• Child and senior man holding planet Earth in hands against green spring background.
    First Earth Day: How a U.S. senator led a ‘youthquake’
    4/20/20

    Environmental historian Adam Rome reflects on the legacy of the first Earth Day 50 years ago — the subject of his book, “The Genius of Earth Day.”

  • World map with location markers.
    Asian universities close the gap on U.S. schools
    4/17/20

    Despite the gains, the imbalance between STEM and the humanities, and the lack of innovation has set the ceiling on growth, a UB-led study found.

  • Concept of energy grid: many high voltage steel power line supports over a sky with clouds and sun.
    New model could improve energy demand predictions
    4/17/20

    The new model developed by UB and Purdue researchers aims to help utility companies deliver steadier prices and more reliable service to customers.

  • A nurse shows a patient the plasma they've donated.
    To help sickest, UB seeks those who've recovered from COVID-19
    4/16/20

    In the few days since UB launched its convalescent serum program with Kaleida and ECMC, more than 150 Western New Yorkers have expressed interest in donating. 

  • Prescription bottle full of marijuana buds opens onto a prescription pad.
    Cannabis users overestimate cannabinoids
    4/16/20

    In UB-led study at Hash Bash, frequent users reported low knowledge of, and substantially overestimated, cannabinoid content and effective dosages.

  • Man in business suit riding in a boat made from dollar bills, riding on a sea of money.
    Money can’t buy love — or friendship
    4/15/20

    Basing self-worth on financial success creates pressures that hurt important social connections, UB researchers say.

  • View from the rear of an elementary school classroom to the teacher standing at the front of the room.
    Personal growth taking backseat to test scores
    4/14/20

    A UB-led study finds school principals prioritized academics at the cost of job skills and student self-esteem and self-awareness.

  • Concept of global health: a stethoscope wound around a small world globe.
    CGHE produces next textbook
    4/14/20

    The work from the Community of Excellence provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary look at the field of global health.

  • Doctors with protective suits in hospital with patient.
    Developing models to help prepare for COVID-19 surge
    4/13/20

    The models are changing, but so far they signal social distancing is working in Western New York, UB experts in health informatics say.

  • Digitalis lanata, grown in a greenhouse. This species of foxglove plant makes digoxin, a chemical that is used sparingly to treat heart failure.
    Foxgloves produce heart medicine. Can science do it better?
    4/13/20

    Two studies mark an early step in a UB biologist’s quest to understand how the popular garden plants make medicinal compounds.

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