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  • An older woman sitting at a table taking her own blood pressure.
    Study: Some oral bacteria linked with hypertension in older women
    3/2/22

    The findings are particularly relevant for postmenopausal women, since the prevalence of high blood pressure is higher among older women than older men.

  • Event flyer for Constellations, Science & Art Cabaret No. 24.5, with photos of two people looking at each other superimposed three times, with mystical colors surrounding them. The flyer states that a production of Nick Payne's 70-minute play Constellations will be followed by a panel about the science behind the story with two physicists, the director of Constellations, and the director of Second Generation Theatre.
    Physics and theater come together as Science & Art Cabaret returns
    3/1/22

    The event will feature a conversation between two UB physicists and theater professionals following a local production of the play ‘Constellations.'

  • Charles Berenson standing in front of window wearing white coat.
    UB scientist co-authors NEJM paper showing how an oral microbiome therapy prevents recurrent C. difficile infections
    3/2/22

    A specific microbiome therapy successfully prevents C. difficile recurrences in people prone to relapse. 

  • Photo of students wearing face masks in the classroom.
    UB to lift mask mandate starting March 5
    3/2/22

    Decision follows a recent change in guidance from the CDC and a decision by Gov. Kathy Hochul to lift the mask mandate in K-12 schools, as well as revised guidelines from SUNY.

  • Trucks enter and exit a tunnel that goes through a mountain.
    UB engineers study tunnels for fire safety
    3/3/22

    Negar Elhami-Khorasani, Anthony Tessari test durability of reinforced concrete linings.

  • Illustration of two soldiers and one person in black and white looking at the sky.
    Photo exhibit tells soldiers’ stories and the challenges of coming home after war
    3/3/22

    Opening March 15 in Buffalo, the exhibit is part of the UB research project ‘Developing a Sense of Meaningful Belonging among Veterans’ and will include a panel discussion with local veterans on April 3.

  • Group of high school students talking by locker.
    Averting targeted school violence the focus of upcoming school safety seminar
    3/3/22

    The 18th Annual Safe Schools Initiative Seminar will bring together educators, parents and other professionals to discuss approaches to preventing targeted school violence.

  • Anne Curtis, arms folded, standing by window in white coat.
    The pandemic’s disproportionate effect on women in the workforce is impacting academic medicine, states Nature Medicine commentary
    3/4/22

    Women in academic medicine have been negatively impacted by the exceptional demands put on them by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a commentary in Nature Medicine.

  • An illustration showing demonstrate a pulsed laser deposition-based, combinatorial synthesis of heteroepitaxial functional films via sequential, layer-by-layer deposition utilizing an in-situ, high-throughput, wafer-scale, structural and compositional analysis.
    UB scientists demonstrate wafer-scale, combinatorial synthesis of heteroepitaxial films with rapid in-situ, structural and chemical characterization
    3/7/22

    The powerful technique, which combines combinatorial synthesis and high-throughput analysis, could lead to new electrical and electronic materials and devices.

  • Event flyer.
    Media Advisory: Symposium focuses on when health providers face bias
    3/7/22

    The VA Western New York Healthcare System and the Jacobs School are co-sponsoring the event on March 10.

  • A UB men's basketball player shoots the ball during a game in December.
    UB lifts vaccination policy for campus events
    3/7/22

    Updated policy applies to sporting events in UB Stadium and Alumni Arena, cultural events in the Center for the Arts and Slee Hall, and commencement ceremonies in May.

  • UB logo.
    UB researchers to study why stocked fish are not reproducing in Lake Ontario
    3/7/22

    The UB researchers suspect climate change is affecting the fish population.

  • UB logo.
    Tripathi statement on Bulls’ MAC championship
    3/12/22

    'What an incredible MAC championship game! I’m looking forward to cheering on the team during March Madness,' Tripathi says.

  • Concept of a "social media flock" featuring a laptop with a flock of twitter birds flying out of the screen.
    What’s the prevailing opinion on social media? Look at the flocks, says UB researcher
    3/16/22

    A University at Buffalo communication researcher has developed a framework for measuring the slippery concept of social media public opinion.

  • Concept of chemical molecules persisting in a stream.
    Study examines the chemical GenX in water: Is it different than other PFAS?
    3/15/22

    Research generates knowledge on GenX chemicals, which the EPA recently deemed more toxic than the ‘forever chemicals’ they were developed to replace.

  • Zoom image: UB art professor Millie Chen shares a still from a recording in Istanbul for her new audio-visual project SRS (Silk Road Songbook), which is currently on exhibit in Xi’an, China, through March 27.
    UB artist's exhibit utilizes sound, songs to convey complex stories from Silk Road
    3/15/22

    Art professor Millie Chen's SRS project weaves new songs of dissent into the land, broadcasting distinct, unruly voices on an ancient Eurasian migration route.

  • From overhead, a views shows five researchers looking at a big map on the floor. They are plotting spots for drones and ground robots.
    AI and data science institute launches speaker series
    3/15/22

    The series provides forum for scholars to discuss how their innovative work can reshape the world.

