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  • 9/20/24 About Us
  • 10/20/20 Our Services
  • 1/27/22 Our Projects
  • 5/18/23 Recent Initiatives
  • 6/21/25 News and Announcements
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  • Recent Initiatives
Learn more about our most recent initiatives below:
  • Pharmacy students and faculty member pose in front of the Pharmacy building.
    Pharmacy school joins UB’s community outreach at Lighthouse medical clinic
    7/18/25

    Third-year students collaborate with medical and public health students to assist clients.

  • A robot woman stands to receive her breast scan.
    Study: Quick, pain-free breast imaging system shows promise in early clinical tests
    7/10/25

    Automated scan takes less than a minute and produces AI-powered, clear 3D images.

  • Concept of toothenamel featuring a large tooth and two small dentist figures.
    Oral biology professor wins global award for pioneering tooth enamel study
    7/1/25

    Research reveals how targeting gene could help correct oral disorders, prevent craniofacial birth defects.

  • Book cover of Struactural Inequalities and Health Outcomes for Chronic Disease by Leonard Egede showing circles with different medical images.
    How structural racism impacts health care is focus of comprehensive textbook edited by UB population health expert
    6/24/25

    New book edited by Leonard Egede takes a broad, multidisciplinary approach to explore the structural factors underlying health disparities 

  • 3D images of a craniofacial reconstruction.
    UB surgeons use computer-assisted surgery to reduce head size
    6/23/25

    Published paper reveals pros, cons of digital planning in cases of hydrocephalic macrocephaly.

  • A Âé¶¹´«Ã½o employee plugging a charger into an electric vehicle.
    UB again ranks among nation’s best in measure of global health, climate action and sustainability research
    6/23/25

    THE ranked 2,526 universities from 130 countries or territories based on their progress toward the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

  • A person rubs their neck and lower back, concept of chronic pain.
    New, non-opioid molecule acts like a long-lasting anesthetic, relieving chronic pain for three weeks
    6/11/25

    A new molecule acts like a local, long-lasting anesthetic, providing robust pain relief for up to three weeks.

  • Four women sitting down are: UB's new genetic counseling program was developed by (left to right) Carolyn Farrell, PhD; Lindsey M. Alico, director of the program, Jennifer A. Surtees, PhD; and Norma J. Nowak, PhD.
    UB’s genetic counseling program, the first in SUNY, receives accreditation
    6/5/25

    UB's new Genetic Counseling Graduate Program has received accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Genetic Counseling.

  • UB logo.
    Remembrance Conference at UB June 6-8 to focus on gun violence prevention in the medical profession
    6/4/25

    Medical students, educators and researchers will gather at UB this weekend to meet with health care providers, activists and community members to discuss solutions to the gun violence epidemic. 

  • Concept of AI in healthcare featuring a doctor holding out a stethoscope with "AI" on it and healthcare-related icons surrounding it.
    UB launches AI and health science lecture series
    6/4/25

    The initiative kicks off June 10 as scholar Brian Athey will discuss how AI will affect academic health centers.

  • Children wearing backpacks collected during the Jonathan Daniels Memorial School Drive.
    Jonathan D. Daniels, MD Memorial School Drive is now accepting donations
    5/30/25

    The fourth annual Jonathan D. Daniels, MD, Memorial School Drive: The Next Generation of Transformational Leaders is underway. 

  • Jonathan Lovell pictured in a lab setting.
    UB researchers target pancreatic cancer with light-infused chemo
    5/29/25

    Team awarded $2.5 million grant to develop system for inserting tiny light-emitting fibers directly into tumors.

  • Balloons drop during commencement ceremony.
    Four first-gen students share stories of triumph following commencement
    5/23/25

    About one-third of undergraduates at the Âé¶¹´«Ã½o are the first in their family to attend college. They radiate determination and ambition, and they inspire others to pursue higher education as a path toward upward mobility. 

  • Microscopic image of DNA strand.
    Media Advisory: About 100 high schoolers to showcase DNA research May 21 at UB
    5/19/25

    Students work with UB throughout the school year to collect, isolate, and analyze bacterial DNA found in local waterways.

  • Beth Smith is sitting at her office desk.
    UB's chair of psychiatry has been named a fellow in the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine Program
    5/14/25

    Beth Smith, MD, has been chosen as a 2025-2026 fellow for the prestigious .

  • Anne Curtis is wearing a suit standing in her office in front of diplomas.
    Curtis receives Award for Distinguished Women in Medicine from Columbia University
    5/13/25

    SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences has received the Virginia Kneeland Frantz ’22 Award for Distinguished Women in Medicine from her alma mater.

  • Christopher J. Daly.
    Expert: Rite Aid pharmacies closing will have a ‘monumental negative impact’ on Western New York
    5/8/25

    The loss of roughly 70 community-based pharmacies will cause confusion, disruptions, and inconveniences for patients and health care systems. 

  • Adults at a cocktail party talking and mingling.
    Brain networks rewire to compensate for difficulty hearing speech in noisy environments
    5/6/25

    Researchers have identified the area in the brain that shows significant changes in people who struggle with speech in noise.  

  • A patient listens as a doctor explains something.
    Doctors must learn to communicate better with their patients with complex chronic disorders
    4/30/25

    Complex disorders like long COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome are often dismissed or misdiagnosed: better communication can help, say UB researchers.

  • Nicole Albanese with weight loss drug in the background.
    Pharmacy professor discusses latest changes to weight-loss landscape
    4/23/25

    Shortage of weight-loss drugs ending; WeightWatchers declares bankruptcy.

  • Concept of AI answering a question.
    UB AI tool outperformed other AI tools — and most doctors — on licensing exams
    4/22/25

    A powerful clinical AI tool developed by biomedical informatics researchers has demonstrated remarkable accuracy on all three parts of the United States Medical Licensing Exam (Step exams).

  • Nicole Cieri-Hutcherson.
    UB pharmacy researcher examines benefits of pharmacist-administered injectable contraception
    4/17/25

    Almost half of U.S. states allow practice as pharmacists expand role in reproductive health.

  • The illustration, above, shows the experimental bird flu vaccine platform. The H5 and N1 proteins attach via his-tag (teal coil) to cobalt ions (red plug) within the cobalt-porphyrin-phospholipid nanoparticle. PHAD and QS-21 are adjuvants embedded into nanoparticle. Credit: Âé¶¹´«Ã½o.
    Study: Experimental bird flu vaccine excels in animal models
    4/17/25

    Vaccine platform, proven effective for COVID-19, could be key in responding to evolving bird flu strains.

  • Concept of oral microbiome featuring oral bacteria under a magnifying glass next to woman's mouth.
    Study examines how diet quality impacts oral microbiome
    4/11/25

    Women who followed healthier diets had lower abundance of certain oral microbiome bacteria, including bacteria that can promote gum disease and heart infections.

  • The columns at Baird Point during sunset over Lake LaSalle.
    UB schools among best in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools rankings
    4/8/25

    UB's graduate programs in engineering, education, public health and more are among the nation's top ranked.

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