Suggested New Year's resolution for police officers: "I will wear my seat belt." Results of a study show that unbelted officers are 2.6 times more likely to die if their patrol car crashes than officers who use a seat belt.
Improving how decision-makers respond in the minutes and hours that follow the first reports of a natural disaster like the recent tsunami or a manmade incident, such as a chemical accident or a terrorist attack, is the focus of a research project at the University at Buffalo.
Computer scientists at the University at Buffalo's Center for Unified Biometrics and Sensors (CUBS) are developing the first optical character recognition (OCR) software for handwritten and machine-printed Arabic documents.
An expert on the commercial aircraft industry has been invited to speak at the annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board, where he will present research analyzing subsidy claims at the heart of WTO complaints made by rival U.S. and European aircraft manufacturers Boeing and Airbus.
A gene therapy method that doesn't rely on potentially toxic viruses as vectors may be growing closer as the result of in vitro research results reported by University at Buffalo scientists in the current online issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Parents considering purchase of "must-have" electronic educational toys for their children this holiday season are reminded to include an extra component that's much more important than batteries: themselves.
A new software application promises to ease the frustration of using a mouse -- and provide greater computer access-- for people who suffer from cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury or other disabilities that make it very difficult to point and click.
Researchers at the University at Buffalo have developed a process in which cells are used to construct new blood vessels, opening the door to growing new blood vessels for procedures like coronary bypass surgery.
A new study of Latino religion and politics has found that Latinos are much more diverse religiously and politically than previously thought, a fact that has important implications for the future of American politics.
A Supreme Court expert at the University at Buffalo School of Law is available to discuss potential appointments to the Supreme Court to made by President Bush in his second term.
If Supreme Court Justice William Rehnquist soon retires from the bench because of thyroid cancer he will leave behind a legacy as "a strong chief justice, generally well-liked by his brethren," according to a Supreme Court expert at the University at Buffalo.
Scientists in the Center for Single Molecule Biophysics at the University at Buffalo have isolated a peptide from tarantula venom that shows promise as a drug for conditions as disparate as muscular dystrophy, cardiac arrhythmias, and urinary incontinence.
The unabashedly dramatic nature of volcanoes that permeates "Volcanic Worlds: Exploring the Solar System's Volcanoes", edited by Rosaly M.C. Lopes and Tracy K.P. Gregg, is matched by the passionate voices of the 11 women who contributed to the book.
Although both political parties are marshalling significant legal resources to challenge election results on the basis of voter fraud and eligibility, voter discrimination may be the most explosive issue to emerge after Election Day in November.
Just days before the presidential election, problems with voting systems that were identified in the 2000 election persist because engineering solutions have not been applied, says a University at Buffalo industrial engineer.
A University at Buffalo geophysicist who has been working at an archeological site in Jordan is proposing that some decidedly 21st-century technologies, like tablet PCs equipped with fancy navigational software, ought to be standard gear for archeologists.
The herbal supplement St. John's Wort has been shown to undermine the effectiveness of a newer, revolutionary anticancer medication, according to a study by University at Buffalo researchers.
A University at Buffalo electronic-packaging researcher is helping the U.S. Navy to develop a next generation all-electric warship that will revolutionize the Navy's use of weaponry and manpower.
A new study of Latino religion and politics has found that Latinos are much more diverse religiously and politically than previously thought, a fact that has important implications for thefuture of American politics.
University at Buffalo scientists have reported the first experimental measurements of structures of high-energy states of molecules that exist for just millionths of a second.
One hot summer's day in 2003, the University at Buffalo took many steps to reduce its electricity use. When UB got the bill, it found that those steps, taken in a single day, had saved UB a lot of money: $11,157.36 to be exact. Now it wants to make those kinds of savings routin.
A recent UB study shows that residents of neighborhoods located within one-third of a mile of the Peace Bridge in Buffalo are four times more likely to suffer from asthma than those who live more than about 1.25 miles away.
Technically speaking, the Chicago Cubs are "cursed," and the Boston Red Sox are "jinxed," according to a renowned anthropologist at the University at Buffalo who studies the origins of cults, superstitions and cultural identities.
A grand opening ceremony for the new National Science Foundation George E. Brown Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation Facility at the University at Buffalo will be held 2 p.m.ET Friday, September 24.
The ability to form categories is a crucial cognitive ability shared by humans and animals. It plays an important role in the way in which humans and animals behave toward objects in their worlds.
