Students work with UB throughout the school year to collect, isolate, and analyze bacterial DNA found in local waterways.

Beth Smith, MD, has been chosen as a 2025-2026 fellow for the prestigious Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program.

Anne B. Curtis, MD, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences has received the Virginia Kneeland Frantz ’22 Award for Distinguished Women in Medicine from her alma mater.

The loss of roughly 70 community-based pharmacies will cause confusion, disruptions, and inconveniences for patients and health care systems. 

Researchers have identified the area in the brain that shows significant changes in people who struggle with speech in noise.  

Complex disorders like long COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome are often dismissed or misdiagnosed: better communication can help, say UB researchers.

Shortage of weight-loss drugs ending; WeightWatchers declares bankruptcy.

A powerful clinical AI tool developed by biomedical informatics researchers has demonstrated remarkable accuracy on all three parts of the United States Medical Licensing Exam (Step exams).

Almost half of U.S. states allow practice as pharmacists expand role in reproductive health.

Vaccine platform, proven effective for COVID-19, could be key in responding to evolving bird flu strains.

Women who followed healthier diets had lower abundance of certain oral microbiome bacteria, including bacteria that can promote gum disease and heart infections.

UB's graduate programs in engineering, education, public health and more are among the nation's top ranked.

New faculty member examines how to make sure drugs are getting to their target site and that they’re doing what they're supposed to do.

A UB study suggests that when consumed in chili during pregnancy, beans may help lower one’s risk for gestational diabetes. 

One hundred and seventy-one UB medical students matched into residency programs in Western New York and across the country. 

Projects showcase UB’s commitment to harnessing AI for the public good.

Funding will support their work in neuroscience, cancer research, biomedical engineering and other fields.

Drug efficacy, safety tied to clear understanding of how the body processes medications.

UB researchers have uncovered how heat causes a critical receptor protein within cells to unfold and relay pain.

Beth A. Smith, MD, has been appointed chair of the Department of Psychiatry in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

Study shows pharmacist-physician collaborations reduce hospital readmissions, save money.

Health researchers working with DENT Neurologic Institute, Jamaica pharmaceutical company to increase global clinical research.

A novel approach developed by a UB physician-scientist and colleagues to cure hepatitis C virus in people with opioid use disorder is being honored with a 2025 Top Ten Clinical Research Achievement Award.

David Ansell, MD, author of “The Death Gap: How Inequality Kills,” is the keynote speaker of UB's fifth annual Beyond the Knife lecture on Feb. 27.