• Erika Ruhl holds the Finnish national costume she made for herself.
    Passion for textiles fuels research
    1/10/20

    A lifelong interest in fabric informs anthropology PhD student Erika Ruhl’s research on children’s burial clothing from pre-modern Finnish churches.  

  • An international student and a domestic student working together.
    Bridging social divide between students
    1/10/20

    Self-esteem and university identity are predictors for improved socialization between international and domestic students, a UB study suggests.

  • UB chemistry professor Diana Aga and chemistry PhD candidate Luisa Angeles in the lab.
    Removing medicines from wastewater
    1/9/20

    New UB-Stony Brook research shows that technologies are available, but the upgrades can be expensive.

  • A young woman stands and leads a meeting of colleagues at a table.
    Women have the advantage in servant leadership
    1/7/20

    The leadership philosophy can help women overcome gendered stereotypes regarding leadership, a UB study has found.

  • A barium zirconium sulfide thin film held by a tweezer.
    Scientists create thin films with tantalizing electronic properties
    1/6/20

    As predicted by theorists, experiments show that barium zirconium sulfide thin films hold great promise for solar cells and LEDs.

  • Jellyfish from Ocean Cube exhibition.
    UB stories heard around the world in 2019
    1/3/20

    From analyzing the avocado genome to designing a stingray-inspired space exploration vehicle, here are some highlights from a year of discovery.

  • real trees at the Los Alamos Survival-Mortality experiment site.
    Existing roots may help conifers survive drought
    1/2/20

    While scientists can’t see underground, UB-designed computational models provide a new way of seeing how root systems may be changing.

  • Brooke Lerner standing at the back of an ambulance.
    Working to improve emergency care for children
    1/2/20

    UB faculty member Brooke Lerner directs research to improve treatment before a child arrives at the hospital.

  • Two people eating sandwiches.
    Center for Ingestive Behavior Research awards first grants
    12/17/19

    The three pilot projects aim to understand how obesity develops and what systems might be targeted to treat it.

  • Abstract blue digital human profile on dark background, simulated brain concept.
    UB-led research team awarded $2 million to study brain
    12/16/19

    Scientists will develop a neuronal circuit simulator, which could lead to smarter computers and new treatments for memory loss.

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