Berlin is a much different city today than it was when presidents Kennedy and Reagan delivered iconic remarks there, but it remains an appropriate setting from which Barack Obama can deliver an important message about global relations, according to a University at Buffalo history professor who wrote a book about John F. Kennedy's famous speech in Berlin.
By providing a clearer picture of how bat flies, potential disease vectors, adapt to bats, the research of University at Buffalo biologist Katharine Dittmar de la Cruz may shed light on White Nose Syndrome, which has killed tens of thousands of bats in the northeastern U.S.
Anticipating what is likely to be one of the most interesting elections in modern history, University at Buffalo professor of political science James E. Campbell and Michael S. Lewis-Beck, professor of political science at the University of Iowa, have assembled the insights of prominent election forecasters in a special issue of the International Journal of Forecasting published this month.
Contrary to popular notions about what is normal or healthy, new research has found that it is okay not to express one's thoughts and feelings after experiencing a collective trauma, such as a school shooting or terrorist attack. In fact, people who choose not to express their feelings after such an event may be better off than those who do talk about their feelings, according to University at Buffalo psychologist Mark Seery, Ph.D., lead author of a study to appear in the June issue of Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.
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.
Michael F. Buckley, a University at Buffalo computer science lecturer, is leading a national movement to change the way computer science is taught in college. He thinks it could save computer science from its current slump: the 2007 graduating class had its lowest number of majors in 10 years.
For a rich source of stem cells to be engineered into new blood vessels or skin tissue, clinicians may one day look no further than the hair on their patients' heads, according to new research published earlier this month by University at Buffalo engineers.
Small or rural communities affected by natural disasters often suffer additional hardship because of their size, say organizers of "Natural Disasters in Small Communities: How Can We Help?" a conference to be held by the University at Buffalo on March 29 and 30.
From designing safer intersections to helping vehicular accident victims overcome their fears, a new driving simulation laboratory is now open for business in the University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
Election-law expert James Gardner, professor, University at Buffalo Law School is available to members of the media seeking commentary on the role of super delegates in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Some of the world's biggest names in condensed matter physics, including two Nobel laureates, are converging on Western New York March 6-8 to celebrate the scientific contributions of Bruce D. McCombe, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Physics.
A powerful air sterilization technology developed at the University at Buffalo has killed every biological agent with which it has been challenged, including airborne spores, viruses and bacteria in independent tests conducted for the U.S. Department of Defense.
A comprehensive new study authored by University at Buffalo scientists and colleagues documents in detail the dynamics of parts of Greenland's ice sheet, important data that have long been missing from the ice sheet models on which projections about sea level rise and global warming are based.
V-Frog, the world's first virtual-reality-based frog dissection software designed for biology education -- allowing not mere observation, but physically simulated dissection -- has been developed and is being marketed by Tactus Technologies.
When TV viewers like a company's Super Bowl commercial, the company's stock price goes up, according to a study by researchers in the University at Buffalo School of Management and Cornell University.
A new chemical synthesis method based on a catalyst worth many times the price of gold and providing a far more efficient and economical method than traditional ones for designing and manufacturing extremely novel pharmaceutical compounds is described in a review article in the current issue of Nature.
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.
A computational tool that not only dramatically reduces the time it takes to grade children's handwritten essays, but that also may help boost students' reading comprehension skills has been developed by researchers at the University at Buffalo.
Research carried out with a paintbrush bristle, a metronome, smelly chemicals and thousands of microscopic worms may reveal important information about human aging diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, thanks to a grant from the Ellison Medical Foundation awarded to a University at Buffalo neurobiologist.
A discovery by University at Buffalo biologists that may explain the evolution of a lethal toxin is providing new information that could lead to more effective treatments for humans who fall victim to it.
Research into the life of a prominent black newspaperman will soon result in the dismissal of 86-year-old criminal charges against the man for inciting the 1921 "Tulsa Race Riot."
Proper design of computational tools is critical if they are to be used with success in patient-care settings, particularly in hospital emergency rooms, a field study conducted by researchers at the University at Buffalo and other institutions recently revealed.
University at Buffalo geologists are studying the surface characteristics of naturally occurring antimicrobial clays, including some clays from France, to determine why they are such effective killers of bacteria, including MRSA.
A unique, University at Buffalo program called COACHES has resulted not only in dramatically improving fathers' rates of involvement in treatment programs for their children with ADHD but also in fostering better relationships with their children through the use of soccer games.
Long lines of passengers have an effect on the speed with which airport security screeners do certain aspects of their jobs, according to a study by researchers in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the University at Buffalo.
"Extreme cherry pickers," grocery shoppers who buy only sale items and nothing else, do not harm retailer profits significantly as generally is believed, according to a forthcoming study in the Journal of Marketing Research.
The world's first seismic testing apparatus for nonstructural components performed exactly as designed last Friday at the University at Buffalo and MCEER, providing engineers with the first realistic, experimental method of simulating and evaluating how earthquakes damage building equipment, contents and components.
