Science and Technology

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  • New Research Finds Some Animals Know Their Cognitive Limits
    12/1/03
    A series of studies led by a University at Buffalo psychologist involving a group of Rhesus monkeys and a bottlenose dolphin suggest that some animals have functional features of, or parallels to, human conscious metacognition.
  • UB's Supercomputing Center Makes Its Mark on Grid2003
    11/17/03
    The University at Buffalo's Center for Computational Research will be a major participant this week in Grid2003, one of the largest public displays of an international computational grid running numerous applications across dozens of sites involving thousands of processors.
  • At New UB Center, Scientists Will Tailor Unique Biometric Systems for Homeland Security, Public Health
    11/11/03
    The University at Buffalo has established the Center for Unified Biometrics and Sensors, a new, cross-disciplinary center that takes a unique approach to developing technologies in biometrics, the science of identifying individuals based on their physical, chemical or behavioral characteristics.
  • Antidepressants Decrease Chronic Pain by Inhibiting TNF Production in Brain, UB Researchers Find
    11/10/03
    Physicians have treated chronic pain with antidepressants for many years, knowing that the medications -- particularly the drug with the scientific name amitriptyline -- helped many sufferers, but they didn't know how it worked as a pain reliever.
  • UB School of Management to Offer MBA Option in Biotechnology Management
    11/6/03
    The University at Buffalo School of Management will offer a new MBA concentration in biotechnology management beginning in Fall 2004. The curriculum is designed to provide a strong foundation of business principles vital to building a successful career in the biotechnology field.
  • Harvesting of a Soft Coral for Use in Cosmetics Provides UB Marine Biologist with an Ideal "Experiment"
    10/30/03
    The harvesting of a Caribbean soft coral off the coast of the Bahamas for use in a popular beauty product is providing a University at Buffalo marine biologist with an extraordinary experimental opportunity to answer fundamental questions about the ability of corals to survive environmental challenges.
  • UB Researchers Use Virtual Reality to Treat Car-Accident Survivors Suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress
    10/30/03
    Researchers from the University at Buffalo have developed a virtual-reality driving simulator that may help car-accident survivors recover from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) -- a prevalent, but commonly untreated, condition associated with serious car accidents.
  • Four UB Faculty Members Honored by SUNY
    10/28/03
    Four University at Buffalo faculty members recently were honored by the State University of New York for significant accomplishments in their respective academic fields.
  • UB Researchers Show First Evidence of Pharmacogenomic Differences in Patients' Responses to Widely Used MS Drug
    10/28/03
    University at Buffalo researchers using the latest computer-assisted technologies of genetic analysis have shown for the first time how a widely used drug for treating multiple sclerosis -- interferon beta (IFN-beta-1a) -- can modulate the expression of particular genes in patients being treated for the disease.
  • From Lab Bench to Boardroom: UB Chemist's Powerful Approach to Anti-Cancer Compounds Makes the Leap
    10/27/03
    In a classic example of scientific research that has successfully outgrown the university lab where it was born, a University at Buffalo professor's unique method for designing and synthesizing anti-cancer compounds, called protein kinase inhibitors, is being commercialized.