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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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Disparities in treatment for high-risk cardiac patients
6/3/20
A clinical trial led by UB cardiologist Anne Curtis found race and sex disparities in the use of implantable cardioverter defibrillators.
Daum says COVID-19 lessons found in Humboldt’s work
6/3/20
The UB historian has highlighted the 19th-century scientist’s take on pandemics around 1800 ─ and what we can learn from it today ─ in an essay for a leading German newspaper.
Public health can do better on cannabis harm reduction
6/2/20
A survey of Hash Bash attendees shows that frequent cannabis users aren’t as knowledgeable as they should be about harm reduction strategies.
Transistor handles more than 8,000 volts
6/2/20
A gallium oxide-based transistor under development at UB could help improve distances that electric cars and locomotives can travel.
Tiny, self-assembling traps capture PFAS
6/1/20
Future research could explore whether the molecular traps can be used to remediate water and improve detection of these toxic chemicals.
Gates Foundation awards funding to UB epidemiologist
5/28/20
Laura Smith will develop a decision-making tool that can plan more effective health campaigns in low- and middle-income countries.
Nursing professor secures NIH grant with first proposal
5/27/20
Suzanne Sullivan will use the funding to develop approaches to prepare Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers to make end-of-life decisions.
UB spinoff Ferric Contrast wins federal R&D funding
5/21/20
The company, co-founded by UB chemist Janet Morrow, is developing iron-based contrast agents for MRI.
Engineer receives grant to study air pollution impact
5/21/20
Kang Sun has been awarded a $100,000 NASA grant to study air pollution in three regions of the world as it relates to COVID-19.
Virtual colloquium to focus on health disparities research
5/20/20
Planned before the COVID-19 pandemic, the event has become even more relevant with the devastation the virus is causing in the African American community.

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