• Father and son at the kitchen table, working and learning remotely.
    Keys to success for virtual work teams
    4/2/20

    With social distancing bringing more work teams online, management professors Kate Bezrukova and Timothy Maynes offer some tips for leading remote work teams.

  • cave bear.
    Evolutionary adaptation may have caused extinction
    4/2/20

    A study reveals a new hypothesis that may explain why European cave bears went extinct during past climate change periods.

  • Manoj Mammen.
    UB faculty member co-author of COVID-19 guidelines
    4/1/20

    Manoj Mammen is among clinicians from around the world who took part in the accelerated effort to develop guidelines to treat critically ill patients.

  • Intoxicated male student lying on sofa.
    UB study links substance use, sleep deprivation
    3/25/20

    The study by nursing researchers found “significant association” between alcohol or marijuana use and insufficient sleep in high school students.

  • Football front line offense and defense.
    Exploring link between brain injuries, suicide
    3/24/20

    UB psychiatry resident Erik Radick says pro athletes with CTE are shown to be more likely to take their own lives.

  • underwater view of coral.
    Even hurricanes can't stop regrowth of some corals
    3/19/20

    But UB marine biologist Howard Lasker says one species can't simply replace another.

  • An artist's illustration of a system designed to help block high-frequency sounds of up to 20 kilohertz. The system comprises tapered chains of tungsten carbide beads alternating with tapered chains of Delrin plastic beads, surrounded by plastic walls.
    New filter for blocking high-pitched sounds
    3/18/20

    New research targets high-frequency noises that may damage health — even if you can’t hear them.

  • Apple Watch Series 4 is displayed on hand, close up showing ECG application on the screen.
    Using everyday technology to prevent stroke
    3/12/20

    The Heartline Study will explore whether iPhones and Apple Watches can detect AFib — a major cause of stroke — earlier, leading to improved health outcomes.

  • detail of a poster developed by UB physicians in a project designed to reduce inappropriate prescribing of proton pump inhibitors. Word bubble includes names of drugs.
    Medical residents reduce inappropriate PPI prescriptions
    3/11/20

    UB medical residents at a safety net clinic dramatically reduced inappropriate prescriptions for proton pump inhibitors from 80% to 30%.

  • Conceptual illustration of a person communicating research using statistics.
    Don’t blame the messenger — unless it’s all stats, no story
    3/10/20

    Narrative affects the perception of the person who is delivering the message, according to research by UB communication professor Melanie Green.

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