Research News

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  • Can AI help spot ‘healthy’ viruses in our bodies?
    5/21/26

    UB researchers have been awarded $1.6 million grant to use lab methods and AI to probe the human virome.

  • Commercializing inventions
    5/15/14

    Research being conducted by UB faculty members Leslie Ying and Steven Diver has received awards from the SUNY Technology Accelerator Fund.

  • Trial has massive impact
    5/12/14

    The combined hormone therapy clinical trial conducted by the Women's Health Initiative — which included 700 participants from Western New York — saved thousands of lives, according to a recent NIH report.

  • Making wireless faster
    5/8/14

    UB engineers are working with the Air Force to develop cognitive radio, which avoids wireless traffic jams by exploiting unused radio spectrum.

  • Introducing new products
    5/8/14

    A new study from the School of Management advises companies to use existing brands and add new sub-brands to maximize revenue when introducing new products to market.

  • Commitment to environmental research
    5/8/14

    Working as part of the RENEW initiative, UB researchers are tackling the major issues related to energy, water and the environment.

  • Dimick awarded fellowship
    5/8/14

    UB faculty member Alexa Dimick has been chosen as a 2014 National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow, considered the most prestigious and highly competitive fellowship for early career scholars in education.

  • New health benefit found from eating mushrooms
    5/1/14

    A preliminary study of the effects of mushroom ingestion on health conducted by UB researchers has found that consumption of portabellas could be useful in regulating glucose levels.

  • Salute to faculty authors
    5/1/14

    UB will recognize more than 105 authors, contributing authors and editors at “An Anthology of Recognition: The Sixth Salute to UB Authors" on May 5.

  • Directing digital communications
    5/1/14

    Already known for merging proven science classwork with state-of-the-art technology, UB faculty member Randy Yerrick has taken on another role to help bring science educational resources into the digital age.

  • CCS Oncology donates funds to UB
    5/1/14

    CCS Oncology has donated $185,000 to UB to support innovations in patient safety using health information technology, more commonly known as electronic patient records.