• overall brain structure of two individuals in the study and the brain structure from an individual with dementia, included for comparison.
    Adding to knowledge about CTE
    8/7/18

    A comprehensive study by UB researchers of 21 retired Bills and Sabres finds no evidence of early onset dementia.

  • An elderly couple in bed; man is sleeping, worried woman is awake.
    Sleep deprivation seen in caregivers of dementia patients
    8/3/18

    More than 90 percent of people caring for a family member with dementia don’t get enough sleep, a UB-led study has found.

  • Computer cables inside UB's Center for Computational Research.
    CCR awarded $2M
    8/2/18

    The two grants to UB's supercomputing facility will support economic development in WNY, as well as a UB PhD program.

  • A humpback whale breaches the water's surface.
    Why do whales sing?
    8/1/18

    UB psychologist Eduardo Mercado III proposes humpback whales use song as sonar for reproductive purposes.

  • Boy holding in front of his chest a sign spelling out ADHD.
    How stimulants work to treat ADHD
    7/31/18

    Research led by Larry Hawk finds that stimulants improve short-term working memory and the ability to inhibit.

  • Photo of debris flying from the ground following a controlled blast at the UB Geohazards Field Station in Springville, N.Y.
    Volcanologists have a blast
    7/30/18

    A UB field station gave scientists from around the world the rare chance to conduct controlled blasts at a larger scale than the lab can provide.

  • Photo of a lunar rainbow, or moonbow, arcing above the mist at Victoria Falls in Africa.
    Let the moonbow glow at Niagara Falls
    7/27/18

    UB urban planner calls for the U.S., Canadian sides of the Falls to douse their nighttime lights to make visible this rare atmospheric occurrence.

  • portrait of UB psychology professor Derek Daniels.
    Daniels to head IB organization
    7/26/18

    Psychology professor has been named president-elect of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior.

  • Man taking snuff from a box.
    Warning misleading to tobacco users
    7/25/18

    A UB tobacco policy expert says 1980s warning labels failed to distinguish between the harms of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco.

  • Ebola virus virion.
    Bats harbor gene swiped from ancient Ebola-like virus
    7/25/18

    The UB-led research suggests the gene may play a role in regulating the immune system’s response to threats.

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