Artificial Intelligence

News about UB’s artificial intelligence programs and related events. (see all topics)

Researcher’s AI-powered drug discovery tool supported by Empire AI
9/22/25
Thomas Grant secures $2.18 million grant to pioneer protein-studying tool that could lead to new and personalized medicine.
Ryan Zhenqi Zhou receives national scholarship for geography research
9/19/25
The PhD candidate applies geospatial data science and AI to address natural disasters, public health challenges and more.
Oral biology postdoc to examine periodontal disease through AI lens
9/16/25
Researcher receives NIH Pathway to Independence Award, will work with UB mentors.
Researchers reveal the infection risks oral mucositis poses to stem cell transplant patients, introduce AI tool to predict them
9/8/25
Patients undergoing stem cell transplants for blood cancers who develop oral mucositis are at nearly four times the risk of developing a severe infection.
First-of-their-kind ‘AI + X’ degrees to be offered at UB this fall
8/14/25
Newly approved programs will prepare students to use AI in other disciplines and be offered in collaboration with new Department of AI and Society.
UB workshops will train chemists in AI, thanks to half-million-dollar NSF grant
8/1/25
Funding will also support the development of a "machine learning for chemists’ course.
Scientists give robots a sense of touch with fabric that mimics human skin
7/31/25
The electronic textile sensor could be useful in manufacturing, robotic surgery, even prosthetic limbs in the near future.
AI-assisted sorting, other new technologies could improve plastic recycling
7/18/25
Review article analyzes the latest methods in plastic recycling guided by process systems engineering approaches.
Study: Quick, pain-free breast imaging system shows promise in early clinical tests
7/10/25
Automated scan takes less than a minute and produces AI-powered, clear 3D images.
How can AI be more energy efficient? UB researchers look to human brain for inspiration
7/1/25
Neuromorphic computing, which mimics architecture of brain, could support growing energy demands of AI.

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