Research News

For the seventh year, the Department of Ophthalmology has received an unrestricted grant from Research to Prevent Blindness for research and professional development.

UB faculty member Leonard Epstein is recruiting shoppers for a groundbreaking study on how food prices affect what we buy.

More than 1,000 Western New York children at risk of developing Type 1 diabetes are helping scientists at UB and Women and Children’s Hospital of Buffalo find ways to prevent, delay or reverse the disease.

A protein complex found in human breast milk can help reverse the antibiotic resistance of bacterial species that cause dangerous pneumonia and staph infections, according to new UB research.

Ten proposals from across the university have been awarded funding for 2012-13 from the “E Fund,” a competitive program to spur collaborative initiatives that will expand the institution’s impact and enhance the student educational experience.

Buffalo will become a hub of exploration for digital artists and scholars this weekend as thinkers from around the world attend the MediaCities conference.

"Leading the Way," a major conference sponsored by UB and the Drug Policy Alliance, will look at reforming New York State's 40-year-old drug laws that are focused on criminalization, even for first-time offenders. An array of organizations from around the state will be represented.

A UB forensic psychologist who studies terrorism, violence and aggression says the Tsarnaev brothers suspected of planting the Boston Marathon bombs share characteristics with others who have participated in terrorist acts.

UB English Professor Jerold C. Frakes has received a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellowship to support his study of early Yiddish literature.