2018

May

5/1/18 Three engineers receive coveted NSF CAREER awards
5/3/18 Engineers upgrade ancient, sun-powered tech to purify water with near-perfect efficiency
5/2/18 Rudin is named SPIE Fellow
5/7/18 UB cancer drug spinoff For-Robin marks major milestone on road to clinical trials
5/2/18 Neuroscientists receive grant to study shuttling proteins
5/2/18 Newly improved glass slide turns microscopes into thermometers
5/3/18 Graduate School of Education earns Cullen Grant to cultivate better teachers
5/3/18 Media Advisory: Downtown medical campus leaders will discuss the future of health care in Western New York
5/3/18 Media Advisory: Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences to hold 172nd commencement on UB North Campus
5/4/18 UB architecture students to unveil “Ritual Space,” a new installation at Artpark
5/7/18 Chemical sensing chip sniffs out cocaine within minutes
5/7/18 Online campaign #holdmediaaccountable launched to rein in media companies
5/9/18 2018 class of UB Champions for Change will present their ideas Saturday
5/8/18 UB’s Diversity in Medicine scholars to work with patient populations that need them most
5/10/18 New hamster species is named after UB assistant professor
5/10/18 Study finds prenatal marijuana use can affect infant size, behavior
5/10/18 New tool analyzes disease and drug effects with unprecedented accuracy and consistency
5/10/18 Rising religious “none” rates linked to conservative Christian politics
5/11/18 1,000 urban and regional planning academics coming to Buffalo for national conference this fall
5/11/18 During disasters, active Twitter users likely to spread falsehoods
5/16/18 Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences building wins public architecture award
5/16/18 UB faculty member to receive award from New York chapter of the ACP
5/31/18 Inside a former church, construction arts program transforms the space and students
5/17/18 ‘Undermatched’ students less likely to graduate on time compared to peers
6/1/18 Study: In MS, disintegrating brain lesions may indicate the disease is getting worse
5/17/18 Study: Could wearable tech help address issues caused by overcrowding in Emergency Departments?
5/18/18 Buffalo science education initiative a winner in national STEM Coalition Challenge
5/18/18 ACGME approves UB’s new radiology residency program
5/18/18 The Medical Society of the State of New York has awarded Nancy Nielsen its highest honor
5/18/18 Media Advisory: UB to hold commencement ceremony Sunday
5/19/18 UB statement on compromised email accounts
5/21/18 UB TCIE assistance adds extra safety layer to Bak USA’s ‘cobot’ operations
5/23/18 Study: Strenuous exercise in adolescence may ward off height loss later in life
5/24/18 UB, Roswell and Rochester to lead $47 million effort to advance drug discovery in Upstate New York
5/24/18 UB, Buffalo Museum of Science to offer live exhibit of dance and song on how microorganisms impact the body
5/24/18 UB scientists receive funding for Great Lakes pollution research
5/25/18 Study: Exercise helps treat addiction by altering brain’s dopamine system
5/25/18 Lung-on-a-chip simulates pulmonary fibrosis
5/29/18 UB launches online blockchain course series, available to public
5/29/18 Students awarded Fulbrights, will travel to Brazil, Finland and Singapore
5/30/18 Top climate researchers to meet in Buffalo to discuss glaciers, ice sheets
5/30/18 Renowned polar explorer to deliver next UB RENEW Distinguished Lecture
5/30/18 UB, Sacred Heart students partner to win national health innovation competition
5/30/18 In ancient boulders, new clues about the story of human migration to the Americas
5/30/18 UB professor expands Syrian aid programs, will train teachers at refugee camps in basic dental care
5/31/18 Study: For patients with prostate cancer, dysfunction due to treatment side effects results in increased emotional distress – and vice versa
5/31/18 Lego-like chemical building blocks assemble themselves to create a catalyst for hydrogen fuel cells
6/6/18 Media Advisory: Live exhibit of dance and song on tiny world of bacteria inside us comes to Buffalo Museum of Science