• Various people—some wearing masks, some not—pictured in a city scape with coronavirus particles floating in the air.
    Grad students take part in national study on mask-wearing
    1/7/22

    Erie County results show that mask compliance was highest in June, when the region’s COVID-19 rate was low.

  • Drs. Jennifer Surtees and Don Yergeau sequence samples from Covid-19 tests.
    Omicron cases climb in WNY
    1/6/22

    Don’t be misled by reports of “mild omicron,” UB researchers caution.

  • Luquillo Beach, Puerto Rico.
    Study finds lower risk of breast cancer with more sun exposure
    1/6/22

    While recent recommendations have been to limit sun exposure to prevent skin cancer, there may also be a benefit to some sun exposure scientists say.

  • Lychee tree.
    Colorful story about colorful fruit
    1/5/22

    Radiant and flavorful, lychees were so beloved that they were domesticated not just once in ancient times, but independently in two different regions of China, a new study finds.

  • Jennifer Surtees, Gail Burstein and Carleen Pope.
    UB investment helped pave way for COVID sequencing
    1/5/22

    Work underway at UB’s CBLS has been key to the effort that sequences and analyzes as many as 1,000 viral samples every week.

  • Elana Tal.
    COVID vaccination critical for anyone who is pregnant
    1/4/22

    UB physicians urge anyone who is pregnant or trying to conceive to get all three doses of the vaccine — two doses and the booster.

  • Mark Hicar.
    Hicar named fellow of IDSA
    1/3/22

    Fellowship in the Infectious Diseases Society of America recognizes clinicians and scientists who have achieved professional excellence in the profession.

  • A dry, brilliant mint green material that looks a little like cotton candy, sitting on translucent white paper.
    Seventeen research stories from a year of discovery at UB
    1/3/22

    From documenting inequality in Buffalo to identifying proven oral hygiene tools, UB scholars’ work had local and global impact in 2021.

  • The Atrevida Science team stands in front of a wind tunnel in the Structural Engineering and Earthquake Simulation Laboratory in Ketter Hall.
    UB spinoff aims to modernize the wind turbine
    12/17/21

    With roughly $400,000 in federal grants, Atrevida Science is developing a turbine blade that automatically adjusts to changing winds.

  • Yu-Ping Chang.
    Studying mental health among underserved
    12/17/21

    Stakeholders will join in the project to help underserved and racial minorities in Buffalo find better mental health during and after COVID-19.

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