Research News

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  • Multipronged approach needed to stem synthetic opioid deaths
    7/11/24

    Pharmacy professor Edward Bednarczyk discusses an online training program for prescribers and other efforts.

  • Those lyin’ eyes
    2/5/24

    UB expert Mark Frank explains how to detect deception — and yes, the eyes can lie.

  • Securing the Arctic
    2/5/24

    Management professor Kyle Hunt is part of a Department of Homeland Security initiative that will address critical security issues in the Arctic.

  • Curtis honored as McCue Woman Cardiologist of the Year
    2/1/24

    The SUNY Distinguished Professor will give a keynote address on the sex differences in cardiac care.

  • Space lasers have unearthed plethora of climate data
    2/1/24

    UB scientist and partners have synthesized decades’ worth of NASA mission findings, including the rate of melting ice caps.

  • Social media linked to increased inflammation over time
    1/29/24

    The UB study raises questions about social media use and its possible contributions to physical and mental health problems.

  • What you need to know about research participation
    1/26/24

    Project coordinators for UB's CTSI offer some key information for those interested in taking part in research studies.

  • Glaciers, fieldwork and AI
    1/26/24

    UB students in Kristin Poinar's Glacier Modeling Lab are mixing fieldwork with the latest developments in AI to map and understand the ever-changing glacial ice in Greenland. 

  • Applying AI to improve medical imaging
    1/25/24

    UB computer scientist Mingchen Gao aims to improve health outcomes and make health care more accessible.

  • Key to detecting forever chemicals could involve this common mineral
    1/23/24

    UB chemist Luis Colón has received an NSF grant to study how hybrid forms of silica, the chief component of sand, can help sleuth for PFAS.

  • Contrasting memories occurs at cellular level
    1/23/24

    A new study shows how the brain is able to distinguish between similar experiences, findings that could lead to treatments for memory disorders.