Faculty Experts

University at Buffalo faculty experts can provide commentary and analysis on topics in the news. For help finding a faculty expert, contact UB Media Relations at 716-645-6969 or ub-news@buffalo.edu.

Note to members of the news media:

The correct name of the university is “University at Buffalo,” not “University of Buffalo.”

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Artificial Intelligence Experts

University at Buffalo experts are available to discuss all aspects of artificial intelligence, including its history, societal implications and applications. View UB experts on artificial intelligence.

Climate Change Experts

University at Buffalo experts are available to discuss all aspects of climate change, including its causes, solutions and the diverse ways in which people experience it. View UB experts on climate change.

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Driven to Discover: A podcast featuring UB experts

Driven to Discover is a podcast that explores innovative University at Buffalo research through candid conversations with the researchers about their inspirations and goals.

  • John Crassidis on Space Junk
    1/30/23
    His first Halloween costume was an astronaut. Today he is a world-renowned expert in space junk. In this episode of Driven to Discover, aerospace engineer John Crassidis talks to host Cory Nealon about what space junk is, the threat it poses to the future of space travel, and how he and his students are working to solve the problem.
  • Shira Gabriel on Connection and Joy
    9/1/26
    Shira Gabriel first encountered research on our fundamental need to belong as a young grad student—and she was immediately hooked. Now a professor of social psychology at UB, Gabriel explores why connection is so essential to human beings, and how our relationships with other people, groups and even fictional worlds shape our happiness and sense of self.
  • Min-Hsuan Tu on Surviving the Workplace
    5/5/26
    An associate professor of organization and human resources, Min-Hsuan Tu studies topics that anyone with a job can relate to. Fortunately for us, she has distilled her research into a wellspring of practical advice on everything from acing an interview to achieving work-life balance—and shares it in this episode.
  • Elad Levy on the Future of Neurosurgery
    3/31/26
    A pioneer in the field of neurovascular disease, Elad Levy helped make thrombectomy the standard of care for stroke—and he’s still expanding what’s possible. In this episode, he discusses implanting a brain-computer interface in a patient with paralysis, performing carotid stenting in an ambulatory center, and his latest pursuit: fully non-invasive brain surgery.

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The views and opinions expressed by faculty in commentary to news media are based on their scholarship and/or research and do not represent the official positions of the University at Buffalo.

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