May

Not the balls of stale grey fluff that collect under your bed, but the tiny bits of mostly reflective material that hang in the Earth’s atmosphere, influencing weather conditions like temperature, rain and wind. It’s a curious field of study that matters a lot — especially as the planet’s climate changes.

Jamie Ostrov, professor in the Department of Psychology, has received a $2.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to examine the critical developmental and educational transition children make when moving from pre-K to kindergarten.

The annual festival and conference for emerging composers is back for another year of activities dedicated to the presentation of very recent music.

The multimedia study by UB faculty member Jody Biehl creates a rich, diverse narrative of Buffalo’s immigration story.