• A few of the 6-million-year-old coprolites (fossilized feces) of extinct bone-crushing dogs. The one on the right has visible bits of bone sticking out.
    The proof is in the pooping
    5/29/18

    Fossilized feces help confirm the diet of extinct “bone-crushing” dogs.

  • Test tubes.
    Partnership to advance drug discovery
    5/24/18

    The Empire Discovery Institute will aid commercialization of drug candidates discovered at UB, Roswell Park and the University of Rochester.

  • Group of young women on a bike ride in the park.
    Exercise may help avert height loss
    5/24/18

    A UB study found that strenuous exercise in adolescence may ward off height loss for women later in life.

  • 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.

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