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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.
"What history teaches us about the quest for the safer cigarette is that smokers are very desirous of something that might be safer and to an extent, they want to keep smoking. But we've known for a while that immediately a smoker could reduce the number of health risks by switching to a smokeless product."
Lynn Kozlowski, interim dean of the School of Public Health and Health Professions, in an article distributed by the Associated Press about a new Philip Morris research center that's been built to develop products to reduce the risks associated with tobacco use. The article appears in about 200 news outlets, including USA Today, The New York Times, National Public Radio, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post and BusinessWeek.
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"They are likely the ones following the fires very closely. Then, it's not uncommon for arsonists to engage in copycat activity or to piggyback on a naturally occurring fire...[Sometimes] arsonists actually derive sexual pleasure from committing the act."
Charles P. Ewing, professor of law, in an article in The New York Times on the devastating California fires, at least one of which is believed to have been started intentionally, and what drives an arsonist to commit such a crime.
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"It not only stops the infection, but allows the body to regenerate tissues. The Holy Grail in all this is if you could figure this out, it opens up a whole new world of fighting pathogenic bacteria...The previous uses have been low-tech. I think that if clay were not synonymous with mud and dirt, we would be much further along."
Ross Giese, professor of geology, in an article by Discovery News that reports UB researchers are among those studying whether a French clay can be used to treat infections and kill disease-causing bacteria.
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"Halloween's largely a children's event, even though in many areas adults have taken it over. Parents everywhere overreact to any suggestion of danger to their children. This is part of our species."
Phillips Stevens Jr., associate professor of anthropology, in an article in the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star on urban legends, especially ones like razor-blades-in-apples that emerge every year at Halloween.
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