• Silhouette of a family standing in front of a border fence.
    No link between undocumented immigration, crime
    10/6/20

    A UB-led study of undocumented immigration suggests that, on average, this population reduced or had no effect on crime in 154 U.S. metro areas.

  • Hospital patient pictured with a pulse oximeter on their finger.
    Improving patient safety with pain medications
    10/5/20

    UB’s Carla Jungquist oversaw the local site of a global study to develop a tool for nurses to identify patients at high risk of opioid-induced respiratory depression.

  • National Science Foundation logo.
    Three UB researchers receive NSF CAREER awards
    10/1/20

    From the science of taste to transistor technology to understanding plate tectonics and volcanoes, the funded projects will address issues of societal importance.

  • The edge of the Greenland Ice Sheet.
    Greenland on track to lose ice at historic rate
    10/1/20

    UB-led study finds the ice sheet is melting faster than in any century over the past 12,000 years.

  • pipette.
    $1.2 million awarded for drug research
    9/29/20

    Funding from the Center for Protein Therapeutics will support development of next-generation protein-based drugs that treat COVID-19, cancer and other illnesses.

  • Doctor reviewing mammography results on pc.
    Device aims to better screen patients for breast cancer
    9/29/20

    UB researchers have received an NIH grant to develop a device that uses light and ultrasound to improve the screening of patients with dense breast tissue.

  • Eye surgery, viewed from above.
    Researchers study glaucoma surgery techniques
    9/28/20

    Comparisons of surgeries have found that a less expensive method proves to be safer and more effective.

  • Concept of the 2020 presidential election featuring the American flag, a calendar with Nov. 3rd circled and "I Voted Today" stickers.
    Presidential race too close to call, UB political expert says
    9/25/20

    Political scientist James Campbell has been accurately forecasting elections for decades.

  • Lobby in Hampton Inn in Amherst.
    IDEA Center receives another 5-year cycle of funding
    9/24/20

    The center's projects aim to advance implementation of universal design.

  • Engineering research taking place in Andreas Stavridis' lab.
    Research rolls on despite COVID
    9/24/20

    With an emphasis on health and safety, UB’s vast research enterprise is thriving amid the pandemic.

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