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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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‘Near miss’ linked to post-traumatic stress
7/15/19
A study of survivors’ near-miss experiences on 9/11 contributes to an understanding of what counts as exposure trauma.
Investigating potential smoking cessation therapy
7/11/19
UB faculty member Jun-Xu Li has received a $2M NIH grant to look at a receptor that has recently emerged as a novel target for treating drug addiction.
Research coalition endorses light therapy
7/11/19
The new guidelines could offer an alternative to opioids to treat oral mucositis, the painful side effect of head and neck cancer treatment.
Gadolinium deposition occurs in early MS
7/10/19
A study found that while the commonly used imaging linear contrast agent does accumulate in the brain, there is no discernible clinical impact.
Coffee as a pathway to peace
7/8/19
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, peace and economic opportunity are percolating, thanks to UB efforts to develop a more inclusive coffee value chain.
Steel assembly proposal wins Forge Prize
7/8/19
The prototype by faculty member Jin Young Song features a structural module with a unique interlocked configuration that is easily assembled by a single worker.
National network addresses clinical research roadblocks
7/5/19
The Trial Innovation Network is designed to pave the way for investigators to perform multi-site studies in more efficient and cost-effective ways.
Analyzing land tenure in Ghana
7/1/19
The dual legal land systems in the African country lead to exploitation of the poor, according to a paper co-authored by UB urban planner Emmanuel Frimpong Boamah.
Grant to fund follow-up to ‘Jewels in Our Genes’ study
6/28/19
The new study led by Heather Ochs-Balcom seeks to identify genes that are unique to breast cancer in African American women.
Startup advances science of diagnosing autoimmune disease
6/28/19
UB partner Aesku.NY is developing new diagnostic tests that could ultimately improve care for patients coping with autoimmune diseases.

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