• Map showing four locations in Greenland where the GreenDrill team will be working.
    Bedrock drilling may unlock Greenland Ice Sheet’s secrets
    7/20/20

    The project co-led by UB geologist Jason Briner could reveal when the ice last retreated, laying the foundation for better models of future sea level rise.

  • On November 8, 2018, the Camp Fire erupted 90 miles (140 kilometers) north of Sacramento, California. As of 10 a.m. Pacific Standard Time on November 9, the fire had consumed 70,000 acres of land and was five percent contained, or surrounded by a barrier.
    UB engineer to track how wildfires spread
    7/16/20

    Negar Elhami-Khorasani is part of a multi-institutional research team that is using science and technology to better understand and help prevent deadly wildfires.

  • Crystals of a curium-containing compound.
    Curium can form unexpected covalent bonds, study finds
    7/16/20

    The finding — from high-pressure research that squeezed curium-containing compounds between diamonds — could guide further studies on curium and other mysterious heavy elements.

  • A glass bowl of yeast dough.
    Meet baker’s yeast
    7/13/20

    The pandemic has caused a run on baker’s yeast. It’s a marvelous organism, as UB scientists explain.

  • Joseph Balthasar.
    UB scientist awarded grant to improve cancer therapies
    7/10/20

    Joseph Balthasar will use the $1.8 million grant to support work to improve delivery of targeted therapies against solid tumors.

  • Peter Elkin.
    Jacobs School scientists collecting COVID-19 data
    7/9/20

    Several studies are focused on data collection that can be used to better understand how to combat COVID-19.

  • Leslie Ying in the lab.
    Ying elected fellow of AIMBE
    7/8/20

    The electrical engineer was recognized for outstanding contributions to the development and biomedical applications of fast MRI with sparse sampling.

  • Close-up of tired man drinking alcohol.
    Grant could change approach to treating alcohol addiction
    7/6/20

    Reliably measuring recovery capital is the first step to advancing the science of better understanding how different sources of capital facilitate recovery.

  • Steven Lipshultz.
    UB publications stress COVID-19 health care issues
    7/6/20

    Pediatrics researchers also have been tapped to establish patient registries and develop guidelines for treating children with COVID-19.

  • Doctor checking temperature on patient with face mask.
    Clinical research resumes ‘safely and carefully’
    7/3/20

    A limited return to facilities, along with ongoing remote operations, allows time-sensitive research to resume while focusing on the health and safety of employees.

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