Awards

News about awards and recognition earned by UB and members of our community. (see all topics)

NIH awards UB $21.7 million for clinical and translational science
2/10/20
The award recognizes UB’s progress in bringing the benefits of clinical and translational science to patients, including the tripling of clinical trials since 2015.
UB chemist awarded $2 million NIH grant for enzyme research
1/29/20
One major objective is to understand molecular interactions that enable enzymes to accelerate chemical reactions.
UB professor leads team working to improve emergency care for children
12/20/19
E. Brooke Lerner directs research to improve treatment before a child arrives at the hospital.
Genco posthumously named fellow of National Academy of Inventors
12/17/19
Robert J. Genco, SUNY Distinguished Professor of Oral Biology, Periodontics and Microbiology, has been posthumously named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.
UB-led team awarded $2 million to study brain, motor-skill learning
12/12/19
Researchers to develop neuronal circuit simulator; could lead to smarter computers and new treatments for memory loss.
Innovation Hub provides funding to seven entrepreneurial teams
12/11/19
The $500,000 investment will support efforts to fight respiratory failure, improve batteries, the development of ‘cobots’ and more.
Calvin Meaney receives NYS ACCP Researcher of the Year Award
11/20/19
Calvin Meaney, clinical associate professor in the UB School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, received the 2019 Researcher of the Year Award from the New York State Chapter of the ACCP.
New anti-bullying effort, based on bystander intervention, seeks teen input
11/6/19
UB receives $1.38 million grant to develop teen-driven, anti-bullying program centered on bystander intervention.
UB spinoff lands nearly $1 million in federal funding to develop brain aneurysm screening
11/4/19
Neurovascular Diagnostics was co-founded by a local entrepreneur who lost his wife to aneurysms.
With artificial intelligence, UB researchers aim to improve diabetes care
10/31/19
Team receives $200,000 JDRF grant to develop hybrid model to better understand blood glucose and insulin dynamics.

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