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Mutation in one Parkinson’s protein eases cellular traffic jams caused by another
2/11/26
A study suggests two Parkinson’s proteins can balance with each other to disrupt axonal transport.

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Understanding how telomere length affects disease risk
1/13/26
A UB study will examine how early-life factors such as growth patterns and exposure to air pollution affect a key marker of biological aging later in life.
Josephson junctions possible with only one superconductor
1/12/26
A UB-led experiment confirms that ferromagent iron found a way to sync with the superconducting metal vanadium.
Charting work of Black women writers, choreographers
1/12/26
Nicole Morris Johnson’s new book examines various frameworks and why they are inadequate for examining women’s creative expression.
Study guides climate modelers on partnering with Indigenous communities
1/9/26
Regional climate data should be useful to the people who live there, UB researcher Yifan Cheng says.
Funding critical to studying effects of social media
1/8/26
Potential federal policy changes would limit the funds to study outcomes that vary greatly across gender, socio-economic status and demographics.
UB part of $17M NIH grant to study TMDs
1/8/26
Faculty from dental medicine, medicine and philosophy are working on the project that aims to better understand temporomandibular disorders.
Sleeping our way to better brain health
1/7/26
Nursing professor Carleara Weiss has dedicated her career to demystifying the science of sleep.
Ice cap completely gone 7,000 years ago
1/7/26
Core samples from under Greenland's Prudhoe Dome ice sheet suggest the region is highly sensitive to the temperatures of our current interglacial period.
A look back at UB’s research, creative activities
1/6/26
The university's research achievements in 2025 are poised to have wide-ranging and long-lasting impact.
FOXG1 expert to be honored at next Spotlight Symposia
1/6/26
The College of Arts and Sciences event will bring together leaders in neurodevelopmental disorders to honor Soo-Kyung Lee.

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