Science and Technology

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

Engineers uncover why tiny particles form clusters in turbulent air
9/19/25
Finding could improve predictions for wildfire smoke, extreme rainfall, pharmaceutical development and more.
Even fish adapted to dry climates are struggling amid rising temps, droughts
9/17/25
Study finds fish diversity in arid regions of U.S. and Australia dropped amid reduced water availability.
Oral biology postdoc to examine periodontal disease through AI lens
9/16/25
Researcher receives NIH Pathway to Independence Award, will work with UB mentors.
Western New York becomes living laboratory for students studying climate hazards
9/15/25
NSF-backed summer research program brings undergraduates to UB to study challenges posed by climate change.
Forever chemicals are more acidic than we thought, study finds
9/4/25
New, more accurate acidity measurements could make PFAS easier to track.
Speed isn’t everything when it comes to covalent inhibitor drugs, study finds
8/22/25
Researchers find that a faster binding alone doesn’t make a good drug candidate.
Study: Scientists reengineer enzyme to study diseases via sugar patterns on the surface of cells
8/14/25
The advancement lays the groundwork for creating a library of sugar-recognizing proteins that may help detect and treat diverse illnesses.
First-of-their-kind ‘AI + X’ degrees to be offered at UB this fall
8/14/25
Newly approved programs will prepare students to use AI in other disciplines and be offered in collaboration with new Department of AI and Society.
We now have the math to describe ‘matrix tides’ and other complex wave patterns seen in Qiantang River
8/12/25
University at Buffalo study characterizes two-dimensional wave patterns such as undular bores that move along two directions.
UB workshops will train chemists in AI, thanks to half-million-dollar NSF grant
8/1/25
Funding will also support the development of a "machine learning for chemists’ course.

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