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Jason benedict looking at a crystal.

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.

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Broadening the audience
12/8/15
Extremist groups now have a global audience at their fingertips, thanks to social media, UB faculty member Michael Stefanone says.
Scholars on the Road
12/7/15
In the next installment of the CAS lecture series, faculty member Jonathan Katz talks about UB's emerging role in queer studies in the arts.
Reprogramming the genome
12/7/15
UB Parkinson’s disease researchers have developed a way to ramp up the conversion of skin cells into dopamine neurons.
Questioning colonization theory
12/7/15
A new study questions the popular notion that the Vikings were able to colonize Greenland because of a period of unusually warm weather.
Transforming nonlinear optics
12/3/15
A paper published by UB researchers in the journal Science examines how nonlinear optics is poised to deliver breakthroughs in medicine, energy, electronics and other areas.
Krovi named ASME fellow
12/3/15
UB robotics expert Venkat Krovi has been named a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Hacking kids' accounts
12/3/15
The cyberattack on digital toymaker VTech is the first that involves stealing personal information from minors, UB cyber expert Arun Vishwanath says.
Testosterone-insulin link
12/3/15
Men with Type 2 diabetes who have low testosterone levels can benefit significantly from testosterone treatment, UB researchers have found.
Mother Nature knows best
12/3/15
UB researchers are investigating whether plant sterols can be used as a natural alternative to drug therapy in expectant mothers who have high cholesterol.
#SaferRoads
12/3/15
Go ahead, rant about the snow on Twitter. It can ease traffic on slippery, congested roads.

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