Research News

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  • UB awarded $5 million to lead new Great Lakes Research Consortium
    6/17/26

    UB will play an expanded role in researching and protecting the largest group of freshwater bodies on Earth.

  • Microplastics’ effect on immune system
    4/2/26

    A study published by UB orthodontics researchers found 3D-printed polymers release higher levels of immunostimulatory particles than traditional ones.

  • Peace, justice in Taiwan Strait focus of symposium
    4/2/26

    Experts from academia and “think tanks” will present at the annual symposium honoring the memory of historian Alison Des Forges.

  • UB’s Human Rights Center releases immigration report
    3/31/26

    The report found “serious violations” of the rights of WNYers due to cooperation of local and state agencies with immigration enforcement.

  • Foltz-Ramos named National Academies of Practice Fellow
    3/31/26

    The distinction recognizes the UB nursing professor's contributions to the profession and to interprofessional health care.

  • Read to lead CRIA
    3/30/26

    Under her leadership, the Clinical and Research Institute on Addictions will embody new strategies, such as AI, to advance addiction research, prevention and treatment.

  • Successful minority employees can create false sense of diversity
    3/27/26

    A new study finds an unexpected downside to highly successful women and racial minorities in organizations.

  • Five UB researchers elected AAAS fellows
    3/26/26

    Jason Briner, Hao Zeng, Jo Freudenheim, Keith Kirkwood and Jun Zhuang are now members of the prestigious scientific society.

  • Solving protein structures made simple
    3/26/26

    Jacobs School researchers have shown how an electron diffraction technique can quickly and efficiently create high-resolution molecular maps.

  • New system aims to detect amount of recycled plastic in plastic products
    3/25/26

    UB researchers want to provide regulators and others a quick and reliable way to assess sustainability claims.