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New $300 million medical building opens in Buffalo

The newest addition to Buffalo’s skyline has opened its doors.The 10-story, $300 million Gates Vascular Institute/Clinical and Translational Research Center houses a state-of-the-art surgery center,...

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Reading Rainbow launches new iPad app

Reading Rainbow is back - but not on TV.Host LeVar Burton has revived the popular franchise, which ran for 26 years on PBS, as an app for tablets.The medium may be different, but the mission is the...

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Report: NY biotech sector needs help from Albany

Although New York's legislative session wrapped up last week, angling for new public policy hasn't ceased.Tuesday, the Business Council of New York State (BCNYS) tried to regain traction for its agenda...

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Sensor startup senses golden opportunity

Are we on the verge of a “sensor revolution?”Sensorcon hopes so. The Buffalo-based tech startup envisions a world where the average person is empowered with a small device that reads temperature,...

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SUNY Buffalo launches $120 million push to replace rare earths

With China largely cornering the market for rare earth metals, domestic researchers are trying to create synthetic replacements.SUNY Buffalo (UB) wants to corner that effort – and is asking the federal...

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Buffalo's roster of incubators grows by one

Buffalo’s latest business incubator is on the hunt for small tech companies who are long on ideas, but perhaps short on cash, office space and personnel. Calling itself Buffalo’s first Internet-focused...

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Scientists uncover hidden history of polar bears

It all started with a fossil.“We have this polar bear jawbone from the Svalbard archipelago in the North Atlantic,” says Charlotte Lindqvist, a professor at SUNY Buffalo and lead author of a landmark...

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Screening of pro-fracking "Truthland" turns hostile

A recent poll conducted by Quinnipiac University shows New York residents are evenly split on the issue of hydrofracking.The survey comes hard on the heels of a new pro-fracking public relations effort...

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CoworkBuffalo crafts community with office space

Working from home can be lonely or full of distractions.  And taking a laptop or tablet to the coffee shop has drawbacks, too. Ever try finding an electrical outlet amongst all the tables and...

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Startup succeeds in research, struggles in business

Humans have always been vulnerable to airborne illnesses – especially given the developments in chemical and biological warfare. That vulnerability led two professors in upstate to pioneer a solution...

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An urban waterway's comeback

In the late 1960’s, the Buffalo River was so polluted it caught fire.“But it didn’t really get much national attention because that was just the way things were back in the day,” says Jill Jedlicka,...

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WNY startups target $25 million in sales to China

Western New York is home to more than 200 growing startup companies catering to specific medical and life science needs.While these small businesses offer unique products and services, they don’t...

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Preventing high school dropouts – in kindergarten?

This story is part of the Innovation Trail's partnership with FRONTLINE's Dropout Nation. You can read the other reports here.The Buffalo Public Schools (BPS) received good news last year: its...

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Police face higher health risks: UBuffalo study

Due to stressful nature of police work, law enforcement officers face higher risks of obesity, suicide, sleeplessness and cancer, according to a new study from a University at Buffalo (UB) professor...

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Summer school for science teachers

Educators across the country agree schools need more students to excel in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Yet hooking students on these subjects remains a challenge, especially for...

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Reading Rainbow launches new iPad app

Reading Rainbow is back - but not on TV.Host LeVar Burton has revived the popular franchise, which ran for 26 years on PBS, as an app for tablets.The medium may be different, but the mission is the...

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Report: NY biotech sector needs help from Albany

Although New York's legislative session wrapped up last week, angling for new public policy hasn't ceased.Tuesday, the Business Council of New York State (BCNYS) tried to regain traction for its agenda...

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Sensor startup senses golden opportunity

Are we on the verge of a “sensor revolution?”Sensorcon hopes so. The Buffalo-based tech startup envisions a world where the average person is empowered with a small device that reads temperature,...

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SUNY Buffalo launches $120 million push to replace rare earths

With China largely cornering the market for rare earth metals, domestic researchers are trying to create synthetic replacements.SUNY Buffalo (UB) wants to corner that effort – and is asking the federal...

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Buffalo's roster of incubators grows by one

Buffalo’s latest business incubator is on the hunt for small tech companies who are long on ideas, but perhaps short on cash, office space and personnel. Calling itself Buffalo’s first Internet-focused...

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