• MArch student Zach Fields makes last-minute final touches to Hwang's Hidden in Plain Sight concept models at the "Cyborg Garden, Mutant Institute of Environmental Narratives" exhibition in Matadero Madrid.
    ‘Renaturing’ space for a changing climate
    8/9/19

    Joyce Hwang and her team are looking to make the outdoor areas of a former Madrid slaughterhouse more habitable in the face of global climate change.

  • Bowl with two avocado halves, one with the pit.
    Avocado genome has been sequenced
    8/8/19

    Guacamole lovers rejoice! A new study illuminates the avocado’s family history and lays the foundation for the species’ improvement.

  • The system helps cool its surroundings by absorbing heat from the air inside the box and transmitting that energy through the Earth’s atmosphere into outer space.
    Electricity-free tech for cooling buildings
    8/7/19

    The new system developed by UB engineers could be used in crowded metro areas, an important innovation for cities working to adapt to climate change.

  • This diagram illustrates how the engineered tissue model works to mimic the clotting upon blood vessel injury.
    How do clots become firm in presence of blood flow?
    8/6/19

    A new model of the blood clotting process will help improve presurgical planning and care for patients with certain bleeding disorders.

  • Theresa Quattrin helps a child put on a cape during a Summer STEM event at Canalside.
    Capes, coloring book help kids learn about clinical research
    8/5/19

    The book “Sofia Learns About Research” helps educate participants and their parents about how they can be part of medical breakthroughs in Buffalo.

  • Mother wearing a mask adjusts the mask her young daughter is wearing.
    Study aims to map the air pollution in front of our faces
    8/1/19

    A $528,000 NASA grant awarded to UB RENEW scientist Kang Sun will examine levels of pollutants in “near-surface” air pollution.

  • Karthik Dantu talks with a student in the lab.
    National awards highlight strength of UB’s investigators
    7/31/19

    Early-career faculty have received a record 11 National Science Foundation CAREER awards in 2019, along with a U.S. presidential early career award.

  • Sanjay Sethi and Tim Murphy.
    New approach to treating COPD
    7/30/19

    UB researchers have received an NIH grant to develop a method to selectively ‘disarm’ specific pathogens.

  • Woman with eyes closed sniffs a glass or red wine.
    Compound in red wine may lead to new anxiety treatments
    7/30/19

    A UB-led study found that resveratrol, found in grape skin, shuts down a depression-causing enzyme in brain.

  • University at Buffalo logo.
    Autschbach named UB Distinguished Professor
    7/26/19

    The designation recognizes full professors who have achieved true distinction and are leaders in their fields.

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