Research News

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  • Genetic variant may be key to some kids' heart failure
    12/12/25

    The findings of a study strongly suggest that genetic testing should be done on all children with heart failure and myocarditis.

  • Escape ‘unheard of’
    6/11/15

    UB faculty member Charles Ewing says the escape of two inmates from an upstate New York maximum-security prison last week took intelligence, planning, luck and most likely some assistance.

  • Improving life for aging population
    6/11/15

    Five UB faculty members have received grants from UB's Institute for Person-Centered Care to develop approaches, technologies and service models aimed at helping people age well.

  • Skip a beat? Auditory nerve cells will know
    6/11/15

    A UB study has found that the strength of an auditory nerve cell’s response to sound does change in nonrandom ways in response to complex, ongoing activity.

  • 'Tip of the iceberg'
    6/11/15

    The recent breach of data involving 4 million federal employees was no surprise to UB faculty member Arun Vishwanath, who says there's no way now to stop such hacks from happening.

  • Does class size (still) matter?
    6/11/15

    The answer is unequivocally ‘yes,’ UB faculty member Jeremy Finn writes in a chapter in a soon-to-be-published book.

  • Threat to liberties
    6/11/15

    UB Law professor Mark Bartholomew says expansion of the National Security Agency’s cyberspying poses a “serious threat” to Americans’ civil liberties.

  • Early intervention
    6/8/15

    A study by researchers at UB and Roswell Park Cancer Institute supports emotional and informational support for newly diagnosed prostate cancer patients who experience significant emotional distress.

  • Milestone moment
    6/4/15

    The respect Caitlyn Jenner is receiving makes this a milestone moment in American cultural history, according to Elayne Rapping, professor emerita of American studies.

  • Upgrading the connection
    6/4/15

    A recent upgrade to UB’s connection to the Internet2 nationwide network will increase tenfold the university’s data capacity, better positioning researchers for competitive funding opportunities.

  • Investigating endangered species protection
    6/4/15

    Using a case study approach to investigate protection of endangered species, a UB Law School faculty member has found significant gaps in how public agencies keep track of endangered species agreements.