A private foundation is helping the nanomedicine program of the University at Buffalo's Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics move beyond the benchtop and advance discoveries and developments to the clinical stage.
A research institute to examine ways to improve security systems at airports and other transportation hubs is being established at the University at Buffalo under a $538,000 grant from the Transportation Security Administration.
Boeing Corp., the only remaining U.S. commercial aircraft manufacturer, is outsourcing the technologies and innovations that once made it the aerospace sector's undisputed global leader, according to a study.
George W. Bush has a very good chance of winning a second term in the White House, according to "trial-heat-and-economy" and "convention bump" forecasts produced by James E. Campbell, professor of political science at the University at Buffalo.
A new study counters the prevailing belief that children and adolescents who are extra short have social adjustment problems and fewer friends than children of average height, challenging one rationale for intervening at an early age with human growth-hormone treatment.
The one-night-a-year spawning of massive star corals off of the Key Largo, Florida coast on Sept. 5 will draw the close scrutiny of University at Buffalo scientists who will collect samples from millions of teeming egg-sperm bundles.
Teachers nationwide say about 5 percent of children in their classrooms have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and they estimate another 5 percent have ADHD but are undiagnosed, according a University at Buffalo survey.
University at Buffalo biologists will be attending the annual "sex on the reef" ritual in early September to obtain samples as part of the first effort to use genomic methods to discover how symbiosis is established in hard corals.
Applications for the University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences have more than doubled over last year, reflecting a strong nationwide demand for pharmacists and the school's reputation as one of the country's top pharmacy schools.
How do children in inner cities view their neighborhoods and how do they impact them? A project with a Buffalo boys and girls club is finding some surprising answers. The research will help incorporate children's perspectives into the geography curriculum.
A University at Buffalo research team has invented a new way to synthesize quantum dots -- luminescent nanocrystals made from semiconductor material. The new technique enables precise control of particle size by using a microemulsion template formed by "self-assembly."
A tarantula venom peptide, GsMTx4, known to affect many organs, can be manipulated to withstand destruction in the stomach, making it a promising candidate for drugs that could treat cardiac arrhythmias, muscular dystrophy and many other conditions, biophysicists have shown.
Researchers from the Virtual Reality Lab at the University at Buffalo have developed a new tool for transmitting physical touch to the virtual world. Their virtual clay sculpting system enables users to replicate in real time on a personal computer the physical act of sculpting a block of clay.
Boeing could jeopardize the launch funding of the new 7E7 aircraft should it press for an investigation of government subsidies received by rival Airbus because Boeing itself has received government subsides that violate world-trade agreements.
Historic snow-crystal collection from photographer who proved no two snowflakes are alike is available again via digital library.
Corals can develop new symbiotic relationships with algae from their environments after they've undergone bleaching, the process by which corals whiten as a result of environmental stress,University at Buffalo biologists report.
The world's most notoriously difficult-to-read novel, "Ulysses" by James Joyce, is really an easy read at its heart, according to the Joyce Scholar-In-Residence at the University at Buffalo.
As parts of the United States prepare for another severe wildfire season, researchers are developing a new software tool to use geographic information systems (GIS) to help forest managers optimize efforts to prevent them.
Want to make college science faculty really nervous? Tell them to stop lecturing and start telling stories, instead. But that's what science faculty will hear when they participate in a "Case Studies in Science" workshop at the University at Buffalo this summer.
Long a leader in the green campus movement, UB has kicked off a "Green Partners" program with 25 campus offices, departments and organizations making major commitments to reducing the university's environmental footprint.
"Nanophotonics," the first book that comprehensively covers the science behind light and matter interacting on the nanoscale -- has been written by a UB professor.
The sitcom "Friends," which is ending its 10-year run on TV next month, will be remembered as one of those rare shows that marked a change in American culture, according to a pop-culture expert.
"Self-Googling" -- searching for your own name on the popular Google search engine -- may seem like an innocuous act of vanity, but a communications professor recommends it as a shrewd form of "personal brand management" in the digital age.
Lions may get all the good press about being "king of the jungle," but the modern animal that has no predators in the wild, except for man, is the rhinoceros, and that probably was the case as long as nine million years ago, recent research demonstrates.
Two members of a research team that is developing the first interactive, computational tool kit designed to model the behavior of ancient beasts have had a chance to explore the entertainment value of their work for the Discovery Channel's new "Animal Face-Off" series.
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