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NASA taps UB researchers’ team to advance satellite observation of climate change
5/16/24
The group will receive $5 million to conduct a concept study with potential for launch in 2030.
Krupski recognized for excellence in teaching
5/16/24
Michael Krupski, clinical assistant professor of operations management and strategy in the UB School of Management, has been honored with the Arjang A. Assad Excellence in Teaching Award.
Jacobs School medical students have developed a course to train their peers in trauma-informed care
5/15/24
UB medical students working with community anti-violence groups in Buffalo have developed an elective course on “Trauma surgery and trauma-informed care.”
Global study finds shared acoustic relationships among the world’s languages, music
5/15/24
The findings provide an international perspective supporting ideas about how the world’s music and languages evolved into their current states.

A school district removed Confederate names from buildings. Now, they might put them back
5/9/24
USA Today quotes Carole Emberton in a story about how a Virginia school board will reconsider – for the second time – a previous action to remove the names of Confederate leaders from two of its schools, putting a now years-old argument back in the spotlight.
FLiRT COVID-19 variants are spreading: what to know about KP.2 and KP.1.1 strains
5/7/24
Prevention quotes Thomas Russo in an article about the KP.1.1 and KP.2 COVID variants, also known as the FLiRT variant.
Darfur’s largest city on the brink of a major clash
5/3/24
Carla Martinez Machain appeared on BBC Newshour to discuss a military base in Niger, where U.S. troops have been ordered to leave by a new government and are being replaced by Russian troops.
Democrats retain upstate New York congressional seat in special election
4/30/24
The Associated Press included commentary from Jacob Neiheisel in a report on the special election for New York’s 26th congressional district, formerly held by Brian Higgins.