• Concept of understanding the mindset of hackers: young hacker with abstract circuit head interface.
    Inside the mind of a hacker
    2/12/20

    UB researchers analyzed the psychological profiles of college students to see which personality traits led to different kinds of computer hacking.

  • Conceptual illustration of a healthy human Circadian sleep rhythm system.
    Melatonin discovery may help adjust biological clock
    2/11/20

    The discovery of novel melatonin receptor molecules may make possible therapies for such circadian rhythm disburbances as jet lag, shift work, depression and sleep disorders.

  • Woolly mammoth realistic 3d illustration; front perspective view.
    Scientists resurrect mammoth’s broken genes
    2/10/20

    The research builds on evidence that the last mammoths on a lonely Arctic island suffered from a variety of genetic defects.

  • Jason Niu.
    PhD student receives Heart Association fellowship
    2/10/20

    Jason Niu will use the funding to study the association between early-life secondhand smoke exposure and cardiovascular issues in midlife and beyond.

  • A patient and a clinician converse in a doctor's office setting.
    UB receives second CTSA award from NIH
    2/10/20

    The $21.7 million Clinical and Translational Science Award recognizes UB’s progress in bringing the benefits of clinical and translational science to patients.

  • Teen boy sitting on a couch talking to a social worker.
    Improving AI fairness in foster care
    2/4/20

    UB researchers will use a $800,000 NSF/Amazon grant to develop a computational approach for delivering preventive services.

  • Adam Rome stands in front of a projection of the Earth.
    Lessons from the first Earth Day
    1/31/20

    As Earth Day turns 50, the event provides lessons for climate activists today, UB environmental historian Adam Rome says.

  • pill bottle full of marijuana buds lays sideways on a prescription pad.
    Smoke two of these and call me in the morning?
    1/31/20

    Not quite, says a new study that highlights the discrepancy between cannabis enthusiasts’ beliefs about the medicinal and health uses of marijuana and the empirical evidence.

  • Man in business suit throws his hands up in frustration as he looks at a computer screen.
    Complicated writing can signal hedge fund dishonesty
    1/28/20

    Convoluted writing in an investment strategy could indicate a hedge fund manager has something to hide, UB finance professor Cristian Tiu says.

  • John Richard.
    UB chemist awarded $2 million NIH grant
    1/27/20

    The Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award will support work by John Richard to study the molecular interactions that enable enzymes to speed chemical reactions.

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