• Illustration of a root canal.
    Next-gen treatment could reduce need for root canals
    5/7/24

    UB dental researcher Camila Sabatini has received a grant to study strategies for the regeneration of tooth defects.

  • A smart phone with the Truth Social app on screen, an image of Donald Trump in the background.
    Tale of two social media platforms for Donald Trump
    5/6/24

    Trump’s ability to attract news attention doesn't rely on a specific platform, but on his ability to engage users, says UB communication researcher Yini Zhang.

  • Fiona Ellsworth.
    UB geology student selected for Department of Energy program
    5/2/24

    Fiona Ellsworth will conduct research at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory on plants' response to drought.

  • First aid items needed to treat a wound.
    AI smartphones may help monitor chronic wounds from home
    5/1/24

    The technology, being developed at UB, could help millions of people and ease the busy health care system.

  • Confocal image of a macrophage (a type of white blood cell in the immune system) differentiated from induced pluripotent stem cells shows that the human specific gene CHRFAM7A rearranges the actin cytoskeleton.
    Some of us have a uniquely human gene that enhances immune function
    5/1/24

    UB researchers are finding that the active form of this gene promotes a broad range of protective traits.

  • Naoki Masuda.
    New algorithm better predicts tipping points
    4/30/24

    UB mathematician Naoki Masuda’s theory determines which data points matter most when calculating early warning signals.

  • Elisa Bandera.
    Graham lecturer explains diet’s role in cancer risk
    4/29/24

    Elisa Bandera told a UB audience that no magic diet exists to reduce the risk, but suggested following a mostly plant-based diet with no alcohol.

  • Emanuela Gionfriddo (center) with her students in her lab.
    UB analytical chemist wins national awards
    4/25/24

    Emanuela Gionfriddo, who joined the faculty as part of UB's historic hiring initiative, studies environmental pollutants.

  • Concept of Artificial Intelligence.
    UB ready to help launch Empire AI
    4/22/24

    Gov. Kathy Hochul and lawmakers have finalized a budget that makes UB home to the new initiative aimed at putting NYS at the forefront of responsible AI innovation.

  • Concept of research featuring small figures and large microscope, computer screen, folder labeled "Scientific Work.".
    Seven UB faculty elected AAAS fellows
    4/19/24

    AAAS is the world's largest general scientific society; past fellows include Thomas Edison and W.E.B DuBois.

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