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  • Collective effervescence links nature to well-being
    10/13/26

    Experiences in nature connect us to the world around us, the same way that concerts, festivals and sporting events do so, says UB psychologist Shira Gabriel.

  • Older adults and harmful medications
    9/23/26

    Pharmacy study reports that one-third of older adults with cognitive disorders are taking prescription drugs that could harm them. 

  • UB part of NSF OPAL laser facility
    9/23/26

    World-leading laser system, to be built at University of Rochester, receives final design award from National Science Foundation.

  • Drug molecule finds way to make square peg fit round hole
    9/18/26

    A UB-led study reveals that a molecule’s unusual binding strategy causes a target protein to change shape, offering a new approach to drug design.

  • UB investigator awarded American Diabetes Association grant
    9/17/26

    To address teen obesity, Amanda Ziegler in UB’s Primary Care Research Institute is teaming up with mobile health provider PreventScripts.

  • UB to lead NSF project on wildfire resilience
    9/16/26

    With $2 million in National Science Foundation funding, the research will develop AI-powered tools to examine cascading wildfire impacts.

  • Good teams are about more than individual talent
    9/14/26

    Management study finds that the right combination of similarities and differences can help team perform better than individual talent alone would predict.

  • The science of belonging
    9/14/26

    In University Communications’ Driven to Discover podcast, psychology professor Shira Gabriel delves into our fundamental need to belong.

  • Responsible AI must be built in from the start
    9/10/26

    School of Management professor co-edits special journal issue on how AI can be designed for public good.

  • Summer program shows promise
    9/9/26

    Intervention program for children living with autism and with no intellectual disability significantly improved their social performance.

  • UB-HWI center receives NIH funding
    9/4/26

    The National Crystallization Center has contributed to groundbreaking research on SARS-CoV2, nicotine addiction and antibiotic resistance.