After 30 years of earning paychecks on the water, I’ve realized that Murphy’s law is, well, overly optimistic: If something can go wrong, it will. And when it does, it’s ­usually at the worst possible ...

With their lives figuratively “on the line,” four UB faculty members will have to use their wit and persuasive skills to survive in the upcoming Life Raft Debate. The seventh annual debate, sponsored ...

All of us need life rafts, and we have them whether we’re aware of them or not. We have people who love us. A community or activities that nurture us. Help us regain our strength. That literally saves ...

Which life raft is best? As with any good lifesaving device, you have to hope you’ll never need a life raft. But whether your watercraft is going down or you find your home flooded in the middle of a ...