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The exhibit “Serenades for Settling: Tending Ostreidae” with several large screens of ocean life in a darkened room.

Listen like an oyster
12/12/25
An immersive, multimedia exhibition invites audiences into an underwater world of oysters, and how human-made sounds might affect them.

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Inside the mind of a hacker
2/12/20
UB researchers analyzed the psychological profiles of college students to see which personality traits led to different kinds of computer hacking.
Melatonin discovery may help adjust biological clock
2/11/20
The discovery of novel melatonin receptor molecules may make possible therapies for such circadian rhythm disburbances as jet lag, shift work, depression and sleep disorders.
Scientists resurrect mammoth’s broken genes
2/10/20
The research builds on evidence that the last mammoths on a lonely Arctic island suffered from a variety of genetic defects.
PhD student receives Heart Association fellowship
2/10/20
Jason Niu will use the funding to study the association between early-life secondhand smoke exposure and cardiovascular issues in midlife and beyond.
UB receives second CTSA award from NIH
2/10/20
The $21.7 million Clinical and Translational Science Award recognizes UB’s progress in bringing the benefits of clinical and translational science to patients.
Improving AI fairness in foster care
2/4/20
UB researchers will use a $800,000 NSF/Amazon grant to develop a computational approach for delivering preventive services.
Lessons from the first Earth Day
1/31/20
As Earth Day turns 50, the event provides lessons for climate activists today, UB environmental historian Adam Rome says.
Smoke two of these and call me in the morning?
1/31/20
Not quite, says a new study that highlights the discrepancy between cannabis enthusiasts’ beliefs about the medicinal and health uses of marijuana and the empirical evidence.
Complicated writing can signal hedge fund dishonesty
1/28/20
Convoluted writing in an investment strategy could indicate a hedge fund manager has something to hide, UB finance professor Cristian Tiu says.
UB chemist awarded $2 million NIH grant
1/27/20
The Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award will support work by John Richard to study the molecular interactions that enable enzymes to speed chemical reactions.

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