Science and Technology

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  • UB's Oscars of Digital Student Videos -- 'City Voices, City Visions' Makes a Return Engagement
    6/6/12
    The University at Buffalo's "City Voices, City Visions" student film festival will present its "Academy Awards" to the winning high school digital cinematographers 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 7, 2012, at the Market Arcade Film and Arts Centre, 639 Main St., in downtown Buffalo.
  • Between the Ear and Brain, an Orderly Orchestra of Synapses
    6/5/12
    The brain receives information from the ear in a surprisingly orderly fashion, according to a University at Buffalo study scheduled to appear June 6 in the Journal of Neuroscience.
  • National Grid Partners with UB to Offer Summer Camp for Tomorrow's Engineers
    5/31/12
    Where can future engineers go to build robots, learn about engineering disasters and test toy buildings on a life-sized earthquake shake table? Beginning this July, they can go to the University at Buffalo, thanks to a generous gift from National Grid.
  • Good News for Nanomedicine: Quantum Dots Appear Safe in Pioneering Study on Primates
    5/21/12
    A pioneering study to gauge the toxicity of quantum dots in primates has found the tiny crystals to be safe over a one-year period, a hopeful outcome for doctors and scientists seeking new ways to battle diseases like cancer through nanomedicine.
  • 2012 Venture Forum Connects Investors With Promising Technologies From New York State and Ontario, Canada
    5/18/12
    Investors and entrepreneurs from across the Great Lakes region convened in Buffalo May 16-17 for the 2012 Venture Forum, which featured networking and deal-making in high-tech sectors.
  • Using Graphene, Scientists Develop a Less Toxic Way to Rust-Proof Steel
    5/17/12
    University at Buffalo researchers are making significant progress on rust-proofing steel using a graphene-based composite that could serve as a non-toxic alternative to coatings that contain hexavalent chromium, a probable carcinogen.
  • Investors Come Looking for Deals in Upstate/Western New York
    5/14/12
    Downstate and out-of-town investors are coming to Buffalo in May looking for deals and new ideas. The 2012 Venture Forum is attracting new attention from investment firms from New York City, Ohio, California, Maryland, Illinois and Pennsylvania.
  • Media Advisory: Fast-Paced Venture Forum to Kick Off Week of Events for Great Lakes Investors, Entrepreneurs
    5/14/12
    Investors and entrepreneurs from across the Great Lakes will convene in Buffalo May 16-17 for the 2012 Venture Forum, a premier event for introducing investors to promising technologies from New York State and Ontario, Canada.
  • UB Dedicates New $75 Million School of Engineering Building on North Campus
    5/10/12
    The University at Buffalo today officially opened its new $75 million, environmentally friendly School of Engineering and Applied Sciences research facility. Located on UB's North Campus, Barbara and Jack Davis Hall is named in honor of the Western New York couple in recognition of their lifetime philanthropic contributions to the university.
  • Media Advisory: $75 million Engineering Building on North Campus to be Dedicated on Thursday
    5/9/12
    The University at Buffalo will hold a dedication ceremony on Thursday, May 10, for Barbara and Jack Davis Hall, a $75 million School of Engineering and Applied Sciences building on the North Campus.