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  • UB study shows key protein can slow aging process
    2/10/26

    The research led by oral biology professor Keith Kirkwood reveal that enhancing tristetraprolin can reduce frailty in mice.

  • Tracking evolution of human saliva back to primates
    11/13/25

    A UB study highlights how evolutionary adaptations to diet and disease may have influenced primate biology, including humans.

  • An innovative sexual assault prevention measure
    11/12/25

    UB faculty members Jennifer Read and Jennifer Livingston have received a $3 million NIH grant to test the friend-based motivational interview.

  • Overturning theories about NMDA receptor calcium signals
    11/11/25

    The surprising findings published in PNAS have implications for understanding and treating neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders.

  • Project seeded during COVID blooms as ‘untamed garden’
    11/10/25

    UB professor Claire Schen and her daughter Maddy Cherr's visual essay focuses on the mental toll of the pandemic and its lasting effects on students.

  • Bringing Latinx histories to the forefront
    11/7/25

    GSE professor Tim Monreal has co-edited a book that offers educators lessons using film and TV to explore Latinx histories and communities.

  • Chilean university hosts UB architect for week-long trip
    11/7/25

    Kristine Stiphany gave a presentation on a new book she co-edited that explores how urban insurgencies reshape cities and challenge dominant paradigms.

  • Curriculum opt-outs and the classroom
    11/6/25

    UB educator LaGarrett King examines how a recent Supreme Court ruling may impact inclusive education.

  • UB-RIT-Wendel team wins national home design competition
    11/6/25

    “California Rebuilds” invited architects to showcase the power of passive house design in creating sustainable, fire-resilient communities.

  • Grants support work to develop advanced recycling technologies
    11/5/25

    The projects include creating new uses for discarded tires and establishing a testbed for advanced sorting technologies.

  • UB launches new quantum institute
    11/5/25

    The initiative will harness UB’s wide-ranging research expertise and unlock advancements in computing, medicine, semiconductors and more.