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Northeast College and UB announce new educational partnership
1/15/26
Students will advance to Northeast’s Doctor of Chiropractic program, allowing them to reduce overall time to degree completion.
Study highlights link between hostile racism and suicide risk in young Black men
1/13/26
Work suggests that hostile racism associated with a 15% increase in suicide ideation, and 13% increase in suicide attempts.
UB scientist awarded $50,000 for acute respiratory distress syndrome research
1/13/26
The grant, from SUNY’s Technology Accelerator Fund, will help advance treatments for life-threatening lung condition.
'Recognize and remove' is key to detecting, managing concussions among youth, say new guidelines for parents and coaches
1/12/26
Researchers around the world including UB's John Leddy have developed an easy-to-follow guide so parents and coaches can recognize concussions in young athletes and respond appropriately.
Understanding how telomere length affects disease risk later in life
1/9/26
Five-year NIH-funded study will examine how early-life factors such as growth patterns and exposure to air pollution affect an important marker of biological aging from birth to young adulthood.
UB is part of joint $17 million NIH grant to study temporomandibular disorders
1/5/26
Dental medicine, medicine and philosophy professors collaborate on multi-institution project.
Karen Frank joins UB’s Jacobs School as chair of pathology and anatomical sciences
12/22/25
Frank has been chief of the Department of Laboratory Medicine at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center since 2018.
2025: A look back at UB’s research and creative activities
12/18/25
From bird flu vaccines to Grammy-winning musical compositions, UB scholars are dedicated to creating a safer, healthier and brighter future.
FOXG1 expert Soo-Kyung Lee to be honored at next Spotlight Symposia
12/17/25
The College of Arts and Sciences event will bring together leaders in neurodevelopmental disorders.
Empire AI powers bold new research at UB, from surgery to climate science
12/15/25
New wave of projects push innovation in these high-stakes challenges.