Fueling Research, Discovery, & Innovation

The Âé¶¹´«Ã½o: A leading public research university and flagship of the SUNY System. Ranked third in the U.S. for innovation, first in New York State, and an esteemed member of the Association of American Universities (AAU).

Here is where ambition meets altruism, driving transformative research for global impact. Our breakthroughs result in new cures, advanced materials, and resilient communities, contributing to meaningful global change.

Strategic Research Fuels Innovation with Impact

Witness the transformation of scientific and technological breakthroughs into global impact—right here in our communities and beyond! Our research is groundbreaking. Explore the frontiers of artificial intelligence, advanced computing, semiconductors, biotechnology, and advanced energy and materials.

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Using human-informed research to expand the boundaries of machine learning, address the world’s most complex challenges and combat misinformation.

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Utilizing robotic technologies and  to forward industrial output and boost productivity in an ecological and fiscally sustainable manner.

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Introducing  and enabling bold discoveries to address product development opportunities, harness energy, create efficiencies and mitigate challenges.

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Tackling the world’s most extreme disasters and environmental issues, and leading the charge on creating a sustainable world for all.

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Analyzing large-scale data and leveraging expertise in advanced computing, machine learning and artificial intelligence will enable the next generation of scientific discoveries.

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Driving medical discoveries, technological and scientific breakthroughs to improve the health and around the world.

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Learn more about UB’s latest research ventures and community impacts on UBNow, the university’s go-to internal news site.

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Research Insights and Discoveries

Podcast: AI for Social Good

As a young computer scientist at IBM, Jinjun Xiong was impressed when the company’s Watson computer won “Jeopardy!”. But he also thought we should be using AI to help people, not beat them. Today, as the director of UB’s Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, he’s spearheading multiple AI projects that do just that. In this episode of Driven to Discover, he talks to host Cory Nealon about all the ways AI can make our lives better, and why we shouldn’t be so afraid of it.

Podcast: Urban Classical Music

When it was Jeff Scott’s turn to choose an instrument, the sixth grader picked the French horn because no one else had. Today, he is one of the nation’s premier French hornists and a Grammy-winning composer. In this engaging episode of Driven to Discover, Scott shares his unexpected path to success and how his multicultural Queens upbringing shaped the wildly eclectic music he writes today.

Podcast: Weight-Loss Drugs

Growing up in a holistic household, Nicole Albanese didn’t know what a pharmacist was as a child. Now she’s a pharmacy researcher, specializing in diabetes, obesity and nutrition. In this eye-opening episode of Driven to Discover, Albanese discusses the pros and cons of modern weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy.

Podcast: Earthworm Ecology

Nick Henshue was a classic “nature kid" as a child. Now he’s an associate teaching professor of ecology and an expert in all things earthworm. In this episode of , he explains why earthworms are a menace to our forests, how trees talk to each other, and what’s behind the “jumping” earthworm’s name.