The MCEER researchers and investigators are recognized worldwide for changing standards and improving the earthquake resiliency of buildings and other structures.
Created by the NSF in 1986 as the National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, MCEER is supported by UB, several federal agencies and private industry to advance earthquake engineering.
Researchers from the UB join a new research center with the goal of creating more durable and longer-lasting transportation infrastructure through innovation in materials, construction and structural health monitoring methods.
PolitiFact reports on the disastrous train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, that has left many local residents concerned about public safety and the environment. The article quotes UB faculty members Michel Bruneau and Joana Gaia.
The Associated Press reports on how the devastating earthquake that toppled buildings across parts of Turkey and Syria has revived a longstanding debate locally and in neighboring Cyprus about a large nuclear power station being built on Turkey’s southern Mediterranean coastline.
