Science and Technology

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

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  • UB Conference to Gather Leaders in "Computational Anatomy"
    4/7/05
    Some of the leading figures at the forefront of the new field of "computational anatomy" will be at the University at Buffalo next week to attend a conference titled "Mapping the Human Body: Spatial Reasoning at the Interface Between Human Anatomy and Geographic Information Science."
  • In The Year that Celebrates Einstein, Physics Is a "Hot" Major at UB
    3/31/05
    Just in time for the world celebration of physics and its most famous practitioner, Albert Einstein, the University at Buffalo is enjoying a banner year in the discipline. This semester, the total number of physics majors at UB has jumped to 73, an impressive 82.5 per cent increase over January 2002, when there were just 40.
  • School of Architecture and Planning Wins Top National Prize
    3/24/05
    The University at Buffalo has been awarded the 2005 Grand Prize for Creative Integration of Practice and Education in the Academy from the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards for student work in its Small Built Works Studio.
  • Architects Receive Regional, National, International Recognition
    3/21/05
    Edward Steinfeld, Kenneth MacKay, Lynda Schneekloth and Robert Shibley, all faculty members in the Department of Architecture in the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning, have been recognized for the quality of their work.
  • Gift Will Bring Distinguished Architects to Campus
    3/18/05
    A $30,000 gift from Christopher Michael Martell and his wife, Sally, will support a program that will bring architects of international significance to the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning to work with graduate students and give a school-wide public lecture.
  • UB Licenses Sleep Apnea Diagnostic Technology
    3/16/05
    The University of Buffalo has signed an agreement with Sleep Solutions, Inc., the medical device and health-care services company providing direct-to-patient testing services, to commercialize and distribute an innovative diagnostic testing technology for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and Cheyne-Stokes respiration (CSR).
  • Researchers "Geocoding the Blogosphere" Portend Stronger, More Authentic Detection and Analysis of Social Trends
    3/15/05
    Researchers in the University at Buffalo's School of Informatics have undertaken a long-term research project to study how information from blogs produced in specific American urban areas reflects the political agendas, opinions, attitudes and cultural idiosyncrasies of the general population of those places.
  • UB Physicist Uses NSF Award to Study "Strange Metals"
    3/11/05
    John Cerne, Ph.D., assistant professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University at Buffalo, has received a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER award to probe the fundamental behavior of "strange metals," including materials related to high-temperature superconductors, as well as magnetic semiconductors.
  • Pet Scanning Better for Heart Disease Diagnosis, Management
    3/8/05
    Using positron emission tomography (PET) scanning rather than other types of imaging as the first tool to diagnose heart-vessel blockages is more accurate, less invasive and saves dollars, a study by University at Buffalo researchers has shown.
  • $2 Million Fund Established by Former Calspan Engineer Will Support UB Aeronautical and Biomedical Research
    3/2/05
    A fund of nearly $2 million established as the result of a bequest by a former research engineer at Calspan-General Dynamics Corp. will support research at the University at Buffalo under a new Innovative Research on Sensors, Instrumentation and Devices Program.