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Released: 29-Oct-2012 1:55 PM EDT
UB Experts Available to Discuss Hurricane Sandy
University at Buffalo

As Hurricane Sandy makes landfall, University at Buffalo experts can discuss topics from infrastructure damage to psychological trauma in the wake of disaster.

Released: 29-Oct-2012 9:00 AM EDT
Media Advisory: Hurricane Sandy – 10 Million Could Lose Power
 Johns Hopkins University

As many as 10 million in the mid-Atlantic will lose power in the coming week, according to a computer model developed by an engineer at The Johns Hopkins University.

Released: 26-Oct-2012 3:35 PM EDT
Media Advisory: Hurricane Sandy - Predicting Power Outages
 Johns Hopkins University

An engineer at The Johns Hopkins University is using a computer model to predict where and when the power will go out due to Hurricane Sandy.

Released: 23-Oct-2012 4:15 PM EDT
Wake Forest Baptist Offers Tips on How to Avoid and Relieve Campaign Season Stress
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

During the presidential campaign season, it’s no surprise that people become a little more stressed and inundated with information. Bryan Hatcher, director of Center Development and Education for CareNet, part of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, offers the following tips to avoid and relieve some of that campaign season stress.

Released: 18-Oct-2012 9:30 AM EDT
Expert: Fungus at Heart of Meningitis Outbreak Rarely a Threat
Cornell University

Kathie Hodge, an associate professor of mycology, teaches medical and veterinary mycology and is an expert on the biodiversity of fungi. She comments on the fungus Exserohilum, the main culprit in the meningitis outbreak linked to contaminated medication that has claimed 42 lives and sickened almost 250 people in the United States.

Released: 16-Oct-2012 9:45 AM EDT
Tonight's Debate: Style vs. Substance Go Toe-to-Toe, WUSTL Expert Says
Washington University in St. Louis

The first presidential debate was most striking for Gov. Mitt Romney’s aggressiveness and President Barack Obama’s rhetorical reserve, but the town hall format in the second debate provides an extra challenge for the candidates, says Peter Kastor, PhD, professor of history and American culture studies in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis.

Released: 11-Oct-2012 8:00 AM EDT
Predictions and Reactions: The Second Presidential Debate
National Communication Association

Members of the National Communication Association who reside in New York and study political communication, debate, and rhetoric can provide insight and commentary on the second presidential debate.

Released: 9-Oct-2012 3:45 PM EDT
U-M Experts Available to Address Meningitis, Pharmaceutical Regulations
University of Michigan

There are now more than 100 confirmed cases and eight deaths from a national outbreak of fungal meningitis linked to steroid injections, according to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. The steroid manufacturer, the New England Compounding Center, has issued a recall while health officials determine how many people may have received the injections for back pain. Nine states have reported cases and 23 received the recalled product.



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