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  • Photo of Jinjun Xiong.
    Xiong named director of Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science
    11/2/23

    A UB faculty member since 2021, Xiong specializes in AI applications, algorithms, tooling and computer architectures.

  • Kim Beaty.
    Beaty named chief of UB Police Department
    11/2/23

    Kim Beaty joins UB after a lengthy career with the Buffalo Police Department and, most recently, as director of campus safety at Canisius University.

  • Zoom image: Elizabeth Thomas, Âé¶¹´«Ã½o associate professor of geology, looks at a lake sediment core collected in Greenland. Photo: Margie Turrin
    Study links changes in global water cycle to higher temperatures
    11/2/23

    Over the last 2,000 years, rising and falling temperatures have altered the way water moves around the planet.

  • Amit Goyal photo.
    Amit Goyal serves on National Academies’ committee for NSF's work on Materials Genome Initiative
    11/3/23

    The expert panel recently issued a report on the National Science Foundation’s participation in the Materials Genome Initiative.

  • Concept of research focused on the brain.
    Prospects continue to improve for people with MS but disease management in older adults presents challenges, reports Lancet Seminar
    11/8/23

    The past five years have seen significant advancements in diagnosing and treating multiple sclerosis, but challenges remain — especially among patients who are living longer — according to a new paper in Lancet by Âé¶¹´«Ã½o researchers. 

  • Lindsey Alico seated in Jacobs School lounge.
    WNY native returns to help launch UB master's program in genetic counseling
    11/8/23

    Lindsey Alico, a Western New York native who, until recently, was co-director of the genetic counseling program at Sarah Lawrence College, has been hired to implement and direct the genetic counseling program at UB. 

  • Buffalo SOUP logo.
    Buffalo SOUP returns Nov. 16 with event at Resurgence Brewing Co.
    11/7/23

    Crowdfunding event aims to raise microgrants for community organizations, with a theme this month of sustainability and environmental health education.

  • Space satellite orbiting the earth, the sun in the background.
    UB receives $2.4 million grant to develop Earth’s thinnest materials for space tech
    11/8/23

    The team will use AI and quantum science to apply 2D materials to satellite sensors, radiation shields and quantum computing.

  • The Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, Japan.
    Imperial Hotel exhibit to open in Wright’s Martin House
    11/8/23

    Opening Nov. 17, “Thought-Built” is a rare opportunity to explore the largest collection of artifacts from the lost Imperial Hotel.

  • Andrew Talal pictured with a telemedicine patient.
    PCORI study: Telemedicine treatment for HCV in people with opioid use disorder was more than twice as successful as offsite referral
    11/9/23

    UB researchers found that more than 90 % of those in the telemedicine arm at an opioid treatment program were cured of HCV infection compared to 35.2% of participants referred to an offsite specialist. 

  • Avy Schweinsberg conducts field work in Greenland.
    Study: Greenland’s glacier retreat rate has doubled over past two decades
    11/9/23

    Using satellite images and a unique archive of historical photos, researchers compiled the most complete picture of Greenland’s outlying glaciers to date.

  • A teenager looks unhappy while holding a phone.
    UB researcher receives $2.7 million grant to explore social media links with inflammation, depression
    11/10/23

    The National Institutes of Health estimates that chronic inflammation contributes to more than half of deaths worldwide, including those related to mental illnesses, such as depression.

  • Teresa Quattrin.
    New treatment for severe short stature is promising
    11/10/23

    , is a co-author on a new global study that suggests a novel treatment option for children with achondroplasia — a form of severe short stature.

  • Close up of a child with their arm in a cast.
    Study: ADHD drugs delay bone healing in children, UB researchers report
    11/13/23

    Children taking psychostimulant drugs prescribed for psychiatric disorders who experience a common childhood fracture take longer to heal than children who don’t take these drugs.

