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To hack or not to hack, that is the ethical question
6/12/26
Study finds interest in lawful hacking overlaps with interest in criminal hacking, raising concerns for cybersecurity education.
Acclaimed UB poet Myung Mi Kim elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences’ class of 2026
6/11/26
Kim is an expert in 20th-century American poetry and transcultural poetics and is regarded as one of the most influential figures in the field of contemporary experimental poetry.
UB spinout POP Biotechnologies receives up to $9.7 million for rapid-response vaccine platform
6/11/26
Funding will help Buffalo-based company advance a bird flu vaccine candidate and test its vaccine platform for future outbreak response.
New global early warning system forecasts biodiversity exposure to extreme heat
6/11/26
Over 3,500 species could have been exposed to unprecedented temperatures between 2024 and 2025.

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Faculty Experts

5/29/26
Pauline Mendola

Chair and SUNY Distinguished Professor of Epidemiology and Environmental Health

Expertise: chronic diseases in pregnancy; environmental factors impacting reproductive and pediatric health; health effects of air pollution and extreme temperatures

Phone: 716-829-5356
Email: pmendola@buffalo.edu
2/13/24
Timothy Hellwig
Professor of Political Science

Expertise: politics of European nations, the European Union, immigration and trade in Europe, the US, and globally, public support for presidents and governments around the world.
Phone: 716-645-8440
Email: thellwig@buffalo.edu

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UB in the News

Donald Trump’s evangelical base may be cracking
6/12/26
Newsweek interviewed Jacob Neiheisel about a new poll that shows President Donald Trump's approval rating slipping among evangelicals.
Thanks to natural selection, Indigenous Andeans may digest potatoes better than anyone else in the world, study finds
6/8/26
Live Science features research co-authored by Omer Gokcumen, on the evolutionary advantages of certain genes, spurred by the consumption of potatoes 800,000 years ago.
8 common food ingredients linked to heart disease risk, scientists find
6/6/26
Prevention sought the expertise of Katherine Balantekin regarding common food preservatives that are linked to heart disease, including sodium nitrite and ascorbic acid.
How to protect yourself from ticks and safely remove them, according to experts
6/4/26
Yahoo! Health tapped Thomas Russo regarding tick-borne illnesses and how to stay safe during the summer.

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