• underwater view of coral.
    Even hurricanes can't stop regrowth of some corals
    3/19/20

    But UB marine biologist Howard Lasker says one species can't simply replace another.

  • An artist's illustration of a system designed to help block high-frequency sounds of up to 20 kilohertz. The system comprises tapered chains of tungsten carbide beads alternating with tapered chains of Delrin plastic beads, surrounded by plastic walls.
    New filter for blocking high-pitched sounds
    3/18/20

    New research targets high-frequency noises that may damage health — even if you can’t hear them.

  • Apple Watch Series 4 is displayed on hand, close up showing ECG application on the screen.
    Using everyday technology to prevent stroke
    3/12/20

    The Heartline Study will explore whether iPhones and Apple Watches can detect AFib — a major cause of stroke — earlier, leading to improved health outcomes.

  • detail of a poster developed by UB physicians in a project designed to reduce inappropriate prescribing of proton pump inhibitors. Word bubble includes names of drugs.
    Medical residents reduce inappropriate PPI prescriptions
    3/11/20

    UB medical residents at a safety net clinic dramatically reduced inappropriate prescriptions for proton pump inhibitors from 80% to 30%.

  • Conceptual illustration of a person communicating research using statistics.
    Don’t blame the messenger — unless it’s all stats, no story
    3/10/20

    Narrative affects the perception of the person who is delivering the message, according to research by UB communication professor Melanie Green.

  • Student working with a young boy at a table in the Early childhood Research Center.
    ECRC joins Explore & More to shed light on how kids learn
    3/6/20

    At Saturday sessions at the Canalside museum, UB students will use playful experiments to share child development knowledge with parents.

  • Multiple views of an MRI of a 72-year-old female patient with multiple sclerosis. One view shows the brain of a patient with Alzeheimer's that has significant cortical thinning.
    Study looks at neurodegeneration in aging MS patients
    3/6/20

    UB researchers have published the first study comparing brain changes in patients who have MS or other neurological diseases, including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

  • 3D manufacturing printer.
    Creating standards for digital manufacturing
    3/2/20

    A meeting at UB aims to create a set of definitions to allow computer programs to communicate across different operating and software systems.  

  • Mostafa Nouh in the lab.
    Breaking reciprocity in acoustic waves
    2/19/20

    The NSF-supported research that uses “spacetime-varying metamaterials” could have implications in communications, medicine and other fields.

  • Colorful sticky notes on a white board.
    GIC focuses on communicating complex science
    2/18/20

    This year's Global Innovation Challenge examines how to communicate complex health information to people in global North and South countries.

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