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.

  • Prison life could become harder
    7/2/15

    UB Law Professor Teresa Miller says prison officials should not let the recent escape by inmates from an upstate New York prison influence decision-making when it comes to inmate privileges.

  • Philosophical debate
    6/29/15

    The nation’s two most prominent philosophers of medicine will present their divergent views of health, disease and grieving at the third annual PANTC conference at UB.

  • Digging into the Sandbox
    6/25/15

    The innovative Buffalo Student Sandbox provides funding to eight student-led technology startups.

  • Shine the light
    6/25/15

    When you’re having trouble sleeping, light is the last thing you assume you need. But UB researchers say it may be the answer for lung cancer patients with insomnia.

  • Confederate flag debate
    6/25/15

    The emblem is a divisive symbol that should not be flown from public buildings, says UB Civil War historian Carole Emberton.

  • Benefits for front-runner
    6/22/15

    UB political scientist James Campbell says that having close to 20 Republican candidates in the presidential primary race actually could help the front-runner.

  • Sudit to lead sponsored programs
    6/22/15

    Moises Sudit, an entrepreneur, research professor and center director, has been appointed as UB’s associate vice president for sponsored programs.

  • New insights into cocaine addiction
    6/18/15

    UB researchers have discovered a previously unknown neural pathway that can regulate changes made in the brain due to cocaine use, providing new insight into the molecular basis of cocaine addiction.

  • Career honor
    6/18/15

    UB faculty member Venu Govindaraju, a globally recognized expert in machine learning and pattern recognition, has received the IAPR/ICDAR Outstanding Achievements Award from the International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR).

  • Tailored treatment
    6/18/15

    UB addiction experts have received a $3 million federal grant to explore whether treatments tailored to a person’s behavior before seeking help will result in better treatment outcomes.