Researchers hone in on a hormone that may drive obesity in postmenopausal women

Project will study the role follicle stimulating hormone plays during menopause and how it contributes to the development of postmenopausal obesity and breast cancer.
10-Aug-2022 12:10 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Do ‘bouncing universes’ have a beginning?

Some cosmological models propose that the universe expands and contracts in infinite cycles, but new research finds a crucial flaw in the latest version of this theory.
9-Aug-2022 2:15 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Study Looks at How Friends Can Work Together to Help Protect Against Unwanted Sexual Experiences in the First Year of College

A new study from the University at Buffalo is helping researchers understand how women in their early college years can use friends-based strategies to help avoid unwanted sexual experiences.
29-Jun-2022 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

These Stunning 3D Models of Coral Reefs Are a Crucial Research Tool

Martínez Quintana has created stunning 3D digital models that visualize the surface of coral reefs in painstaking detail. The artful re-creations aren’t just beautiful: They’re also filled with data on the distribution of young corals, known as...
5-May-2022 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Study: Black Kidney Transplant Patients Exhibit Faster Clearance Rates of Key Immunosuppressive Medicine Tacrolimus

Black kidney transplant recipients have a faster clearance rate of the immunosuppressive drug tacrolimus than white recipients, according to a new study led by the University at Buffalo. The study, published earlier this year in Pharmacotherapy, is...
18-Apr-2022 2:20 PM EDT Add to Favorites

What came before the Big Bang? UB physicist’s new popular science book explains one leading theory

Sprinkled with hand-drawn diagrams by Kinney, “An Infinity of Worlds” introduces readers to the science of cosmic inflation and the evidence for it, as well as the theory’s shortcomings.
4-Apr-2022 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Study: To help Black students feel safer, schools must embrace their cultural identity

To create a safer learning environment for Black students, schools should turn to culturally relevant and Afrocentric policies and practices that better incorporate their identity in the school culture, according to a new University at Buffalo-led...
28-Mar-2022 9:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

UB to lead $7.5 million project to improve computer chip reliability and security via revolutionary testing advancements

Research goals include increasing fundamental understanding of physical processes that could be used to evaluate chip performance and security, and creating new, ultra-sensitive testing strategies that build on this knowledge.
21-Mar-2022 10:15 AM EDT Add to Favorites