Faculty experts weigh in on trending topics. Their views and opinions are based on their expertise and research, and do not represent the official positions of UB.
Communication professor Melanie Green says social media and linking political parties to morality and identity have made maintaining friendships challenging.
UB geographer Yingjie Hu says that if privacy is ensured, the data can be used for many applications that benefit society, like disaster response and public health.
Heather Abraham, director of the law school’s Civil Rights and Transparency Clinic, talks about how the clinic supports public access to documents others want concealed.
The UB computer scientist was recognized for his contributions to process variation modeling, circuit yield optimization and their applications in industry.