UB College of Arts and Sciences News

Koolulam, the global mass singing experience, to hold event at Asbury Hall — Google 翻訳
Koolulam is a social music initiative that, for seven years, has been presenting mass singing events meant to strengthen societal relationships and connections by singing in large groups.

Prestigious Department of Energy program selects UB geology student studying plants’ response to drought
Fiona Ellsworth will conduct research at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory on root carbon dynamics under drought conditions.

Media advisory: EPA to celebrate UB’s East Side air quality monitoring project
Media are invited to attend a press conference Tuesday, April 16, at the Delavan-Grider Community Center.

Newly sequenced genome reveals coffee’s prehistoric origin story — and its future under climate change
Study charts family history of Arabica, world’s most popular coffee species, through Earth’s heating and cooling periods over last millennia.

Did RNA droplets help originate life on Earth? UB researcher awarded Hypothesis Fund to explore — Google 翻訳
Droplet formation may have protected RNA in the prebiotic world, allowing it to self-replicate and kickstart life.

Study: Young adults with a history of school discipline report depressive symptoms, lower well-being — Google 翻訳
“It’s time to rethink school discipline entirely,” says University at Buffalo sociologist and study author.

UB geoscientists to help photograph total solar eclipse for NASA — Google 翻訳
Teams across the path of totality will take advantage of a rare opportunity to observe the sun’s atmosphere.

From Earth to Mars: Transporting spin information at the speed of light — Google 翻訳
Scientists transfer electron spin to photons, a quantum tech advancement that could offer rapid communication over interplanetary distances.

UB distributes over 12,000 NSF eclipse glasses to local students — Google 翻訳
Eyewear protection, provided at no cost to schools, will allow thousands of kids to safely view April 8 event.

UB English professor co-edits the definitive edition of Emily Dickinson’s letters
First such collection published in 60 years reveals “what an extraordinary friend Emily Dickinson was to so many people.”