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  • Lisa Gagnon and her brother, Stephen Gagnon, both UB graduate students.
    A lifelong academic connection
    1/3/20

    After successful undergraduate careers at UB, brother and sister Lisa and Stephen Gagnon are continuing the thread as grad students at the university.

  • Brooke Lerner standing at the back of an ambulance.
    Working to improve emergency care for children
    1/2/20

    UB faculty member Brooke Lerner directs research to improve treatment before a child arrives at the hospital.

  • real trees at the Los Alamos Survival-Mortality experiment site.
    Existing roots may help conifers survive drought
    1/2/20

    While scientists can’t see underground, UB-designed computational models provide a new way of seeing how root systems may be changing.

  • five people sitting in a circle on the floor, two men high-fiving each other.
    Have a happier, healthier 2020
    1/3/20

    UB faculty experts offer tips on how to eat right, move more and stress less.

  • Volunteers providing dental care to children in Lebanon.
    UB dentist continues work with refugees
    1/6/20

    Othman Shibly returned to Lebanon over the holidays, providing dental care to nearly 2,000 child refugees.

  • Jellyfish from Ocean Cube exhibition.
    UB stories heard around the world in 2019
    1/3/20

    From analyzing the avocado genome to designing a stingray-inspired space exploration vehicle, here are some highlights from a year of discovery.

  • A barium zirconium sulfide thin film held by a tweezer.
    Scientists create thin films with tantalizing electronic properties
    1/6/20

    As predicted by theorists, experiments show that barium zirconium sulfide thin films hold great promise for solar cells and LEDs.

  • headshot of Jennifer Read.
    UB psychologist appointed chair of NIH subcommittee
    1/7/20

    Jennifer Read will lead the Epidemiology, Prevention and Behavior Research Review Group, a panel of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

  • A young woman stands and leads a meeting of colleagues at a table.
    Women have the advantage in servant leadership
    1/7/20

    The leadership philosophy can help women overcome gendered stereotypes regarding leadership, a UB study has found.

  • a plastic bottle being thrown into a recycling bin.
    Rules change for recycling
    1/8/20

    New restrictions in the international recycling market have affected what now can and cannot be recycled at UB.

  • Graduates of City Honors School who are in the Class of 2023 at the Jacobs School include (from left, seated) Fiona Hennig and Lillian Dixon, and (standing) Aleena Jafri, James Ghosen and Hani Al-Jabi-Lopez. Not pictured: Joseph Nathanson.
    Six City Honors grads in first-year class in Jacobs School
    1/8/20

    The alumni from the prestigious Buffalo school in the shadow of the medical campus now find themselves in the Class of 2023.

  • Female medical student using a digital tablet.
    Students test-drive electronic medical recording system
    1/9/20

    The innovative program exposes aspiring doctors to an important new health care tool.

  • UB chemistry professor Diana Aga and chemistry PhD candidate Luisa Angeles in the lab.
    Removing medicines from wastewater
    1/9/20

    New UB-Stony Brook research shows that technologies are available, but the upgrades can be expensive.

  • An international student and a domestic student working together.
    Bridging social divide between students
    1/10/20

    Self-esteem and university identity are predictors for improved socialization between international and domestic students, a UB study suggests.

  • Jodi Maracle works with a student in a Mohawk language class.
    Mellon grant to support indigenous studies
    1/13/20

    The $3 million award will support a new Department of Indigenous Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences.

  • Erika Ruhl holds the Finnish national costume she made for herself.
    Passion for textiles fuels research
    1/10/20

    A lifelong interest in fabric informs anthropology PhD student Erika Ruhl’s research on children’s burial clothing from pre-modern Finnish churches.  

  • Scott Weber standing on the UB seal in the Student Union lobby.
    Weber named UB provost
    1/9/20

    The longtime UB faculty member and administrator takes the reins as the university's second-ranking officer after an international search.

  • Otolaryngology residents Adrian Ong and Philip Persino practice sinus surgery during Rhinofest 2019.
    Adding to skill set at Rhinofest
    1/13/20

    The annual event at the Jacobs School offers hands-on experience in sinus and facial plastic surgery.

