Research News

A newborn in an incubator.
  • Using tech to help mothers separated from newborns
    2/16/26

    UB-led research looks at videomessaging and othe tech to help parents connect when their children are transferred to another hospital’s NICU.

  • 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.

  • ‘Open on Thanksgiving’ not good strategy
    11/17/14

    Retailers looking to get ahead of the competition by opening on Thanksgiving Day are taking the wrong approach, UB retail marketing expert Arun Jain says.

  • Mangold edits ‘go-to’ casebook
    11/13/14

    UB Law Professor Susan Mangold was co-editor of the fifth edition of the casebook that has long been the standard choice for law professors teaching in the area of children and the law.