2017 - UBNow: News and views for UB faculty and staff - University at Buffalo

Total solar eclipses happen every 18 months. So why is this one rare?
8/10/17
The Aug. 21 event is generating huge interest in the United States because it will be viewable across the country — which is somewhat unusual, says UB physicist Dejan Stojkovic.
White supremacist groups, emboldened by political rhetoric and policy, are part of an old tradition that isn’t going away, UB history professor says
8/15/17
Charlottesville ‘won’t be the last time we see something like this,’ Carole Emberton says.
Total solar eclipse will be a first for many in the U.S. — including a UB expert traveling to see it
8/16/17
“People will be able to see stars as if it were nighttime,” says UB mathematician Gino Biondini, who received his PhD in theoretical physics.
Houston’s flooding underscores disaster management challenges of years to come in communities nationwide, UB expert says
8/30/17
Geographer Chris Renschler researches extreme events, including flooding.
When it comes to a major emergency, there is no fool-proof evacuation plan. That’s where neighbors come in, UB disaster preparedness expert says
8/31/17
Hurricane Harvey has again demonstrated that emergency planning is everybody’s business, Natalie Simpson say.