  • Students gather at the Aging Innovation Challenge to solve the problem of aging in place.
    Hackers aim to help elders age in place
    1/14/20

    Participants in the Aging Innovation Challenge developed prototype products and hacked the issues that aging New Yorkers face every day.

  • Pope Francis.
    Transparency not increased in priest sex abuse cases
    1/15/20

    Although Pope Francis removed the papal secrecy rule, more barriers to justice remain for the victims, UB law professor Christine Bartholomew says.

  • Brian Tsuji.
    Tsuji receives NIH grant to continue superbug research
    1/14/20

    The award is the second largest NIH R01 grant in pharmacy school history.

  • Sydney Favors, a resident teacher, leading a class at South Park High School.
    Teacher Residency Program making impact in schools
    1/15/20

    By placing grad students in Buffalo Public Schools classrooms for a full school year, the program aims to boost teacher retention and diversity rates.

  • Young smoker is vaping e-cigarette or vaporizer.
    Contributing to CDC report on vaping-related lung injuries
    1/15/20

    A UB professor and two alums are co-authors of a study in the New England Journal of Medicine that identified vitamin E acetate as a likely culprit.

  • Each collection of colored dots on this Âé¶¹´«Ã½o researcher’s new brain model represent different clusters of brain regions that studies of patients with stroke or brain disease suggest might lead to impaired knowledge, such as the inability to recognize a common object.
    Model offers insights into damage from brain injuries
    1/16/20

    A UB scientist’s background in computer modeling made his advancement of combining existing approaches seem an obvious “chocolate and peanut butter moment.”

  • Paresh Dandona.
    Dandona to receive prestigious award for his diabetes research
    1/16/20

    The India-based Madras Diabetes Research Foundation will honor the SUNY Distinguished Professor with its 2020 Life Time Contribution Award.

  • Book cover graphic of intersecting lines representing various industries.
    Changing behaviors causing damage to environment, society
    1/17/20

    Law professor Errol Meidinger talks about his new book that examines a big-picture approach to improving climate change, agriculture and sports.

  • Close up of a woman's eye, concept of a digital eye scan.
    Using eye-tracking technology to detect neuro disorders
    1/17/20

    UB biomedical engineer Anirban Dutta and colleagues are testing their “MindEye” device as an early predictor of Alzheimer’s.  

  • An epifluorescence microscope image shows clumps of human alpha-synuclein aggregating in the neurons of a fruit fly larva.
    New insights into Parkinson’s disease protein
    1/21/20

    The research led by UB biologist Shermali Gunawardena highlights a potential therapeutic strategy for the neurological disorder.

     

  • Diabetic child having a blood sample taken with lancet pen.
    Buffalo clinical trial contributes to drug approval
    1/21/20

    The Buffalo trial was one of 150 trials in 17 countries that tested a fast-acting insulin for children.

  • A chart showing results of lab tests on blood lipids.
    Link found between blood fats, artery size in MS patients
    1/22/20

    The UB-led study ties hyperlipidemia to problems with blood vessels outside the skull.

  • Bruce Jackson (left) and Diane Christian pictured in front of the Amherst movie theater where the Buffalo Film Seminar movies are screened.
    Film seminars back for 40th season
    1/22/20

    Each semester’s lineup is designed to introduce students — and community film buffs — to the key aspects of filmmaking.

  • child raises his hand while getting a hearing test at Give Kids a Smile Day.
    Give Kids A Smile Day shifts focus to total health care
    1/23/20

    Children attending the School of Dental Medicine’s annual event on Feb. 7 will receive free hearing and eye exams, as well as dental care.

  • researcher working in a simulated environment.
    Using video games to advance robot swarms
    1/24/20

    UB researchers believe gamers’ brain waves and eye movements could help improve artificial intelligence for autonomous robots.

  • Two images of protein structures.
    New X-ray method breakthrough for drug development
    1/24/20

    The new method unambiguously identifies and counts metal atoms in proteins in an efficient and routine way, revealing new data that was there, but previously hidden.

