Stephan Kolzenburg’s field and lab research aims to predict where and how far lava will flow if a volcano erupts.
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Hope and love aren’t often mentioned in the same breath as scientific research, but they’re the foundation of UB’s FOXG1 Research Center.
The UB chemistry professor is on the network’s list of 10 Americans whose Hispanic heritage is intrinsically tied to their work.
The two-day event aims to recognize and further elevate the profile of the college's distinguished faculty.
The publication has selected Yotam Ophir as one of its 10 “scientists to watch.”
UB archaeologist Douglas Perrelli and his students are conducting a dig on the site of Buffalo’s historic Michigan Street Baptist Church.
Racial/ethnic disparities in pain prevalence are much greater than previously thought, according to UB medical sociologist Hanna Grol-Prokopczyk.
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The findings suggest the impact of racial discrimination on health is much greater than previously thought, UB sociologist Ashley Barr says.
UB researchers’ experimental flume and object-detection models inform the ongoing construction of the Niagara River fishway.
An NSF-funded project gives graduate students with the UB RENEW Institute international research experience.
UB psychologist Peter Pfordresher is part of a study that provides a global view about how the world’s music and languages evolved into their current states.
The team will conceptualize a satellite mission that can advance understanding of Earth’s response to climate change.
UB scientists find 109 new candidate genes for human male infertility by analyzing gorillas’ unusual reproductive system.
The team works with faculty to plan, design, fabricate and repair the precision devices needed to conduct their work.
UB experts weigh in on the DEA's move to reclassify cannabis from a Schedule I to a Schedule III substance.
Trump’s ability to attract news attention doesn't rely on a specific platform, but on his ability to engage users, says UB communication researcher Yini Zhang.
UB mathematician Naoki Masuda’s theory determines which data points matter most when calculating early warning signals.
Emanuela Gionfriddo, who joined the faculty as part of UB's historic hiring initiative, studies environmental pollutants.
UB physics researcher Priya R. Banerjee has been awarded a seed grant from the Hypothesis Fund to explore the "big idea."
Citizen science teams across the path of totality will take advantage of a rare opportunity to observe the sun’s atmosphere.
Scientists transfer electron spin to photons, a quantum tech advancement that could offer rapid communication over interplanetary distances.
As a child, Stephanie Poindexter loved watching the apes at the zoo. Now she's an expert in the slow loris, a noctural primate that inhabits Southeast Asia. In this episode of Driven to Discover, Poindexter tells host Vicky Santos what it's like to track down this shy creature in a Thai jungle in the middle of the night, and why she does it.
A research team aims to develop solutions to separate urine from solid human waste for use in environmentally and economically beneficial applications.
Liquid droplets of disordered proteins engage with — and overtake — the gene regulatory complex, UB physicists find
The theoretical foundations of recovery capital contributed to a paradigmatic shift in the science of addiction recovery.
UB political philosopher Alexandra Oprea says options need to be found for boosting turnout at the polls.
The funding will support a new interdisciplinary research project to better understand and address issues faced by caregivers and those with disabilities.
UB students in Kristin Poinar's Glacier Modeling Lab are mixing fieldwork with the latest developments in AI to map and understand the ever-changing glacial ice in Greenland.
UB scientist and partners have synthesized decades’ worth of NASA mission findings, including the rate of melting ice caps.
Over the past 2,000 years, rising and falling temperatures have altered the way water moves around the planet.
The algae, from the genus Breviolum, reside inside the coral tissue, forming a symbiotic relationship.
Using satellite images and historical photos, researchers have compiled the most complete picture of Greenland’s outlying glaciers to date.
UB chemist Luis Colón has received an NSF grant to study how hybrid forms of silica, the chief component of sand, can help sleuth for PFAS.
Study shows how the element’s electrons chemically bond when under pressures like those found below Earth’s crust.
The connection to nature is “its own science,” says UB physics major and NASA intern Alyssa Warrior.
Study finds duplicated genomes may have paved the way for specialized carnivory and separate-sexed plants.
While RNA is well known for its part in cutting-edge vaccine technology, a UB-led study looks at its lesser explored role in the inner workings of cells.
UB scientists are investigating if the water and sediment quality of the upper river can support these organisms that naturally filter out contaminants.
UB faculty member Nichol Castro says the words you use and the mental dictionary you have are part of what make you and your voice unique.
UB physicist Herbert Fotso has received a DOE grant to explore the interplay between disorder and strong interaction between electrons.
