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UB launches artificial intelligence institute

9/19/18

New multidisciplinary institute to focus on innovative human-machine partnerships. Researchers begin in health, medicine and autonomous systems led by new recruit David Doermann from the Univ. of Maryland and DARPA.

Buffalo Blue Sky Initiative

9/19/18

Investigators from different departments are cashing in their Blue Sky coins, researchers collaborating to solve grand challenges. Learn more.

Silicon Buffalo? $32 M from NYS kickstarts Innovation Hub

4/19/18

Empire State Development is partnering with UB, Roswell, Jacobs Institute, HWI and Kaleida Health to help commercialize the innovative technologies generated through these institutions.

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Christina Orsi: Innovation Hub to spin inventions into startups
4/19/18
Successful startup communities ... "all have strong ties to research institutions and universities as sources of innovation. They also have early stage venture capital and connections ... The Hub brings this together to help accelerate the number of new inventions spinning out of our institutions into startups that grow WNY."
UB President Satish Tripathi: UB at center of thriving entrepreneurship hub
4/19/18
"Through our extensive faculty expertise, our longstanding engagement in the community, and our established record of student and faculty entrepreneurial collaborations—in areas ranging from the life sciences and materials science to IT and sustainability—UB has created a dynamic environment where entrepreneurship can grow and flourish."
Qiaoqiang Gan: Tiny and powerful device converting light into energy
9/17/18
"We've created an exceptionally small and extraordinarily powerful device that converts light into energy. The potential applications are exciting because it could be used to produce everything from more efficient solar panels to more powerful optical fibers."
Omer Gokcumen: Genetics rendezvous with Neanderthals?
11/7/17
"This (Middle East and Turkey) is where humans first settled when they left Africa. It may be where they first met Neanderthals. From the standpoint of genetics, it's a very interesting region."
Praveen Arany: Using water to change a cell's destiny
10/2/17
“The findings from this study add a fascinating new tool to our understanding and utilization of stem cell biology for regenerative medicine.”
Chi Zhou: Guinness record for world's lightest 3-D printed structure
9/17/18
"We didn't plan on setting a record, but it's certainly a nice recognition of our work. I think this helps show the enormous potential that graphene aerogel has in our daily lives."

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Covid-19: Research Guidance

Discovery Newsletter

UB partners with Roswell / U of Rochester for Empire Discovery Institute (EDI)

The new institute will streamline efforts to turn groundbreaking drug research into viable treatments and medicines, bringing new companies and new jobs.

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Researchers Tell Stories

UB has innovative researchers who are passionate about their work and the university. Hear them talk about what sparks their imaginations, keeps them motivated and how they enjoy sharing with students and colleagues. Click on the still photos to hear more.

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Krishna Rajan, ScD - "Why Science?"
8/9/17
Fascination with looking under a microscope, look at things at the atomic scale for myself.
Haiqing Lin, PhD - "What I Do"
4/11/17
Assistant Professor of Chemical and Bio Engineering. Research addresses environmental and energy challenges. Water Purification.
Chi Zhou, PhD - "How I Came to UB"
6/4/18
Wanted to leave industry and join a faculty to find and equate new knowledge that Challenged assumptions and to impact society and follow dreams. UB offered that opportunity.
Cristanne C Miller, PhD - "On Alexander Hamilton"
6/4/18
A former student of mine who is now a professor of American History at Yale - doing research on Alexander Hamilton - tried to assure everyone that Alexander Hamilton was interesting. Now she has to tell them he is not all that great as the Musical leads us to believe.
Kim Griswold, MD, MPH, RN, FAAFP - Why Research
8/9/17
Mentor gave me the passion to look at question and see how it affects a patient. My two areas of intrigue were mental health and refugees from all over world.
Cristanne C Miller, PhD - "Becoming a Researcher"
6/4/18
Need curiosity. Think of great questions to pursue. Also need self discipline… You are alone much of the time.
Rahul Rai, PhD - "Amazing Students"
4/11/17
Doesn’t matter if undergrad or masters, the best students are those that grasp the information and ask questions that move the whole class to another level.
Rabi Yacoub, MD - "Research Is Fun!"
8/9/17
Challenging hypothesis every day. Rewarding when discover things nobody ever thought of. May realize there is something new I can give to the world.
Haiqing Lin, PhD - "Loving UB and the Snow"
4/11/17
From China where we didn’t have snow. Now my family spends time skiing.
Lina Mu, MD, PhD - "Who I Am"
4/11/17
Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health in the School of Public Health and Health Professions. Research on cancer, epidemiology and environmental health