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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’s meaningful because a lot of conservatives are skeptical of McCain. I think having the support of the Conservative Party would help bring him back in the fold.”
James E. Campbell, professor and chair of political science,
in the Binghamton Press and Sun-Bulletin in an article
about the expectation that John McCain will receive the New York State
Conservative Party line in the November presidential election.
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“If you say, ‘what is this show?’, it’s about, one, everything that the FBI took away from us, and two, everything that the FBI left behind.”
Steven Kurtz, professor of visual studies, in an article
distributed by the Associated Press about his latest
installation, “Seized,” an exhibit of the garbage that was
left behind after the FBI searched his house following the unexpected
death of his wife, Hope, in 2004. The article appeared in news outlets
throughout the country, including the Los Angeles Times and the
Boston Globe.
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“Cincinnati—and, I would argue, most American cities—were integrated places for a longer period of time than they were segregated places.”
Henry Louis Taylor Jr., director of the Center for Urban
Studies, in an article in the Cincinnati Enquirer that
looks at research on the history of segregation in that city.
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“It’s really the kids that are driving the market. When my kids were young, I took them to good movies. It never occurred to me to let a 10-year-old decide.”
Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies, in the Athens
(Ga.) Banner Herald on this summer’s glut of action-hero movies that
appeal primarily to 12-year-old boys.
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