Research News

A UB study has found that COPD patients experience more respiratory symptoms when their lungs are colonized by bacteria, even in the absence of an acute flare-up of symptoms.

More heat, not less, may be the key to boosting power for laptops and portable electronic devices, UB researchers suggest.

UB faculty member Drucy S. Borowitz has received a major national award from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation for her groundbreaking research.

UB’s Center for Advanced Biomedical and Bioengineering Technology (UB CAT) realized its largest economic impact to date — $64.6 million — during 2013, awarding more than $537,000 to 19 Western New York companies to assist them in developing new life sciences technology.

CUBRC has pledged $250,000 to support UB researcher John L. Crassidis’ efforts to track dangerous space debris.

UB researchers have developed a new imaging technique that captures the vibrations of proteins that are critical to human life.

A UB study has found a troubling relationship between drinking and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder in college students.

Submarine-like body sensors and a new way to snuff out fungal infections are among the highlights from a year of inventing at UB.

Chemistry doctoral student Kenneth Kort will spend 12 weeks in Washington, D.C., learning the ins and outs of science and technology policy, thanks to a 2014 Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship.

Police officers working the night shift are significantly more likely to suffer long-term, on-the-job injuries than officers on other shifts, according to new research conducted at UB.