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UB conference to examine how climate change, emerging contaminants impact health in Asia
3/18/26
Free event will explore solutions to climate-driven pollution and health risks in Asia and beyond.
For one medical student, Jacobs School felt like a ‘comfort blanket community’
3/18/26
Maureen Fagan finds support as she forges her own path at UB after devastating family tragedy.
UB HIV prevention expert publishes commentary in The Lancet
3/17/26
Gloria Aidoo-Frimpong’s invited commentary discusses the significance of a major efficacy trial involving the game Tumaini and what it signals about the future of HIV prevention for young people.
As she heads to Match Day, this medical student takes nothing for granted
3/17/26
A severe stroke in her second year of medical school gave this medical student a unique perspective on the patient experience.

Woman from Coldplay kiss cam blasts Gwyneth Paltrow. Was the mocking too much?
3/18/26
USA TODAY referenced a quote that David Schmid previously gave the news outlet in a story reporting that Kristin Cabot, one half of the “Coldplay Kiss Cam” incident, is blasting Gwyneth Paltrow and others who capitalized on the viral moment, saying they did so without thinking about how the added attention impacted the lives of those involved.
Markwayne Mullin’s stock portfolio sparks conflict of interest concerns
3/16/26
Newsweek features Veljko Fotak in an article about trades made by Oklahoma senator, who has been tapped by President Trump to become Secretary of Homeland Security.
New NYC-area bridge ‘a monument, a commitment to public works'
3/15/26
David Alff, an expert on the Northeast Corridor passenger train line, spoke to The New York Times about the Portal North Bridge's opening.
Here’s why you are constantly fighting off scammers
3/13/26
Mark Frank, an expert in lying and deception, appears on the latest episode of Freakonomics Radio to discuss how scammers operate.