• Jinjun Xiong looking at plants growing in a phonebooth-sized greenhouse monitored by AI.
    UB CMI funds six faculty-industry manufacturing R&D projects
    10/28/24

    The projects range from health care and agriculture to new battery technology and superconductors.

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    Unlocking the mysteries of language learning
    10/25/24

    UB researcher Federica Bulgarelli has secured two grants to explore language development.

  • A brain, depicted as leaves of a tree, is cradled by branches and trunk that appears like caring hands.
    Shedding light on severe MS
    10/25/24

    UB studies of this rare form of the disease show that grey matter volume, not lesions, are key in severe MS and that novel tools can better assess them.

  • Concept of safe cannabis use featuring a green traffic light displaying a cannabis leaf.
    Cannabis policy shift to public health approach urged
    10/24/24

    In a new paper, UB researchers advocate for moving to a harm-reduction, health-promotion approach to safeguard public health.

  • Pile of different kinds of bread on a table.
    Why do we love carbs?
    10/22/24

    A study co-led by UB finds the gene for starch-digesting saliva may have first duplicated more than 800,000 years ago, seeding the genetic variation that shapes our modern diet.

  • University at Buffalo Department of Psychology faculty Kenneth DeMarree, Micheal Dent, Peter Pfordresher and John Roberts.
    Four UB professors named APS fellows
    10/22/24

    Kenneth DeMarre, Micheal Dent, Peter Pfordresher and John Roberts have been recognized for their enduring contributions to the science of psychology.

  • Nikhil Satchidanand in an exercise room.
    What’s the secret to resilient aging?
    10/21/24

    A new UB research center on The Brothers of Mercy Wellness Campus will study how exercise and wellness contribute to resilience and recovery in older adults.

  • Video still of illustrated figures holding hands with a sun in the background.
    How climate change may affect addiction recovery
    10/21/24

    Social Work researcher Elizabeth Bowen is the first to explore how climate change may affect individuals recovering from addiction.

  • Waiting room in an office setting.
    Social Work set to unveil first-of-its-kind VR app
    10/18/24

    “Trauma-Informed Spaces” is a VR experience that explores how trauma-informed principles can be integrated into an agency setting.

  • Graphic showing salivary glands in a human head.
    Faculty receive $2.2 million NIH grant to find ways to repair salivary glands
    10/17/24

    The research, led by Rose-Anne Romano and Satrajit Sinha, focuses on using stem cells to regenerate damaged glands.  

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