How can families help children and teens navigate the ever-changing landscape of social media — especially when many of today’s parents and caregivers did not grow up with these technologies as central to their daily lives?
In a commentary published in the journal Nature Human Behavior, researchers discuss how Twitter’s decision to remove users’ ability to tag precise locations of Tweets might affect research in disaster response, public health and other areas.
“One of the beautiful things about a lot of the reforms that we’re seeing is that people inside corporations and institutions are making demands or recommendations for change," Taylor says.
Small businesses are the lifeblood of a community, but due to the impact of the coronavirus, they’re shuttering in enormous numbers. University at Buffalo School of Management experts share their insights to help entrepreneurs and local businesses ride out the storm.
"The level of dust in the air can have far-reaching effects on climate, but there are still a lot of unknowns in the field,” says Evans, PhD, an atmospheric scientist."
Diana Aga's research examines how sewage treatment systems help — or don’t help — to eliminate antimicrobial drugs and their remnants, called residues, from wastewater before it’s discharged into rivers and lakes.
FDA ad campaign geared toward rural teens who use smokeless tobacco products fails to provide public with important information on relative risks of smokeless tobacco compared to traditional cigarettes, Kozlowski and Sweanor write.
The convenience of purchasing medicine online does not outweigh the risks, says Karl Fiebelkorn, University at Buffalo pharmacy practice expert.
UB addictions expert Nancy Campbell-Heider calls on clinicians to screen for vaping among teens, who are either uninformed or misinformed about the dangers and risks associated with electronic cigarettes.
Despite the perception that medical prescriptions are now completely electronic in New York State, we haven’t seen the last of paper prescriptions, according to University at Buffalo pharmacy law expert Karl Fiebelkorn.
Athletes should not be too concerned about Zika during the Summer Olympics, as the cooler weather there will slow mosquito transmission.
Scientists still have a lot of questions about how much and how quickly sea levels will rise in coming years, says University at Buffalo geologist Beata Csatho. That holds true even if the Paris climate deal's ambitious targets are met.
Republican frontrunner Donald Trump can withstand attacks for his antics if those come from political opponents or members of the media, says Jacob Neiheisel, University at Buffalo professor of political science. And in fact, those attacks will only help his presidential bid.
Medical marijuana needs to be studied like any other drug. No one is opposed to the active ingredients in it, but we need to have some data. That is what we would expect from any other drug, Bednarczyk says.
“We need to create systems that encourage people to sell or trade-in these products in a timely manner so they can be refurbished and have two, three or even four life cycles before they are transformed into raw materials,” said Sara Behdad, assistant professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University at Buffalo.
The arctic cold snap affecting the Midwest and the Northeast this weekend should not be taken lightly, says David Holmes, MD, clinical associate professor of family medicine in the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
“Remember that most diseases are transmitted by food, water and insects,” says John A. Sellick, Jr., DO, University at Buffalo associate professor of medicine. “So get vaccinated, keep insects off you as much as possible and be careful with what you put in your mouth.”
Texting and walking is a known danger, but Dietrich Jehle, professor of emergency medicine at the University at Buffalo, says distracted walking results in more injuries per mile than distracted driving.
The U.S. Supreme Court debate over whether to maintain buffer zones restricting protestors at Massachusetts reproductive clinics returns to familiar constitutional territory justices already have ruled on, Lucinda Finley says.
A proposal that the federal government grant 50,000 visas to immigrants willing to settle and work in Detroit shows some of the best ideas about immigration are coming from the state and local levels, according to a UB immigration law expert.
On June 15, high-wire artist Nik Wallenda will attempt to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope. University at Buffalo experts crowd psychology, the role of spectacle in popular culture, the Niagara mist plume, and the payoffs of this kind of venture.
The “devil is in the details” of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) pending in the U.S. Congress, says University at Buffalo Associate Professor Mark Bartholomew, an expert in intellectual property and cyber law.
John J. Leddy, MD, associate professor and director of the University at Buffalo Concussion Clinic and Barry S. Willer, PhD, professor and the clinic’s research director consider the possibility that former NFL player, Junior Seau, found dead on May 2, may have been suffering from concussion-related depression.
University at Buffalo volcanologist Michael Sheridan can discuss Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano, which has entered a heightened phase of activity. Sheridan has been studying Popocatepetl for years.
The new documentary “Bully” starts a valuable conversation about bullying, but illustrates how many schools lack adequate training to cope with this all-too-common problem, according to the director of the University at Buffalo’s Jean M. Alberti Center for the Prevention of Bullying Abuse and School Violence.
Two University at Buffalo political science professors are available as expert sources for analysis of Super Tuesday Republican presidential primaries and the candidates still in the race
Experts in various aspects of the macabre include several University at Buffalo faculty members who specialize in what in many cultures find horrible and terrifying.
Lady Gaga and other celebrities commenting on bullying have the chance to teach young people about the horrors of bullying abuse, says the director of the University at Buffalo’s Alberti Center for the Prevention of Bullying Abuse, a power that makes it important they act responsibly.
