Research News

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  • Can AI help spot ‘healthy’ viruses in our bodies?
    5/21/26

    UB researchers have been awarded $1.6 million grant to use lab methods and AI to probe the human virome.

  • ‘Trusted’ UB nurses offer New Year’s resolutions
    1/12/24

    Nursing faculty members suggest ways to achieve happier, healthier living in the new year.

  • A look at ‘Back to Basics’ plan for literacy
    1/12/24

    GSE researcher John Strong shares his insights on Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposal to address the decline in literacy in NYS.

  • New book explores magic, witchcraft
    1/11/24

    UB cultural anthropologist Phillips Stevens Jr. says magic and witchcraft help explain what it means to be human.

  • Automated bus coming to BNMC
    1/10/24

    UB faculty are leading deployment of the self-driving shuttle and overseeing the work done by ADASTEC Corp., developer of the autonomous driving software.

  • Five faculty members receive Gender Institute grants
    1/9/24

    The funding will support interdisciplinary research projects in various fields.

  • UB potential site for Hochul’s proposed AI consortium
    1/8/24

    President Satish K. Tripathi says the proposed Empire AI initiative will ensure NYS is recognized as a global leader in artificial intelligence research.

  • UB launches center for advanced semiconductor research
    1/8/24

    The center will cement UB's position as a leader in microelectronics and research innovation for the industry.

  • When newspapers close, nonprofit executive salaries go up — way up
    1/8/24

    A new study highlights the important role local papers play in monitoring nonprofits.

  • Sodium’s high-pressure change can tell us about stars, planets
    1/5/24

    Study shows how the element’s electrons chemically bond when under pressures like those found below Earth’s crust.

  • New app aims to help older adults spot online scams
    1/4/24

    Developed by the Center for Information Integrity and partners, Deepcover borrows themes from Mission: Impossible and James Bond.