Research News

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  • 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.

  • More START-UP NY companies partnering with UB
    7/28/14

    Eight additional companies — including Bak USA, an assembler of affordable electronic tablets — will relocate on or near the UB campuses through their participation in START-UP NY.

  • 'CanJam' is space-bound
    7/28/14

    An automated satellite steering system designed by UB researcher Manoranjan Majji  has been selected by NASA to be part of Virgin Galactic's  SpaceShipTwo commercial research flight.

  • Addressing bioethical concerns
    7/25/14

    “Bioethics and the Philosophy of Medicine” will be the topic of an upcoming conference presented by the Department of Philosophy and Plato’s Academy North Tonawanda Campus (PANTC) reading group.

  • Richard named ACS fellow
    7/24/14

    John Richard, UB Distinguished Professor in the Department of Chemistry, has been named a 2014 fellow of the American Chemical Society.

  • Steinfeld to receive Haecker award
    7/24/14

    Architecture faculty member Edward Steinfeld as been honored with one of his field’s most significant honors: the James Haecker Award for Distinguished Leadership in Architectural Research.

  • The challenges of aging in place
    7/24/14

    UB faculty members who are experts on aging offer advice, suggestions and analysis on how to successfully age at home.

  • Webnovela engages audiences
    7/24/14

    The hot Hulu webnovela "East Los High" uses a range of digital media platforms to help young Latinos make smart choices.

  • Genome research moves forward
    7/18/14

    State economic development officials have approved spending $48 million to create a genome research center in Buffalo, part of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s Buffalo Billion initiative.

  • Tonawanda Health Study planned
    7/18/14

    UB researchers are preparing to conduct a major study that analyzes how Tonawanda Coke plant emissions have affected the health of area residents and employees.

  • Selected for prestigious forum
    7/17/14

    UB Law faculty members Matthew Steilen and Michael Boucai took part in the Harvard/Stanford/Yale Junior Faculty Forum, which fosters scholarship by young scholars and enables them to present papers on cutting-edge topics in the law.