• Group of e-cigarettes and vape pens.
    Family attitudes key influencer on teen vaping
    10/3/19

    Flavors, popularity and the perception of safety are among other influences for teens, of whom one-quarter now vape.

  • Robots sitting in a row working on laptops.
    AI poses greatest risk for self-employed
    10/3/19

    New UB research has found that people in some of the lowest paid and most popular jobs are most at risk of being displaced by artificial intelligence.

  • Bill Jusko in the lab.
    Jusko receives grant to reveal ‘rules of biology’
    9/30/19

    The $2.9 million Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award will support work to improve understanding of corticosteroid and anticancer drug effects on the body.

  • University at Buffalo physicists Athos Petrou and Hao Zeng were co-leaders of the new study probing the “valley” physics of 2D tungsten disulfide. Also pictured are UB physics graduate students Tenzin Norden, Chuan Zhao, and Peiyao Zhang, all co-authors of the new study.
    ‘Valley states’ could be used for quantum computing
    9/26/19

    UB physicists manipulate energy valleys in tungsten disulfide, with potential applications in quantum computing.

  • Representative images of atrophied brain lesion volume in a patient whose disease converted to secondary-progressive MS over the course of follow-up.
    A better MRI marker for disability progression in MS
    9/25/19

    UB researchers found atrophied brain lesion volume signaled disease progression to the most severe form of MS.

  • Zoom image: A close-up view of the sediment deposits reveals many layers of colorful material. The light-colored bands consist of windblown silt called loess, while the darker bands also hold ancient soil called paleosol. Photo: Elizabeth Thomas
    Digging for clues about climate change
    9/25/19

    Ancient deposits of sediment in Alaskan gold mines can reveal information about prehistoric trends in temperature, humidity and precipitation.

  • Autonomous Lincoln MKZ sedan.
    UB unveils latest autonomous vehicle
    9/25/19

    The white Lincoln MKZ joins the Olli self-driving electric shuttle in UB’s growing portfolio of autonomous vehicles and transportation research centers.

  • A cook holding garlic in one hand and onions in the other.
    A recipe for reduced breast cancer risk
    9/24/19

    Onions and garlic are staples of the Puerto Rican condiment sofrito. Now UB researchers say eating the vegetables may lower women's risk for breast cancer.

  • Concept of synaptic connections: a brain created with pins and thread.
    How relapse happens
    9/23/19

    UB researchers have found that opiates reduce levels of the protein necessary for developing and maintaining the brain's synapses.

  • No smoking sign on an airplane.
    Smoking abstinence has little impact on motivation for food
    9/23/19

    The results of the UB study provide new insights into how different systems control motivation and reward.

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