Research News

Aerial view of an archaeological excavation site in southern Tuscany, Italy.
  • UB excavations in ancient Italy reveal economic and medieval history
    8/13/26

    Two recent archeological excavations are offering new insights into the workings of ancient civilizations.

  • Creating complex drugs, quicker
    7/20/26

    Surprisingly simple tools allow UB chemists to modify two carbon atoms in a single reaction.

  • Testing eye health with quantum optics
    7/16/26

    Engineered light transforms Boehm’s brushes from a faint visual pattern into a much brighter one that could help catch retinal disease.

  • Tracking police accountability
    7/16/26

    School of Management study links newspaper closures to distorted crime reporting.

  • Researching neutral-atom quantum computing
    7/15/26

    UB physicist receives two federal grants totaling $1.1 million to advance future quantum technologies.

  • Fighting CF infections with phages
    7/15/26

    UB pharmacy professor Nicholas Smith is working with researchers at NIH-funded center at Stanford University.

  • AI helps MS researchers see brain lesions
    7/14/26

    UB-led team has found a way to use AI to reveal these otherwise invisible cortical lesions by reviewing existing MRI scans.

  • For A-fib and Type 2 diabetes, GLP-1s win out
    7/13/26

    Pharmacy study finds GLP-1 drugs perform better than SGLT-2i medications in patients with both conditions.

  • NIH renews T32 training grant
    7/13/26

    UB has received five years of funding to continue its long-running Research Training on Alcohol Etiology and Treatment program.

  • Three-in-one vaccine shows promise
    7/9/26

    Study shows that a single-shot vaccine under development at UB could protect against flu, COVID-19 and RSV.

  • UB expert offers tips for eating seafood safely
    7/9/26

    The majority of commercial seafood products in the U.S. are safe to consume, but Russo warns about some exceptions and precautions.