Research News

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  • UB to evaluate workforce project
    7/21/22

    The School of Social Work has received a $345,000 grant from Erie County to assess a new program designed to overcome workforce barriers.

  • UB-led team lands grant to develop eco-friendly insulation
    7/19/22

    The team will research insulation that incorporates silica aerogel developed by UB researchers, along with plant-based products.

  • How placentas evolved in mammals
    7/18/22

    Research delves into the origins of pregnancy, pointing to an invasive placenta in the last common ancestor of eutherian mammals.

  • Dogs can do more than just tricks
    7/18/22

    They can understand the concept of repetition and apply it to new situations, a new UB study has found.

  • Heat illness expert urges caution for most vulnerable
    7/15/22

    The rate of heat-related deaths keeps increasing because people are not adequately informed, UB faculty member Riana Pryor says.

  • Affordable hydrogen fuel cells
    7/14/22

    A new UB-led study describes how iron can be combined with nitrogen and carbon to produce a catalyst that is efficient, durable and inexpensive.

  • CTSI zeroes in on rural health research
    7/14/22

    Researchers are working to understand the unique health needs of rural communities, as well as the barriers to health care and rural health research.

  • Dietary interventions for cancer
    7/12/22

    Roberto Pili has launched two pilot studies aimed at finding out whether lifestyle interventions can help patients on cancer treatment do better.

  • How ASD occurs with intellectual disability
    7/11/22

    New UB research has found that a convergent mechanism for two top-ranking risk genes may lead to these neurodevelopmental disorders.

  • Fighting online disinformation
    7/6/22

    UB's new Center for Information Integrity will build multidisciplinary research teams and develop digital literacy tools and new teaching techniques.