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News about UB’s health sciences programs and related community outreach. (see all topics)

UB awarded multi-million dollar NIH funding to continue innovative HIV drug development
10/16/14
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences has received three grants totaling $3.85 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the Translational Pharmacology Research Core and its HIV Clinical Pharmacology Research Program.
LPCiminelli awarded phase 2 contract for construction of new medical school
10/15/14
When the new building opens in 2017, it is expected to house 2,000 faculty, students and staff from the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
In Buffalo, ‘Rust Belt radicals’ put food (policy) back on the table
10/15/14
A new UB study outlines seven factors that led one of America’s poorest cities to embrace farming, urban chickens and more.
‘Game-changing’ hepatitis C treatments, coupled with UB faculty expertise, will transform patient care
10/13/14
A new research and clinical care center focused on liver disease is launched by faculty experts recruited as part of UB 2020.
Rights to UB spider venom drug acquired by clinical-stage pharma firm
10/8/14
The therapy, derived from a protein found in tarantula venom, shows promise for treating a fatal form of childhood muscular dystrophy.
Health Care Management certificate program starts strong
10/3/14
As national leaders grapple with health care reform, an increasing number physicians and health care administrators are looking to strengthen their business skills to improve the patient experience and the value of care delivered in their organizations.
Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health creates Division of Health Services Policy and Practice
10/3/14
The Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health in the University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions (SPHHP) has developed a new intradepartmental division in Health Services Policy and Practice.
UB researcher will continue to evaluate the NYS Early Intervention Program for children through 2016
10/2/14
The program targets infants and toddlers with, or at high risk for, developmental disabilities.
Treatment of substance abuse can lessen risk of future violence in mentally ill, study finds
9/30/14
If a person is dually diagnosed with a severe mental illness and a substance abuse problem, are improvements in their mental health or in their substance abuse most likely to reduce the risk of future violence?
University of Florida pharmacy dean to speak at UB
9/25/14
Julie A. Johnson, dean of the University of Florida (UF) College of Pharmacy, will deliver the Gerhard Levy Distinguished Lecture at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1, on the University at Buffalo South Campus.

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