A UB psychologist has received a $3.2 million grant to assess how cannabis use affects patients who receive immunotherapy
How instructors reply to college students’ queries in introductory STEM settings can motivate those students to pursue more research in STEM courses.
The BioSCape project is an important step toward monitoring ecosystems across the globe from space.
Developed by UB researchers, synthetic anion binders can “ferry” mucus-clearing ions blocked by the chronic lung disease.
Researchers hope the findings are useful for people who care about science and want to improve public acceptance of science.
The phenomenon is crucial for protein design and function, and for understanding life at very low temperatures and high pressure.
The ultrahigh-intensity laser facility at the University of Rochester could reestablish U.S. leadership in the field of high-peak-power lasers.
UB researcher Howard Lasker is leading a pilot experiment to restore coral communities damaged by the BP oil spill.
A study identifies the fatty acid-making protein behind membrane rupture and inflammation during necroptosis.
UB chemist Diana Aga has received a $3 million NSF grant to study factors contributing to the public health threat.
The UB-led study may provide the first evidence showing the role of the immune system as a potential antecedent to social media use.
UB research finds that glacier N79 has undetected features that may indicate it is less stable than scientists have understood.
A UB study found that people with musical training — whether instrumental or vocal — are better at imitating pitch than someone without that training.
A new study finds the island was mostly ice free only 416,000 years ago and is more vulnerable to climate change than previously thought.
The breakthrough discovery could help reduce the plant-based drug’s three-year production time and lead to less toxic alternatives.
UB geology student James Hanna's discovery extends the fossil record of an extinct ancestor of starfish by 25 million years.
New UB research suggests that people’s beliefs about happiness matter in shaping their everyday goal pursuits and well-being.
Eduardo Mercado III’s “Singers as Sentinels” project will explore how human noise pollution presents a new threat to whales’ survival.
Genetic analysis suggests some Alaska Natives live near where their ancestors did 3,000 years ago.
UB biologist Soo-Kyung Lee has been awarded a $1.5 million grant to study gene therapy for FOXG1 Syndrome, a disease that affects her daughter.
The invention could benefit pharmaceutical, automotive, food processing, carbon capture and other industries.
Researchers tested whether there was a change in Disney’s value-laden content over time based on the box office success of previous Disney pictures.
Findings from a study led by UB geologist Greg Valentine could lead to policy changes that help save lives and infrastructure.
How you feel about social interaction on days when you spend more time alone depends on why you wanted to be alone, a UB study finds.
Support from the UB RENEW Institute was key in researchers landing three new grants totaling over $2.6 million.
The advancement involving manganese trichloride “opens the floodgates to a whole new area of research,” says lead scientist David Lacy.
Despite fog, wind and scarce resources, the research expedition succeeded in collecting valuable data.
Heather Williams, assistant clinical professor in biological sciences and director of the department’s REU, talks about the program’s successful first summer.
Mary Alice Coffroth and Howard Lasker are among researchers whose work is shedding light on how climate change may shape reefs.
The site of the excavation led by UB archaeologist Alessandro Sebastiani is one of the few untouched by looters.
Geologist Jason Briner co-leads GreenDrill, a project to collect bedrock samples from Greenland.
A new study finds the species' histories hide the convoluted stories of divergence and interbreeding.
The naming of the Nowicki Foreland honors Sophie Nowicki’s years of work in bringing global scientists together to model future sea level rise.
The research focuses on the placement of stream gauges — instruments that keep tabs on how much water is flowing through rivers and streams.
Scientists say the company likely contributed to elevated pollution levels on some properties but the contamination was not systematic in areas around the site.
UB-led research describes how a gene called Kdm6b helps motor neurons diversify into crucial subtypes.
UB researchers focus on breaking down PFAS, a family of highly persistent pollutants that can accumulate in people’s bodies, and in wildlife.
A study by anthropologist Nicholas Holowka has found that heavily cushioned shoes does not impact running style.
New research led by UB psychologist Eduardo Mercado continues to challenge current thinking about whale songs.
The study's findings have broad implications when thinking about the challenges associated with autism.
UB professor Lillian Williams has devoted her career to building archives and organizations to advance the study of Black history, women’s history and local history.
A study led by a UB postdoc describes the gut contents of giant plumose anemones off the coast of Washington.
Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius could halve sea level rise caused by melting land ice this century, according to an international team that includes UB's Sophie Nowicki