As the 10th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, University at Buffalo faculty experts are available to discuss the Sept. 11 attacks and their aftermath.
University at Buffalo researcher Andre Filiatrault is available for expert commentary about Tuesday's earthquake. director of UB's MCEER (Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research).
Faculty experts from the University at Buffalo are available for commentary on a range of issues in the news, including the rise of “hackivism” (hacking and activism), violence in England, prevention of salmonella poisoning, and how to prevent teenage binge drinking.
Faculty experts and scholars from the University at Buffalo are available to comment on the political, cultural, international and economic impact of Osama bin Laden’s death.
University at Buffalo radiation expert, Alan H. Lockwood, MD, professor of neurology and nuclear medicine is available to discuss human health effects of radiation. Six weeks after the Chernobyl accident, he examined survivors at a Moscow hospital. For more UB faculty expertise, go to the UB Faculty Experts blog: http://ubfacultyexperts.buffalo.edu/
As of Jan. 1, the first baby boomers turned 65. What can society expect as boomers retire, age and continue to be active? How will this affect the stigma of growing old? University at Buffalo faculty experts are available to comment on aging in America.
University at Buffalo faculty experts are available to comment on the Arizona shootings and their relationship to recent political rhetoric from a historical and legal perspective. For example, recent rhetoric is similar to that during the Reconstruction period and appears to legitimize violence. And that while the vast majority of mentally ill will never commit a violent crime, commentators who preach hatred should shoulder some of the blame for this violent attack.
University at Buffalo faculty experts are available to comment on the following topics: Safe driving tips for the holiday and the uphill battle of a possible legal challenge to the body scans. The thoughts of the UB faculty members are summarized below. For more information or to search the university’s Newstips blog, go to the Newstips Web site http://newstips.buffalo.edu/.
University at Buffalo political scientists James Campbell, PhD, Joshua Dyck, PhD and James Coleman Battista, PhD, will be available to the media on Wednesday, November 3 for post-election commentary and analysis.
University at Buffalo faculty experts are available to comment on the following topics: Praise for the federal government’s anti-bullying initiative.
University at Buffalo faculty experts are available to comment on the following topics: 1) How group support among the miners may prevent PTSD and 2) A Chilean geologist describes the situation in the Chilean mining industry and how this event may change mining practices.
University at Buffalo faculty experts are available to comment on the following topics: How New York State gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino’s personal attacks are affecting his chances, how a breast cancer diagnosis changes self-concept, McDonald’s health plan from the worker’s perspective and the promise of adult (non-embryonic) stem cells. The thoughts of the UB faculty members are summarized below. For more information or to search the university’s Newstips blog, go to http://newstips.buffalo.edu/.
University at Buffalo faculty experts are available comment on the following current events: the stress faced by Chilean miners, the controversy over the Ground Zero mosque, the recent change to optical scan voting technology in New York State and the prevention of credit card debt among college students. The thoughts of a handful of UB faculty members are summarized below. For more information or to search the university’s Newstips blog, go to http://newstips.buffalo.edu/.
Kellie Kostek is the University at Buffalo’s answer to the growing problem of student debt. Kostek is UB’s financial literacy program coordinator. Her objective is to reach as many students as possible to teach the benefits of fiscal responsibility.
Five years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, James N. Jensen, PhD, University at Buffalo professor of civil, structural and environmental engineering, says that probably the biggest lesson learned from that disaster was that municipalities and citizens now take orders to evacuate much more seriously.
The story about a flight attendant intervening when a stressed mother slapped her 14-month daughter while on a Southwest Airlines flight obviously will trigger public debate about whether parents should ever slap their children, says Barbara Rittner, an associate dean in the University at Buffalo School of Work and expert on child welfare risk assessment.
This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that in 2009, no state had met a target of reducing obesity prevalence among adults to 15 percent. Why is obesity so prevalent in America? And what can we do to combat the problem? Teresa Quattrin, MD, offers her expert opinion.
A University at Buffalo expert on DUI offenders and recidivism is available to comment on Lindsay Lohan's treatment.
Given the controversy and the fact the U.S. government is a party challenging the law, it makes sense that a federal court would put the Arizona immigration law on hold so the legal and constitutional questions can be discussed and pondered in a measured way, according to Rick Su, an expert on immigration law and local government at the University at Buffalo Law School.
A key element in winning elections is successfully identifying citizens for targeted campaign communications. This is an example of what Abraham Lincoln used to speak of as his ideal "“ it is still referred to as "Lincoln's perfect list," says University at Buffalo political scientist Joshua Dyck, Ph.D.
A food security expert at the University at Buffalo says the worldwide food crisis is a direct result of the choices made by policy makers and the lack of attention paid to the food system and its relationship to global warming and fossil fuels.
University at Buffalo political science professor James E. Campbell has studied presidential campaigns for more than three decades and says this year's race for party nominations is the "most peculiar" he can remember.
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