Research News

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.

  • Race and Medicare Part D
    8/13/15

    A new study by UB faculty member Louanne Bakk is the first to examine how race and gender relate to the coverage gap in Medicare Part D.

  • Surprising fungus with ‘Trojan horse’
    8/10/15

    UB dental researchers are borrowing a famous strategy from Greek warfare — the Trojan horse — to fight a fungus that exists in the mouths and skin of nearly half of the world’s population.

  • Saving sponges
    8/10/15

    UB chemist Jason Benedict lands a prestigious NSF CAREER award to do research that could help extend the lives of light-activated crystal sponges.

  • Tops in the sandbox
    8/6/15

    Buffalo Automation Group, a startup robotics company founded by three UB engineering students, won the top prize last week at the inaugural Buffalo Student Sandbox contest.

  • Without complete certainty, families will cling to hope
    8/6/15

    Debris that washed up on a remote island must be identified with certainty as coming from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in order to give closure to the families of the victims, UB trauma expert Nancy Smyth says.

  • Wrecked plans, imagined futures
    8/6/15

    UB faculty member Dave Alff has been awarded an NEH stipend to travel to England to investigate rare manuscripts outlining projects that sought to advance British society in the 1600s and 1700s.

  • Dementia spending priorities differ
    8/6/15

    A new UB study has found that dementia patients and their caregivers prefer federal research funding be spent on better care and support than on finding a cure for Alzheimer's disease.

  • Authenticity key to Trump popularity
    8/6/15

    While Donald Trump's authenticity is boosting his popularity in the polls, that campaign style will come back to haunt him, UB faculty member James Campbell predicts.

  • Growing human serotonin in petri dish
    8/6/15

    UB scientists have generated human serotonin neurons from human fibroblasts, work that could help the discovery of new antidepressants and drugs for illnesses involving the neurotransmitter.

  • A boost from Pitch Prep
    8/6/15

    The 30 local semifinalists in the 43North business idea contest may gain a leg up on their out-of-town competition by taking part in a series of events designed to sharpen their business skills.