2019

December

Scientists want Californians to know - and love their backyard volcanoes
11/30/19
An article in the Los Angeles Times about volcanic activity in California quotes Marcus Bursik, who has worked extensively in the state, who said that unlie earthquakes, volcanic eruptions can drag on.
How to help people who are homeless this holiday season
12/9/19
A Market Watch article quotes Elizabeth Bowen on how to help people who are homeless this holiday season.
Will Buffalo become a climate change haven?
12/5/19
A story in CityLab interviews Henry Louis Taylor about the consequences of Buffalo potentially becoming a climate refuge haven.
Greenland's ice losses have septupled and are now in line with its highest sea-level scenario, scientists say
12/10/19
An article in The Washington Post quotes Beata Csatho about a new study that states that Greenland is losing seven times more ice now compared to the 1990s.
Questions about volcano tourism safety arise after New Zealand eruption
12/14/19
An article in USA Today interviewed Tracy Gregg about the recent deaths of tourists who were exploring the White Island volcano in New Zealand.
More people in the US are dying at home than at the hospital
12/12/19
An article on CNN quotes Deborah Waldrop about more people dying in their homes rather than a hospital.
Cursive writing is making a comeback. Why?
12/19/19
The New York Times quotes history professor Tamara Plakins Thornton who says the pendulum tends to swing back to studying cursive during times of cultural upheaval.
Vape bans won't make you safer
12/27/19
The Nation quotes Lynn Kozlowski, in a story on vape bans and why banning vaping won't make society healthier.
UB is fighting health disparities in Buffalo
12/30/19
The Buffalo News published an editorial supporting UB’s leadership role in creating the UB Community Health Equity Research Institute, which will fight health disparities in Buffalo.