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  • A small clear crystal stacked atop a large clear crystal. The crystals are decorated to resemble a snowperson.
    Crystal contest sparks joy
    3/1/21

    The U.S. Crystal Growing Competition — judged at UB — brought a bit of sparkle into children’s lives in an unusual year.

  • Zoom image: “Most students I interact with don’t say to me ‘When I was in kindergarten, I knew I wanted to pursue a career in public health,’” says Sarahmona Przybyla, assistant dean and director of undergraduate public health programs in the School of Public Health and Health Professions, which has seen tremendous growth the past several years. Photo: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki
    With pandemic looming large, UB public health school sees significant increase in applications
    3/8/21

    Undergraduate applications to the School of Public Health and Health Professions have jumped by 70% over last year.

  • A doctor and a pediatric patient and mother.
    Personalized medicine: To optimize treatment for individual patients, physicians should employ experimental designs
    3/2/21

    Providers should explore the concept of single case experimental designs, the purpose of which is to apply experimental methods to caring for individual patients in challenging cases, according to a new paper.

     

  • Head shot of Gerald Koudelka.
    UB’s Koudelka elected fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology
    3/2/21

    Gerald Koudelka’s research has focused on themes including mechanisms of DNA sequence recognition and the evolution of bacteriophage-encoded exotoxins.

  • Playbill cover for "Topsy Turvey World" show.
    UB Theatre and Dance Announces 2021 Spring Season
    3/3/21

    The Âé¶¹´«Ã½o Department of Theatre and Dance is presenting a unique spring season of virtual musicals, plays and dance with nationally recognized directors and choreographers.

  • Graphic of the interlocking UB logo in white on a blue background.
    Study: With unfair police treatment, the tragedy is not limited to the incident itself
    3/5/21

    Research by UB sociologist suggests that self-reported experiences of unfair police treatment are associated with a range of social-psychological and behavioral consequences.

  • A 3D printed organ with internal vessles.
    Rapid 3D printing method moves toward 3D printed organs
    3/5/21

    UB-led research team advances technique that speeds up conventional 3D printing by 10-50 times.

  • A 2D diagram of connected materials, with blue and red lines representing different materials. The lines are jagged and maze-like.
    Disorder, chemical variety will be key in search for superhard materials
    3/8/21

    UB chemist Eva Zurek is a key partner on a Department of Defense-funded project that seeks to develop materials for applications that include friction stir welding of steel.

  • Photo of a glass of soda with a straw in it.
    Study finds increased risk of death among breast cancer patients who drink sugar-sweetened soda
    3/9/21

    Women who reported drinking non-diet soda five times or more per week were 85% more likely to die from breast cancer.

  • Portraits of six people, all of which are fake, and close-up views of their fake eyes below the portrait.
    How to spot deepfakes? Look at light reflection in the eyes
    3/10/21

    Âé¶¹´«Ã½o deepfake spotting tool proves 94% effective with portrait-like photos, according to study.

  • Graphic stating “Creating the Beloved Community” with the "o" stylized as a heart.
    UB to host two-day symposium that aims to fulfill MLK’s vision of justice, equity in schools
    3/10/21

    The UB Graduate School of Education will host “Creating the Beloved Community,” a symposium that will share insights on reshaping our education system.

  • Dental chair with dental equipment and hand-washing station.
    UB receives $780,000 grant for new 40-foot mobile dental clinic
    3/10/21

    The UB School of Dental Medicine has received a $780,000 grant from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation to expand its S-Miles to Go program through the addition of a second mobile dental clinic.

  • An image of a stack of books.
    Read to succeed ─ in math. Study shows how reading skill shapes more than just reading
    3/11/21

    UB psychologist identifies a connectivity fingerprint suggesting that the brain’s reading network is at work across cognitive domains. “Reading affects everything,” he says.

  • Prescription bottles and pills on table.
    94% of older adults prescribed drugs that raise risk of falling
    3/15/21

    From 1999-2017, more than 7.8 billion fall-risk-increasing drugs were prescribed to older adults in the U.S., and deaths from falls doubled, according to UB research.

  • Collier wearing a white sweatshirt.
    To celebrate resilience after the traumas of the past year, UB medical student launches a company
    3/17/21

    “It’s not a regular year to graduate.  So much has happened."

  • A half-cylinder-shaped sample of dirt sitting atop a plastic bag, labeled with a sample ID number in blue marker.
    Scientists stunned to discover fossil plants beneath mile-deep Greenland ice
    3/18/21

    The findings add to evidence that the giant ice sheet is highly vulnerable to a warming climate, creating risk of rapid sea-level rise.

  • Photo of UB's famed bronze bull wearing a Bulls face mask.
    UB to hold in-person, outdoor commencement ceremonies
    3/17/21

    Seventeen ceremonies will be held April 30 through May 16 at UB Stadium and at another outdoor space on the North Campus, to be named later, with mandatory mask-wearing, physical distancing and compliance with UB’s weekly testing requirement in effect.

