The Verge interviews Timothy Cook, assistant professor of chemistry, about a new device that can both harvest and store solar energy, which could one day bring electricity to rural and undeveloped areas.
The World, a Public Radio International program carried on NPR stations nationwide, traveled to Greenland in 2017 with Jason Briner, professor of geology and an internationally known climate researcher.
CNN interviews John Leddy, medical director of UB’s Concussion Management Clinic, about a new football study that found that a small change in kickoff rules may lead to a significant reduction in concussions rates.
The New Yorker interviews Irus Braverman, professor of law and geography, about how naturalists who chronicling the alarming extinction of not just animal species but geographic features of the earth.
A Time magazinearticle about frequent use of sleeping pills quotes UB adjunct professor and clinical pharmacist Kari Mergenhagen, who advised against the practice.
An article in The New York Times about a faith-based program to retrain workers for new jobs and lives after prison and addiction interviews Kenneth Leonard, director of UB’s Clinical and Research Institute on Addictions.
An article in Vice reports UB researcher Wenyao Xu has discovered how to track 3D-printed objects, including guns, using the unique “fingerprints” that 3D printers leave on the objects they produce.
An article on Scientific American about the return of acute flaccid myelitis, a polio-like condition that left more than 100 children in the U.S. at least partially paralyzed in 2014, interviews UB researcher Mark Hicar.
An article in The New York Times about how false rumors circulate during hurricanes and other natural disasters includes comments from UB engineering professor Jun Zhuang.
A National Geographic article about Greenland’s ice sheets interviews geologist Jason Briner who says warmer air may lead to additional Arctic snow, a factor that may reduce the rate of ice sheet shrinkage.
Rick Su, professor of law, was quoted in The Guardian about a Maryland county whose sheriff has turned an arrangement with ICE into a fiscal and political goldmine.
A USA Today story about President Trump encouraging more civil discourse after suspicious packages were sent to high profile Democrats and CNN interviews Jacob Neiheisel, associate professor of political science.
An article in Salon discuss research Emily Grijalva, assistant professor of organization and human resources, showing that men are more likely than women to be chosen or rated as leaders.
A Wall Street Journal article on consumer reaction to rising prices quotes Charles Lindsey, associate professor of marketing in the UB School of Management.
