Science and Technology

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

UB launching new summer STEM program for refugee and underprivileged teens in Buffalo
10/24/24
NSF $1 million grant funds 3-year program that focuses on emerging technologies.
Gene named for mythical Irish land could aid muscle function after traumatic nerve injuries
10/24/24
Research study could lead to new therapies for people who suffer nerve injuries following auto accidents, gunshots.
UB CMI funds six faculty-industry manufacturing R&D projects
10/21/24
Projects range from health care and agriculture to new battery technology and superconductors.
Why do we love carbs? The origins predate agriculture and maybe even our split from Neanderthals
10/17/24
Study co-led by UB finds the gene for starch-digesting saliva may have first duplicated more than 800,000 years ago, seeding the genetic variation that shapes our modern diet.
UB School of Social Work set to unveil a first-of-its-kind VR app
10/15/24
“Trauma-Informed Spaces” is an immersive VR experience that explores how trauma-informed principles can be integrated into an agency setting.
Enrollment surges in AI master’s degree program at UB
10/15/24
Growth spurred by interest in AI, investments in faculty and computing infrastructure, including $400 million Empire AI consortium.
‘Use the force,’ Mickey: Study suggests that ‘Jedi’ rodents remotely move matter using sound to enhance their sense of smell
10/11/24
It’s so far off the scale of what we know … it almost seems like magic,’ says University at Buffalo researcher Eduardo Mercado III.
College of Arts and Sciences to highlight Diana Aga’s pollution research at first Spotlight Symposia Series
10/9/24
Annual symposium will honor one faculty member by inviting researchers from their field to campus.
UB engineers tapped for U.S. Space Force solar power project
10/4/24
Researchers will co-develop new photovoltaics to boost space propulsion and power systems.
Study: Canada and Australia making strides toward regulating predatory stem cell products
10/3/24
Oral biology professor documents their methods, hoping to replicate success in U.S.

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