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Luis Colón retires, leaving behind a legacy defined by mentorship as much as research
4/24/26
After 33 years at UB, Luis Colón is retiring, leaving behind a career defined as much by the students he mentored as by the research he conducted.
Penguin ‘toxicologists’ find forever chemicals in remote Patagonia
4/13/26
A study by UB and UC Davis researchers shows a non-invasive way animals can help monitor their environment.
More than a pretty picture, star-shaped nanomaterial changes energy storage
4/13/26
The nanomaterial vanadyl hydroxide behaves more like a pseudocapacitor than a battery when it forms as a star-shaped structure, a UB study has found.
How One Fat Molecule Can Help Trigger Both Cell Limbo and Cell Death
4/13/26
A study led by the Atilla-Gokcumen group sheds light on why some cells remain alive but no longer divide.
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Prof. Janet Morrow elected to the 2025 Board of Trustees of the World Molecular Imaging Society
6/12/25
Prof. Janet Morrow has been elected to the 2025 Board of Trustees of the World Molecular Imaging Society (WMIS). Janet will help to lead focus groups and influence research directions in the development of chemical imaging probes.
PhD student Udani Wijethunga selected as a winner of an Excellence in Teaching Award
5/9/25
Udani Wijethunga has been selected as a 2025 winner of an
Excellence in Teaching Award for Graduate Teaching Assistants
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Graduate Research Highlights
2/27/26
Designing and characterizing semiconductor–molecular heterostructures for photocatalytic CO2 reduction, with an emphasis on charge-transfer dynamics and band alignment.
2/27/26
Developing electrolyte additives and studying their influence on the performance of liquid and solid-state rechargeable batteries (Na-ion and Li-ion).
2/27/26
Structure-guided design and functional characterization of small-molecule inhibitors targeting oncogenic kinases.
2/27/26
Exploring porphyrins and tellurium chromophores as catalysts for small molecule activation.
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Alumni Profiles
2/26/19
Randolph Reyes Singh, PhD '17
11/28/22
Allison A. Campbell, PhD '91
2/4/19
Elmer-Rico E. Mojica, PhD '10
2/26/19
John Cody Vinci, PhD '13
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