Parties have less reason to unify, less popular candidates have less reason to drop out of the race, and potential voters have less reason to compromise in deciding their vote, UB political scientist James Campbell says.
To keep the public informed but not alarmed, it is important for health experts and governmental agencies to communicate simple, clear facts to ordinary citizens, UB health communication expert says.
Doing some quick research and practicing a little bit of mindfulness are essential skills when navigating the today’s somewhat confusing media landscape, says Helen Wang.
As COVID-19 spreads throughout the U.S. and social distancing and school closures begin, families of children with special needs are already experiencing the consequences.
"The list of the challenges they were facing in 1918 goes on and on, and yet Buffalo came out of it," says Shauna Zorich, a UB expert on infectious disease epidemiology.
The importance of the gathering needs to be balanced with potential consequences, especially if some family members are vulnerable and are at risk for a bad outcome if they become infected with the new coronavirus.
The first Earth Day in 1970 was a “youthquake.” It wasn’t one event. It was at least 12,000, and most were organized by teenagers and twenty-somethings, says UB environmental historian Adam Rome.
In modern and historic times, health care institutions have often wrongly assumed people with disabilities have a poor quality of life, says UB researcher Michael Rembis.
With crisis comes misinformation, warns UB digital literacy expert Heidi Julien. Use the CRAP test, she recommends, a four-step assessment that filters out info filled with bias and fiction.
For health care professionals on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, practicing mindful self-care – even if for minutes each day – can help with avoiding burnout.
Ultraviolet (UV) light has the ability to improve immune responses and promote health, but prolonged exposure is linked to an increased risk of skin cancer.
Sourav Sengupta, MD, training director for child psychiatry in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, offers these 10 tips for coping with pandemic-related stress.
African American vulnerability to the disease was ignored by the White House, elected officials and public health experts, according to Henry Louis Taylor, Jr.
“Race was the issue of the 20th century. Race and the color line is also the issue of the 21st century,” says Henry Louis Taylor Jr., urban studies expert.
Light therapy is gaining mainstream acceptance in health care, but government and insurance regulations of the treatment continue to lag behind, says UB expert Praveen Arany.
The common practice of naming infectious diseases after specific people or places perpetuates xenophobia around the globe, says UB expert Tiffany Karalis Noel.
Schools choosing to extend remote learning would place stress on teachers attempting to balance motherhood and rising expectations for educators, says UB expert Julie Gorlewski.
The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified on Aug. 18, 1920 and adopted on Aug. 26, 1920 after a long struggle that still holds relevance today.
SGM populations report riskier drinking patterns, higher rates of some cancers, more mental health symptoms and greater health problems among older SGMs.
Celebrating Halloween during the pandemic will definitely be different but it’s still possible to have fun while staying safe, say UB pediatric infectious disease specialists.
The pandemic shows that resources are needed to help renters avoid eviction, just as the 2008 financial crisis demonstrated the need to help homeowners avoid foreclosure, says UB expert.
Most police officers are not trained to handle mental health calls in a non-violent manner, says Diane Elze, associate professor in UB's School of Social Work.
The instability is fueled by three sources: Trump and the GOP not willing to concede defeat, growing authoritarianism in states, and a federal judiciary that leans Republican, Gardner says.
Forthcoming research by Janet Yang, an expert in science, health and risk communication, identifies two important prosocial emotions that can influence the likelihood of people embracing scientifically grounded pandemic response measures.