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Jason benedict looking at a crystal.

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.

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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.
Research program offers discounted smartphones
8/22/14
UB's PhoneLab project, which gives students, faculty and staff discounted use of a Galaxy Nexus 5 smartphone in exchange taking part in computer science research, is looking for new recruits.
NSF-funded project could transform the way products are designed
8/22/14
Three professors have received a $368,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to research technology that could revolutionize product engineering.

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