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  • Bruce Troen.
    Grant to support expansion of aging center
    11/1/19

    The Center for Successful Aging received a rare, perfect score from the NIH.

  • rear view of mom with arm around her teen daughter.
    Mother's love may protect teens from abusive relationships
    11/1/19

    A strong positive relationship with their mother may help prevent teens from entering an abusive relationship later in life.

  • Concept of opioid health risk and medical crisis with a prescription painkiller addiction epidemic as a group of people running away from a dangerous falling bridge of pills.
    Opioid Intervention Courts: Do they work?
    11/4/19

    A UB study will provide the answer, evaluating the OIC’s strategy and comparing the outcomes of OIC participants with those enrolled in traditional drug treatment court.

  • Tarunraj Singh and students in the lab.
    Improving diabetes care with AI
    11/4/19

    A UB team has received a $200,000 JDRF grant to develop a hybrid model to better understand blood glucose and insulin dynamics.

  • SUNY Distinguished Professors John Richard, Anthony Campagnari, Gary Giovino, Michel Bruneau and Errol Meidinger pose for a photo with President Satish K. Tripathi and Interim Provost A. Scott Weber.
    Celebrating faculty and staff
    11/1/19

    The spotlight was on UB faculty and staff, and their achievements during 2019 at the annual Celebration of Faculty and Staff Academic Excellence.

  • MAC logo.
    UB hosting MAC leadership conference
    11/4/19

    Faculty from Mid-American Conference universities are at UB this week to develop the skills needed to become academic leaders.

  • Exterior view of Hayes Hall, Autumn 2019.
    50 years for Architecture and Planning
    11/5/19

    The school is celebrating this major milestone with a variety of events that engage faculty staff, students and alumni.

  • Neurovascular Diagnostics co-founders include entrepreneur Jeff Harvey; UB engineering researcher Hui Meng; and UB engineering and medical researcher Vincent Tutino.
    UB spinoff lands funding to develop aneurysm screening
    11/6/19

    Neurovascular Diagnostics was co-founded by a local entrepreneur who lost his wife to brain aneurysms.

  • Teen girl supporting sad crying friend in school setting.
    New approach to reduce teen bullying, sexual harassment
    11/5/19

    UB researchers will enlist peer leaders in the Williamsville high schools to develop more effective programs for adolescents.

  • Historic Main Street. Deadwood, South Dakota, USA.
    CEOs show bias for hometown when acquiring companies
    11/6/19

    But the results are mixed, with private deals underperforming public, according to a new School of Management study.

  • a gallium oxide transistor created with an electron beam lithography (EBL) system.
    UB receives $1M to buy electron beam lithography system
    11/5/19

    The system will boost UB nanotech research by spurring research and economic development in electronics, quantum computing and more.

  • MBA students.
    MBA program rises in rankings
    11/6/19

    UB comes in at No. 76 overall and No. 39 among public universities in Bloomberg Businessweek’s ranking of the nation’s best MBA programs.

  • Mother sitting on the floor playing with her son.
    Maternal warmth can mitigate obesity risk factors in infants
    11/7/19

    Most mothers in the UB-led study had used cigarettes, alcohol, marijuana and cocaine during pregnancy, all obesity risk factors.

  • photo illustration of business innovation in which a man dressed in a business suit draws a light bulb.
    Corporate innovation leads to acquisition
    11/12/19

    Businesses that focus on innovation are more likely to be acquired — and receive a higher price when they are — according to new UB research.

  • Rear view of three older women walking along a sidewalk strewn with fall leaves.
    Study links physical activity, lower risk of fracture
    11/7/19

    Women who did the highest amount of physical activity had an 18% lower risk of hip fracture and a 6% lower risk of total fracture.

  • Diane Christian and Bruce Jackson, pictured in their home 2012.
    They're doing what they love
    11/8/19

    Diane Christian and Bruce Jackson continue to teach, publish and collaborate after nearly 50 years of personal and professional togetherness.

