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.

  • 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.

  • How are CTE and behavior linked?
    12/8/14

    UB researchers say a lack of longitudinal studies on CTE hinders scientists’ ability to understand how the brain disease is linked to behavioral symptoms.

  • Interactive wayfinder
    12/4/14

    Developers at UB’s Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access have built and tested touch-responsive maps that provide independence to the visually impaired.

  • Sharing resources
    12/4/14

    UB is making some of the region’s most advanced science and engineering equipment, and cutting-edge research facilities available for use by academics, businesses and government.

  • A hybrid vehicle that delivers DNA
    12/4/14

    A new transport system for DNA vaccines being developed by UB researchers could help treat HIV, malaria and other major illnesses.

  • Measuring the fear of Ebola
    12/4/14

    UB communication researcher Janet Yang is using a National Science Foundation grant to assess America’s perception of Ebola and improve communication about the virus.

  • Clues to early retinal development
    12/4/14

    UB researchers have discovered what regulates generation of the early neurons in the retina during embryonic development, findings that provide clues to how cellular diversity is created in the central nervous system.

  • Carry-on charges your smartphone
    11/20/14

    Smart technology is in our homes, cars and phones, and soon it will power our luggage, thanks in part to UB engineering student Martin Diz.

  • Basford receives NEA fellowship
    11/17/14

    UB poet Douglas Basford has received a 2015 National Endowment for the Arts fellowship to support his translation of the sonnets of Italian poet Domenico di Giovanni.