• Julien receives lifetime achievement award
    1/8/26

    The award from the Association for Information Science and Technology honors the UB professor’s contributions to the information science field.

  • UB part of $17M NIH grant to study TMDs
    1/8/26

    Faculty from dental medicine, medicine and philosophy are working on the project that aims to better understand temporomandibular disorders.

  • Sleeping our way to better brain health
    1/7/26

    Nursing professor Carleara Weiss has dedicated her career to demystifying the science of sleep.

  • Ice cap completely gone 7,000 years ago
    1/7/26

    Core samples from under Greenland's Prudhoe Dome ice sheet suggest the region is highly sensitive to the temperatures of our current interglacial period.

  • A look back at UB’s research, creative activities
    1/6/26

    The university's research achievements in 2025 are poised to have wide-ranging and long-lasting impact.

  • Celebrating 100 years of a visionary composer
    1/6/26

    Feldman@100 commemorates the centennial birthday of Morton Feldman with a series of concerts and lectures.

  • The benefits of a Dry January
    1/6/26

    UB psychologist Megan Strowger offers insights, tips and context into the alcohol abstention movement.

  • FOXG1 expert to be honored at next Spotlight Symposia
    1/6/26

    The College of Arts and Sciences event will bring together leaders in neurodevelopmental disorders to honor Soo-Kyung Lee.

  • The legacy of the Moynihan Report
    12/19/25

    Sixty years after its release, panelists at a School of Social Work symposium examined the influential — and controversial — report on Black poverty in the U.S.

  • UB solidifies leadership in AI, data science in 2025
    12/19/25

    UB is tapping AI’s incredible power to address global challenges by advancing education, research and outreach.

  • 2025 in photos
    12/18/25

    Take a look back at another stellar year at UB through the lenses of University Communications photographers Douglas Levere and Meredith Forrest Kulwicki.

  • UB’s AI momentum continues
    12/18/25

    Senior Vice President Venu Govindaraju provided the UB Council with an overview of the quickly evolving AI landscape at UB at the council's Dec. 15 meeting.

  • 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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