• UB police car.
    High stress dysregulates biological function
    2/8/17

    A study of Buffalo police officers suggests that high-stress situations can disturb officers' awakening cortisol pattern, leaving them vulnerable to disease.

  • Photoillustration of the concept of saving featuring a piggybank wearing glasses and a chalkboard with the words "spend, spend, spend" crossed out and "save" written below.
    Believe in the American dream?
    2/8/17

    You're less likely to impulse buy, according to results of a new study from the School of Management.

  • Downtown Jakarta, Indonesia, during the floods of 2007.
    RENEW awards seed grants
    2/7/17

    With the funding, researchers will tackle four projects related to energy, the environment and water sustainability.

  • A close-up of the pitchers of Cephalotus follicularis, the Australian pitcher plant.
    Study sheds light on carnivorous plants
    2/7/17

    Scientists, including UB biologist Victor Albert, say that for a plant, the evolutionary pathway to acquiring a taste for meat may be limited.

  • Misa Yasumiishi.
    Probing Fukushima’s invisible legacy
    2/6/17

    UB PhD student Misa Yasumiishi returned to her native Japan to research the lingering effects of the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

  • PhD candidate Parham Rohani in the lab.
    Energy solutions could fuel company
    2/6/17

    A UB PhD candidate is working to bring a hydrogen-generating device to your car and keep your lithium-ion battery from wearing out.

  • A colorful collection of e-cigarettes.
    Grant to fund UB e-cig pilot study
    2/3/17

    A research team led by Jo Freudenheim will examine DNA methylation differences in e-cigarette users compared to non-smokers and smokers.

  • solar powered water purifier.
    Building ultimate solar water purifier
    2/2/17

    The device developed UB researchers and colleagues could help people without drinking water and those affected by natural disasters.

  • Conceptual illustration of an antibody being used as a bomb to combat cancer.
    Targeting cancer cells
    2/2/17

    UB pharmacy researchers have received a $1.8M grant to test a new seek-and-destroy cancer treatment.

  • Satyan Lakshminrusimha with a newborn in the hospital.
    Dose of dextrose benefits newborns
    2/2/17

    A simple cheek full of dextrose gel keeps hypoglycemic babies with Mom, promotes breastfeeding and saves health care costs.

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