Science and Technology

News about the latest UB research in science, engineering and technology, and its impact on society. (see all topics)

UB invests $25 million to address pressing societal problems regionally and worldwide
5/28/15
UB is investing $25 million in an initiative that will harness the strengths of UB faculty from disciplines across the university to confront grand challenges facing humankind.
This Slinky lookalike “hyperlens” helps us see tiny objects
5/22/15
It looks like a Slinky suspended in motion. Yet this photonics advancement – called a metamaterial hyperlens – doesn’t climb down stairs. Instead, it improves our ability to see tiny objects.
With one false tweet, computer-based Hack Crash led to real panic
5/20/15
A false tweet from a hacked account owned by the Associated Press in 2013 sent financial markets into a tailspin
UB and Roswell Park receive $1.85M grant to launch stem cell research program
5/15/15
The grant will support eight graduate students per year for five years.
Two majors, one minor, no problem
5/14/15
Mention the idea of that universal translator to UB senior Natasha Sanford and, though not a science fiction fan, she immediately starts solving the problem of real-time, speech-based translation.
CCR receives $9 million award to improve tool that maximizes supercomputing performance
5/13/15
The tool, developed by UB researchers, is used worldwide by academia, industry and government.
Wilmers to receive Norton medal at University Commencement
5/12/15
Four others - including distinguished faculty, alumni and Buffalo natives – will receive honors at the event.
UB TCIE offering national manufacturing production assessments
5/7/15
The initiative will help provide individuals with greater leverage in securing higher-wage jobs and employers with better insight into worker proficiency.
How noise changes the way the brain gets information
5/5/15
In mice, prolonged exposure to sound altered cells connected to the brain in a new UB-led study.
Chemistry student receives Schlumberger Fellowship
4/24/15
Pennante Naa Ayikailey “Penny” Bruce-Vanderpuije, a doctoral candidate in the UB Department of Chemistry, has received the prestigious 2015 Schlumberger Foundation Faculty for the Future Fellowship.

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