  • Zoom image: UB architecture students and faculty work on the installation of the Sydney Gross Memorial along the Erie Canal in Medina, N.Y., on Nov. 13. Photo: Douglas Levere
    A living memorial that exemplifies a student’s enduring spirit
    11/14/23

    UB architecture classes worked with community partners to design, build the Sydney Gross Memorial in Medina, New York.

  • Gene Morse.
    Morse to lead SUNY, West Indies leadership and sustainable development center
    11/14/23

    The Center for Leadership and Sustainable Development was created in 2016 under an agreement that established a partnership between SUNY and UWI.

  • Zoom image: Siwei Lyu, SUNY Empire Innovation Professor of computer science and engineering, helps media outlets debunk viral deepfakes. Photo: Douglas Levere/Âé¶¹´«Ã½o
    For spotting deepfakes, journalists turn to AI expert Siwei Lyu
    11/15/23

    With next year’s presidential election and the emergence of tools like ChatGPT, Lyu's role as a deepfake detective will likely continue to grow.

  • An older adult looks confused about medication.
    Team Alice, UB’s study of medication harm in older adults, receives $1.95 million national grant
    11/15/23

    Funding to support interdisciplinary research into older patients’ journey throughout health care system

  • Zoom image: Researchers have found that RNA molecules can undergo phase separation in a temperature-dependent manner, and this phase behavior is supported by magnesium ions in solution. Here, CAG-repeat RNA droplets are shown in a physiologically relevant buffer. Photo: Gable Wadsworth and Priya Banerjee
    Study looks at RNA’s solo act on the ever-changing stage of cellular dynamics
    11/16/23

    RNA, in the limelight for its starring role in cutting-edge vaccine technology, is also a key player in the inner workings of cells.

  • David Doermann.
    UB AI expert David Doermann testifies before Congress on threat of deepfakes
    11/20/23

    The U.S. isn't 'moving fast enough to curtail the continued damage' deepfakes are doing, he says.

  • UB tops in New York for computer infrastructure awards
    11/20/23

    NSF funding points to UB’s statewide leadership in computing resources, AI and data science capabilities.

  • Zoom image: This piece by Brooklyn-based artist Tiantian Lou is among the architectural drawings that will be up for auction starting Friday as part of Drawing for Food.
    Architects team up to support individuals experiencing food insecurity in downtown Toronto 
    11/21/23

    Drawing for Food initiative puts donated architectural drawings and illustrations up for auction, with all proceeds going to Toronto Food Not Bombs.

  • Zoom image: East Asian pitcher plants capture insects using their highly specialized pitcher-shaped leaves, which may have resulted from duplicated genomes. Photo: Pierre-Louis Stenger.
    Genomic study sheds light on how carnivorous Asian pitcher plants acquired signature insect traps
    11/23/23

    The plants’ duplicated genomes may have paved the way for specialized carnivory, as well as separate-sexed plants.

  • Corals underwater.
    Study identifies key algae species helping soft corals survive warming oceans
    11/22/23

    The algae, from the genus Breviolum, resides inside the coral tissue, forming a symbiotic relationship.

  • Portrait of R. Lorraine Collins.
    UB expert weighs in on nation’s experiment with legal cannabis
    11/7/23

    In a wide-ranging interview, Collins recalls how a malt liquor study got her interested in researching cannabis; why she’s an advocate for its legalization; and more about cannabis.

  • Concept of gene-based and stem cell therapies featuring a man with a wrench next to a vial with a DNA strand inside, beakers and test tubes.
    Unproven stem cell, gene therapies: UB-led team authors guide to protect consumers
    11/28/23

    Published in the journal Cytotherapy, the guide breaks down what is legitimate and what is not for patients and their families.

  • Jennifer Surtees is seated next to a plant.
    Jacobs School names Surtees associate dean for undergraduate education and STEM outreach
    11/28/23

    , professor of biochemistry, has been named associate dean for undergraduate education and STEM outreach at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

  • A satellite orbits the moon.
    UB awarded $1 million for ‘space economy’ grant by U.S. Space Force, AFRL
    11/30/23

    Engineers will use the award to better track objects in deep outer space.

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