News Releases

All of the latest news about our university. (by topic)

Study: Context in science reporting affects beliefs about, support for science
7/6/21
The public can benefit more if media coverage of scientific failure includes mention that ongoing scrutiny is one of the hallmarks of the scientific enterprise.
Scientists publish a how-to guide for creating mouse-human chimeric embryos
7/2/21
A year after UB scientists demonstrated that it was possible to produce millions of mature human cells in a mouse embryo, they have published a detailed description of the method so that other laboratories can do it, too.
Antidiabetic drug causes double the weight loss of competitor in Type 2 diabetes patients
7/1/21
Patients with Type 2 diabetes who were prescribed SGLT2 inhibitors lost more weight than patients who received GLP-1 receptor agonists, according to a UB-led study.
UB’s Paras Prasad receives prestigious IEEE award
6/29/21
The honor recognizes Prasad’s groundbreaking contributions to the development of multiphoton materials and technologies.
New book explores how poison shaped medieval Chinese medicine and culture
6/28/21
UB history professor Yan Liu probes the history of Chinese medicine through its medicinal substances to tell a previously unwritten story of the value poison acquired in Chinese medicine and culture.
Drug dosage for children could be improved with new method under development
6/25/21
A UB-led team of researchers developed a mathematical equation that helps better simulate the impact of drug dosage on children by age, weight and sex.
With $1.7 million grant, UB will expand alcoholism research training program
6/24/21
At a time when alcoholism is on the rise, the NIAAA grant allows UB to train pre-doctoral students in addition to postdocs.
These sea anemones have a diverse diet. And they eat ants
6/23/21
A study describes the gut contents of giant plumose anemones off the coast of the state of Washington.
In lonely desert landscapes, hunting for clues about pyroclastic surges
6/21/21
How do these destructive phenomena — consisting of fast-flowing gas and ash — move across complex terrain?
UB accepts first class to pipeline program designed to increase diversity in dentistry
6/18/21
Destination Dental School provides participants with an understanding of the day-to-day life of a dentist and dental student, helps strengthen their dental school applications, and develops their skills as researchers.

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