• Out-of-focus view of a crowded emergency room.
    Addressing overcrowding in EDs
    5/22/18

    A new study found that wearable technologies may be helpful in evaluating the effects of overcrowded emergency departments.

  • Participants at the 2016 Global Innovation Challenge in Hayes Hall.
    GIC focuses on food systems
    5/17/18

    This year's Global Innovation Challenge examines cultivating equity for those who grow our food.

  • Close up of a mans hands using a smartphone in a subway tunnel.
    Twitter users likely to spread falsehoods during disasters
    5/16/18

    New UB research found that users tweeting during Hurricane Sandy and Boston Marathon bombing also failed to correct misinformation.

  • Parishioners sitting in pews in a church.
    Religious ‘none’ rates tied to conservative Christian politics
    5/14/18

    A new UB-led study connects opposition to LGBT rights with an uptick in people leaving the church.

  • Conceptual illustration of a human body scan.
    Tool analyzes disease with new accuracy
    5/14/18

    The IonStar protein-analysis tool could upend industry standards and quicken medical diagnosis and drug development.

  • Jen Liu and colleagues Gary Takeuchi and Jack Tseng work in the field in the newly discovered site in Zanda Basin in tibet.
    New hamster species named after Liu
    5/14/18

    The UB faculty member's former colleagues honored her for the important discovery of a new fossil location in remote Tibet.

  • woman rolling a joint.
    Study finds negative effects of prenatal marijuana use
    5/11/18

    The RIA research found that prenatal marijuana use can have consequences on infants’ weight and can influence behavior problems.

  • Professor Chris Renschler (IGERT Faculty) leads a group of students in a post-disaster building damage assessment following the Haiti Earthquake.
    UB marks 30 years as national hub for GIS
    5/11/18

    In a world where Geographic Information Science has become a part of everyday life, UB and NCGIA remain at the forefront of the discipline.

  • Police officer puts cocaine in evidence envelope.
    Chip sniffs out cocaine in minutes
    5/9/18

    The new technology using chemical sensing could one day lead to portable drug detectors.

  • neuron.
    Grant to study shuttling proteins
    5/8/18

    RIA scientists aim to identify targets for new drug therapies to fight addiction by studying the role of fatty acid binding proteins (FABPs) in the brain’s endocannabinoid system.  

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