Science and Technology

News about the latest UB research in science, engineering and technology, and its impact on society. (see all topics)

Why do we love carbs? The origins predate agriculture and maybe even our split from Neanderthals
10/17/24
Study co-led by UB finds the gene for starch-digesting saliva may have first duplicated more than 800,000 years ago, seeding the genetic variation that shapes our modern diet.
UB School of Social Work set to unveil a first-of-its-kind VR app
10/15/24
“Trauma-Informed Spaces” is an immersive VR experience that explores how trauma-informed principles can be integrated into an agency setting.
Enrollment surges in AI master’s degree program at UB
10/15/24
Growth spurred by interest in AI, investments in faculty and computing infrastructure, including $400 million Empire AI consortium.
‘Use the force,’ Mickey: Study suggests that ‘Jedi’ rodents remotely move matter using sound to enhance their sense of smell
10/11/24
It’s so far off the scale of what we know … it almost seems like magic,’ says University at Buffalo researcher Eduardo Mercado III.
College of Arts and Sciences to highlight Diana Aga’s pollution research at first Spotlight Symposia Series
10/9/24
Annual symposium will honor one faculty member by inviting researchers from their field to campus.
UB engineers tapped for U.S. Space Force solar power project
10/4/24
Researchers will co-develop new photovoltaics to boost space propulsion and power systems.
Study: Canada and Australia making strides toward regulating predatory stem cell products
10/3/24
Oral biology professor documents their methods, hoping to replicate success in U.S.
UB expert Vincent Lynch says animal genes can help us understand human health
10/2/24
Evolutionary biologist joins Driven to Discover podcast to talk about his curiosity-driven research and why bringing back extinct species is a bad idea.
UB awarded $745,000 for a digital system to prevent e-cigarette use among adolescents
9/30/24
Eunhee Park aims to create a targeted e-cigarette use cessation intervention using a smartphone app.
UB researcher co-founds data/AI-driven software venture to revolutionize companies’ materials usage
9/30/24
An applied AI company, materialsIN leverages database infrastructure with advanced data processing.

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