Minakshi Trivedi, professor and chair of the doctoral program in the Department of Marketing in the School of Management, has received a Fulbright Scholar Award to conduct research and teach in India.
A UB-led research team recently traveled to Zimbabwe to take part in a week-long program of workshops that included the formal launch of the Zimbabwe International Nanotechnology Center and Evidence-To-Action, an implementation project to eradicate HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe.
UB’s Research Institute on Addictions has been awarded a national grant to refine a telephone-based clinical-assessment tool for evaluating the training of drug and alcohol counselors and conduct a psychometric evaluation of its effectiveness.
A growing body of research by UB multiple sclerosis investigators is demonstrating that the thalamus region of the brain is key to a host of issues involving the disease.
UB master’s student Ethan Mamer removed 6 tons of sand—by hand—from a 10-meter-long artificial river he was using to study how water cycles through streams. After repairing leaks in the silicone caulking, he refilled the sand. Welcome to the world of river restoration research.
Consumption of foods high in carbohydrates immediately after birth programs individuals for lifelong increased weight gain and obesity, even if caloric intake is restricted in adulthood for a period of time, a UB animal study has found.
The first controlled clinical trial to test the safety and efficacy of interventional endovascular therapy on the symptoms and progression of multiple sclerosis has found that the intervention does not improve patient outcomes. In a few cases, the treatment made symptoms worse.
An easy-to-make rainbow filter that could help users identify the true color of everything from paint to medicine has been named to the Society of Manufacturing Engineers’ list of 2013 Innovations that Could Change the Way You Manufacture.
