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. 

  • UB CAT funds 10 faculty-industry projects
    12/12/23

    The R&D projects pairing a UB researcher with a NYS business will support the growth of new life and health sciences technologies.

  • How ChatGPT could help first responders during disasters
    12/11/23

    UB researchers train AI to accurately recognize addresses and other location descriptions from Hurricane Harvey social media posts.

  • Identifying key piece for affordable fuel cell catalysts
    12/8/23

    Scientists add hydrogen to iron-nitrogen-carbon catalysts, which could greatly reduce the costs of climate-friendly fuel cells.

  • Caregiving associated with 9% lower risk of death
    12/7/23

    The findings of the UB-led study are significant given the burden of caregiving — and its impact on health — will be substantial in the years to come. 

  • UB social work researcher to co-lead Grand Challenge to Prevent Gun Violence
    12/7/23

    Firearms were the No. 1 killer of children and teens in the U.S. last year, says Patricia Logan-Greene.

  • Faculty have key role at APEC conference
    12/5/23

    Jessie Poon and Meredith Kolsky Lewis organized the meeting that was held concurrently with the Economic Leaders' Week attended by the U.S. and Chinese presidents.

  • UB awarded $1 million for ‘space economy’ grant
    12/4/23

    Engineers will use the award to better track objects in deep outer space.

  • Enhancing, expanding aging-related research
    12/4/23

    The kickoff event for the initiative features the acting director of the NYS Office for the Aging as the keynote speaker.

  • Key algae species help soft corals survive warming oceans
    11/30/23

    The algae, from the genus Breviolum, reside inside the coral tissue, forming a symbiotic relationship.

  • Analytics/AI conference brings new perspectives
    11/28/23

    UB hosted the gathering of industry and academic experts dedicated to exploring the frontiers of data analytics and artificial intelligence.