• Ken Leonard.
    Leonard named to board of NIAAA consortium
    9/19/23

    The director of UB’s CRIA will join the Program Advisory Board of the National Consortium on Alcohol and Neurodevelopment in Adolescent-Adulthood.

  • Zoom image: University at Buffalo senior staff scientist Surya Venkata Pulavarti and Distinguished Professor of Chemistry Thomas Szyperski study the cold unfolding of proteins. Szyperski is a principal investigator on a new National Science Foundation grant to continue that work. Photo: Douglas Levere
    Answering the big questions about cold unfolding proteins
    9/19/23

    The phenomenon is crucial for protein design and function, and for understanding life at very low temperatures and high pressure.

  • The water repellent nature of lotus leaves helped UB researchers develop better face shields.
    To design fog-free PPE, researchers turn to lotus plant
    9/18/23

    A new study outlines how UB students, with the help of a local high schooler, used the aquatic plant to create face shields for dentists.

  • Close up of a woman vaping.
    Study examines smoking cessation during pregnancy
    9/15/23

    People who used e-cigarettes before pregnancy were more likely to stop smoking later in pregnancy than those using nicotine replacement therapy.

  • A group of entrepreneurs graduated from the Cultivator program in July 2023.
    13 WNY-based startups ‘graduate’ from UB’s Cultivator
    9/14/23

    The program supports medium- to high-growth startups in their earliest stages, when funding is traditionally difficult to obtain.

  • Filling a segmented tray with liquid from a pipette.
    Minimizing fallout from explosive cell death could slow cancer spread
    9/12/23

    A study identifies the fatty acid-making protein behind membrane rupture and inflammation during necroptosis.

  • A woman uses an insulin pen to give herself an injection.
    Semaglutide possible game-changer in treating Type 1 diabetes
    9/11/23

    Newly diagnosed Type 1 diabetes patients needed little or no insulin after treatment with the drug, UB researchers report.

  • UB|AI Chat panel from left,.
    SUNY chancellor touts UB as national leader in AI
    9/8/23

    The visit to UB also kicked off a discussion series on harnessing AI for the public good. 

  • Fingers holding a match burning at both ends.
    ‘Suicidal’ mechanism in ion channel receptors enables sensing of heat, pain
    9/7/23

    An unexpected finding about how the body’s temperature sensors function could lead to better pain relievers.

  • Concept of AI-assisted speech theraapy featuring a therapist with a student using a computer.
    AI institute for speech, language disorders to help children
    9/6/23

    The $20 million center is the latest AI project led by UB to address societal needs.

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