Global Impact

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

Media Advisory: UB to conduct earthquake building tests Thursday
12/20/23
Researchers will use shake table to simulate quake on full-scale wood-frame building; could help change building codes, make new buildings safer.
UB-founded company uses AI to assist surgeons treating brain aneurysms in real time
12/18/23
QAS.AI awarded $1 million National Science Foundation grant for clinical evaluation in Buffalo, Florida.
Study identifies key ingredient for affordable fuel cell catalysts
12/5/23
Researchers add hydrogen to iron-nitrogen-carbon catalysts; could greatly reduce costs of climate friendly fuel cells.
UB awarded $1 million for ‘space economy’ grant by U.S. Space Force, AFRL
11/30/23
Engineers will use the award to better track objects in deep outer space.
Genomic study sheds light on how carnivorous Asian pitcher plants acquired signature insect traps
11/23/23
The plants’ duplicated genomes may have paved the way for specialized carnivory, as well as separate-sexed plants.
Study identifies key algae species helping soft corals survive warming oceans
11/22/23
The algae, from the genus Breviolum, resides inside the coral tissue, forming a symbiotic relationship.
UB AI expert David Doermann testifies before Congress on threat of deepfakes
11/20/23
The U.S. isn't 'moving fast enough to curtail the continued damage' deepfakes are doing, he says.
For spotting deepfakes, journalists turn to AI expert Siwei Lyu
11/15/23
With next year’s presidential election and the emergence of tools like ChatGPT, Lyu's role as a deepfake detective will likely continue to grow.
Morse to lead SUNY, West Indies leadership and sustainable development center
11/14/23
The Center for Leadership and Sustainable Development was created in 2016 under an agreement that established a partnership between SUNY and UWI.
Amit Goyal serves on National Academies’ committee for NSF's work on Materials Genome Initiative
11/3/23
The expert panel recently issued a report on the National Science Foundation’s participation in the Materials Genome Initiative.

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