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  • Impact Study reports on a granite background.
    BEP drives economic development
    7/3/18

    UB’s Business and Entrepreneur Partnership team’s first annual impact study highlights the university’s role in WNY economic development.

  • bowl of roasted barley and glass of barley tea.
    Barley’s next great use? A medical imaging drink
    7/2/18

    A UB study finds the grain used to make beer and soup is an ideal and safe contrast agent for diagnosing swallowing disorders.

  • Diabetes concept graphic featuring medications, stethoscope, magnifying glass and a human torso on a grid background.
    Study reaffirms liraglutide benefits
    7/5/18

    In a larger study, patients with Type 1 diabetes also saw improvement in blood sugars and body weight.

  • UB Art Galleirs' Summer Extravaganza graphic.
    Celebrate summer at Anderson Gallery
    7/6/18

    The second annual Summer Extravaganza features art workshops, music, food and curator tours of current exhibitions.

  • A human neutrophil interacting with Klebsiella pneumoniae.
    Biomarkers found for next ‘superbug’
    7/6/18

    A companion paper calls the UB discovery “a major step forward” in defining hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae.

  • Young girl with her blond hair in braids fighting with a young boy who is grimacing in anger as they wrestle together with their arms locked.
    Drawing distinction between aggression and bullying
    7/9/18

    UB psychologist Jamie Ostrov says recognizing the difference may mean new directions for interventions.

  • Michael Garrick in the lab.
    Research led to sickle cell test
    7/9/18

    UB biochemist Michael Garrick was a member of the UB team that pioneered newborn screening programs worldwide.

  • Teng Wu.
    Wu receives bridge and structural engineering award
    7/9/18

    The honor is the fourth national or international award the UB engineer has received in the past three years.

  • Peter Biehl poses with students he's mentored.
    Personal experience key to mentoring
    7/10/18

    Distinguished Postdoc Mentor Award recipient Peter Biehl's own time as a postdoc informs his approach to mentoring.

  • UB hosted 38 students from Nazarbayev University in Kazakhstan. The students posed together in front of the pillars at Baird Point.
    Kazakhstan students take summer session
    7/10/18

    From classes to Canalside, the 38 undergraduate STEM students enjoyed everything UB and Buffalo have to offer.

  • Doctor and patient in background; in foreground is rtable containing pill bottles, glass of water, chart and stethoscope and blood pressure cuff.
    From clinical trials to clinical practice
    7/11/18

    A $3 million implementation science grant will support the work of faculty scholars who will help ensure medical innovations reach the patient.

  • UB logo.
    UB communicators cited for excellence
    7/12/18

    Communicators from across the university have received national and regional awards honoring their innovative communication stratigies and projects.

  • Young woman prepares to release a butterfly at the Anatomical Gift Program Memorial Service.
    Anatomical gift donors honored
    7/11/18

    More than 600 family members of individuals who donated their bodies to medical science gathered recently for a memorial service.

  • Photo illustration of a smiling Jerome Wakefield, conference keynoter, sitting in an easy chair talking to Freud, who is laying on a couch.
    Keynote to tackle nature of addiction
    7/12/18

    Philosophers at the Romanell Conference also will discuss such topics as abortion, the nature of disease and informed consent.

  • headshot of Troy Miller.
    Troy Miller to lead admissions efforts
    7/11/18

    As associate vice provost and director of admissions, Miller will lead all aspects of domestic undergraduate admissions at UB.

  • Concept of robot love: human hand and robot hand hold a red heart.
    ‘Love, Robot’ garnering awards, rave reviews
    7/12/18

    Margaret Rhee’s collection of poems explores a world in which robots and humans fall in and out of love.

  • Distraught woman, shadowed.
    Intimate partner violence doesn’t end with relationship
    7/13/18

    Social work researcher Noelle St. Vil’s analysis uncovers barriers women face when entering new relationships.  

  • richard lamb in the lab with a pair of virtual reality goggles.
    Can virtual reality treat PTSD?
    7/13/18

    GSE prof and veteran Richard Lamb is completing a master's degree in rehabilitation counseling in order to apply his work in VR to vets with PTSD.

  • Yogis in a circle meditating.
    Documenting yoga’s impact on eating disorders
    7/16/18

    UB researcher Catherine Cook-Cottone hopes her work will pave the way for health care insurers to cover therapeutic yoga.

  • A graphic of the Emire Ride route superimposed over a photo of a female Empire Ride participant looking out over rolling hills.
    UB cyclists on board for Empire State Ride
    7/16/18

    Cancer survivors Arlene Kaukus and David Brown are traveling across NYS to benefit cancer research.

  • Celebrate summer with UB on the Green
    7/13/18

    UB's free outdoor performance series is back for a 12th season of music, dancing and hands-on activities.