  • Trang Le examines a a staghorn sumac tree.
    UB class observes trees for national program
    11/7/19

    The effort marks the start of a project to track ecological events on campus and share data with scientists studying how nature responds to changing conditions.

  • The A.E. Minks archive housed in Assembly House, the former Immaculate Conception church in downtown Buffalo.
    Estate sale find leads to archive project
    11/11/19

    From a bucket of dusty drawings unfolds the story of little-known architect A.E. Minks and the city he imagined.

  • Snow removal on UB's North Campus.
    Is today a snow day?
    11/11/19

    UB uses a variety of communication channels to inform the campus of a change in scheduled operations due to severe winter weather.

  • Conference rooms in use in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences building.
    Jacobs School embarks on curriculum update
    11/11/19

    Jacobs School leaders are reaching out to the community as they begin a three-year process that will include retreats, focus groups and town hall meetings.

  • Frozen potatoes fry on a cast iron background.
    Examining the ties between trade, diet
    11/13/19

    UB geographer Marion Werner's study suggests that diet and health are important factors to consider when negotiating trade agreements.

  • A rendering of two stingray-like BREEZE spacecraft exploring the atmosphere of Venus, which is depicted by dark blue clouds.
    Exploring Venus with stingray-inspired spacecraft
    11/12/19

    UB researchers received funding from NASA to design a morphing spacecraft with wings that flap like a stingray’s pectoral fins.

  • Lt. Stacy Tuberdyke.
    Tuberdyke graduates from FBI National Academy
    11/13/19

    The University Police lieutenant is the latest member of UPD to graduate from the academy in Quantico, Virginia.

  • Graphic illustrating loss of bone density: a pencil erasing part of a skeleton's pelvic bone.
    Good night’s rest key to better bone health
    11/14/19

    UB-led research finds an association between short sleep and higher risk of osteoporosis and low bone mineral density.

  • Lion Dance at 2017 World Bazaar.
    UB celebrates International Education Week
    11/15/19

    UB's annual celebration of the rich cultural diversity of the campus community will feature more student-centered events this year.

  • Making donations to a food bank.
    UB launches Blue Table food pantry
    11/15/19

    A campuswide food drive is being held next week for the virtual food pantry that helps students who have trouble accessing affordable food.

  • Pro-choice and pro-life protestors outside the Supreme Court building at the March for Life in 2019.
    Could the Hyde Amendment be repealed in 2020?
    11/18/19

    Social work researcher Gretchen Ely says the amendment hurts mostly young, poor women of color.

  • Kathryn Schmitz, professor of public health sciences, delivered remarks at the School of Public Health and Health Professions’ 31st J. Warren Perry Lecture.
    Exercise is medicine for cancer survivors
    11/15/19

    Perry lecturer Kathryn Schmitz told a UB audience that the body is meant to be in motion and will do better in motion — even if we are very sick with cancer.

  • Eniloa Dawodu.
    Textile artist to discuss new exhibition
    11/18/19

    Eniloa Dawodu is presenting an exhibition of her work at Squeaky Wheel and delivering two lectures as part of a UB Creative Arts Initiative residency.

  • New York Times White House correspondent and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Maggie Haberman delivers remarks during her Distinguished Speakers Series appearance.
    A window into the White House
    11/15/19

    New York Times correspondent Maggie Haberman offered a look into what it's like to be a journalist covering the Trump administration during Thursday's DSS talk.

  • 3 Indian female students prepare to perform at the International Fiesta.
    UB among top hosts for international students
    11/19/19

    For the 17th consecutive year, UB ranks among the top 25 U.S. institutions hosting international students.

  • Kerry Traynor (second from left) and members of her award-winning studio accept the "Outstanding Student Project" award. Student attendees, standing to Traynor's left are Thomas Voigt, Gregory Pinto, Tera Perilli, and Marie Myers Shearing. Photo courtesy of the New York Upstate APA.
    Studio report wins upstate APA award
    11/19/19

    The graduate urban planning studio’s report explores the historic value of building typologies along Niagara Falls Boulevard.

