The article "Set Theory" by Daniel W. Cunningham, professor of mathematics, now appears in the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (IEP). The foundational role of set theory and its mathematical development have raised many philosophical questions that have been debated since its inception in the late nineteenth century; for example, Does infinity exist, and if so, are there different kinds of infinity? Is there a mathematical universe? Are all mathematical problems solvable? Before pursuing the philosophical issues concerning set theory, one should be familiar with a standard mathematical development of set theory. This article presents such a development.

The submission and review process of articles submitted to the IEP is the same as that with printed philosophy journals, books, and reference works. The authors are specialists in the areas in which they write, and are frequently leading authorities. Submissions are peer reviewed by specialists according to strict criteria. The peer-review process is rigorous and meets high academic standards. Julian Cole, associate professor of philosophy at Buffalo State, is the IEP editor for the subject area Philosophy of Mathematics.

Susan McMillen, professor of mathematics, and Pixita del Prado Hill, professor of elementary education, literacy, and educational leadership, presented "Using Co-teaching to Develop 21st-Century Literacies in Secondary Teacher Candidates" at the National Association for Professional Development Schools annual conference in Atlanta, Georgia, February 14–16. The presentation shared research on their co-teaching of EDU 416: Teaching Literacy in Middle and Secondary Schools and its associated service learning with English learners at Lafayette International High School.

Susan McMillen, professor of mathematics, and Jodelle Magner, associate professor of mathematics, presented "High School STEM Partnerships Take Flight" at the National Association for Professional Development Schools annual conference in Atlanta, Georgia, February 14–16. Dr. Magner's partnership with West Seneca East High School had Buffalo State teacher candidates teaching high school students about parametric equations through launching model rockets. Dr. McMillen's teacher candidates helped WNY Martime Charter high school students become producers of technology by building working FM radios and using Play-Doh and other conductors as keyboards to run their computers.

A poem by Carol Townsend, associate professor of art and design, titled "Sanctuary," was chosen as the first runner-up (PDF, 410 KB) for the Carolyn Forché Prize for Humanitarian Poetry and will be included in the upcoming anthology Elusions: Refugee Poems (WaterWood Press, 2019).

Judges for the prize were James Adams, a 2007 Pulitzer Prize finalist, and Peter Anderson, winner of the Literary Fiction Book Review Award in 2015. Carolyn Forché is renowned as a “poet of witness” and has been a human rights activist for more than 30 years.

Zhang Jie, professor of sociology and director of the Center for China Studies, and Lyu Juncheng published their paper "BP Neural Network Prediction Model for Suicide Attempt among Chinese Rural Residents" in the Journal of Affective Disorders 246 (2019): 465–473.

Zhang Jie, professor of sociology and director of the Center for China Studies, published his paper "Combined Effects of Depression and Anxiety on Suicide: A Case-Control Psychological Autopsy Study in Rural China" in the journal Psychiatry Research 271 (2019): 370–373. The paper's coauthors, Xinxia Liu and Le Fang, were both visiting scholars to Buffalo State in 2015–2016.

Zhang Jie, professor of sociology and director of the Center for China Studies, and Sibo Zhao published their paper "The Association between Depression, Suicidal Ideation and Psychological Strains in College Students: A Cross-National Study" in the journal Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry 42 (4): 914–928. Dr. Zhao was a visiting scholar to Buffalo State in 2010.

Zhang Jie, professor of sociology and director of the Center for China Studies, published his paper "Factors Associated with Depression among Chinese College Students" in the journal Clinical Depression 4 (3): 136–139. The study's coauthors were Yiwen Zhang, Yujie Tuo, and David Lester.

Zhang Jie, professor of sociology and director of the Center for China Studies, and Dwight A. Hennessy, chair and professor of psychology, along with coauthors Yanzheng Liu, Sibo Zhao, and Haoyi Ji, published their study "Psychological Strains, Depressive Symptoms, and Suicidal Ideation among Medical and Non-medical Staff in Urban China" in the Journal of Affective Disorders 245: 22-27. Dr. Sibo Zhao was a visiting scholar to Buffalo State in 2010.

Zhang Jie, professor of sociology and director of the Center for China Studies, published his paper "The Moderating Effect of Social Support on the Relationship between Physical Health and Suicidal Thoughts among Chinese Rural Elderly: A Nursing Home Sample" in the International Journal of Mental Health Nursing 27 (5): 1371–1382. The study's coauthors were Zhang Dan, Yang Yang, Menglian Wu, Xia Zhao, Yaoyao Sun, Hui Xie, Hongkai Li, Yuqin Li, Kefang Wang, Jihui Jia, and Yonggang Su.