Global Impact

News about UB’s global partnerships and our impact around the world. (see all topics)

UB to host Marie Curie fellow Ilenia Pittui
5/14/26
Art historian will tap UB’s resources to study Ottoman and Safavid cultures.
AI spots hidden security flaws in hundreds of 5G smartphone models
5/11/26
UB-led research prompts fixes from MediaTek and Qualcomm; leads to work with Apple and Google.
Goyal receives industrial achievement award for superconducting technology
4/30/26
Goyal has 'played a central leadership role in bridging fundamental materials research with industrial deployment.'
Integrating pharmacists into kidney disease care team can provide better outcomes for patients
4/28/26
UB’s Calvin Meaney co-authors commentary highlighting benefits of relying on pharmacists, especially with shortage of nephrologists.
UB and Roswell Park develop AI tool to assess lung cancer surgery complication risk
4/24/26
Multimodal model delivers personalized risk estimates and clinician-adjustable insights to support surgical decisions.
Why doesn’t the U.S. recycle more plastic? New study points to lack of access.
4/8/26
Recycling infrastructure inequities in the South, sparsely populated states tied to lower income, less-college educated communities.
Study: New device and method detect percentage of recycled plastic in plastic products
3/23/26
University at Buffalo researchers aim to provide regulators and others a quick and reliable way to assess sustainability claims.
UB HIV prevention expert publishes commentary in The Lancet
3/17/26
Gloria Aidoo-Frimpong’s invited commentary discusses the significance of a major efficacy trial involving the game Tumaini and what it signals about the future of HIV prevention for young people.
As wildfires intensify, UB researchers test if AI can improve fire spread prediction
3/11/26
Evaluation of deep learning tools underscores strengths, limitations and opportunities for next‑generation hybrid modeling.
UB researchers advance solvent-based recycling for flexible plastics
3/5/26
New studies suggest the energy efficient and eco-friendly approach could help reuse millions of tons of plastics.