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. 

  • Two scholars receive NSF fellowships to study at UB
    8/17/23

    The prestigious MPS-Ascend program aims to advance scientific discovery and diversify the fields of mathematics and science.

  • New therapies on the horizon for endometriosis
    8/15/23

    UB study reveals how neurotrophins and their receptors could be novel therapeutic targets for pelvic pain in the condition that affects 5-10% of women.

  • What do lava and sewer sludge have in common?
    8/14/23

    Buffalo Sewer Authority calls upon UB lava flow expert to improve wastewater treatment plant.

  • Expanding cybersecurity training
    8/11/23

    Grant will provide funding for UB’s Center of Excellence in Information Systems Assurance Research and Education to graduate 24 cybersecurity specialists.

  • Supporting program for pregnant and new moms
    8/10/23

    An NIH grant to social work professor Mickey Sperlich will help pregnant and new mothers who have experienced trauma.

  • The business value of IT investment
    8/9/23

    A School of Management study analyzes how IT spending impacts inflation and employment rates, and vice versa.

  • Greenland glacier may not be as stable as previously thought
    8/8/23

    UB research finds that glacier N79 has undetected features that may indicate it is less stable than scientists have understood.

  • ‘A powerful pink bomb’
    8/7/23

    Kelly Hayes McAlonie and Despina Stratigakos, co-creators of Architect Barbie, explain the impact of the movie that's become one of the most talked about films of the summer.

  • Music can help people learn a second language
    8/2/23

    A UB study found that people with musical training — whether instrumental or vocal — are better at imitating pitch than someone without that training.

  • UB volcano expert monitors lava flow around the world
    7/31/23

    Stephan Kolzenburg’s field and lab research aims to predict where and how far lava will flow if a volcano erupts.