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  • Electric locomotive pulls into a station with sun in the background.
    Study: Paper-thin gallium oxide transistor handles more than 8,000 volts
    6/1/20

    The advancement surpasses silicon and other mature technologies, and could help improve distances that electric cars, locomotives and airplanes can travel.

  • Bronze bison statue on UB North Campus.
    UB ranked among the best U.S. universities
    6/1/20

    The university was ranked No. 46 among all U.S. universities in the QS World University Rankings: USA.

  • Portrait of UB history professor Andreas Daum.
    Lessons for COVID-19 found in the work of 19th century scientist
    6/1/20

    In an essay for a leading German newspaper, UB history professor Andreas Daum highlights Alexander von Humboldt’s take on pandemics around 1800 and what we can learn from it today, facing the COVID-19 crisis.

  • headshot of Sarah Berga, MD.
    Jacobs School appoints new chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    6/1/20

    Sarah L. Berga will also serve as president of UBMD Obstetrics & Gynecology and medical director of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Maternal Fetal Medicine Program Development for Kaleida Health. 

  • Two canes and a copy of "Ulysses.".
    UB to host virtual Bloomsday celebration
    6/2/20

    UB will host the James Joyce Collection Virtual Bloomsday Celebration on June 16 to honor the famed writer’s landmark book “Ulysses.” The celebration will feature readings from leaders, authors and scholars across globe.

  • Graphic of the interlocking UB logo.
    Media Advisory: JUNE 9: 50 UB medical residents to celebrate graduation at the Transit Drive-in
    6/2/20

    Fifty medical residents from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at UB will cap off their professional education June 9 with an unconventional, vehicle-based graduation ceremony at the Transit Drive-in Theatre in Lockport.

  • Graph of hospitalizations and predictions by UB researchers for COVID 19.
    In modeling COVID-19 locally, UB informatics experts focus on community reopening
    6/3/20

    Statistics they are incorporating into their models will reflect changing realities on the ground, such as the reduction in social distancing.

  • Child with chips behind a computer.
    COVID-19 lockdowns worsen childhood obesity
    6/3/20

    Lockdowns implemented across the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic have negatively impacted diet, sleep and physical activity among children with obesity.

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    UB statement on social media video of 2018 Spring Fest incident
    6/4/20

    The Âé¶¹´«Ã½o and its police department are dedicated to providing a safe environment for all students, faculty, staff and visitors.

  • Stephen Dunnett head shot.
    Stephen Dunnett’s lifetime service honored by NAFSA
    6/5/20

    Dunnett developed cooperative education training programs between UB and institutions of higher education in China, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Latvia, Malaysia, Taiwan and Singapore.

  • Portrait of UB social work professor Catherine N. Dulmus.
    Partnership aims to improve health outcomes in rural areas
    6/5/20

    School of Social Work and Department of Biostatistics will collaborate with Integrity Partners for Behavioral Health to build a data warehouse.

  • COVID-19 antibody test.
    CIGBS to lead COVID-19 antibody test research
    6/5/20

    The UB Center for Integrated Global Biomedical Sciences will lead the investigation of COVID-19 rapid antibody testing and quantitative antibody testing at several locations, including Western New York.

  • Portrait of Maya Chilbert.
    Pharmacy researcher to examine blood clot prevention therapies
    6/5/20

    Maya Chilbert, clinical assistant professor of pharmacy practice, received a Cardiology Practice and Research Network seed grant from the American College of Clinical Pharmacy.

  • Three men standing in lab.
    UB spinoff awarded grant to advance medicinal toothpaste
    6/8/20

    The UB School of Dental Medicine and OptiMed Technology were awarded a manufacturing grant from the Jeff Lawrence Innovation Fund to accelerate the development of their products to the market.

  • Dictionary entry for the word, "ontology.".
    Leveraging a powerful weapon in the fight against COVID-19 — ontology
    6/10/20

    The mass of growing and constantly changing data resulting from multiple disciplines represents one of the biggest challenges researchers and public health officials must confront while trying to manage the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

  • (l to r) Jordan Levine, Brittany Russo, Mitch Eyerman and Joshua Broden hold a box of face shields they made before loading it into a car.
    UB medical students have designed, manufactured and delivered hundreds of face shields statewide
    6/12/20

    Jacobs School students used their stimulus checks to purchase 3D printers to produce face shields for health care workers who may be exposed to COVID-19

     

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    UB pharmacy school to hold fifth summer institute virtually
    6/12/20

    Students from middle schools, high schools and colleges around the world will get a glimpse of the pharmacy profession at the fifth annual UB Pharmacy Summer Institute.

  • An oral inhaler.
    Can an inhaled steroid help COVID-19 patients?
    6/16/20

    Study focuses on non-critical patients, who make up the majority of COVID-19 cases, and potentially have the highest risk for the spread of the disease in our community.

