Here is how determination drives discovery.

Here at UB, one of America’s leading public research universities, our passion for discovery is matched only by a deep commitment to positive change. Our talented students and world-renowned faculty ask difficult questions, push past accepted boundaries and consistently endeavor to lead a new way forward. These are just some of the stories that show how.

Racial and economic health disparities don’t have a quick or easy fix—but that doesn’t mean they can’t be overcome. See how an NIH grant brings even more capacity to efforts already underway.

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Researcher

Timothy F. Murphy, SUNY Distinguished Professor, Department of Medicine, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; Director, Community Health Equity Research Institute

A leader in AI for good, UB was awarded a $10 million grant to lead a national AI center focused on early literacy. See its potential to close the achievement gap.

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Researcher

X. Christine Wang, Professor, Department of Learning and Instruction, and Director, Fisher-Price Endowed Early Childhood Research Center, Graduate School of Education

Power outages disrupt daily life, jeopardize public safety and strain critical infrastructure. Read how AI could make them a thing of the past.

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Researcher

Souma Chowdhury, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

A tragic number of people die every year from infections that can’t be stopped by traditional antibiotics. See why the NIH is funding UB research to fix the problem.

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Researcher

Yanan Zhao, Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

AI has the power to advance almost every aspect of our lives—and UB has the power to advance AI. See where our expertise is leading us.

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Lead Researcher

Venu Govindaraju, SUNY Distinguished Professor, Vice President for Research and Economic Development

A new study mapped coffee’s genetic history, which spans more than a half-million years. See how the findings could help ensure its survival under climate change—and even make it better.

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Researcher

Victor Albert, Empire Innovation Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences

Faculty and students working together to solve complex global challenges. That’s how UB rises above the rest.