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UB scientists selected for NASA satellite mission
2/13/26
The first-of-its-kind satellite system will use lasers to make high-resolution observations to map Earth's ice sheets and ecosystems.

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GOP expected to make significant gains
9/11/14
UB faculty member James Campbell forecasts Democrats to lose 16 House seats and eight Senate seats in November's midterm elections.
Govindaraju named interim vice president
9/8/14
Venu Govindaraju, SUNY Distinguished Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, has been named interim vice president for research and economic development.
Can computers survive a quake?
9/4/14
Tests in UB's Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation show local seismic isolation and damping methods can protect sensitive electronic equipment.
Shedding light on caffeine
9/4/14
The newly sequenced genome of the coffee plant shows that enzymes that help produce caffeine evolved independently in coffee, tea and chocolate.
Why do cocaine addicts relapse?
9/4/14
UB scientists have received a $2 million federal grant to study changes in the brain of cocaine addicts that lead them to relapse after long periods of abstinence.
Scientific superstar
9/2/14
An X-ray crystal structure solved by UB chemist Philip Coppens has been chosen as one of the world’s top 10 molecular structures ever solved.
Past sexual assault triples risk of future assault for college women
9/2/14
A new study from UB’s Research Institute on Addictions indicates that female college students who are victims of sexual assault are at a much higher risk of becoming victims again.
Canty named to NIH review committee
8/28/14
UB cardiologist John M. Canty Jr. has been appointed to the prestigious Heart, Lung and Blood Program Project Review Committee of the National Institutes of Health.
Spotlight on neuroscience research
8/28/14
Brain research being conducted at UB will be featured at the eighth annual Neuroscience Research Day.
Less domestic violence among married pot smokers
8/28/14
A new UB study has found that the more often couples smoked marijuana, the less likely they were to engage in domestic violence.

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