Research News

Howard Zemsky speaks from a podium during the Innovation Hub launch announcement.
UB launches Innovation Hub, a new initiative in downtown Buffalo to boost the startup economy
5/28/19

The $32 million project will match students, faculty, clinicians, and researchers with a powerful collection of resources to commercialize innovations.

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Nine engineers receive coveted CAREER awards from National Science Foundation
5/20/19

The grants, which total $4.5 million, show that UB is recruiting the very best early-career faculty.

Kemper Lewis.
Lewis receives ASME Zwiep Innovation in Education Award
5/6/19

Kemper Lewis is the recipient of the 2019 ASME Donald N. Zwiep Innovation in Education Award, which recognizes those who have demonstrated exemplary contributions to the advancement of mechanical and multidisciplinary project-based engineering education.

Illustration showing silhouettes of people with brains outlined, and certain brain areas highlighted in purple.
Study illuminates the brain’s inner workings
4/3/19

Research assesses how large-scale patterns of brain activity could vary between cognitive systems and across people.

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UB engineer awarded $1.8 million to develop aerogel insulation
3/27/19

The material could help reduce utility bills, improve energy efficiency of residential and commercial buildings.

Photo illustration of the technology being developed to combat infection associated with knee and hip replacements.
Joint replacement infection? Electrical stimulation could fix it
3/11/19

Buffalo startup Garwood Medical Devices aims to reduce implant failures, prevent suffering and save billions of dollars in medical expenses.