Research News

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  • Crystals in a new light
    2/12/26

    A setback in growing light-responsive crystals led UB chemist Jason Benedict and his team to a novel method for mapping molecular arrangements.

  • UB showcases its community-based research
    2/28/25

    Recipients of grants from UB’s Civic Engagement Research Fund discussed their work at a reception stressing the value of community-engaged research.

  • UB undergrads addressing real-world problems
    2/27/25

    SUNY is funding a program in which students work on faculty-led research while interacting with peers and graduate students.

  • Racial disparities identified in NY’s felony murder law
    2/27/25

    Black people are not only disproportionately arrested for felony murder, they are  disproportionately convicted, scholars say.

  • A novel framework for developing environmental policy
    2/26/25

    UB sociologist Jordan Fox is part of a team that has developed a more flexible approach for addressing environmental change in urban areas.

  • Transitions of care paper wins national award
    2/26/25

    The UB study shows pharmacist-physician collaborations reduce hospital readmissions and save money.

  • UB researchers find mindfulness benefits for COPD patients
    2/25/25

    A recent study found that participants who practice mindfulness reported significantly less severe symptoms of anxiety, breathlessness, fatigue and insomnia.

  • UB enters multinational partnership for cannabinoid R&D
    2/24/25

    Scientists will work with DENT Neurologic Institute and a Jamaican pharma company to advance global clinical research.

  • Talal to receive award from Clinical Research Forum
    2/21/25

    The award recognizes UB work that leveraged facilitated telemedicine to cure hepatitis C in 90% of people with opioid use disorder.

  • Will Lake Erie completely freeze over?
    2/21/25

    Joe Atkinson, director of UB's Great Lakes Program, says it's definitely a possibility, with ice cover well above average since mid-January.

  • The need for more age-inclusive, higher-ed practices
    2/19/25

    A  book by UB scholar Collie Fulford on the writing lives of adult learners offers a look into the value they bring to an age-integrated classroom.