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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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New photodetector can advance optoelectronics
7/10/17
A new device developed by UB engineer Qiaoqiang Gan and colleagues could improve solar panels, cameras, data-sharing and more.
Balu-Iyer receives SUNY funding
7/10/17
Funding from SUNY's Technology Accelerator Fund will help the pharmacy professor bring his “reverse vaccination” technology to market.
#TransportProblem? UB is on it
7/5/17
Whether you drive, ride public transit, bike or walk, chances are you encounter transportation problems. UB is using technology to help solve those problems.
Preventing employee theft before it begins
7/5/17
START-UP NY participant FiduciaSolutions has designed a fraud-defense system that has been embraced by United Way Worldwide.
Record holder
7/3/17
A graphene aerogel developed by UB engineer Chi Zhou and colleagues has earned a citation as the world’s lightest 3-D printed structure in the 2018 Guinness World Records.
Helping advanced Alzheimer's patients
6/28/17
New UB research is studying genetic and epigenetic factors in the disease with the goal of restoring cognitive function.
Improve access to soap, study urges
6/27/17
Researchers find that while handwashing with soap and water prevents childhood disease, access to soap at home varies around the world.
Near instantaneous evolution in bacteria
6/26/17
The surprising discovery by UB biochemist Mark O'Brian has led to a $1.28M NIH grant to investigate the mechanisms involved.
Zapping ground to create soil maps.
6/22/17
A UB geology professor’s system using electricity for rapid soil mapping can lead to more sustainable farming.
UB receives $4.5 million from SUNY
6/22/17
The funding from the Empire Innovation Program will support faculty hiring in robotics, AI, pharmacology and X-ray laser science.

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