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Jason benedict looking at a crystal.

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.

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Linking new genetic anomalies to breast cancer
2/5/15
The “Jewels in our Genes” study, led by UB researcher Heather Ochs-Balcom, has uncovered previously unknown segments of DNA shared by African-American family members who have breast cancer.
11 companies join START-UP NY
2/2/15
Eleven additional companies, including six winners of the 43North business plan contest, have been approved for START-UP NY through their affiliation with UB.
Medical marijuana for depression?
2/2/15
A study by the Research Institute on Addictions raises the possibility that
components of marijuana may be useful in reducing depression that results from chronic stress.
Partnering with NASA on obesity programs
1/29/15
A UB research team is working with NASA as an official collaborative partner in its global Mission X: Train Like an Astronaut program.
Startups boom under JOBS
1/29/15
The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act is doing its job and getting more startups to go public, a School of Management study has found.
Focusing on word sounds helps reading
1/29/15
A study by psychologist Chris McNorgan points to the value of word sounds over visual processing during reading instruction or when diagnosing and treating reading disorders.
Breathing new life into Buffalo
1/29/15
The Buffalo Institute for Genomics and Data Analytics will help transform medical diagnosis and treatment.
Did genetic links to modern maladies provide ancient benefits?
1/29/15
A UB study finds that humanity’s early ancestors had genetic variations associated with modern disease. Now, the question is why.
Gone phishing
1/26/15
A new UB study has found that successful email phishing schemes tinker with our heads before ripping us off.
The Wild West of physics
1/22/15
The next frontier in physics may require teeny-tiny answers to big questions, and vice versa.

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