Graduate News

Here is how our graduate faculty, students and researchers are making headlines at the University at Buffalo.

  • Root canal? Next-gen treatment could involve stem cells, not surgery
    5/1/24

    UB dental researcher receives $400k grant from foundation to study regeneration of tooth defects.

  • Some of us have a uniquely human gene that enhances immune function
    5/1/24

    UB researchers are finding that the active form of this gene promotes a broad range of protective traits.

  • Study shows a tale of two social media platforms for Donald Trump
    5/1/24

    Trump’s ability to attract news attention through social media is not predicated on a specific platform, but on his ability to engage social media users, says UB communication researcher.

  • S. Todd Brown named dean of UB School of Law
    5/1/24

    A nationally renowned scholar in bankruptcy law, Brown has been a UB faculty member since 2009.

  • Brown named dean of School of Law
    5/1/24

    The nationally renowned legal scholar in bankruptcy law emerged from a highly competitive pool of candidates.

  • WNY Medical Scholarships give two Jacobs School grads more reason to celebrate
    5/1/24

    Two Jacobs School students recently learned they are recipients of a Western New York Medical Scholarship of $120,000 each. The scholarship will cut their medical school debt roughly in half. 

  • New algorithm better predicts tipping points
    4/30/24

    UB mathematician Naoki Masuda’s theory determines which data points matter most when calculating early warning signals.

  • UB recognizes 2024 SLICE winners
    4/30/24

    The awards highlight the exemplary sustainability efforts of the UB community.

  • David Jacobs on Medication Overload
    4/30/24
    More than 750 older Americans are hospitalized every day due to severe side effects from their medications. Many of them will die prematurely as a result. In this episode of Driven to Discover, host Laurie Kaiser talks to pharmacy researcher David Jacobs about the systemic failures in our health care system driving this alarming trend, and how he and other members of an interdisciplinary initiative called Team Alice are working to reverse it. Jacobs recounts the story of Alice Brennan, the vibrant, 88-year-old woman for whom Team Alice is named; explains how the team has grown over the years to involve researchers from across the university as well as the greater community; and shares what individuals can do now to keep themselves and their loved ones safe from medication-related harm.
  • Hip-hop and the presidency
    4/29/24

    UB scholar Bakari Kitwana talks about the link between the most powerful American cultural force of the past 50 years and the most powerful position on the planet.

  • Mass singing event set for Asbury Hall
    4/29/24

    Presented by the Koolulam social music initiative, the event aims to strengthen societal relationships and connections.

  • Graham lecturer explains diet’s role in cancer risk
    4/29/24

    Elisa Bandera told a UB audience that no magic diet exists to reduce the risk, but suggested following a mostly plant-based diet with no alcohol.

  • Tripathi named fellow of American Academy of Arts and Sciences
    4/29/24

    UB's president is among 250 new innovative thinkers joining one of the oldest scholarly societies in the United States.

  • Nielsen’s contributions to the Affordable Care Act are recognized, documented in the Obama Presidency Oral History
    4/29/24

    Nancy Nielsen, senior associate dean for health policy in the Jacobs School, is one of the “extraordinary people from all walks of life” invited to participate in the Obama Presidency Oral History project, which is now online.

  • Study: Some of us have a uniquely human gene that enhances immune function
    4/29/24

    The UB team that discovered how a gene found in 75% of us protects against neurodegeneration has now found that this same gene enhances immune function as well. The new findings were published in eBioMedicine.