Research News

Nikhil Satchidanand in an exercise room.
  • What’s the secret to resilient aging?
    10/21/24

    A new UB research center on The Brothers of Mercy Wellness Campus will study how exercise and wellness contribute to resilience and recovery in older adults.

  • Respite care unit aids people experiencing homelessness
    9/25/23

    The 13-bed facility in the Buffalo City Mission established by the School of Nursing provides shelter for homeless men released from hospitals.

  • Gene only some of us have may protect against neurodegeneration
    9/22/23

    Researchers say the findings of a recent study will help “fill in a translational gap” in neuroscience.

  • Future of imaging explored at meeting
    9/22/23

    Attendees at the Imaging Research Symposium considered the importance of UB's new Philips MRI scanner, as well as its impact on clinical and translational research.

  • Replanting coral could restore ecosystems
    9/20/23

    UB researcher Howard Lasker is leading a pilot experiment to restore coral communities damaged by the BP oil spill.

  • Pension bailouts lead to opportunistic behavior
    9/20/23

    A new School of Management study assesses the unintended consequences of the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act.

  • Leonard named to board of NIAAA consortium
    9/19/23

    The director of UB’s CRIA will join the Program Advisory Board of the National Consortium on Alcohol and Neurodevelopment in Adolescent-Adulthood.

  • Answering the big questions about cold unfolding proteins
    9/19/23

    The phenomenon is crucial for protein design and function, and for understanding life at very low temperatures and high pressure.

  • To design fog-free PPE, researchers turn to lotus plant
    9/18/23

    A new study outlines how UB students, with the help of a local high schooler, used the aquatic plant to create face shields for dentists.

  • Study examines smoking cessation during pregnancy
    9/15/23

    People who used e-cigarettes before pregnancy were more likely to stop smoking later in pregnancy than those using nicotine replacement therapy.

  • 13 WNY-based startups ‘graduate’ from UB’s Cultivator
    9/14/23

    The program supports medium- to high-growth startups in their earliest stages, when funding is traditionally difficult to obtain.