There is problem gambling among young people, and because of the increasing access to gambling, there’s reason to be concerned. You just can’t add access to gambling without adding gambling problems. If they are building a casino in Bethlehem, then that concern should be greater.”
RIA research scientist John W. Welte in an article in the Allentown Morning Call about a former Lehigh University student who developed a gambling addiction and wound up serving 22 months in prison for robbing a bank.
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“In the U.S. and around the world, smaller communities—clusters of less than 20,000-30,000 people—are generally less well-prepared to deal with phenomena than are larger communities. They often are caught by surprise by an event that probably has been brewing for a long time.”
Michael Sheridan, director of the Center for Geohazards, in an article in the Pekin (Illinois) Daily Times on the unique problems residents of rural communities face in a crisis like the floods in the Midwest.
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“There’s nothing stopping members of a political party from deciding among themselves that a party’s nominee will be chosen annually by three people over a mushroom pie. But most state do regulate the way parties choose their nominees. Minor parties, though, often have more leeway. The question is whether the party’s internal definition of a convention satisfies state law. If I were a betting man, though, I’d bet against it being legitimate.”
James Gardner, professor of law, in an article in The Wilmington News Journal on the controversy over the nomination of the Independent Party of Delaware’s gubernatorial candidate by three of the party’s four executive-committee members at a local pizza-parlor meeting.
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