A new study by UB psychologist Hollen Reischer finds that late midlife can be a time of growth and self-transcendence, showing that how people narrate and interpret their life stories plays a key role in healthier, happier aging.
UB chemist Emanuela Gionfriddo and her team have developed a novel method to detect airborne “forever chemicals” as they evaporate—filling a major gap in PFAS monitoring and offering a sustainable, precise tool that could help shape future environmental regulations.
In a physics breakthrough, UB’s Dusan Sarenac and a global team have created the first-ever neutron Airy beams, self-bending, self-healing beams that could revolutionize material imaging, pharmaceutical research, and quantum technologies.
UB physics graduate student Amartya Sengupta has been awarded a prestigious MCgen Fellowship to advance his research on dark matter and cosmology, marking a major milestone in his career and highlighting UB’s growing impact in high-energy physics.
UB is launching a new Department of AI and Society this fall, backed by $5 million in state funding, to explore how artificial intelligence can be responsibly applied for public good across disciplines, research and education.
Luis A. Colón, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Chemistry, has received the inaugural ACS Joseph J. Kirkland Award in Chromatography, honoring his pioneering research in separation science and decades of mentorship supporting underrepresented students in STEM.
