Expert Tip Sheets

Commentary from University at Buffalo faculty experts on breaking news and other events.

Europe could retaliate with tariffs that affect U.S. financial services and tech companies, UB professor says
4/4/25
Leaders may first try to negotiate before imposing reciprocal tariffs, says Timothy Hellwig, an expert on European politics.
UB expert: Signal app leak puts trust in government at risk
3/27/25
Gov’t officials’ blunder could erode voter confidence, says UB military policy expert Carla Martínez Machain.
Encrypted messaging for military operations poses critical risks, UB experts say
3/25/25
What the use of Signal, and platforms like it, means for global security.
Faculty expert on pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics explains importance of field’s specialties
3/18/25
Drug efficacy, safety tied to clear understanding of how the body processes medications.
Supporting workers in uncertain times: UB experts discuss trauma-informed leadership during Social Work Month
3/13/25
Trauma-informed care is an approach that assumes people are more likely than not to have experienced trauma in their lives and seeks to minimize the likelihood of inadvertently retraumatizing people.
Expert: As AI chatbots replace internet search, digital literacy may get worse
2/27/25
The lack of digital literacy understanding and skills is a widespread problem, and one that requires attention at the policy level, says Heidi Julien.
Will Lake Erie completely freeze over?
2/21/25
Joseph Atkinson, director of the Great Lakes Program at UB, weighs in.
UB political scientist: Renewed U.S. and Russia relationship might have deeper geostrategic goals
2/19/25
Both global leaders might have ulterior motives in trying to work together on Ukraine and beyond, Jacob Kathman says.
Lucid dreaming, explained by UB sleep expert Carleara Weiss
2/10/25
There is no definitive explanation for how a dream neurologically transitions from being ordinary to becoming lucid or vivid, Weiss says.
UB researcher explores how picture books can help children learn Black history
2/3/25
Dawnavyn James is the author of the book, 'Beyond February: Teaching Black History Any Day, Every Day, and All Year Long.'

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.