• Image of the gut microbiome with liver highlighted.
    Microbiome plays key role in NAFLD
    10/3/17

    Elevated bile acids in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease point to novel interventions, such as personalized probiotics.

  • conceptual illustration of false tweets being spread through social media.
    False hurricane tweets under scrutiny
    10/2/17

    A UB study will look at how misinformation spread on Twitter during Harvey and Irma to improve response to false rumors during emergencies.

  • Thin line flat design of concept of innovation. Modern vector illustration concept, isolated on white background.
    Program to help bring ideas to market
    10/2/17

    UB has received a NSF grant to establish an I-Corps program to develop scientific and engineering discoveries into useful technologies.

  • stem cells.
    Water determines stem cells' fate
    9/28/17

    A new study is the first to find that cell volume can influence if stem cells become pre-bone cells or pre-fat cells.

  • Maps show the distribution of tropical montane cloud forests, as estimated using cloud cover data from satellites.
    Earth’s changing biodiversity
    9/28/17

    A UB ecologist is developing a new mapping tool that could help us understand how global warming will impact plant and animal populations.

  • Illustration of the new system that uses low-level Doppler radar to measure your heart and run your computer.
    Goodbye, login. Hello, heart scan.
    9/27/17

    A new non-contact, remote biometric tool could be the next advance in computer security.

  • Google Earth image shows the boundaries of the Santa Clara Valley aquifer.
    Scientists monitor underground water — from space
    9/27/17

    Aggressive conservation helped the Silicon Valley's aquifer rebound quickly after one of the worst droughts in state history, researchers find.

  • Young woman shopping at a grocery store with a "Low Prices" sign above the shelf.
    Deep discounts work for supermarkets
    9/25/17

    A new study finds that significantly marking down prices brings more people into stores, and increases profits and sales.

  • Baby drinking from a bottle.
    What babies eat can impact them for life
    9/22/17

    A new book co-edited by UB's Mulchand Patel discusses how the path to obesity may start before and just after birth.

  • Schematic diagram showing the typical profile of fluid height across an undular bore.
    Mathematicians ask: What’s in a ripple?
    9/21/17

    A newly formulated set of equations provides the framework for describing a special kind of ripple called an undular bore.

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