• Mother and dad of different races, with baby.
    Multiple accents affect word recognition
    12/5/17

    Hearing different accents at home impacts infants' language processing, a study by a UB language development expert has found.

  • Smart and Connected Communities group in a brainstorming session.
    Climate change and the tale of two cities
    12/5/17

    With funding from the NSF, researchers are studying the impacts of heat and cold in Phoenix and Buffalo.

  • house fire at night.
    UB researchers study cost of fires
    12/4/17

    The report looking at structural fires in the U.S. offers critical data to help those making decisions regarding fire protection.

  • A toddler whose mother received help and was able to quit smoking during pregnancy is held by Dr. Xiaozhong Wen in his clinic.
    Human side of clinical trials
    12/4/17

    A Buffalo mother’s successful participation in a smoking-cessation program is just one way WNY residents are benefiting from clinical research led by UB.

  • A teenage boy thinks about taking an offered cigarette while two teenage girls look on with skepticism.
    Better understanding tobacco control
    12/1/17

    In a new paper, UB's Lynn Kozlowski aims to provide a clearer understanding of this often vitriolic debate through the lens of moral psychology.

  • Photo-illustration of the concept of personality featuring gears representing the various components of personality: temperament, psychology, perception, rationality, sensing, behavior, extroversion-introversion.
    Studying impact of personality traits
    11/30/17

    UB psychologists have found that combinations of certain traits may guard against depression and anxiety.

  • Himalayan brown bear from Deosai National Park, Pakistan.
    Abominable snowman?
    11/29/17

    A UB-led study links DNA samples from purported yetis to Asian bears.

  • Students at a College Success Center.
    Studying the right college ‘fit’
    11/28/17

    UB's Nathan Daun-Barnett is working with the private company vibeffect to ensure that students thrive while at a college or university.

  • choseup of someone using a smartphone.
    Collaborating on ‘green internet’
    11/28/17

    UB researchers' proposed software solution could extend battery life and reduce energy consumption.

  • Parham Rohani in the lab.
    UB startups win FuzeHub competition
    11/27/17

    Ferric Contrast and NanoHydroChem have each won $50,000 to advance their commercialization strategies.

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