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.

  • Cuban concerns
    7/23/15

    UB faculty member Henry Louis Taylor Jr. says the influx of resources to Cuba with the easing of diplomatic relations with the U.S. could intensify racial divides inside the country.

  • Monitoring space junk
    7/23/15

    UB engineering students are building microsatellites for NASA and the Air Force to keep track of space debris that orbits Earth and threatens spacecraft.

  • What makes kids aggressive later in life?
    7/23/15

    UB psychologist Jamie Ostrov has received a grant from the National Science Foundation for a study that could provide new insight into what propels children toward aggressive behaviors.

  • Re-examining ‘sustainability’
    7/23/15

    A new book co-edited by UB Law professor Jessica Owley tackles the ambiguous, but essential, concept of “sustainability.”

  • UB proposal among finalists
    7/21/15

    A proposal from UB is among the 53 finalists seeking funding through an internationally backed program aimed at reducing maternal and newborn deaths in some of the poorest places on Earth.

  • Back to basics
    7/20/15

    To improve learning among nursing students, UB researchers have turned to the kindergarten classroom for help.

  • Power switch
    7/20/15

    UB engineers are working with the U.S. Navy to develop graphine nanoribbons that may someday revolutionize how power is controlled in ships, smartphones and other electronic devices.

  • Quaalude nostalgia
    7/16/15

    UB faculty member David Herzberg says quaaludes — a drug that's back in the spotlight thanks to Bill Cosby — maintains a distinctive, mysterious reputation synonymous with the disco era of the 1970s.

  • Mother knows best?
    7/16/15

    When it comes to newborn sleep, mother may not know best, according to UB Nursing faculty member Deborah Raines.

  • Pluto to remain dwarf planet
    7/16/15

    Despite new information gleaned from the New Horizons mission, UB cosmologist Dejan Stojkovic predicts Pluto will retain its dwarf-planet status.