  • open SUNY logo.
    Making university courses more ‘open’
    7/17/18

    GSE's Open Education Research Lab will support SUNY's efforts to promote the use of open or free educational materials.

  • Medical student Alison Treichel in the lab.
    UB student receives prestigious award
    7/17/18

    Alison Treichel is the first UB medical student to receive a Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Clinical Research Mentorship program award.

  • McKendry dig site, in Irving NY.
    Connecting with the past
    7/18/18

    Amateur archaeologists get a hands-on experience at the UB Archaeological Survey’s McKendry dig.

  • Myelin production by transplanted human oligodendrocyte progenitors cells.
    New drug target for remyelination in MS
    7/18/18

    UB research identifying M3R receptor as a promising drug target helps lay the foundation for future clinical trials.

  • Kris Tjaden.
    Tjaden elected fellow of ASHA
    7/19/18

    The CDS faculty member was recognized with one of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s highest honors.

  • Trump at the podium.
    How impeachment works
    7/20/18

    UB political scientist Jacob Neiheisel talks about the process for removing a president from office and why Donald Trump hasn't been impeached — and likely won’t be.

  • Illustration of the concept of scholarly excellence featuring books, eyeglasses, magnifying glass, pencil and light bulb.
    Researchers, teachers recognized
    7/19/18

    Eighteen of UB's top scholars and educators have been named recipients of the 2018 Exceptional Scholar and Teaching Innovation Awards.

  • Robert J. Rychlik, Eric C. Alcott and Jennifer A. Kuhn holding the Dean's Award from the medical school.
    Jacobs School honors faculty, staff
    7/20/18

    A pioneering researcher and staff who have made significant contributions to their fields and to the Jacobs School received 2018 Faculty-Staff Recognition Awards.

  • Image of a worker wearing a hardhat is projected on to industrial pipes as part of the immersive documentary, "Breaking Ground.".
    Lyman to present immersive industrial documentary
    7/20/18

    The filmmaker will present “Breaking Ground” at Silo City as part of her upcoming Creative Arts Initiative residency.

  • Student participating in the GIS Summer Camp stand on the Lake Erie shore at Cradle Beach watching a drone.
    Learning outside the classroom
    7/19/18

    High school students attending UB's GIS Summer Camp get some hands-on experience flying drones — and have some fun while they're at it.

  • law school seal.
    Program to address sexual harassment, discrimination
    7/24/18

    UB's Mark Alnutt, Kathy Twist and Nellie Drew to take part in session co-sponsored by the School of Law.

  • Karl Fiebelkorn.
    Fiebelkorn honored by pharmacy group
    7/24/18

    The UB pharmacist received the Generation Rx Champions Award for his efforts in fighting prescription drug abuse.

  • Police car lights close up. A group of policemen on the background.
    UB to hold ‘active shooter’ exercise
    7/23/18

    The full-scale exercise on Aug. 1 is designed to ensure coordinated and effective response and recovery in an “active shooter” emergency.  

  • Ebola virus virion.
    Bats harbor gene swiped from ancient Ebola-like virus
    7/25/18

    The UB-led research suggests the gene may play a role in regulating the immune system’s response to threats.

  • a stretchable organic semiconductor.
    Foldable phones, explained
    7/23/18

    Organic semiconductors are the key to stretchable electronics, like Samsung’s foldable phone, UB engineer Shenqiang Ren says.

  • Man taking snuff from a box.
    Warning misleading to tobacco users
    7/25/18

    A UB tobacco policy expert says 1980s warning labels failed to distinguish between the harms of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco.

  • portrait of UB psychology professor Derek Daniels.
    Daniels to head IB organization
    7/26/18

    Psychology professor has been named president-elect of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior.

  • Photo of a lunar rainbow, or moonbow, arcing above the mist at Victoria Falls in Africa.
    Let the moonbow glow at Niagara Falls
    7/27/18

    UB urban planner calls for the U.S., Canadian sides of the Falls to douse their nighttime lights to make visible this rare atmospheric occurrence.

  • Photo of debris flying from the ground following a controlled blast at the UB Geohazards Field Station in Springville, N.Y.
    Volcanologists have a blast
    7/30/18

    A UB field station gave scientists from around the world the rare chance to conduct controlled blasts at a larger scale than the lab can provide.

  • Photo of a woman teacher reading a book to two young girls in her class.
    Streamlining teacher pathway
    7/30/18

    GSE's new combined-degree program called UB teach will allow students to obtain their teacher certificate in five years.

  • Photo of a middle school student working on a cellphone.
    Demystifying the cellphone
    7/30/18

    BPS secondary students built their own cellphone as part of a three-day summer camp hosted by UB’s Liberty Partnerships Program.

  • Boy holding in front of his chest a sign spelling out ADHD.
    How stimulants work to treat ADHD
    7/31/18

    Research led by Larry Hawk finds that stimulants improve short-term working memory and the ability to inhibit.

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