Research News

A preliminary UB study has found that although trained athletes derive performance benefits from caffeine, most sedentary or lightly active adults do not like exercise more—or perceive their exertion to be less—when given caffeine.

A Western New York company is partnering with the UB School of Architecture and Planning to explore the potential of “digital craft” in terra cotta restoration.

Despite resistance to bullying from both employers and employees, many workplace bullies achieve high levels of career success, according to a new study from the School of Management.

UB faculty member Thomas Nochajski says a federal proposal to lower the DWI blood-alcohol limit from 0.8 to .05 could save lives.

A new UB study of crashes involving cars and sport utility vehicles has found that crash safety ratings are a lot less relevant than vehicle type.

The newly sequenced genome of the carnivorous bladderwort contradicts the notion that vast quantities of noncoding DNA are crucial for complex life.

A study by UB communication researcher Janet Yang explores why many Americans know so little about climate change and why many are not interested in finding out more.

A small UB study has found for the first time that in Type 1 diabetics, insulin injections exert a strong anti-inflammatory effect at the cellular and molecular level.

UB volcanologist Michael Sheridan discusses why Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano, which been coughing up ash, gas and molten rock over the past few days, is one of the world’s most dangerous volcanoes and why it remains difficult for researchers to predict major eruptions.

UB faculty member Qiaoqiang Gan is helping develop a new generation of photovoltaic cells that produce more power and cost less to manufacture than what’s available today.