Vida Vanchan, professor of geography and planning, coauthored the chapter “Risk Management and Reduction in Global Supply Chains and Production Networks: Reshoring and Rightshoring Versus Offshoring” in the recently published book The Political Economy of Industrial Strategy in the UK (C. Berry, J. Froud, and T. Baker, eds.; Agenda Publishing, 2021). In offering a broad political economy perspective on economic statecraft and development in the UK, this book focuses on the political and institutional foundations of industrial policy, the value of "foundational" economic practices, the challenge of greening capitalism and addressing regional inequalities, and the new financial and corporate governance structures required to radicalize industrial strategy.

Deborah Silverman, associate professor and chair of the Communication Department, chaired a panel discussion, "'We've Got This': Assessment of Public Relations Programs" for the Public Relations Society of America Educators Academy virtual annual conference on October 22. Topics included panelists' experiences with assessment at their schools, common errors in assessment, differences between student learning outcomes and program learning outcomes, and resources for assessment. Panelists included Bey-Ling Sha, dean of Cal State Fullerton's School of Communications; Patricia Curtin, professor of communication and assessment director at the University of Oregon; and Denise Bortree, professor and associate dean at Penn State University's Bellisario College of Communications.

Sourav Biswas, assistant professor of chemistry, delivered an invited seminar, titled "Heterogeneous Oxidation Catalysis: A Sustainable Route for Fine Chemical Production," at the Pittsburgh-Cleveland Catalysis Society 2021 Annual Symposium on Friday, October 15, at the University of Pittsburgh. The symposium was sponsored by the North American Catalysis Society. It was an honor for him to represent SUNY Buffalo State and share the stage with faculties from Pennsylvania State University, the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Delaware, and Carnegie Mellon University.

Michael Littman, associate professor and chair of the Business Department, and his son, Ezra, delivered New Year's holiday baskets to Holocaust survivors for Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year 5782. The baskets were provided by the Holocaust Resource Center.

Michael Littman, associate professor and chair of the Business Department, was reelected president of the Morton Lane Federal Credit Union Board of Trustees. With assets of over $65 million, the credit union has membership from Buffalo State College, UB, and Roswell Park.

Zhang Jie, SUNY Distinguished Professor of Sociology and director of the Center for China Studies, published the article "Study on the Cut-Off Point of Psychological Strain Scale (PSS) Applied to Different Gender Groups" in the journal Chinese Evidence-Based Nursing (in Chinese) 7 (12): 1600–1605. The article's coauthors were Zhang Xuekun and Yanzheng Liu.

Zhang Jie, SUNY Distinguished Professor of sociology and director of the Center for China Studies, and Dwight Hennessy, professor and department chair of psychology, published the article "Characteristics and Risk Factors for Suicide in People with Schizophrenia in Comparison to Those without Schizophrenia" in Psychiatry Research 304:114166. Juncheng Lyu was a coauthor.

Zhang Jie, SUNY Distinguished Professor of Sociology and director of the Center for China Studies, published the article "Religious Affiliation and Suicidality among College Students in China: A Cross-Sectional Study across Six Provinces," in the journal PLoS ONE 16 (5): e0251698. The article's coauthors were Bob Lew, Kairi Kőlves, Wang Zhizhong, Harold G. Koenig, Paul S. F. Yip, Mansor Abu Talib, Augustine Osman, Ching Sin Siau, and Caryn Mei Hsien Chan.

Zhang Jie, SUNY Distinguished Professor of Sociology and director of the Center for China Studies, published the article "Gender Characteristics in Methods of Chinese Rural Young Suicides" in the International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction 19 (2): 438–446. The paper's coauthors were Xiaomei Xu, Qin Zhou, and Long Sun. Dr. Long Sun was a visiting scholar to Buffalo State College in the 2014–2015 academic year.

Alexander Nazarenko, professor of chemistry, coauthored the open-access paper "Novel Insecticides from Alkylated and Acylated Derivatives of Thymol and Eugenol for the Control of Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)" published in the Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society. This paper is a result of ongoing successful cooperation with two teams of Brazilian scientists.