Science and Technology

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  • How Rare is that Fingerprint? Computational Forensics Provides the First Clues
    12/7/10
    Crime scene forensic analysis has long functioned on the premise that a person's unique identity is hidden in the tiny loops and swirls of their fingerprints, but teasing that information out of the incomplete prints left at crime scenes is still an inexact science, at best.
  • Snow and Traffic: UB Transportation Project Could Help Region Better Manage Traffic During Bad Weather
    12/3/10
    Powerful, localized snowstorms can snarl traffic for hours or days, as Western New York saw this week when a section of the New York State Thruway closed for 24 hours. That's exactly the kind of scenario that University at Buffalo engineers hope to prevent when they complete a computer simulation of the area's roadways.
  • Dance of the Snow Plows: Buffalo Architect Choreographs Months-Long Snowscaping Project
    11/30/10
    Where other Buffalonians see only piles of white, Sergio Lopez-Pineiro sees opportunity. This winter, the University at Buffalo architect will complete a months-long landscaping project using a single material commonly associated with Buffalo: snow.
  • UB's Ken Takeuchi is Carnegie Foundation's New York Professor of the Year
    11/18/10
    The night before Ken Takeuchi started teaching Chemistry 101 back in 1983, he walked into the empty classroom in Acheson Hall on the University at Buffalo's South Campus, where he was about to begin his career.
  • Big Hopes, Small Pharma: UB Spin-Off Wins FDA Orphan Designation for Drug made from Tarantula Venom
    11/9/10
    As Rose Pharmaceuticals marks its first anniversary this month, the stockbroker and University at Buffalo researchers who founded the company are celebrating a year of accomplishments.
  • Regional and International Awards Recognize UB's Effort to Create a Model 21st Century Campus
    11/9/10
    The University at Buffalo's comprehensive physical plan has received regional and international awards for excellence in three distinct areas: planning, landscape architecture and economic development.
  • UB's Alexandridis to Receive 2010 Schoellkopf Award
    11/8/10
    Paschalis Alexandridis, PhD, a UB distinguished professor and the director of graduate studies in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering in the UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, has been chosen to receive the 2010 Jacob F. Schoellkopf Award.
  • New Architecture and Planning Dean Wins Regional Achievement Award for Sustained Contributions to Planning Practice
    11/5/10
    The New York Upstate Chapter of the American Planning Association has awarded Robert G. Shibley, the next dean of the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning, the Michael J. Krasner Professional Planner Award.
  • Cancer Drug Linked to Quantum Dots Increases Drug Uptake, Reduces Inflammatory Response, UB Researchers Show
    11/1/10
    Researchers at the University at Buffalo have developed a novel technology using quantum dots that is expected to have major implications for research and treatment of tuberculosis, as well as other inflammatory lung diseases.
  • Mobile Apps for Serendipity and Sound Gardens Connect City Dwellers to Their Surroundings
    10/26/10
    In an urban environment, how can technology cultivate a sense of community and connect us with the world around us? Two new projects by University at Buffalo media architect and researcher Mark Shepard address that question, enabling city dwellers to leverage their cell phones as tools for discovery as they navigate city streets and other public spaces.