UB engineers have created a more efficient way to catch rainbows, an advancement in photonics that could lead to technological breakthroughs in solar energy, stealth technology and other areas of research.
UB researchers will conduct a rare, large-scale earthquake simulation next week to determine how vulnerable New York City’s unreinforced masonry buildings—row houses—are to temblors.
A team of UB researchers has been selected by the National Institutes of Health to support the collection, analysis and exchange of scientific data for scientists investigating immunology and immune-mediated diseases.
UB faculty members received five of the nine research grants awarded during the initial round of funding from the new SUNY Research Collaboration Fund.
Traditionally, research at universities is carried out by graduate students. Timothy Tryjankowski, director of UB’s Center for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities, believes the norm is changing.
A new pathway for improving vaccines against tuberculosis has been discovered by UB microbiologists in collaboration with researchers at other universities.
A UB study has found that college students who drink to cope with anxiety may experience more negative alcohol-related consequences than peers who drink for other reasons.
A five-year study by researchers at three universities has established that providing tangible assistance to others protects our health and lengthens our lives.
