Science and Technology

News about the latest UB research in science, engineering and technology, and its impact on society. (see all topics)

Ford Versypt awarded $2.1 million NIH grant to study growth and break-up of tissues
1/27/26
She hopes that the research will allow physicians to better predict how to promote regeneration across different tissue systems in the body.
UB online programs in nursing, engineering management among top 10 nationwide
1/27/26
The rankings, from U.S. News & World Report, highlight the excellence of these innovative educational courses.
New insight into light–matter thermalization could advance neutral-atom quantum computing
1/21/26
Simulation of Rydberg arrays inside optical cavity shows photons and atoms don’t always rapidly settle at same temperature and destroy quantum information.
Siwei Lyu named director of Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science
1/21/26
SUNY Distinguished Professor is a leading expert on deepfakes and mitigating misinformation online.
Study: Cigarette filters are an underestimated source of microplastic pollution
1/16/26
Filters release two dozen microfibers upon first contact with water, threatening wildlife and human health.
UB scientist awarded $50,000 for acute respiratory distress syndrome research
1/13/26
The grant, from SUNY’s Technology Accelerator Fund, will help advance treatments for life-threatening lung condition.
Greenland’s Prudhoe Dome ice cap was completely gone only 7,000 years ago, first GreenDrill study finds
1/5/26
Core samples pulled from beneath ice sheet suggests region is highly sensitive to the temperatures of our current interglacial period.
UB is part of joint $17 million NIH grant to study temporomandibular disorders
1/5/26
Dental medicine, medicine and philosophy professors collaborate on multi-institution project.
Josephson junctions — quantum computing building blocks — are possible with only one superconductor
12/29/25
Ferromagent iron finds way to sync with superconducting metal vanadium.
Mukherjee receives Society for Risk Analysis Distinguished Young Risk Analyst Award
12/22/25
Mukherjee’s research advances the field of risk science by integrating operations research and artificial intelligence.

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