Research News

The exhibit “Serenades for Settling: Tending Ostreidae” with several large screens of ocean life in a darkened room.
  • Listen like an oyster
    12/12/25

    An immersive, multimedia exhibition invites audiences into an underwater world of oysters, and how human-made sounds might affect them. 

  • More pregnant adolescents use e-cigarettes
    1/2/24

    E-cigarette use is rising among pregnant adolescents, according to a UB study published in JAMA Network Open.

  • Using AI to treat brain aneurysms
    1/2/24

    UB-affiliated startup QAS.AI has been awarded a $1 million NSF grant to conduct clinical evaluations of new software to assist surgeons.

  • Nature links Indigenous perspective, STEM
    12/19/23

    The connection to nature is “its own science,” says UB physics major and NASA intern Alyssa Warrior.

  • Changing the Black East Side
    12/18/23

    Spurred by the “Harder We Run” report, a pilot iinitiative will holistically tackle one neighborhood’s social determinants of health.

  • UB, Oishei Children’s Hospital part of PCORI clinical trial
    12/15/23

    The study aims to curb hypertension and mental health issues in postpartum women, particularly those from marginalized populations.

  • Increasing lung cancer screening
    12/15/23

    A study funded by the CTSI Pilot Study program aims to increase screening in urban primary care settings.

  • Moving the needle on motor control after spinal cord injury
    12/14/23

    Researchers at UB's Motor Control and Rehabilitation Laboratory study techniques that could lead to more effective therapies for regaining that control. 

  • UB receives $2.5 million Mellon grant
    12/13/23

    The funding will support a new interdisciplinary research project to better understand and address issues faced by caregivers and those with disabilities.

  • Tumbas receives prestigous awards
    12/13/23

    The UB scholar is the recipient of the Barbara Jelavich Book Prize and an Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant for two book projects.

  • Stem cell study examines rare disease — and how to cure it
    12/12/23

    The research demonstrates how the genetic defect causing infantile cystinosis could be repaired through CRISPR.