Expert Tip Sheets

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

Confederate flag should not be flown from public buildings, says UB Civil War expert
6/24/15
The flag represents a Confederate nation founded on the premise that 'the black man is not equal to the white man,' says UB's Carole Emberton.
Charleston church shooting survivors at risk for PTSD, UB expert says
6/18/15
Having survivors re-live what they just went through increases the likelihood that they will have more issues down the road, says Steven Dubovsky.
Crowded Republican field could benefit the front-runner, UB expert says
6/12/15
A large field makes the campaign less volatile, says nationally known political forecaster James Campbell.
Texas officer should not have been sent to pool party, UB expert says
6/11/15
After responding to a suicide and a suicide attempt, the Texas officer had been through enough trauma for one day, says UB's John Violanti.
Breakout from maximum-security prison in New York State ‘unheard of,’ UB expert says
6/9/15
Most escape attempts end within a very short distance of the prison, says UB's Charles Ewing.
Data breach that exposed millions is just ‘tip of the iceberg,’ UB expert says
6/5/15
These types of data breaches are virtually impossible to stop, according to UB's Arun Vishwanath.
NSA expands Internet spying that poses “serious threat to American civil liberties,” UB expert says
6/4/15
Expansion of the National Security Agency's surveillance of Americans' international Internet traffic is troubling, says UB's Mark Bartholomew.
Respect Jenner receiving makes this a milestone moment, UB expert says
6/2/15
Caitlyn Jenner is being treated largely with respect, and that is what makes this a milestone moment, according to professor emerita Elayne Rapping.
Tsarnaev death sentence “easily a decade away” from being carried out, UB expert says
5/15/15
It could easily be a decade before Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's death sentence is carried out, according to law professor Charles Ewing.
Despite tragedy, rail travel remains safer than driving
5/15/15
Train travel remains statistically much safer than driving, UB emergency medicine professor notes.

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