Research News

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  • 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.

  • Not just the gut
    3/20/14

    UB research has found that social relationships, fatigue and other coexisting medical problems have a stronger effect on how patients with irritable bowel syndrome rate their overall health than the severity of their gastrointestinal symptoms.

  • Strongest evidence yet of two cognitive systems
    3/17/14

    UB cognitive scientists may have produced the strongest evidence yet that humans have separate and distinct cognitive systems with which they can categorize, classify and conceptualize their worlds.

  • UB designates tax-free zones
    3/13/14

    UB has designated more than 175,000 square feet of space as tax-free zones through Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s START-UP NY initiative.

  • Building a healthier community
    3/13/14

    UB faculty member Heather Orom is working with partners in the Delavan-Grider neighborhood to build a healthier community in this section of the East Side of Buffalo.

  • Making diabetes testing more accessible
    3/13/14

    UB research has found that it's practical to administer a key blood test used to diagnose diabetes during patients' biannual visits to the dentist.

  • Celebrating Buffalo's revival
    3/13/14

    UB will present the Performing Economies Colloquium next month to highlight the many grassroot initiatives that are taking progressive approaches toward urban development.

  • UB to host major conference
    3/10/14

    As many as 2,000 engineers will visit Western New York in August to participate in a four-day conference in downtown Buffalo hosted by UB that will focus on advanced manufacturing and design.

  • Time change adds stress
    3/7/14

    UB sleep medicine physician Eric Ten Brock says the switch to daylight savings time can be especially stressful for the sleep-deprived.

  • Breaking the cycle
    3/6/14

    UB Law professor Teresa Miller says Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposal to offer free college courses to prisoners will help reduce recidivism.

  • Honoring inventors, entrepreneurs
    3/6/14

    UB held its annual Inventors and Entrepreneurs Reception on March 3, honoring university researchers and partner companies developing technologies for improving fields from health care to alternative energy.