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UB spinout POP Biotechnologies receives up to $9.7 million for rapid-response vaccine platform
6/11/26
Funding will help Buffalo-based company advance a bird flu vaccine candidate and test its vaccine platform for future outbreak response.
UB launches Center for Translational AI and Digital Health
6/8/26
Researchers have received $8.3 million in federal grants to use AI and digital technologies to improve health care and accessibility.
Media Advisory: UB hosts ‘Talking Cancer in the African American Community,’ offering cancer screenings
6/5/26
Event is partnership between First Shiloh Baptist Church and the Jacobs School’s Neighborhood Network of Integrated Care.
Genco named UB’s 16th president
6/2/26
A Buffalo native, Genco will be the first woman to lead UB in its 180-year history.
Firefighters face dangerous heat inside turnout gear, even during winter
5/27/26
University at Buffalo researchers examine understudied area that affects firefighters in cold climates.
Can AI help spot ‘healthy’ viruses in our bodies? UB researchers probe the human virome
5/18/26
Dental, pharmacy and engineering faculty to engage in 4-year, $1.6 million study as part of Human Virome Program.
UB surgeon endows new lecture series focused on the business of surgery
5/14/26
A new lecture series announced by the Department of Surgery and endowed by one of its longtime faculty members will focus on the business side of being a surgeon.
Thomas Grant awarded Chancellor’s Horizon Award for Faculty Research and Scholarship
5/12/26
Thomas D. Grant, PhD, assistant professor of structural biology, has been awarded the Chancellor’s Horizon Award for Faculty Research and Scholarship.
Study: To combat the youth vaping epidemic, AI can help determine cessation strategies that will work best
5/6/26
UB cancer researchers published a study on why young people vape, and used AI to determine the best ways to get them to stop.
UB launches WNY Long COVID Resource Center
5/6/26
To improve the care experience for patients by educating and engaging their providers, a multidisciplinary team of University at Buffalo researchers is launching the online WNY Long COVID Resource Center,