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.

  • Protection from PTSD
    1/8/15

    A new study has found that personal traits such as resilience, satisfaction with life and a grateful disposition may help shield police officers from symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.

  • Making cancer cells more sensitive
    1/8/15

    What makes cancer cells sensitive or resistant to chemotherapy? UB researchers are working on an answer, thanks to a grant from the American Cancer Society.

  • Alcohol warnings from parents matter
    1/8/15

    Parenting practices and restrictions when it comes to alcohol use can make a difference with adolescent drinking, according to new research by a UB psychologist.

  • More companies approved for START-UP NY
    1/8/15

    Four more companies affiliated with UB have been approved for START-UP NY, the innovative economic development program created by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.

  • Emberton lauded by historians
    1/5/15

    The Southern Association for Women Historians has awarded UB historian arole Emberton its 2014 Willie Lee Rose Prize for the best book on Southern history written by a woman or women in 2013.

  • Amazing discoveries
    1/5/15

    UB researchers made headlines around the world this year with studies on coffee, climate change, babies’ eating habits and more.

  • This endoscope zaps tumors
    1/2/15

    While doctors often use an endoscope to help detect cancer and other illnesses, it may soon serve another purpose: zapping tumors.

  • Goyal named director of UB RENEW
    12/18/14

    Internationally recognized materials scientist Amit Goyal has been named director of RENEW, UB’s new interdisciplinary institute dedicated to research and education on globally pressing problems in energy, environment and water.

  • Partnering on climate change
    12/18/14

    Two UB geologists working on climate change research have formed a unique partnership that combines their different disciplines.

  • Litchinitser elected APS fellow
    12/18/14

    UB Engineering faculty member Natalia Litchinitser has been elected a fellow of the American Physical Society.