  • Eight UB researchers involved in the new project stand together on a staircase in the Natural Sciences Complex at UB.
    UB to lead $7.5 million project to improve computer chip reliability and security via revolutionary testing advancements
    3/21/22

    The research, funded by the Department of Defense, focuses on developing new concepts in non-invasive testing and evaluation of semiconductor chips.

  • Photo of Lucia Leone, UB associate professor of community health and health behavior, speaking at a previous Mobile Market Summit.
    Media Advisory: UB to host in-person Mobile Market Summit March 29-30
    3/22/22

    This is the fourth year for the summit, which brings together mobile produce market operators, researchers and funders from around the country.

  • A Black teacher and student work together in a classroom.
    To help Black students feel safer, schools must embrace their cultural identity
    3/25/22

    UB-led study recommends that schools use culturally relevant and Afrocentric policies and practices that better incorporate the identity of Black students in school culture.

  • Portrait of Marilyn Morris.
    Marilyn Morris receives AACP Volwiler Research Achievement Award
    3/25/22

    The award recognizes an individual within pharmacy education as one of the leading researchers in pharmaceutical and clinical sciences, pharmacy practice, and social and administrative sciences. 

  • A young mother sits on the floor holding her squirming baby as she tries to do work on a laptop computer.
    UB receives grant to examine how pandemic policy and aid impacted student-mothers
    3/25/22

    The study will assess how stimulus funding, the expanded Child Tax Credit and other forms of aid shaped student-mothers’ decisions and participation in higher education.

  • Portrait of Adam Rome. Credit: The Great Courses.
    In UB professor’s audio course, a glimpse of Frederick Law Olmsted’s life beyond landscape architecture
    3/28/22

    The Audible Original course, timed with the 200th anniversary of Olmsted’s birth, explores big questions that shaped Olmsted’s multifaceted professional endeavors.

  • Bronze bison sculpture outside of Alumni Arena.
    UB grad programs rise in U.S. News rankings
    3/29/22

    More than a dozen professional schools and programs rose in the latest rankings released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report.

  • Aaron Epstein.
    UB surgical resident, recipient of the 2022 Citizen Honors Award, is leading a medical mission in Ukraine
    3/29/22

    The Congressional Medal of Honor Society announced that Aaron Epstein, MD, a University at Buffalo surgical resident, is a recipient of the prestigious 2022 Citizen Honors Award for Service.

  • Zoom image: One World Cafe offers a place where UB students, faculty, staff and visitors can enjoy a diverse selection of authentic foods from around the world in a welcoming, community space. Photo: Douglas Levere
    Media Advisory: One World Café grand opening to be held March 31
    3/29/22

    The three-story, 55,000-square-foot space is UB’s newest eatery, a significant addition to the student experience, and fulfills the university’s promise to add more international dining options among a campus with students from more than 100 countries

  • A hand dropping a plastic water bottle in a recycling bin.
    UB research study reports the impact of China’s National Sword policy on the U.S. landfill and plastics recycling industry
    3/29/22

    The study was supported by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

  • Paresh Dandona is standing in a classroom.
    Lower dose of insulin-sensitizing drug benefits patients with Type 2 diabetes
    3/31/22

    An insulin-sensitizing drug can benefit patients with insulin resistance at lower doses than has typically been prescribed.

  • Cover of Gene Zubovich's 2022 book "Before the Religious Right.".
    How mid-20th century liberal Protestants helped shape American politics, world affairs
    3/30/22

    UB historian Gene Zubovich’s new book explores the largely unfamiliar story of this intellectually and politically vibrant faith community, from roughly the 19-teens to the late 1960s.

  • Cover.
    What came before the Big Bang? UB physicist’s new popular science book explains one leading theory
    3/31/22

    The book — titled ‘An Infinity of Worlds’ — explores the weird and wondrous world of cosmic inflation.

  • A simulated mental health clinic via virtual reality.
    School of Social Work uses virtual reality for doctoral program
    3/31/22

    ‘It’s more than just reading a book or watching a movie,’ says school official.

  • A ribbon cutting inside One World Cafe. From left to right, Eric Blackledge, executive director of the Faculty Student Association; Brian Hamluk, vice president for student life; Satish Tripathi, president; Laura Hubbard, vice president for finance and administration; Hailey Syperski, an undergraduate majoring in business administration and human resources; Tayron Lopez, a graduate student in the fine arts program; A. Scott Weber, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs.
    UB expands student dining options with opening of new $37.8 million facility
    3/31/22

    One World Café will offer campus an international menu.

  • Graphic of the interlocking UB logo.
    UB School of Social Work, Canisius College announce 3+2 program
    3/24/22

    Program will allow Canisius students to complete both their BA or BS in psychology at Canisius and a master of social work at UB in approximately five years.

  • Illustration showing last names connected by lines.
    Are academic citation practices political?
    3/2/22

    Research team uses network analysis to illustrate impact of citation practices on Black women; earns ASEE best paper award.

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