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  • New hearing loss test checks the eyes — not the ears
    12/8/25

    UB spinout Auspex Medix advances AI-powered hearing test to help older adults thwart cognitive decline, Alzheimer’s and more.

  • Studying impact of imperfections on quantum materials
    11/3/23

    UB physicist Herbert Fotso has received a DOE grant to explore the interplay between disorder and strong interaction between electrons.

  • New research fund focuses on civic engagement
    11/2/23

    Twelve civic projects have been selected to receive grants of $5,000 in the first year of UB’s new Civic Engagement Research Fund.

  • Responses to STEM questions convey more than you think
    10/31/23

    How instructors reply to college students’ queries in introductory STEM settings can motivate those students to pursue more research in STEM courses.

  • UB, NASA, partners begin mapping South Africa’s biodiversity
    10/30/23

    The BioSCape project is an important step toward monitoring ecosystems across the globe from space.

  • Examining hardships of student-mothers during COVID
    10/30/23

    A UB study found that family and friends filled the gap in support when academic institutions shut down for in-person learning.

  • Applying game theory on the front lines
    10/30/23

    A School of Management study analyzes how an age-old strategy can protect against adversarial threats.

  • Tackling asthma in kids at school-based health centers
    10/27/23

    With NIH funding, UB pediatric researchers will study an intervention they developed for children with asthma in the Buffalo Public Schools.

  • New American dialect takes shape in South Florida
    10/27/23

    UB linguist Kristen D'Alessandro Merii’s exploration of “Miami English” receives wide recognition.

  • Take the plunge and invest in the weird
    10/26/23

    School of Management research analyzes “Shark Tank” competitors to find the advantages and challenges of being weird.

  • Examining impact of cannabis on immunotherapy
    10/26/23

    A UB psychologist has received a $3.2 million grant to assess how cannabis use affects patients who receive immunotherapy