Recent News

Prof. Emanuela Gionfriddo named to the “Top 40 Under 40 Power list” by the Analytical Scientist
10/14/26
Emanuela Gionfriddo’s work improving measurements of pollutants was recognized by The Analytical Scientist’s 2026 Power List.
UB receives NSF grant aimed at making scientists more relatable to students
10/14/26
With an NSF grant, Robin Costello is developing a tool to measure how undergraduate STEM students perceive scientists.
UB part of NSF OPAL laser facility to be built
9/24/26
Prof. Eva Zurek is a co-principal investigator on NSF OPAL, a proposed facility that will be the world’s most powerful laser system and include UB as a partner.
Drug molecule finds way to make square peg fit round hole
9/18/26
A UB-led study reveals that a molecule’s unusual binding strategy causes a target protein to change shape, offering a new approach to drug design.

Tracking forever chemicals across food web shows not all isomers are distributed equally
12/31/25
Samples from water, fish and bird eggs demonstrate the need to measure these unique molecular structures separately.
Prof. Luis De Jesús Báez earns Ovshinsky sustainable energy fellowship from APS
12/1/25
University at Buffalo chemist Luis De Jesús Báez has received the 2025 Stanford R. Ovshinsky Fellowship from the American Physical Society for his work developing new, more sustainable materials for energy storage.

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