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News Releases

UB physician Willie Underwood sworn in as president of American Medical Association
6/25/26
An oncologist, Underwood is the second UB physician in the past 20 years to serve in this nationwide leadership role.
Eight faculty, 1 librarian join SUNY Distinguished ranks
6/23/26
This is the highest rank within the State University of New York system.
Study: Family-based behavioral treatment for children who are overweight or obese can prevent metabolic disease later in life
6/23/26
A new study reveals that a family-based behavioral treatment developed at UB can prevent children from developing metabolic disease when they grow up.
With $1 million donation, Sung honors the memory of late husband
6/23/26
A new $1 million gift from philanthropist Janet H. Sung, MD, to the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is honoring the memory of her late husband, John J. Sung, and continuing the couple’s long commitment to supporting future physicians.

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Faculty Experts

1/9/26
Karla Lellis
Undergraduate Lecturer in Law
Expertise: privacy law and technology law, including cybersecurity, data breaches, AI-manipulated content, HIPPA and other data protection laws
Phone: 716-645-3152
Email: karlalel@buffalo.edu
12/31/24
Robert G. Shibley

SUNY Distinguished Professor of Architecture
Expertise: urban design and planning, urban revitalization, postindustrial cities, Buffalo and Western New York, the Rust Belt

Phone: 716-829-3981
Email: rshibley@buffalo.edu
Contact: Shibley can also be reached through David Hill in UB Media Relations (716-645-4651, davidhil@buffalo.edu) or Rachel Teaman in the School of Architecture and Planning (716-829-3794, rmansour@buffalo.edu).

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UB in the News

AI can give voice to people who struggle to speak
6/22/26
The Academic Minute featured Rohini Srihari, who discussed her work using AI to help people with ALS and other motor neuron diseases better communicate.
Why tetanus is on the rise in the United States—and how you can stay safe
6/17/26
Women’s Health sought the expertise of John Sellick in a report on rising cases of tetanus.
Donald Trump’s evangelical base may be cracking
6/12/26
Newsweek interviewed Jacob Neiheisel about a new poll that shows President Donald Trump's approval rating slipping among evangelicals.
Thanks to natural selection, Indigenous Andeans may digest potatoes better than anyone else in the world, study finds
6/8/26
Live Science features research co-authored by Omer Gokcumen, on the evolutionary advantages of certain genes, spurred by the consumption of potatoes 800,000 years ago.

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