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The exhibit “Serenades for Settling: Tending Ostreidae” with several large screens of ocean life in a darkened room.

Listen like an oyster
12/12/25
An immersive, multimedia exhibition invites audiences into an underwater world of oysters, and how human-made sounds might affect them.

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Neurotransmitter binding-site function revealed with unprecedented accuracy
12/18/14
New research from UB scientists will help pharmacologists better understand how drugs work and how to make them more effective.
Does smoking hamper treatment for alcohol abuse?
12/15/14
A new UB study has shown that smoking can inhibit the success of treatment for alcohol abuse, putting people who are addicted to both tobacco and alcohol in a double bind.
Greenland’s vanishing ice
12/15/14
UB geophysicist Beata Csatho’s work provides the first detailed look at how the Greenland Ice Sheet is losing mass.
Reprogramming cells
12/11/14
UB scientists have turned normal cell lines into “stem-like” cells using nothing more than mechanical stress.
How much do teens smoke?
12/11/14
UB researchers Lynn Kozlowski and Gary Giovino say more detailed data on daily cigarette use is needed to answer that question.
Kofke named AAAS fellow
12/11/14
UB faculty member David Kofke has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general scientific society.
Seeking justice for detainees
12/11/14
Law professor Tara Melish was principal author of a brief filed on behalf of people with disabilities detained in Guatemala’s national psychiatric institution.
Smith named ACMI fellow
12/11/14
UB faculty member Barry Smith is the first philosopher to be named a fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics.
Furthering educational partnerships
12/11/14
The Graduate School of Education has developed two new programs that further the school's commitment to increasing its involvement and partnerships with community schools.
Quiet as a mouse
12/8/14
UB psychologist Micheal L. Dent listens to what is inaudible to others. And what she’s hearing might one day help us better understand human hearing loss.

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