  • John Richard.
    UB chemist awarded $2 million NIH grant
    1/27/20

    The Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award will support work by John Richard to study the molecular interactions that enable enzymes to speed chemical reactions.

  • UB student Black Belt candidates Fanni Kozma and Manimanjari “Manjari” Vemula pose with their supervisors at Sumitomo Rubber USA, Anthony Lauria and Christopher Holzmann.
    UB’s Student Six Sigma program a ‘win-win’ for all
    1/23/20

    The TCIE-led program provides dedicated brainpower for companies and industry experience for students.

  • Older woman painting on a canvas.
    Getting older adults moving and creating
    1/24/20

    UB researcher Nikhil Satchidanand will use a Health Foundation grant to develop and test the impact of an art and exercise program on seniors’ cognition and motor function.

  • Man in business suit throws his hands up in frustration as he looks at a computer screen.
    Complicated writing can signal hedge fund dishonesty
    1/28/20

    Convoluted writing in an investment strategy could indicate a hedge fund manager has something to hide, UB finance professor Cristian Tiu says.

  • Amanda Adams.
    Nursing receives HRSA grants
    1/27/20

    The grants support enhanced curriculum and expanded clinical sites for students, and improved nursing services to local Native Americans and other underserved populations.

  • CAIRNS, a Lumagination exhibit designed by Lynne Koscielniak, professor of scenography, and BFA theatre design and technology major Hannah S. Wolland, can be found near the Asian Rainforest.
    Students focus their ‘Lumagination’ on Botanical Gardens
    1/28/20

    For the fourth consecutive year, UB theatre students have contributed displays to the annual light and sound show at the Botanical Gardens.

  • Sleepy-looking teen girl holds a cup of coffee.
    Is it OK for teens to drink coffee?
    1/29/20

    As long as it's the only source of caffeine that day, one cup of coffee won't hurt kids over 12, UB nutrition researcher Jennifer Temple says.

  • Barriers are set up on Founders Plaza and in front of Capen Hall as construction gets under way for One World Café.
    Café construction brings changes to building access
    1/27/20

    Work on the One World Café project has led to a redirection of the normal access routes to Capen, Talbert and Norton halls.

  • A UB Law Responds team of students and faculty in Puerto Rico.
    Legal clinic returns to Puerto Rico
    1/29/20

    Spanish-fluent grad students have joined the UB School of Law team that is also addressing earthquake response during its fifth trip to the island.

  • Cannabis marijuana in a glass jar.
    Business of cannabis topic of new course
    1/29/20

    The School of Law bridge course addresses the legal issues surrounding both medical and recreational marijuana.

  • Ahmad Zaki, pictured at UB in 2014, says UB's program prepared him to address the social landscape of urban planning and, ultimately, to guide change in Kabul.
    Kabul’s new mayor puts UB degree to test
    1/30/20

    Ahmad Zaki Sarfaraz talked about his aspirations to rebuild his warn-torn city during a recent visit to UB.  

  • pill bottle full of marijuana buds lays sideways on a prescription pad.
    Smoke two of these and call me in the morning?
    1/31/20

    Not quite, says a new study that highlights the discrepancy between cannabis enthusiasts’ beliefs about the medicinal and health uses of marijuana and the empirical evidence.

  • Adam Rome stands in front of a projection of the Earth.
    Lessons from the first Earth Day
    1/31/20

    As Earth Day turns 50, the event provides lessons for climate activists today, UB environmental historian Adam Rome says.

  • From left, Susan Snyder, John DellaContrada and James Roorbach give a media briefing on UB's coronavirus response.
    Communication key to coronavirus response
    1/31/20

    Members of the campus community are being provided important information on novel coronavirus, including tips on how to monitor their health.

  • Helena Mandlovà, Prague Castle, collage on board, 1943. Collection of The Jewish Museum in Prague.
    Episode 2: Haunted Bauhaus with Libby Otto
    8/9/21
    Elizabeth Otto, a professor of art history, is the author of the new book, In this installment of Into the Blue, Otto shares the story of Friedl Dicker, a multitalented artist and teacher, who used the German art school’s innovative methods to help heal children during one of Europe’s darkest periods.

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