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Studying extreme heat among food service workers
10/9/26
The team, led by Daniel Jackson Smith of the School of Nursing, was recently awarded a $467,507 grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.

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Reprogramming the genome
12/7/15
UB Parkinson’s disease researchers have developed a way to ramp up the conversion of skin cells into dopamine neurons.
Questioning colonization theory
12/7/15
A new study questions the popular notion that the Vikings were able to colonize Greenland because of a period of unusually warm weather.
Transforming nonlinear optics
12/3/15
A paper published by UB researchers in the journal Science examines how nonlinear optics is poised to deliver breakthroughs in medicine, energy, electronics and other areas.
Krovi named ASME fellow
12/3/15
UB robotics expert Venkat Krovi has been named a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Hacking kids' accounts
12/3/15
The cyberattack on digital toymaker VTech is the first that involves stealing personal information from minors, UB cyber expert Arun Vishwanath says.
Testosterone-insulin link
12/3/15
Men with Type 2 diabetes who have low testosterone levels can benefit significantly from testosterone treatment, UB researchers have found.
Mother Nature knows best
12/3/15
UB researchers are investigating whether plant sterols can be used as a natural alternative to drug therapy in expectant mothers who have high cholesterol.
#SaferRoads
12/3/15
Go ahead, rant about the snow on Twitter. It can ease traffic on slippery, congested roads.
Physiology of stress
11/30/15
UB neuroscientist Zhen Yan has received a $2 million grant to explore what stress does to the brain.
AAAS fellows
11/30/15
UB researchers Luis A. Colón and Mark T. Swihart have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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