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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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UB engineer awarded grant to develop aerogel insulation
4/2/19
The material could help reduce utility bills, improve energy efficiency of residential and commercial buildings.
Metastatic prostate cancer may have its own biomarker
4/2/19
In collaboration with Russian scientists, UB researchers are focused on determining how to detect the biomarker for metastatic prostate cancer.
Binge-watching blues
4/1/19
UB researcher Jessica Kruger looks at the health effects of the popular pastime of watching hours upon hours of television shows.
New approach to Krabbe’s Disease
3/28/19
The NIH has awarded $2 million to UB’s Hunter James Kelly Research Institute to pursue a new direction in understanding and curing the fatal disease.
Including human perceptions into climate models
3/26/19
UB geographer Sara Metcalf and colleagues have been working to integrate people's perceptions of climate risk into climate models.
Common heartburn meds linked to kidney disease, failure
3/21/19
The UB study examined 190,000 patients over 15 years and found that acid reflux drugs increase the risk of kidney disease by 20 percent.
How hot spots of genetic variation evolved in DNA
3/21/19
New research led by biologist Omer Gokcumen uncovers a complex story that hints at how adaptable — yet delicate — humans are as a species.
Study examines African refugees' pregnancy outcomes
3/20/19
The UB-led study found that the refugee women have healthier pregnancies than women born in the U.S., despite receiving less prenatal care.
Poor pitch singing could be a matter of the tune in your head
3/18/19
Though it’s easy to hear a singer hit a bad note, what’s contributing to that inaccuracy might actually be inaudible, according to the results of a new UB-led study.
Study links infant temperament, obesity risks
3/15/19
The UB-led study is believed to be the first to look at temperament traits as they relate to childhood obesity risks in infants whose mothers had gestational diabetes.

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