Health and Medicine

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

Study: How U.S. sewage plants can remove medicines from wastewater
1/7/20
New research shows that technologies are available, but the upgrades can be expensive.
First-year students test-drive electronic medical recording system
1/7/20
Innovative program exposes aspiring doctors to important new health care tool.
10 ways to have a happier, healthier 2020
1/2/20
UB faculty experts offer tips on how to eat right, move more and stress less.
UB stories heard around the world in 2019
12/26/19
From analyzing the avocado genome to designing a stingray-inspired space exploration vehicle, here are some highlights from a year of discovery.
Media Advisory: UB dentist to spend Christmas in Lebanon providing free care to refugees
12/23/19
UB professor Othman Shibly will travel to Lebanon to provide dental care to nearly 2,000 child refugees. The weeklong humanitarian mission is his fifth this year.
UB professor leads team working to improve emergency care for children
12/20/19
E. Brooke Lerner directs research to improve treatment before a child arrives at the hospital.
UB-led team awarded $2 million to study brain, motor-skill learning
12/12/19
Researchers to develop neuronal circuit simulator; could lead to smarter computers and new treatments for memory loss.
Innovation Hub provides funding to seven entrepreneurial teams
12/11/19
The $500,000 investment will support efforts to fight respiratory failure, improve batteries, the development of ‘cobots’ and more.
Media Advisory: UB event empowers Cheektowaga seniors to work with their doctors so they end up taking fewer medications
12/5/19
The event is led by Team Alice, a research and advocacy initiative based in UB's Center for Successful Aging.
Popescu works to empower faculty and foster inclusivity as chair of national group
12/4/19
Gabriela K. Popescu, PhD, professor of biochemistry, has been elected chair of the Council of Faculty and Academic Societies (CFAS) of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).

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