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From analyzing the avocado genome to designing a stingray-inspired space exploration vehicle, here are some highlights from a year of discovery.

UB engineers have developed a dynamic gripper that mimics the adjustable grip of a human hand, an advancement that could improve industrial safety.

The idea behind the installation is to bring the sea — especially its plight due to pollution — closer to people’s minds.

Early-career faculty have received a record 11 National Science Foundation CAREER awards in 2019, along with a U.S. presidential early career award.

A proposal by professor Jin Young Song that envisions a more efficient assembly system for steel construction has been announced as the 2019 Forge Prize Grand Prize Winner.

The coveted NSF grants will support research in AI, cybersecurity, autonomous robots, 3D printing and more.

Kemper Lewis is the recipient of the 2019 ASME Donald N. Zwiep Innovation in Education Award, which recognizes those who have demonstrated exemplary contributions to the advancement of mechanical and multidisciplinary project-based engineering education.

The representation gives UB an important voice in the global robotics field.

The research could improve unmanned aerial vehicles and other complex defense systems.

Kemper Lewis, chair of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, will be the first professor of innovation.