• Bottle that reads, "Melatonin", pills and a sleep mask.
    Can melatonin treat COVID-19?
    9/16/20

    UB researchers have launched a clinical trial to find out if the inexpensive and widely available brain hormone can be useful in treating underserved patients.

     

  • Various plastics with a recycling symbol in the foreground.
    NYS turns to RENEW to study, improve plastics recycling
    9/11/20

    The UB research group was awarded $1.9 million from the DEC to assess the plastics recycling industry and educate the public.

  • Concept of clinical researchers and subjects.
    Free registry connects researchers with participants
    9/11/20

    ResearchMatch includes 146,000 volunteers nationwide who want to take part in clinical trials.

  • Heat map images show the amount of time in seconds that the test animals spent in the 3-chamber apparatus, with each side chamber containing a social (S) or a non-social (NS) stimulus under the cup (circle).
    Drug discovery protocol for autism speeding treatments
    9/11/20

    A sensitive and reliable new protocol for assessing social deficits in animal models of autism and certain psychiatric conditions is expediting the search for effective treatments.

  • Researcher wearing a cap and mask looks at data with a microscope nearby.
    UB researchers leverage resources to battle COVID-19
    9/10/20

    In collaboration with the university’s Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences, scientists are trying to answer urgent questions surrounding the virus.

  • First amendment.
    NEH award supports Barbas’ new book
    9/8/20

    The book looks at the landmark Supreme Court ruling that First Amendment protections of free speech limit public officials’ ability to win a defamation lawsuit.

  • Moot Courtroom.
    Helping imprisoned domestic violence survivors
    9/7/20

    A major grant to the new Criminal Justice Advocacy Clinic will address “a historic blind spot in the judicial system.”  

  • Scanning electron microscope image of the Shiga toxin E. coli strain the UB researchers studied.
    Insights on a virulent, emerging foodborne pathogen
    9/4/20

    UB researchers have completed the genomic analysis of a specific strain of Shiga-toxin E. coli (STEC) that can cause severe disease outbreaks and is increasingly common. 

  • Shenqiang Ren pictured bending a sheet of the CoolPak Hydrogel.
    Cooling clothing
    9/4/20

    UB engineer Shenqiang Ren is working with two local companies to develop technology that can improve performance by helping to prevent overheating.

  • A teleconference meeting among people of various ethnicities.
    Reducing worry, stress during pandemic
    9/4/20

    A School of Nursing project aims to help adults living in low-income, racial- and ethnic-minority neighborhoods in Buffalo.

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