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UB co-sponsors NY pavilion at BIO International Convention
6/16/14
The University at Buffalo’s New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences will partner with the Buffalo Niagara Enterprise, Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus and National Grid to sponsor New York’s pavilion at the 2014 BIO International Convention, the world’s largest event for the biotechnology industry being held June 23-26 in San Diego.
Paper towels fold in study versus hand dryers
6/6/14
Don’t touch that paper towel! High-speed hand dryers are cleaner, more environmentally friendly and save a bundle over time.
Brain traffic jams that can disappear in 30 seconds
6/5/14
Motorists in Los Angeles, San Francisco and other gridlocked cities could learn something from the fruit fly. Scientists have found that cellular blockages, the molecular equivalent to traffic jams, in nerve cells of the insect’s brain can form and dissolve in 30 seconds or less.
Eight companies approved for START-UP NY at UB
6/4/14
Eight companies have been selected as the inaugural group of START-UP NY companies relocating on or near the University at Buffalo campuses, New York State Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced today.
Supreme Court decision clarifies ‘third-party’ infringement of intellectual property rights
6/3/14
Yesterday’s Supreme Court decision in the Limelight Networks v. Akamai Technologies case states criminal law should not bear much weight in how third-party infringement of property rights cases are decided, according to a University at Buffalo Law School professor and expert on cyberspace legal issues.
Kofke named fellow of American Institute of Chemical Engineers
6/2/14
BUFFALO, N.Y – David Kofke, Ph.D., SUNY Distinguished Professor in the University at Buffalo Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, was named a fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).
UB’s Buffalo Partnership Project changing the lives of refugee students
5/30/14
Buffalo Public School social studies teacher Lisa Spaulding has heard the background stories of the refugee students at Lafayette High School, particularly the ones told by the girls. “Absolutely hair-raising,” Spaulding says. “Frightening. All absolutely heart-breaking."
Students build model Mars rover for NASA-sponsored competition
5/30/14
BUFFALO, N.Y. – With an Xbox controller in hand, University at Buffalo students will drive a model Mars rover over rocky terrain.
Increased social network can have big payoff for nonprofits, study shows
5/28/14
Charitable fundraising once depended primarily upon a charity’s size, efficiency and longstanding reputation. That was before Razoo, Kickstarter, Facebook and Twitter came to town.
UB spinoff Nanobiotix looks to bring cancer treatment to market
5/23/14
Laurent Levy left the University at Buffalo in 1999 with a dream: transforming his recently completed postdoctoral research on nanomedicine into real-world products for patients battling cancer. Today, the scientist-turned-entrepreneur is zeroing in on that goal.