• illustration of information security.
    Grant to fund cybersecurity training
    9/5/18

    UB has received a $2.39 million NSF grant to train the next generation of experts who will protect the U.S. from cyberattacks.

  • Illustrated concept of innovation, coming up with an idea.
    Thinking like an entrepreneur
    9/4/18

    The SUNY ZAP! program helps scientists and engineers like UB’s Natesh Parashurama move their research from the lab to the marketplace.

  • illustration of a a carnivorian skull with jaw joint highlighted.
    When it comes to chewing, size does matter
    9/4/18

    UB researchers studying the jaw joints of carnivorans found that the joint’s structure and strength is related to the animal’s body size, not its diet. 

  • Domestic and international students in the classroom.
    Examining prejudice on campus toward internationals
    9/4/18

    A UB researcher has identified factors that predict prejudice against international students, some of which administrators can influence.

  • Illustration of a crowd of people with a city skyline in the background.
    Democracy depends upon diversity
    8/31/18

    It’s segregation, not diversity, that divides us, UB philosopher Ryan Muldoon writes in a white paper for the Knight Foundation.

  • A beaker containing a methylene blue solution.
    Can blue fabric dye also power batteries?
    8/30/18

    UB research shows the chemical — a component of wastewater in textile-making — is good at storing and releasing energy.

  • smiling woman hugging a man while holding a pregnancy test stick.
    Examining celebrity influence on childbearing
    8/30/18

    UB sociologist Hanna Grol-Prokopczyk says celebrity culture likely has contributed to the destigmatizing of out-of-wedlock childbirth.

  • Beata Csatho, chair of the University at Buffalo Department of Geology, makes gravity measurements on the Greenland Ice Sheet. A renowned climate scientist, she will attend the September launch of NASA’s new ice-monitoring satellite, ICESat-2.
    Countdown to satellite launch
    8/29/18

    Several UB scientists have projects tied to ICESat-2, including Beata Csatho, who helped plan the mission’s science goals and will attend the September launch.

  • An optical microscope image of an array of the transistor.
    The electronic transistor you’ve been waiting for
    8/28/18

    The new gallium oxide device identified by UB researchers can advance renewable energy, electric cars and more.

  • Photo of the symbol for manganese zoomed in on the Periodic Table of Elements.
    Understanding how manganese enters the brain
    8/28/18

    Biochemistry doctoral candidate's research helps shed light on a neurological disorder associated with industrial overexposure to manganese.

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