  • UB logo.
    Tripathi condemns anti-Asian violence
    3/18/21

    We will never allow xenophobia to gain traction on our campus, he says.

  • Image depicting the cards used in the game Afro-Rithms from the Future.
    Humanities Institute presents Zoom game that envisions socially just futures
    3/22/21

    The UB Humanities Institute is presenting “Afro-Rithms from the Future,” a card-driven game that challenges players to imagine more equitable futures, via Zoom on Thursday.

  • Concept of social isolation featuring a figure crouched in a house.
    Study: Adolescents respond to chronic social isolation stress in sex-specific ways
    3/23/21

    Researchers have determined in a preclinical study that social isolation affects adolescent males and females in markedly different ways.

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    UB professors receive Fulbright awards to study educational equity, democracy in Asia and Germany
    3/23/21

    UB professors Jaekyung Lee and Anya Bernstein have received 2020-21 Fulbright Scholar Awards, one of the most widely recognized and prestigious scholarships in the world.

  • Large cracks on the surface of the Greenland Ice Sheet, a large white expanse.
    Helheim Glacier study to focus on the power and mysteries of water
    3/25/21

    A new $2.2 million project will explore how water moves through Helheim Glacier, influencing how fast the glacier sheds ice into the sea.

  • UB logo.
    Harvard b-ball coach to discuss mentorship, community engagement
    3/24/21

    The seminar is a partnership between UB’s Center for the Advancement of Sport and Medaille College.

  • The inflamed tissue environment following demyelination prevents recruitment of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPC) (green) and halts their division (red).
    UB research reveals how the brain inhibits remyelination in MS and how to treat it
    3/26/21

    Two papers by Âé¶¹´«Ã½o researchers reveal important new findings as to how regeneration of myelin in multiple sclerosis fails and, potentially, more efficient ways to treat it. 

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    UB awarded $1.5 million to reprogram white blood cells in fight against oral cancer
    3/25/21

    UB has received a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to develop new therapies that help reduce chronic inflammation and immunosuppression in oral cancers.

  • Photo of a socially distanced classroom at UB.
    Majority of fall courses will have in-person component
    3/25/21

    UB officials are optimistic about the university’s ability to safely deliver the majority of fall courses with an in-person component this fall, given the tremendous progress being made against COVID-19.

  • Dan Buckmaster and Marieross Navarro in an office space in Tresca Design. They are standing, both wearing masks.
    With SUNY funding, UB teams explore technologies to increase pandemic preparedness
    3/29/21

    Projects focus on wastewater surveillance of disease, and automated cloth mask production.

  • Jennifer Surtees and Donald Yergeau, both masked and in white lab coats, sit at a computer.
    UB researchers detect California variants of the coronavirus in WNY
    3/26/21

    UB researchers have found evidence of the so-called California variants, B.1.427 and B.1.429, in virus samples of Western New Yorkers who tested positive in January.

     

  • Two boys laughing at phone in front of another upset boy.
    Mental health support at boarding schools helps male – but not female – students feel emotionally safe from bullying
    3/26/21

    The UB study is one of few to examine the impact of bullying at boarding schools.

  • Close up view of water droplets.
    New water vapor condenser takes cues from darkling beetle
    3/31/21

    Like the insect, the new tech lowers its temperature to harvest condensed water and – of course – it consumes no electricity.

  • A hand uses a fountain pen to draw science-themed scribbles on a white page.
    A UB chemist’s other tools: A fountain pen, ink and a stylus
    3/31/21

    Timothy Cook moonlights as an artist, with projects binding two passions: science and drawing.

  • Map of USA showing, in various colors, the relationship between Type 2 diabetes and obesity.
    Study: AI tool can help spot Type 2 diabetes trends in the U.S.
    3/29/21

    The work, which examines risk factors down to the county level, could lead to more tailored public health strategies.

  • Aerial photo of UB's North Campus.
    UB programs continue to rise in U.S. News’ Best Grad School rankings
    3/30/21

    Several UB graduate schools and programs continued their upward trajectory in the U.S. News & World Report ranking of America’s Best Graduate Schools. The publication released its 2022 rankings today.

  • Map of USA showing, in various colors, the relationship between Type 2 diabetes and obesity.
    Study: AI tool can help spot Type 2 diabetes trends in the U.S.
    3/29/21

    The work, which examines risk factors down to the county level, could lead to more tailored public health strategies.

  • Image of a vial of COVID-19 vaccine.
    UB launches website to find appointments for COVID-19 vaccine
    3/31/21

    Developed by faculty, students and staff from UB's School of Management, WNY Vaccine Hound is a one-stop shop that lists appointment openings throughout the region.

  • Gloved hands holding a syringe and a vial of clear liquid.
    To identify the best COVID-19 treatments, patients with mild or moderate symptoms are needed for NIH-funded study at UB
    3/31/21

    To find an effective medication for mild to moderate cases in non-hospitalized patients, a clinical trial underway at UB is testing drugs, including monoclonal antibody medications, in people with mild to moderate cases of COVID-19.

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