Research News

UB engineer Andreas Stavridis is traveling to Nepal with a team of colleagues to try to determine why some buildings collapsed and some survived April's devastating earthquake.

UB engineers have harnessed the bacteria E. coli to synthesize dozens of new forms of the popular antibiotic erythromycin, including three that kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

UB is establishing three new Communities of Excellence that will harness the strengths of faculty from disciplines across the university to confront grand challenges facing humankind.

About 100 faculty members discussed potential areas of focus for RENEW, UB's interdisciplinary environmental research initiative, during a recent workshop.

UB scientists have identified the mechanisms behind a genetic mutation that produces certain autistic behaviors in mice, as well as therapeutic strategies to restore normal behaviors.

A new study by UB geographers explores how past Native American settlements modified Western New York forests.

In his new book, UB pharmacologist Jerrold Winter shares his knowledge about the science of aging and when drugs are — and aren’t — useful.

Shopping websites with robust, interactive product-review systems make customers more satisfied and improve product marketing, according to a new study co-authored by UB faculty member Lawrence Sanders..

The metamaterial hyperlens could improve early cancer detection, nanoelectronics manufacturing and scientists’ ability to observe single molecules.

UB researcher Tero Karppi says more attention must be paid to social media's connection with financial decision-making.