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UB launches Center for Translational AI and Digital Health
6/8/26
Researchers have received $8.3 million in federal grants to use AI and digital technologies to improve health care and accessibility.
Media Advisory: UB hosts ‘Talking Cancer in the African American Community,’ offering cancer screenings
6/5/26
Event is partnership between First Shiloh Baptist Church and the Jacobs School’s Neighborhood Network of Integrated Care.
Media Advisory: Fruit Belt Clean-A-Thon planned for Friday morning
6/4/26
The event, now in its 26th year, is led by UB’s Center for Urban Studies, Buffalo Public Schools, the City of Buffalo and others.
Genco named UB’s 16th president
6/2/26
A Buffalo native, Genco will be the first woman to lead UB in its 180-year history.

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Faculty Experts

3/3/26
Lucia A. Leone

Associate Professor of Community Health and Health Behavior

Expertise: food access, mobile produce markets, WIC, obesity prevention, physical activity

Phone: 716-829-6953
Email: lucialeo@buffalo.edu
2/28/24
Patricia Logan-Greene
Associate Professor of Social Work

Expertise: violence and victimization, adverse childhood experiences, gun violence and prevention, child maltreatment

Phone: 716-645-1533
Email: pblogang@buffalo.edu

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UB in the News

8 common food ingredients linked to heart disease risk, scientists find
6/6/26
Prevention sought the expertise of Katherine Balantekin regarding common food preservatives that are linked to heart disease, including sodium nitrite and ascorbic acid.
How to protect yourself from ticks and safely remove them, according to experts
6/4/26
Yahoo! Health tapped Thomas Russo regarding tick-borne illnesses and how to stay safe during the summer.
The University at Buffalo has a new president. And she knows her way around WNY
6/2/26
The Buffalo News and multiple media outlets reported that Caroline Attardo Genco, a Buffalo native and provost at Tufts University, will be the 16th president of UB.
Some cannabinoids may ease common chronic pain conditions, study finds
5/28/26
Forbes features research co-led by Daniel Kruger on the impact of cannabis on fibromyalgia pain, as opposed to opiate pain killers.

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