Fueling Research, Discovery, & Innovation

The University at Buffalo: A leading public research university and flagship of the SUNY System. Ranked third in the U.S. for innovation, first in New York State, and an esteemed member of the Association of American Universities (AAU).

Here is where ambition meets altruism, driving transformative research for global impact. Our breakthroughs result in new cures, advanced materials, and resilient communities, contributing to meaningful global change.

Strategic Research Fuels Innovation with Impact

Witness the transformation of scientific and technological breakthroughs into global impact—right here in our communities and beyond! Our research is groundbreaking. Explore the frontiers of artificial intelligence, advanced computing, semiconductors, biotechnology, and advanced energy and materials.

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Using human-informed research to expand the boundaries of machine learning, address the world’s most complex challenges and combat misinformation.

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Utilizing robotic technologies and advanced materials to forward industrial output and boost productivity in an ecological and fiscally sustainable manner.

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Introducing new technologies and enabling bold discoveries to address product development opportunities, harness energy, create efficiencies and mitigate challenges.

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Tackling the world’s most extreme disasterscomplex energy and environmental issues, and leading the charge on creating a sustainable world for all.

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Analyzing large-scale data and leveraging expertise in advanced computing, machine learning and artificial intelligence will enable the next generation of scientific discoveries.

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Driving medical discoveries, technological and scientific breakthroughs to improve the health and wellness of patients around the world.

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Research Insights and Discoveries

UB │ AI Chat Series: Harnessing AI for Public Good

UB | AI is a two-year series exploring how UB faculty across disciplines are harnessing artificial intelligence for the public good. Launched on September 6, 2023, the series will discuss AI's role in advancing societal good in the realms of education, health care and the arts, among others.

Podcast: AI for Social Good

As a young computer scientist at IBM, Jinjun Xiong was impressed when the company’s Watson computer won “Jeopardy!”. But he also thought we should be using AI to help people, not beat them. Today, as the director of UB’s Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, he’s spearheading multiple AI projects that do just that. In this episode of Driven to Discover, he talks to host Cory Nealon about all the ways AI can make our lives better, and why we shouldn’t be so afraid of it.

Podcast: Changing the Black East Side

As a clinical audiologist, Henry Louis Taylor Jr. wanted to understand how the socioeconomic realities of his Black patients had diverged so sharply from those of his white patients. So he got his PhD in history. Now, as an urban historian and planner, he’s on a mission to fix a system of neighborhood development that has long served one population to the detriment of another. In this episode of Driven to Discover, he discusses his most ambitious effort to date: The East Side Neighborhood Transformation Project.

Podcast: Multispecies Design

As a child, Joyce Hwang was fascinated by the way animals would create little disturbances in the human-made landscape. Now the intersection between animals and the built environment is the focus of her architectural practice and teaching. In this episode of Driven to Discover, she tells us why it’s critical to design our buildings and backyards to accommodate non-human species, for our sake as well as theirs.

  • AI subscription models reshape retail landscape
    2/12/25

    Retailers are rapidly adopting artificial intelligence and subscription-based models to enhance customer loyalty and drive growth.

  • Why designing for all species matters
    2/12/25

    In the new Driven to Discover podcast, architect Joyce Hwang discusses her work incorporating habitats for animals into human spaces and why that’s mutually beneficial.

  • ‘Disruptive impact’ on UB research from NIH cap
    2/12/25

    Cutting indirect cost reimbursement for NIH grants will have a significant impact on UB’s ability to carry out lifesaving medical research, UB officials say.