Global Impact

News about UB’s global partnerships and our impact around the world. (see all topics)

UB engineer Gang Wu receives $3 million as part of the Department of Energy’s Hydrogen Shot
6/27/23
Project will focus on creating efficient, cheap, durable catalysts for hydrogen-powered fuel cell trucks.
Study: Academic fields valuing ‘brilliance’ less welcoming to women
6/22/23
Review of CVs shows fewer women enter and more leave these fields, a pattern that is explained in part by gender-based prejudice.
Media Advisory: Zimbabwe scholars at UB for faculty development program
6/20/23
The 6-week program includes participants who study everything from pharmacy and physiology to ecology and health information systems.
Assessment of how climate scientists communicate risk shows imperfections, improvements
6/19/23
The consequences of improving communications are enormous, as civic leaders incorporate climate scientists’ risk assessments into major planning efforts.
UB scientists awarded $1.5 million for hemophilia treatment
6/9/23
EDI, CBLS awards provide additional $850K to UB School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Proposed cancer treatment aims to harness ‘sentinels’ of immune system
6/1/23
Researchers use $2.4 million grant for dendritic cell cancer immunotherapy; will study hybrid drug delivery vehicle that breaks through intracellular traffic jams.
Climate change to push species over abrupt tipping points
5/24/23
Study analyses data from more than 35,000 species of animals, and seagrasses from every continent and ocean basin.
Engineering student chosen for prestigious Department of Energy research program
5/18/23
Lili Rassouli is studying ways to convert solar energy into other clean fuels.
UB CIGBS to host Zimbabwe faculty development program
5/18/23
Effort will boost national university network in Zimbabwe.
You, your teeth, and Type 2 diabetes
5/8/23
The ability to chew properly may improve blood sugar levels in patients with Type 2 diabetes, study suggests.