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  • UB Hosts Global HIV Pharmacology Workshop at International AIDS Conference in DC
    7/20/12
    For the third straight year, the University at Buffalo is jointly sponsoring a workshop with Northwestern University at the prestigious AIDS 2012/International AIDS Conference being held July 22-27 in Washington, DC.
  • The UB DNP: Faculty and Students on the Frontlines of Health
    7/20/12
    What kind of advanced degree is available to an RN who loves patient care?
  • RIA Gets $3 Million to Continue Studying Children Exposed to Cigarette Smoke
    7/17/12
    The University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions has received a $3 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to study the behavioral and biological differences between children exposed to cigarette smoking and those not exposed.
  • UB Department of Medicine Names Head of Gastroenterology Division
    7/17/12
    Andrew H. Talal, MD, MPH, associate professor at the Weill Cornell Medical College has been named chief of the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition in the University at Buffalo's Department of Medicine; he also has been appointed UB professor of medicine.
  • Real-life Spider Men Using Protein Found in Venom to Develop Muscular Dystrophy Treatment
    7/16/12
    When a stockbroker from the Buffalo suburbs discovered that his grandson had Duchenne muscular dystrophy, he turned to UB researchers for help in developing a treatment.
  • UB Medical School Names Dubocovich Senior Associate Dean for Inclusion and Cultural Enhancement
    7/13/12
    Margarita L. Dubocovich, PhD, chair of the University at Buffalo's Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, has been named the inaugural senior associate dean for inclusion and cultural enhancement in the UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. She will continue to serve as chair of the UB Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology.
  • UB Medical School Names Chair of Gynecology and Obstetrics
    7/10/12
    Vanessa M. Barnabei, MD, PhD, the Patrick and Margaret McMahon Endowed Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and director of General Obstetrics and Gynecology at The Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, has been named the new chair of the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
  • Police Officer Stress Creates Significant Health Risks Compared to General Population, Study Finds
    7/9/12
    The daily psychological stresses that police officers experience in their work put them at significantly higher risk than the general population for a host of long-term physical and mental health effects. That's the overall finding of a major scientific study of the Buffalo Police Department called Buffalo Cardio-Metabolic Occupational Police Stress (BCOPS) conducted over five years by a University at Buffalo researcher.
  • UB Medical School is One of 10 In the U.S. Chosen by Gold Humanism Honor Society to Host Chapter for Medical Residents, Fellows
    7/3/12
    The University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is one of just ten institutions nationwide chosen by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation to create a pilot chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society for medical residents and fellows.
  • Hunting for Autism's Chemical Clues
    7/3/12
    UB chemist Troy Wood is leading a research project to pinpoint an array of molecular compounds that appear in distinct amounts in the urine of children with autism. If the team is successful, a biological test for diagnosing the disorder -- so far elusive -- could be within reach.