Irene Zubaida Khan, secretary general of Amnesty International, will deliver the University at Buffalo Law School's Mitchell Lecture. The first woman, Asian and Muslim to serve as secretary general of Amnesty International, Khan will discuss "The Rule of Law and the Politics of Fear: Human Rights in the 21st Century."
To better protect critical buildings and their occupants during a temblor, engineers at the University at Buffalo will subject a life-sized, two-story replica of a fully equipped hospital room to full-scale earthquake vibrations during a demonstration to be held at 3 p.m. on Friday, October 12 on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
A novel device, developed by a team led by University at Buffalo engineers, simply and conveniently traps, detects and manipulates the single spin of an electron, overcoming some major obstacles that have prevented progress toward spintronics and spin-based quantum computing.
Microorganisms may soon be efficiently and inexpensively producing novel pharmaceutical compounds, such as flavonoids, that fight aging, cancer or obesity, as well as high-value chemicals, as the result of research being conducted by University at Buffalo researchers.
University at Buffalo chemists have developed a novel way to grow chemically pure, zinc oxide thin films characterized by dense, bristle-like nanostructures and a new method for depositing them on temperature-sensitive substrates, including polymers, plastics and tapes.
A nanotechnology developed by a University at Buffalo professor has enabled researchers to identify a molecular signature common to both familial and sporadic cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease.
The bridge collapse in Minneapolis this week raises fears about personal safety in most of us, especially those who have suffered past traumas or from personal safety phobias, according to a University at Buffalo expert on post-traumatic stress disorder.
Instead of visiting amusement parks this summer and riding on rollercoasters, high school girls attending a University at Buffalo engineering workshop will develop their own virtual rollercoasters "“ and they will get to "ride" them, too. The workshop is designed to engage high school girls in the use of engineering techniques.
Esther S. Takeuchi, Ph.D., the renowned inventor of the tiny batteries that have helped make implantable cardiac pacemakers, defibrillators and other devices a life-saving reality for millions is leaving her post at Greatbatch, Inc., after 22 years to accept a faculty position at the University at Buffalo.
Experts from the University at Buffalo are available to comment on a variety of topics related to the coming school year. The professors are top researchers who have studied the behavioral, psychological, social, physical, technological, financial -- even environmental -- issues of education. Contact information and summaries of their research follow.
Primate tourism, an economic benefit and conservation tool in many habitat countries, has exploded in popularity over the past two decades in places like China, Borneo, Uganda, Rwanda, Northern Sumatra, Madagascar, Gabon and Central America.
The structure of a novel protein in the bacterium that is the most persistent pathogen in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients has been solved. The discovery unlocks key information that may help lead to the design of antibiotics that will help prevent infection in Cystic Fibrosis and Tuberculosis patients.
Blood vessels that have been tissue-engineered from bone marrow adult stem cells may in the future serve as a patient's own source of new blood vessels following a coronary bypass or other procedures that require vessel replacement, according to new research from the University at Buffalo.
The scientists who develop theoretical predictions for high-energy particle physics experiments say "outsourcing" in their field has allowed the U.S. to lag behind in this area of high-profile, global science.
In a publication selected as a "2007 Hot Article" by the journal Biochemistry, University at Buffalo chemists report the discovery of a central mechanism responsible for the action of the powerful biological catalysts known as enzymes.
Once a public health and environmental hazard responsible for sparking toxic fires and breeding vermin and insects, used tires now are seen as a valuable economic resource.
The final fate of America's favorite mob boss remains to be seen, but one thing is certain: When the last episode of "The Sopranos" airs June 10, the show will go down in American television history as one of the all-time greats, according to University at Buffalo pop-culture expert Elayne Rapping.
This week, Monica Ridgeway, an African-American geology major at the University at Buffalo, will leave her native city for a two-week stint on Baffin Island in the Canadian Arctic on a scientific expedition funded by the National Science Foundation.
McDonald's new advertising campaign to promote high-level career opportunities within the company is a great way to fight the connotation of dead-end drudgery and low wages that comes with "McJobs," according to Jerry M. Newman, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor in the University at Buffalo School of Management.
Bridges that "dance" during earthquakes could be the safest and least expensive to build, retrofit and repair, according to earthquake engineers at the University at Buffalo and MCEER.
Chemical engineers from the University at Buffalo have collaborated with scientists from other institutions to solve a critical bottleneck in the transport and capture of virus nanoparticles, making possible a device that could rapidly sample and detect infectious biological agents, such as viruses.
When Buffalo Sabres center Tim Connolly took the ice for the start of the NHL playoffs in April after being sidelined for 11 months with post-concussion syndrome, his return in large part was due to a new treatment program developed by University at Buffalo researchers.
Experts in grieving and post-traumatic stress disorder are available as sources for media covering the aftermath of the tragic shootings at Virginia Tech.
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