Records related to The Conversation piece of July 2021
| Tracking # |
21-202 |
| Submitted | Sept. 17, 2021 |
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Communications
From: Mary Mangan
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:
This request is for the records associated with the publication of the article ultimately titled "While debate rages over glyphosate-based herbicides, farmers are spraying them all over the world" in The Conversation. Emails and documents with discussion among Marion Werner and/or co-authors Annie Shattuck and/or Ryan Galt about this project, as well as those with Jennifer Weeks and/or other staff at The Conversation about the project are sought. Specific additional keyword searches for the terms "glyphosate" and/or "roundup" and/or "breastmilk" and/or "breast milk" in this time frame are also requested in this search, as these may yield insights to the source of the misinformation in the original publication.
Emails from January 1 2021 through September 2021 are the specified range.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Mary Mangan
From: State University of New York at Buffalo
Ms. Mangan,
I am no longer the contact for Freedom of Information Law requests. Carrie Woodrow is in that role. You can send your requests to UBFOIL@buffalo.edu<mailto:UBFOIL@buffalo.edu> which I have cc'd on this email.
Brian T. Hines
Assistant Director
Employee Relations
University at Buffalo
Townsend Hall
205 Hayes Road
Buffalo, NY 14214
(716)645-4475
From: State University of New York at Buffalo
Ms. Mangan,
I acknowledge your Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request. I have sent these search parameters to our IT department. I anticipate it taking several weeks to obtain and review any results. You can expect to hear from me by October 15, 2021. Should you wish to follow up please use this email address and reference FOIL 21-202.
Thank you
Carrie
Carrie Woodrow
FOIL Officer
ubfoil@buffalo.edu<mailto:ubfoil@buffalo.edu>
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 17, 2021. You previously indicated that it would be completed on Oct. 15, 2021. I wanted to let you know that I am still interested in the following documents, and to see if that date was still accurate. You had assigned it reference number #21-202.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: State University of New York at Buffalo
Good Afternoon,
I do anticipate that I will be able to reply to you tomorrow on this request. Thank you for the message.
Carrie
Carrie A. Woodrow
Director- Policy, Compliance and Internal Controls
Records Management and Access Officer (FOIL)
University at Buffalo
420 Crofts Hall | Buffalo, NY 14260
Phone: (716) 645-1786
Email: carriewo@buffalo.edu<mailto:carriewo@buffalo.edu>
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 17, 2021. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Oct. 15, 2021. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #21-202.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: State University of New York at Buffalo
Ms. Mangan,
My apologies for the delay, I am waiting on our IT department to complete their search of email files so that I can review for responsive documents. My response will be delayed to October 29, 2021.
Thank you for your patience.
Carrie
Carrie A. Woodrow
Director- Policy, Compliance and Internal Controls
Records Management and Access Officer (FOIL)
University at Buffalo
420 Crofts Hall | Buffalo, NY 14260
Phone: (716) 645-1786
Email: carriewo@buffalo.edu<mailto:carriewo@buffalo.edu>
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From: State University of New York at Buffalo
Ms. Mangan,
In response to your FOIL request, I provide the attached responsive document. There are no further documents that would be responsive to this request. Thank you for your patience.
Carrie
Carrie Woodrow
FOIL Officer
ubfoil@buffalo.edu<mailto:ubfoil@buffalo.edu>
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From: Mary Mangan
Thank you very much. These documents reveal that the writers made statements unsupported by the science, and hadn't even bothered to check on their claims before publishing. Very revealing.
I appreciate your work on this, Carrie.