  • Two canes, documents and a book.
    Media Advisory: Acclaimed writers, Irish ambassador to U.S. to join UB virtual Bloomsday celebration
    6/12/20

    UB will host the Virtual Bloomsday Celebration, an evening to honor James Joyce’s landmark book “Ulysses” – considered by many to be the most influential novel of the 20th century.

     

  • UB announces plans for fall semester
    6/15/20

    Plans call for mix of in-person instruction and online courses when semester begins Aug. 31.

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    FAQs on UB's fall semester plans
    6/15/20
    The following frequently asked questions contain additional information on UB's plans for the fall 2020 semester.
  • headshot of Teresa Quattrin.
    Study: Newly diagnosed children, young adults with Type 1 diabetes preserve endogenous insulin production with anti-TNF drug
    6/15/20
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – In research led by a Âé¶¹´«Ã½o pediatric endocrinologist, a drug called golimumab showed that it preserved beta-cell function in children and young adults with newly diagnosed Type 1 diabetes, according to findings from a Phase 2 study.
  • Photo of four fabric face masks created through the UB and Cannon Design partnership called MadeToAid.
    UB, Cannon Design work to improve DIY fabric mask production
    6/17/20

    UB partnership with local industry has engineered a DIY fabric mask that is a potentially high-performing alternative to industrial solutions like the N95 mask, and is affordable and scalable.

  • Portrait of UB economist Joanne Song McLaughlin.
    Age discrimination laws don’t protect older women as they do older men
    6/18/20

    Âé¶¹´«Ã½o economist says older women faced with the possibility of both age and gender discrimination are “falling through the cracks.”

  • UB logo.
    Study: Without adequate rest, caregivers struggle to aid family members with dementia
    6/18/20

    Nurses should routinely assess caregivers suffering from poor sleep, depression and fatigue.

  • Map of Western New York with a push pin marking the city of Buffalo.
    Poor outcomes in COVID-19 and immunity to the virus: UB physicians study factors at play
    6/18/20

    UB physicians have launched a project to explore both biomedical and public health factors of the pandemic.

  • A pile of dried tear-shaped gardenia fruits in a reddish-brown hue against a black background.
    Plants are marvelous chemists, as the gardenia’s DNA shows
    6/18/20

    The species’ newly sequenced genome highlights how evolutionary tinkering transforms plants into some of nature’s great chemical-makers.

  • An image showing mysterious circular structures floating against a dark background.
    Scientists use protein, RNA to make hollow, spherical sacks called vesicles
    6/23/20

    Such bubble-like structures — crafted without traditional lipid building blocks — could potentially be engineered to deliver drugs, researchers say.

  • Illustration of a head with a brain with circle images in the brain.
    School of Nursing awarded $1.5M for mental health in rural communities
    6/23/20

    The grant will also provide substance abuse treatment in rural and medically underserved areas in Western New York.

  • Steven J. Fliesler standing in white coat under Ross Eye Institute sign.
    Vision research contributes to a rethinking of what leads to a rare disorder causing blindness
    6/23/20

    A series of papers published by vision researchers is revealing important new information about the possible cause of a condition that underlies a rare form of irreversible blindness in young children.

  • Portrait of Roberto Pili, MD.
    Renowned cancer expert joins UB, Great Lakes Cancer Care Collaborative
    6/24/20

    Roberto Pili, MD, will develop and expand oncology programs to offer new treatment options for patients in Western New York and beyond.

  • Students holding PPE in lab.
    UB dental students 3D print free face shields for local dentists
    6/24/20

    UB dental students are using 3D printers to supply UB and Western New York dentists with protective equipment as local practices return to providing oral health care. 

  • E. Brooke Lerner standing in front of an ambulance.
    Nationwide EMS calls have dropped 26% since the start of the pandemic
    6/25/20

    Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S., 911 calls for emergency medical services have dropped by 26.1 % compared to the past two years.

  • Graphic of the interlocking UB logo.
    Media Advisory: Lt. Gov. Hochul to visit Jacobs School at UB today
    6/29/20

    Hochul, who will be joined by three UB infectious disease and medical informatics experts, will discuss the state’s phased reopening plan and the importance of face masks.

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    UB to halt Facebook and Instagram advertising in July
    7/1/20

    UB and others call upon the social media company to take greater responsibility in addressing racism on its platforms.

  • UB research team receives grant that could change the approach to treating alcohol addiction
    6/30/20

    Reliably measuring recovery capital is the first step to advancing the science of better understanding how different sources of capital facilitate recovery. 

  • Steven Lipshultz in white coat standing in medical school lobby.
    National organizations tap researchers to establish registries, develop guidelines for treating children with COVID-19
    6/30/20

    Guidelines for evaluating and treating children infected with COVID-19 and key issues in health care that the pandemic has brought to light are covered in recent publications by UB pediatrics researchers. 

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