• Triptych represent the three communities of excellence.
    Catalyzing innovation across disciplines
    7/27/21

    UB's Communities of Excellence initiative has helped set the stage for researchers and community partners to pivot quickly to address new challenges.

  • Detail of book cover artwork for "Vascular Disease in Women.".
    Exploring vascular disease in women
    7/23/21

    New book by Jacobs School surgery professor aims to better educate medical providers about the differences in vascular disease presentation and outcomes in women.

  • Screen capture of the "Numbers in Need" website featuring an image of a crowded bus and the words, "338,000 live in or near poverty in Buffalo Niagara.".
    Fighting poverty with data
    7/21/21

    Numbers in Need, developed by the UB Regional Institute with The John R. Oishei Foundation, looks at local trends in poverty and its distribution across vulnerable populations.

  • Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul and Christina Orsi unveil a banner announcing 530 jobs created by UB Buffalo Institute of Genomics and Data Analytics.
    UB BIG reports helping create 530 tech jobs
    7/21/21

    The number far surpasses the Buffalo Institute of Genomics and Data Analytics’ commitment to create 250 jobs by next February.

  • A computer keyboard with one key that features the colors of the Russian flag and the Twitter bird logo.
    Nobody knows you’re a fake Russian Twitter account
    7/20/21

    A UB study found that media played an unwitting role in the growth of fake Russian Twitter accounts created to spread disinformation during the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign.

  • Female graduate with diploma and proud parents looking on.
    Children with college degrees affect parents’ later health
    7/19/21

    Scientists looked at the intergenerational relationship between parents and children over time, while balancing factors that could influence an aging parent’s health.

  • Bottle of melatonin, with pills scattered on a table.
    Scientists unravel physiological roles of melatonin
    7/16/21

    A new mouse model reveals the hormone directly affects several key physiological functions.

  • Woman having a migraine rubbing her temples.
    Help within reach for migraine patients
    7/15/21

    UB neurologist Melissa Rayhill, who co-authored an editorial on the topic in JAMA, says a new approach could transform treatment for the debilitating condition.

     

  • a protea shrub growing amongst reeds and dozens of other plant species in South Africa’s Greater Cape Floristic Region.
    Mapping biodiversity in South Africa
    7/13/21

    Field biologists and NASA planes will document the distribution and function of species and ecosystems in the region.

  • Stock line graph.
    Animation shapes how investors perceive stock prices
    7/13/21

    A stock appears riskier when its prices are presented in an animated line graph rather than a traditional static line graph, according to new UB research.

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