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  • Earthquake + Hurricane = Powerful Reminders of the Vulnerability of Eastern Infrastructure, Say MCEER Engineers
    8/25/11
    As communities prepare for the hurricane, with many in the southeast evacuating, the earthquake that hit Virginia and the possibility that Hurricane Irene could hit the eastern U.S. serve as important reminders about the vulnerability of structures in these areas to the full range of extreme events, from earthquakes to hurricanes and terrorist attacks, say engineers at the University at Buffalo's MCEER (Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research).
  • Video Available: Earthquake Researcher Discusses East Coast Earthquake
    8/23/11
    Andre Filiatrault, PhD, director of the University at Buffalo's MCEER (Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research), met with media today to discuss the 5.9 magnitude that shook parts of the eastern U.S. and Canada.
  • Media Advisory: UB Expert Available to Discuss East Coast Earthquake
    8/23/11
    Andre Filiatrault, PhD, director of the University at Buffalo's MCEER (Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research), will be available to discuss the magnitude 5.8 earthquake that struck south of Washington DC and affected cities all along the eastern seaboard.
  • East Coast Earthquake was Moderate but Significant, says UB Earthquake Researcher
    8/23/11
    "The earthquake was moderate but significant because we haven't had very many earthquakes of this magnitude in the eastern United States or eastern Canada," said Andre Filiatrault, PhD, director of the University at Buffalo's MCEER (Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research).
  • Women's Quest for Romance Conflicts with Scientific Pursuits, Study Finds
    8/15/11
    Four new studies by researchers at the University at Buffalo have found that when a woman's goal is to be romantically desirable, she distances herself from academic majors and activities related to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
  • 'Hacktivist' Groups Like 'Anonymous' are not the Biggest Threat to Cybersecurity, says UB Information Assurance Expert
    8/15/11
    UB Professor Shambhu Upadhyaya teaches and conducts research in the area of computer security. With hacker collectives carrying out high-profile cyber attacks -- most recently claiming to have stolen a large trove of data including personal information from U.S. law enforcement agencies -- Upadhyaya comments on how much of a threat these groups really pose to cybersecurity.
  • Department of Defense Funds Two UB Researchers
    8/9/11
    University at Buffalo researchers Jason Corso and Natalia Litchinitser have been awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to conduct research into technologies that could help save the lives of American soldiers.
  • Buffalo Geologist Experiments with Crowdsourcing to Track Water Levels of Local Streams
    8/4/11
    Inspired by a California researcher who used crowdsourcing to pinpoint the locations of roadkill, a University at Buffalo geologist is turning to the public for help monitoring a different ecological phenomenon: The water levels of streams in Western New York.
  • New UB Research Outlines Mathematical Framework That Could Help Convert "Junk" Energy Into Useful Power
    7/20/11
    A University at Buffalo-led research team has developed a mathematical framework that could one day form the basis of technologies that turn road vibrations, airport runway noise and other "junk" energy into useful power.
  • To Help Doctors and Patients, UB Researchers Are Developing a "Vocabulary of Pain"
    7/18/11
    A University at Buffalo psychiatrist is attempting to help patients suffering from chronic pain and their doctors by drawing on ontology, the branch of philosophy concerned with the nature of being or existence. The goals of his work are described in a video interview. He will present a tutorial on his research at the International Conference on Biomedical Ontology, sponsored by UB, July 26-30 in Buffalo.