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.

  • Illuminating ancient texts
    7/16/15

    An evolving web tool developed by a UB classicist searches for references and parallels in ancient texts to help scholars make connections that lend additional meaning to the texts.

  • End-of-life dilemma
    7/13/15

    What do first-responders — who are trained to save lives — do when faced with someone who is imminently dying and whose pre-hospital order is “do not resuscitate”?

  • Productive department
    7/9/15

    UB’s Department of Neurosurgery ranks among the top 20 most productive neurosurgical residency programs in the U.S. in terms of academic publishing over a five-year period.

  • Summer research
    7/9/15

    Eight undergraduates are spending 10 weeks completing original reearch projects under the guidance of School of Nursing faculty members.

  • Wildfire recovery
    7/8/15

    Incoming UB faculty member Adam Wilson has used satellite images to determine that ecosystems in South Africa's southern tip bounce back from wildfires more quickly in warmer winter winter — as long as there's enough rain.

  • NSF funds Nepal research
    7/2/15

    UB engineer Andreas Stavridis has received a $24,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to support his research on the Nepal earthquake.

  • Experts weigh in
    7/2/15

    UB faculty members Nancy Nielsen and Danielle Pelfrey Duryea talk about the Supreme Court's ruling on the Affordable Care Act.

  • Leading HIV/AIDS quality assurance
    7/2/15

    The National Institutes of Health has awarded $12 million to the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences to conduct a comprehensive quality assurance program in NIH-funded labs conducting HIV/AIDS and related clinical research programs worldwide.

  • Studying dangers of diver dehydration
    7/2/15

    UB researchers have begun a study of the dangers that dehydration presents for U.S. Navy divers, examining diver physiology both during and after underwater activities.

  • New battle on horizon
    7/2/15

    While the main battle over same-sex couples’ right to marry is over, UB Law professor Michael Boucai says to expect a clash between same-sex marriage and the right to religious freedom.