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  • Zoom image: Ghazala Saleem, left, researches the effects of concussion in children and teens in the Brain Function and Recovery Lab, which she directs in UB's School of Public Health and Health Professions. Photo: Douglas Levere
    Study: 30-second single-leg stand better identifies post-concussive impairments in children and teens
    2/1/22

    UB researcher is also recruiting kids and teens ages 8-17 for a Buffalo-based study examining the effects of concussion in children.

  • Concept of Black history, silohuettes of heads made of paper in various shades of brown.
    UB welcomes new center to explore Black history and racial literacy
    2/1/22

    The new UB Center for K-12 Black History and Racial Literacy Education will work to improve how Black history and race are taught and learned in schools around the world.

  • Nurse leans against wall, holding hands to her head.
    Nursing awarded $2.3 million to help reduce health care worker burnout
    2/1/22

    The grant, funded by the Department of Health and Human Services, will aid workers in rural and underserved areas.

  • UB logo.
    Statement addresses racist, antisemitic flyers found on campus
    1/31/22

    UB in no uncertain terms denounces this hateful rhetoric.

  • Diana Aga examines a small vial containing a laboratory sample, held up by Rebecca Dickman. Both are in lab coats and protective gear.
    Taking the ‘forever’ out of toxic ‘forever chemicals’
    2/2/22

    UB researchers focus on breaking down PFAS, a family of highly persistent pollutants that can accumulate in people’s bodies, wildlife.

  • Deirdre Cooper-Owens.
    Dept. of Surgery event focuses on medical racism and racist origins of American gynecology
    2/2/22
    BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Âé¶¹´«Ã½o’s Department of Surgery continues its “Beyond the Knife” series focused on surgery’s role in fighting systemic racism with its second annual Anti-Racism and Health Equity event on Feb. 10.
  • A student works in a lab holding a test tube of wastewater that will be analyzed for COVID-19.
    UB will expand COVID-19 wastewater surveillance in WNY
    2/9/22

    The effort buttresses data collected at hospitals and other health care providers that inform the region’s infection rate.

  • Image showing computing coding on a computer screen.
    Media Advisory: Students to present ideas to make computing anti-racist
    2/7/22

    The presentations, part of an effort to create a more holistic computer science education at UB, will take place Wednesday.

  • Kelly Hayes McAlonie standing in a modern building.
    UB architect Kelly Hayes McAlonie receives lifetime achievement award from AIA New York State
    2/4/22

    The James William Kideney Award is the highest honor bestowed on a member.

  • Paresh Dandona standing in white coat, arms folded, behind microscope.
    Study: In severely obese teen males, bariatric surgery reverses low testosterone
    2/4/22
    BUFFALO, N.Y. — A new led by Âé¶¹´«Ã½o researchers shows that bariatric surgery not only treats obesity and reverses Type 2 diabetes, it also reverses low testosterone levels in obese teen males.
  • Photo of an Asian woman looking out the window. Photo depicts a sense of loneliness.
    The ‘silent epidemic’: Study reveals impact of loneliness among older American women during the pandemic
    2/7/22

    This increase in loneliness and loss of social connections — which the research team called a “silent epidemic” — has resulted in worsening mental health.

  • A long depression in the ground that extends into the distance. A volcano erupts in the background.
    Study: As tectonic plates pull apart, what drives the formation of rifts?
    2/7/22

    Research on a young rift in Iceland sheds new light on the process.

  • Microscopic image of the sensor. It shows gray bars with a black background.
    Tiny, reusable sensing chip could lead to new point-of-care medical tests
    2/8/22

    The key to its success? ‘Nanopatch antennas’ made with liquid metal that trap light to identify biological and chemical molecules.

  • A person in bed looking at an ipad.
    It beats counting sheep. Media use before bed can be beneficial
    2/9/22

    Findings suggest that media use under certain conditions just prior to sleep onset doesn’t always disrupt your sleep.

  • Two students dancing with a black background.
    Âé¶¹´«Ã½o Theatre and Dance Announces 2022 Spring Season
    2/14/22

    The department presents a spring season returning to live, in-person performances at its home on UB's North Campus.

  • Cover of Jenifer Barclay's book "The Mark of Slavery: Disability, Race, and Gender in Antebellum America.".
    Book explores the intersection of slavery and disability in the U.S.
    2/15/22

    Enslaved people with disabilities often filled valuable family and cultural roles in their communities, says UB historian.

  • Portrait of Soo-Kyung Lee seated in the laboratory. Dr. Lee is the senior author of the new paper.
    How motor neurons develop into subtypes that activate different muscles
    2/16/22

    Motor neurons innervate the body; a study describes how a gene called Kdm6b helps these cells diversify into crucial subtypes.

  • Woman looking at her mobile phone.
    Chatbot provides safe space for young people to learn about sexual, reproductive health
    2/21/22

    SnehAI's avatar is based on the protagonist in a popular television drama in India that promotes themes of gender equality and family planning.

  • UB logo.
    Day of Jewish Learning Celebrates Local Jewish Talent
    2/21/22
    A full day of programming will feature more than 25 speakers as part of the first Buffalo Day of Jewish Learning on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Medical students seated in rows in a classroom, looking forward.
    UB’s medical school implements anti-racism as a core principle of its curriculum
    2/23/22

    Curricular changes are coming to every aspect of medical education, spurred by the demands of Jacobs School student leaders.

  • Close-up of soil sampling. Hands in blue gloves hold and spoon soil into a jar.
    Scientists share final findings from Tonawanda Coke Soil Study
    2/24/22

    Researchers from the Tonawanda Coke Soil Study hosted a community meeting on Feb. 24 to share the final results of the research with the public.

  • A boy has his blood pressure measured by a smiling doctor.
    Researchers call for a patient-centered approach to treating obesity
    2/24/22

    Health professionals should strive to improve access to compassionate, evidence-based and patient-centered care in order to fight weight stigma and end diet culture.

  • Cover of Carole Emberton's book titled "To Walk About In Freedom.".
    Book explains the long process of emancipation through the eyes of a formerly enslaved woman
    2/28/22

    Priscilla Joyner’s life before and after the Civil War provides personal details of the emotional, political, social and familial experiences of someone who traveled what historians now call the long emancipation as part of an extended search for belonging.

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    UB stands in solidarity with Ukraine, Tripathi says
    2/28/22

    Ukraine has an 'inalienable right to remain as a free republic and to live peacefully without fear of oppression by military invasion,' Tripathi says

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