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$2.5M project aims to reduce worry, stress amid pandemic in low income neighborhoods
9/8/20
Wenyao Xu is part of a team of University at Buffalo researchers, led by the School of Nursing, who will help adults living in low-income, racial- and ethnic-minority neighborhoods reduce stress due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wearable clothing: New cooling tech flexes while frozen
9/8/20
UB engineer Shenqiang Ren partners with Buffalo companies to develop cooling clothing to improve human performance when exerting energy in warm environments.
Investigators identify 10 best practices to improve emergency medicine provider-nurse communication
7/24/20
Communication between emergency medicine providers plays a critical role in delivering safe and effective care to patients. Ann Bisantz, a professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, was recently part of a team of investigators seeking to better understand this relationship.
UB biomedical engineer Jun Xia receives Qualcomm Faculty Award
7/15/20
Jun Xia, an associate professor of biomedical engineering, has been awarded a 2020 Qualcomm Faculty Award to support his research on the application of photoacoustic imaging in wearable technologies.
UB, Cannon Design work to improve DIY fabric mask production
6/16/20
As the novel coronavirus spread across the globe, so too did a variety of do-it-yourself face coverings. However, there can be some hidden dangers with DIY personal protective equipment.
UB-led team developing 3D-printed, reusable N95-like respirators
5/5/20
Prototype submitted for emergency FDA approval; could help ease shortage of life-saving PPE.