• Come together, right now
    3/2/26

    A new UB study shows why live music benefits well-being.

  • Analyzing women’s digital safety
    3/2/26

    The project co-led by Nadine Shaanta Murshid will measure online harassment, financial fraud, relational surveillance and other risks women face.

  • Williams works to expand pharmacy’s scope of practice
    2/27/26

    The pharmacy school's director of legislative advocacy is using his legal training to benefit current and future pharmacists.

  • AI may help patients missing permanent teeth
    2/27/26

    Orthodontic chair Thikriat Al-Jewair led a study using accurate algorithms to predict the most appropriate treatment approach.

  • Whittaker elected to National Academy of Engineering
    2/26/26

    The earthquake engineer’s work has made “countless communities and structures safer and more resilient.”

  • Exhibition celebrates Creeley’s 100th birthday
    2/26/26

    "Active Complement" honors the late UB faculty member, often cited as one of the most important and influential poets of the last half-century.

  • UB expert advocates for better screening for eating disorders
    2/26/26

    Clinical psychologist Lisa Ranzenhofer discusses atypical anorexia nervosa, an eating disorder recently added to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual.

  • Archival encounter
    2/25/26

    A visit to UB's History of Medicine Collection sparked a new creative work by faculty member Crystal Z Campbell.

  • UB health sciences schools fare well in national ranking
    2/25/26

    The rankings by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research are determined by total funding obtained from the National Institutes of Health.

  • Diagnose earlier, treat smarter focus of Rare Disease Day
    2/25/26

    The annual event aims to raise awareness about rare diseases through education, collaboration and community engagement.

  • Longtime UB Council member Jonathan Dandes dies at 72
    2/24/26

    The longest-serving member of the UB Council was praised for his leadership and unwavering commitment to UB. 

  • Reading the market in the stars
    2/24/26

    UB researcher Carrie Tirado Bramen explores astrological speculation and capitalism in Gilded Age America.

  • Buon Appetito

    Earlier this month, about 20 students from the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures took a field trip to Dalfonso's Italian Imports. Paola Ugolini's class was introduced to the products imported to make the dishes and products served and sold at the store. Photos: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki

    Published February 24, 2026

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The mouth-body connection

Oral health has a major impact on overall health. Leading oral biologist Frank Scannapieco explains how bacteria in the mouth factor into diabetes, cancer, Alzheimer’s and more — and outlines simple ways to keep that all-important mouth healthy. 

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