Research News

Wanyi Nie and Dave Tsai.
  • Next-gen semiconductors just got more practical
    5/4/26

    A UB-led study makes chiral semiconductors better at absorbing visible light.

  • Is it really a concussion?
    8/4/14

    A new study by UB researchers finds that many of the same symptoms are common to concussions and to injuries to the neck and/or balance system.

  • Short sellers not to blame for crisis
    8/4/14

    Contrary to widespread media reports, the collapse of several financial firms during the 2008 economic crisis was not triggered by unsettled stock trades, according to new research from the School of Management.

  • NRT, quitline boosts success rate
    7/31/14

    Uninsured smokers who used nicotine replacement therapy patches in combination with NRT lozenges nearly doubled their quit rates when using the support of a quitline, according to a UB and Roswell Park Cancer Institute study.

  • Children elevate immigration crisis
    7/31/14

    UB Law faculty member Rick Su says the flood of Central American children coming to the U.S. differs from other refugee crises because of the large number of children leaving their families and risking their lives to find new homes.

  • Beware of farcing phishers
    7/31/14

    Online scammers are now stealing personal information by pretending to be our "friends," UB faculty member Arun “Vish” Vishwanath says.

  • Parent involvement key to child's weight loss
    7/31/14

    Overweight preschoolers lose more weight and keep it off longer when a parent also takes part in the weight-loss treatment, according to a study by researchers at UB and Women and Children’s Hospital of Buffalo.

  • U.S. ill-prepared for major quake
    7/31/14

    MCEER Director Andrew Whittaker testified before Congress that the United States is not prepared for the effects of a major earthquake in a large urban area.

  • 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.