Expert Tip Sheets

Commentary from University at Buffalo faculty experts on breaking news and other events.

In new Antarctica study, many scientists speak with one voice on ice loss, UB expert says
6/13/18
Beata Csatho is a member of an international team that assessed the ice sheet’s change since 1992.
Uber crash shows need for more simulated testing of autonomous cars, University at Buffalo computer scientist says
3/29/18
Unlike road testing, computers can customize endless scenarios and repeat them, potentially making driverless cars safer.
Snow shoveling could be “more strenuous than exercising on a treadmill,” says cardiologist at Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and UBMD
3/2/18
Consider your health before you head out to the driveway or sidewalk to tackle the heavy, wet snow that fell overnight.
Parkland student protests: harnessing the power of collective trauma and resilience
2/21/18
Advocating for changes in gun laws is one way for these survivors to try to find some control in the situation, UB pyschologist Mark Seery says.
New blood test detects traumatic brain injury -- not concussion -- UB expert warns
2/21/18
“Calling this blood test a concussion blood test is a misnomer,” says UB researcher John Leddy.
State of the Union: Expert expects Trump to stick to the script during address
1/29/18
As long as Trump stays on script, "it will probably be a fairly mainstream speech," says UB political scientist Jacob Neiheisel.
Midterm elections: Can Republicans weather the storm in 2018?
1/29/18
UB political scientist James Campbell, author of the book, “Polarized: Making Sense of a Divided America," offers his thoughts on the 2018 elections.
The chemistry of snowflakes, explained
1/16/18
No two snowflakes are exactly alike. But why? A UB expert explains.
UB’s constitutional and election law expert says dysfunction and corruption make a constitutional convention imperative
10/30/17
UB constitutional law expert James A. Gardner has an easy-to-understand reason why he is vigorously – even passionately – in favor of the coming Nov. 7 ballot question of whether to hold a constitutional convention.
When it comes to a major emergency, there is no fool-proof evacuation plan. That’s where neighbors come in, UB disaster preparedness expert says
8/31/17
Hurricane Harvey has again demonstrated that emergency planning is everybody’s business, Natalie Simpson say.

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