Research News

UB faculty member Xuefeng Ren has received a $1.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate the mechanisms of arsenic carcinogenesis — the process by which exposure to arsenic transforms normal cells into cancer cells.

The discovery by UB and Harvard researchers of a sleep-promoting circuit located deep in the primitive brainstem may lead to new therapies for sleep disorders, including insomnia.

UB faculty member Wilma Hofmann has received a nearly $600,000 federal grant to study cellular processes that cause high levels of unsaturated fats to increase the metastatic potential of prostate cancer cells.

UB will host a daylong conference next week aimed at increasing awareness of the effects of air contaminants on health.

Texas-based LumaLanes LLC advances UB technology to create pacing lights used by Olympians and world record holders at SwimMAC Carolina

The Humanities Institute’s signature discussion series returns for the fall semester with a talk by art department faculty member Jonathan Katz.

UB researchers and colleagues studying a rare, blistering disease have discovered new details of how autoantibodies destroy healthy cells in skin.

A UB project that aims to significantly advance the state-of-the-art in cloud computing research has received a $400,000 grant from the National Science Foundation.

UB faculty member James Campbell forecasts Democrats to lose 16 House seats and eight Senate seats in November's midterm elections.

Venu Govindaraju, SUNY Distinguished Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, has been named interim vice president for research and economic development.