• US Supreme Court, exterior.
    Roe draft further politicizes court, UB expert says
    5/6/22

    Law professor Lucinda Finley says the draft Supreme Court ruling that would overturn the right to abortion puts other rights at risk as well.

  • Graphic representing ontology.
    Smith’s ontology work recognized as global standard
    5/5/22

    The Basic Formal Ontology is used in efforts ranging from genomics research, to digital manufacturing, to the U.S. Department of Defense.

  • Despina Stratigakos' book, "Hitler's Northern Utopia, Building the New Order in Occupied Norway.".
    Book recognized by architectural historians
    5/4/22

    Despina Stratigakos' “Hitler’s Northern Utopia” received the prestigious Spiro Kostof Book Award from the Society of Architectural Historians.

  • Black man wearing CPAP unit.
    Study finds racial disparities in sleep apnea mortality
    5/4/22

    A new study found that over the past 20 years, more Black men have been dying from sleep apnea than white people and Black women.

  • James Chen.
    UB, LIFT launch hypersonic materials project
    5/3/22

     UB engineers will develop ceramics and ceramic matrix composite simulations, making them more practical for manufacturers.

  • Book cover for Living in the Future features a white girl and African American girl.
    Impact of utopian ideas on civil rights movement
    5/3/22

    UB historian Victoria Wolcott examines how utopian groups of the 1930s and 1940s changed the lives of African Americans.

  • Solar strand at sunrise or sunset.
    Making smarter, more equitable solar microgrids
    5/3/22

    The project developed by UB faculty member John Hall and partners has won an environmental justice award in a Department of Energy contest.

  • Concept of ovarian cancer treatment featuring pills, vials, a syringe and the words, "Ovarian cancer.".
    Stopping ovarian cancer from feeding on fat
    5/2/22

    A $2.3 million grant will support work to identify metabolic vulnerabilities of ovarian cancer and to develop potential treatments for the disease.
     

  • A stream gauge on Kororoit Creek in Australia.
    Study identifies gaps in monitoring of streams
    5/2/22

    The research focuses on the placement of stream gauges — instruments that keep tabs on how much water is flowing through rivers and streams.

  • Zoom image: In a RENEW lab in Hochstetter Hall, students Mindula Wijayahena and Abdullah Islam (from left, sitting) work with researchers (standing in rear, from left) faculty member Shenqiang Ren, student Saurabh Khuje and postdoc Aaron Sheng. Researchers in the lab are working on development of printable conductive materials for hybrid electronics in extreme environments, and evaluating potential human exposures to toxic "forever chemicals" in environmental samples. Photo: Douglas Levere
    New vision for UB RENEW Institute
    4/29/22

    The institute has designated four new focus areas, with proposal support, shared instrumentation and other resources available to UB researchers.

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