  • Book cover for Our Love Affair with Drugs featuring pills and needles.
    Examining ‘Our Love Affair with Drugs’
    11/20/19

    From opium to the opioid epidemic, a UB pharmacologist’s new book explores the eternal quest to kill pain and attain new levels of consciousness.

  • Jean Wactawski-Wende and Jessica Kruger pose together after Kruger was recognized as the 2019 Outstanding Teacher of the Year.
    Kruger receives teaching honor
    11/20/19

    The SPHHP Outstanding Teacher of the Year is “an innovative and enthusiastic instructor who effectively engages her students.”

  • Pemba Sherpa (left) and Hemanta Adhikari picture outdoors on UB's North Campus.
    Trip to Nepal a personal one for UB students
    11/21/19

    The two undergrads are heading to their former home country for an experiential learning experience at an isolated mountain school.

  • Concept of universal design featuring human figures of differing abilities including figures with crutches, canes, with seeing-eye dog and in a.
    IDEA to partner with Erie County on Age-Friendly project
    11/21/19

    A $100,000 grant will support work to incorporate universal design principles into initiatives that are crucial to seniors.

  • Fast food workers across the USA walked out on strike to hold protests and marches demanding a $15/hour minimum wage. April 15, 2015.
    Raising minimum wage a win for everyone
    11/22/19

    UB law professor Nicole Hallett says all parties could benefit from increasing the minimum wage for restaurant workers.

  • Marsha Lewis.
    A talk with Dean Lewis
    11/22/19

    UBNow sat down with nursing dean Marsha Lewis to talk about a number of topics, including the school’s strategic plan and how it aligns with UB’s Top 25 ambition.

  • Internet of things.
    Wireless leaders to discuss next-gen technology
    11/21/19

    Officials from Verizon, Samsung, General Electric and other organizations will gather at UB to discuss 5G, Internet of Things and more.

  • UB PhD candidate Kaitlin Ordiway prepares to run a soil sample in a secondary ion mass spectrometer. Chemistry professor Joseph Gardella stands by.
    Scientists share Tonawanda Coke Soil Study updates
    11/22/19

    Researchers are working to complete an analysis of whether pollutants found in soil may have originated from Tonawanda Coke.

  • UB-branded signage in the Natural Sciences Complex, a collaboration with the College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of Chemistry.
    Environmental branding tells UB’s story campus-wide
    11/25/19

    Creating a physical presence using elements of the UB brand informs and unites the campus community.

  • Calvin Meaney was recognized Nov. 8 at the NYS-ACCP Annual Fall Clinical Meeting in Schenectady.
    Meaney receives NYS-ACCP Award
    11/25/19

    The pharmacy professor recently was recognized as the 2019 Researcher of the Year by the New York State Chapter of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy.

  • Concept of knowledge, idea, education, creativity and communication.
    Training teams to work better together
    11/26/19

    The CTSI’s Team Science Core works with multidisciplinary investigators to ensure they work together more efficiently and effectively.

  • A hand drawn chalkboard shows multi-ratial figures holding hands around the world.
    New vision for transnational studies
    11/22/19

    The College of Arts and Sciences will hold meetings with stakeholders to generate ideas on how to revitalize programs in the Department of Transnational Studies.

  • A staff member from the Buffalo Museum of Science shows three children dressed in Halloween costumes some dry ice to teach them about the environment on Mars.
    Engagement with public enhances CTSI programming
    11/27/19

    Events like the Halloween-themed “Tricks, Treats and Science Discoveries” help educate the public and encourage participation in research projects.

  • A crystal growing in a beaker.
    National crystal contest reaches Williamsville teens
    11/27/19

    Students from Williamsville South are among the thousands growing crystals in the competition founded by UB chemist Jason Benedict.

  • A toast at a Thanksgiving table.
    Tips for dealing with holiday stress
    11/26/19

    UB psychologist Catherine Cook-Cottone suggests you ask yourself some questions before talking politics this Thanksgiving.  

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