• A boy has his blood pressure measured by a smiling doctor.
    Patient-centered approach to treating obesity urged
    2/25/22

    Researchers say health professionals should improve access to evidence-based and patient-centered care to fight weight stigma and end diet culture.

  • Colorful vials in a research lab.
    Resources for investigators
    2/24/22

    The Trial Innovation Network helps UB researchers conduct multicenter clinical trials in a better, faster and more cost-efficient manner.

  • Concept of a speaker sharing an idea with a panel of people.
    Pitching a thesis in 3 minutes or less
    2/23/22

    PhD candidates inform people about the research they're doing in the 3MT competition.

  • Soo-Kyung Lee.
    How motor neurons activate different muscles
    2/22/22

    UB-led research describes how a gene called Kdm6b helps motor neurons diversify into crucial subtypes.

  • SnehAI's chatbot avatar, based on the protagonist of a popular television drama in India.
    A safe space to learn about sexual, reproductive health
    2/22/22

    An innovative chatbot is demonstrating how artificial intelligence applications can engage vulnerable and hard-to-reach populations.

  • Cover artwork for "The Mark of Slavery" by Jenifer L. Barclay, featuring an illustration of a young Black child in profile with butterflies on their cheek.
    Book explores slavery, disability in antebellum America
    2/18/22

    Enslaved people with disabilities often filled valuable family and cultural roles in their communities, UB historian Jenifer Barclay says.

  • Smiling woman gesturing to colleagues seated around a conference table.
    Communication skills predict leaders at work
    2/17/22

    Outgoing and talkative people don't necessarily communicate effectively and inspire others to view them as leaders, new research has found.

  • Man in bed looking at a device.
    It beats counting sheep
    2/11/22

    A study led by communication professor Lindsay Hahn suggests that media use under certain conditions just before going to sleep doesn’t always disrupt your rest.

  • Illustration showing different phases of the sensor-building process. One image shows the gold nanostrips. Another shows ODT-coated gold nanostrips. Two others show the liquid gallium being deposited and then removed.
    New chip could lead to new point-of-care medical tests
    2/10/22

    The key to the tiny, reusable sensing chips are “nanopatch antennas” made with liquid metal that trap light to identify biological and chemical molecules.

  • View of a graben in Iceland.
    As tectonic plates pull apart, what drives formation of rifts?
    2/10/22

    Research on a young rift in Iceland led by UB geologist Stephan Kolzenburg sheds new light on the process.

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