• Conceptual illustration of citizens of the world walking around a globe.
    Global well-being focus of new movement
    8/13/19

    UB psychiatrist Uriel Halbreich will lead discussions at the World Psychiatric Association Congress aimed at implementing the approach.

  • Series of images showing a color-changing road sign developed by UB researchers.
    Smart traffic signs
    8/12/19

    UB optics experts contributed to research on a new retroreflective material that could be used for nighttime color-changing road signs.

  • A giant luminescent jellyfish from the "jellyfish station" room that is part of the Ocean Cube exhibit.
    UB’s fabrication labs bring life to ‘Ocean Cube’
    8/12/19

    The idea behind the installation is to bring the sea — especially its plight due to pollution — closer to people’s minds.

  • 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.

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