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America's long and troubled history of segregated public parks
6/1/20
Victoria Wolcott wrote an op-ed article for the New York Daily News discussing how recent incidents of violence against African Americans highlight two related historical phenomena that structure American race relations.
Covid-19 skepticism puts author Alex Berenson at center of Amazon controversy
6/5/20
The Wall Street Journal interviewed Nancy Nielsen in a story on the controversy surrounding a booklet written by Alex Berenson in which he expresses skepticism of how governments are handling the COVID-19 crisis.
Want to fight racial injustice? UB professor offers ideas
6/15/20
Urban studies scholar Henry Louis Taylor Jr. speaks to HuffPost about how non-Black people can be allies in the effort to bring about change.
Why Gorsuch upheld civil rights for LGBTQ Americans
6/16/20
The Christian Science Monitor interviewed Michael Boucai, in a story on a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case in which justices ruled, 6-3, that firing an employee because of their sexual orientation or gender identity violates federal law.
Why Target is raising its minimum wage to $15
6/17/20
NPR's Marketplace quotes Erin Hatton in a story on Target raising the minimum wage to $15, ahead of Walmart, which pays at least $11 an hour.
Fact check: Ellen, Oprah, many others are not under house arrest
6/18/20
USA Today quoted Yotam Ophir in an article fact-checking the claim that several politicians and celebrities were under house arrest for sex trafficking.
How to handle anxiety about going back to work, according to experts
6/20/20
Bustle interviewed Mark Frank in an article on managing anxiety while returning to work amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
911 calls for EMS dropped 25 percent nationwide amid coronavirus
6/26/20
The Boston Globe reported on a UB study authored by E. Brooke Learner that found that 911 calls for emergency medical services (EMS) have dropped 26% since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but EMS-attended deaths have doubled.
Airbnb announced vigorous new cleaning protocols for hosts in response to COVID-19.
6/29/20
Business Insider quoted Thomas Russo in a report on the safety of new cleaning requirements for Airbnb hosts.
Pandemic forces study abroad programs to rethink offerings
6/29/20
Education news website Diverse quotes Mara Huber in an article on how colleges, like UB, quickly pivoted to offer study abroad programs virtually due to the pandemic.