• John Violanti.
    Violanti recognized by ACE
    10/27/22

    The American College of Epidemiology has honored the UB faculty member with its most prestigious award, the Outstanding Contributions to Epidemiology Award.

  • An image of a Kroger storefront and an Albertsons storefront.
    Market competition alone doesn’t justify grocery merger
    10/24/22

    UB faculty member Christine Bartholomew says that long term, the merger of Kroger and Albertsons would mean less consumer choice.

  • A variety of illicit drugs including pills and white powder and equipment such as syringes, a spoon and razor blades.
    Harm reduction historic shift in illegal drug policies
    10/21/22

    UB historian David Herzberg says the new approach could save thousands of lives if political opposition doesn’t derail it.

     

  • Zoom image: Vito Gigante, director of occupational therapy at the Beyond Learning Center (formerly the Cantalician Center for Learning) leads young children in a yoga practice. Photos: Douglas Levere
    New yoga program helps children with disabilities
    10/20/22

    A unique partnership is studying the effects of yoga on self-regulation and motor skills in K-2 kids with developmental disabilities.

  • Analytical Toxicology Lab, close up of a gloved hand holding a vial.
    YFS Foundation to offer awards
    10/17/22

    The funding will go to early-career faculty whose research focuses on the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases.

  • Ralph Benedict holds a smartphone with his conscientiousness app on the screen.
    App may help MS patients fight cognitive decline
    10/14/22

    A UB study on an app to boost conscientiousness is based on prior findings that conscientiousness improves patients’ cognitive reserve.

  • James Chen.
    Chen named fellow of ASME
    10/13/22

    The UB mechanical engineering professor is being recognized for his exceptional achievements and contributions to the profession.

  • Video still featuring a yellow robot dog.
    Robot dog adds to UB’s collection of cool gadgets
    10/12/22

    All fun aside, the new gizmo has serious research implications for AI, computer science and more.

  • Bottle of spilled pills, glass of alcohol on a table.
    Opioids, tranquilizers still often prescribed for alcohol use disorder in NY
    10/12/22

    The prescribing rates remain high, despite efforts to curb the practice, a UB-led study has found.

  • A hand reaching towads a 3D model of molecules.
    Explaining Nobel Prize-winning chemistry techniques
    10/11/22

    UB chemistry PhD candidate Heyang "Peter" Zhang discusses how the techniques used by the 2022 recipients are transforming the field.

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