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Jason benedict looking at a crystal.

Crystals in a new light
2/12/26
A setback in growing light-responsive crystals led UB chemist Jason Benedict and his team to a novel method for mapping molecular arrangements.

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Solar still research gets $1.4 million boost from Army
10/28/20
A UB-led team is developing a sun-powered water purifier that could provide drinking water in resource-scarce environments.
New approach could be key to effective COVID vaccines
10/28/20
Research led by UB faculty member Jonathan Lovell suggests that transforming a coronavirus protein into a nanoparticle could potentially neutralize the virus.
New molecular ferroelectric metamaterial
10/27/20
The work by UB researchers could advance smart materials, soundproofing materials, shock absorbers, elastics cloaks and more.
Center to advance cell, gene and tissue engineering research
10/27/20
Researchers in chemical, biological and biomedical engineering will develop innovative technologies for regenerative medicine and educate future leaders in the field.
Improving medication use among older adults
10/26/20
UB’s Team Alice will evaluate a video designed to encourage de-prescribing talks with doctors and assess its impact on medication use.
Voter suppression at play in upcoming election
10/26/20
UB election law expert James Gardner says a global trend toward authoritarianism is evident in this year’s presidential election.
UB receives $1 million to establish Sunstar Genco chair
10/26/20
The endowed fund is a tribute to the 40-plus-year partnership Genco spearheaded that led to pioneering advances in periodontal health.
34% of older adults prescribed problematic drugs
10/26/20
The UB study also found that these potentially inappropriate drugs cost patients on average $450 a year.
UB researchers help identify concussion biomarker in saliva
10/23/20
The multi-institutional study could lead to development of an objective, simple test to diagnose mild traumatic brain injury.
Legacy pollutants found in migratory terns in Great Lakes
10/23/20
A UB study concludes that PCBs, PBDEs and metabolites of DDT threaten the terns throughout their lives, from the moment they hatch.

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