• UB to install 30 air monitors on Buffalo’s East Side
    4/18/24

    The EPA-funded project will monitor the air quality in the mostly Black community in an effort to empower community action. 

  • Assessing effectiveness of 'food-is-medicine'
    4/18/24

    The American Heart Association-funded project will assess the successes and challenges of three different food-prescription programs for WNY seniors.

  • Fifteen students receive SUNY Chancellor’s Award
    4/18/24

    The award is the highest honor SUNY bestows upon its students.

  • Did RNA droplets help originate life on Earth?
    4/17/24

    UB physics researcher Priya R. Banerjee has been awarded a seed grant from the Hypothesis Fund to explore the "big idea."

  • Happier neighborhoods start in the front yard
    4/17/24

    A UB study of the Elmwood Village found that the livelier and more open the front yard, the more content and connected the resident.

  • Charting family history of world's most popular coffee
    4/16/24

    The newly sequenced genome of Arabica reveals its prehistoric origin story — and its future under climate change.

  • New study probes macrophages’ role in pulmonary fibrosis
    4/16/24

    These white blood cells promote scar tissue formation, but certain drugs, such as pirfenidone, may stop this from happening.

  • LMSA brings first-place award home from conference
    4/16/24

    The Latino Medical Student Association’s Buffalo chapter also will host the national LMSA's 2026 Northeast conference.

  • UPlan moves forward
    4/15/24

    The budget process, tool and implementation roadmap will improve financial efficiencies across campus.

  • Nouh named fellow of ASME
    4/15/24

    The UB engineer is being recognized for his distinguished research contributions to the mechanical engineering field and dedicated service to the society.

  • DEI has been Seval Yildirim's life’s work
    4/15/24

    UB's new vice provost for inclusive excellence has been advocating for diversity, equity and inclusion long before it was ever a phrase.

  • Polish scholars return to UB for ‘reunion’ conference
    4/12/24

    Fifteen past participants in a visiting scholar program with the Jagiellonian University in Krakow returned to celebrate the success of the program. 

Photographs, slideshows and videos capturing life at UB

  • Walking out of the darkness

    Members of the UB Student Wellness and the UB Walkin’ Team have taken part in the Buffalo Out of the Darkness Community Walk, which raises money for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, since its inception in 2007. This year, they led UB's first on-campus walk for suicide prevention last Saturday. Photos: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki

    Published April 16, 2024

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Danielle Meyer speaking about nutrition.

Talking nutrition

Danielle Meyer, director of the undergraduate program in nutrition science and a board-certified specialist in oncology nutrition, gives the lowdown on trendy diets and debunks nutrition myths. Does sugar feed cancer? Are potatoes evil? Listen to the full podcast for answers to these questions and more.

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