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  • December
  • Crushing out a cigarette in an ashtray.
    Study examines pre-quit time of smoking cessation drug
    12/1/22

    A UB-led study found that extending the pre-quit duration of a leading smoking cessation medication doesn’t help smokers quit.

  • Pills, charts, a stethoscope and pen next to a tablet device with the words "Pain Management" on the screen.
    Company addressing opioid issue with tech licensed from UB
    12/1/22

    Channavix Therapeutics and Peregrine BioVentures are developing patent families related to long-lasting, non-addictive pain therapeutics.

  • Detail of a doctor's scale with a person moving the slider weights.
    Local teens with obesity see dramatic weight loss in trial
    12/2/22

    The results of a UB clinical trial on the drug semaglutide turned out to be better than anything the participants — or researchers — expected.

  • Interior rendering of the Sports Performance Center.
    New sports performance center announced
    12/1/22

    The gift for the state-of-the-art center for UB student-athletes is the latest from the Tunney Murchie family to UB Athletics.

  • activating neurons.
    An alternative method to map neuron activity
    12/2/22

    A  paper published recently by UB mathematicians suggests that “hypergraphs” 
    better explain how neuronal networks communicate.

  • Ann Bisantz.
    Campaign for the Community
    12/5/22

    2020 chair Ann Bisantz talks with UBNow about what the campaign means to her and why it's important for UB employees to support the effort. 

  • Steven Fliesler.
    Fliesler recognized for retina research
    12/5/22

    The SUNY Distinguished Professor has been named the 2022 recipient of the Retina Research Foundation’s Paul Kayser International Award in Retina Research.

  • Bottle of human immunoglobulin.
    New tool developed for Kawasaki disease
    12/6/22

    The UB-developed scoring system is twice as accurate at predicting antibody resistance among U.S. children with the rare disease.

  • Announcement of the UB Bulls' match-up at the Camellia Bowl against Georgia Southern on Dec. 27.
    Bowl bound!
    12/5/22

    UB will take on Georgia Southern in the Camellia Bowl on Dec. 27 in Montgomery, Alabama.

  • UB students touring the outside of Buffalo's Central Terminal.
    Redevelopment plans for land adjacent to Central Terminal
    12/7/22

    UB architecture and real estate development students have been working this fall to help transform one of Buffalo’s most iconic spaces.

  • Dr. Waheed Adedeji.
    Scientist receives NIH Emerging Global Leader Award
    12/7/22

    UB CIGBS scholar Waheed Adedeji will investigate the influence of antidepressants on HIV medication among patients in Nigeria.

  • Allison Brashear outside the Jacobs School.
    Brashear is elected to AAMC Council of Deans board
    12/8/22

    The council provides a national forum where medical school deans address critical issues facing academic medicine.

  • Officer Stacy Tuberdyke, during an emergency drill.
    Initiative aims to recruit more woman as UB police officers
    12/8/22

    The goal of the national “30x30 Initiative” is to increase the number of women by 30% by 2030.

  • Bob Shibley.
    Shibley stepping down as dean
    12/8/22

    After a successful 11-year tenure leading the School of Architecture and Planning, Robert Shibley will resume his role as SUNY Distinguished Professor.

  • Nicolas Cuccinello.
    UB PhD student receives DOE research award
    12/8/22

    Nicholas Cucciniello will use the award to do thesis-related work at Los Alamos National Laboratory.

  • Stephen Santa-Ramirez.
    Scholar-activist looks at campus racial climates
    12/9/22

    GSE professor Stephen Santa-Ramirez works with students about their experiences of belonging — or the lack thereof — on their campuses.

  • UB students gathered around a table filled with Post-it Notes.
    UB ranked as a top undergrad school for entrepreneurship
    12/12/22

    Making its debut on the list, UB was ranked No. 8 in the Northeast and No. 48 nationwide in The Princeton Review’s 2023 annual ranking.

  • From left, NYS University Police Commissioner Mary Ritayik, Chief Bartolomei, Investigator Guy Harvey and President of the NYS University Police Chiefs Association Mark Depaull, during award ceremony.
    UB Police investigator recognized by SUNY
    12/12/22

    Guy Harvey was among members of SUNY police departments recently recognized for heroism and professional commitment to public safety.

  • Concept of mentoring featuring two heads facing each other, in one head is a light bulb and in the other is a sprouting plant.
    McVee, Qiao recognized for mentoring
    12/13/22

    The UB faculty members have been named recipients of the 2021-22 Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring Award.

  • A man lounges on an oversized beanbag seat in an outdoor park setting.
    Study explores how ‘me time’ affects social interaction
    12/13/22

    How you feel about social interaction on days when you spend more time alone depends on why you wanted to be alone, a UB study finds.

  • Robert Straubinger in the lab.
    Labs find key metabolic regulators of drug resistance in pancreatic cancer
    12/13/22

    The team found several therapeutic vulnerabilities of drug resistance that could be targeted to improve outcomes.

  • View of North Campus shows solar arrays along Audubon Parkway.
    On-site solar arrays fire up
    12/14/22

    The initiative is part of the university’s aggressive climate action plan goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2030.

  • Joseph Balthasar in the lab.
    Origins of new autoimmune drugs found in UB lab
    12/14/22

    A groundbreaking discovery by Joseph Balthasar’s research team has led to new treatments for autoimmunity.

  • Several rings made out of gel in two glass jars, placed side by side.
    New customizable scaffold could improve dental implant healing
    12/16/22

    Researchers have found that scaffolds loaded with strontium at any concentration stimulated wound healing.

  • From left, James Patterson and Shaun Dolac in the UB Bulls' locker room.
    ‘True brothers’ reflect on UB’s Camellia Bowl bid
    12/15/22

    Bulls linebackers James Patterson and Shaun Dolac spoke with UBNow about their friendship, the season and their time at UB. 

  • Three Christmas ornaments with the Covid-19 virus pictured on the front of each.
    COVID-19 and the holidays
    12/15/22

    UB experts weigh in on how to stay safe and healthy amid some increasingly concerning signs.

  • Zoom image: This photo of the Hayes Hall bell tower at sunrise taken by Douglas Levere is one of the memorable images of 2022 photographed by Levere and Meredith Forrest Kulwicki. Enjoy the collection!
    2022 in photos
    12/16/22

    Take a look back at UB's inaugural year as NYS's flagship through the lenses of University Communications photographers Douglas Levere and Meredith Forrest Kulwicki. 

  • Chitra Rajan, PhD, associate vice president for research advancement, at center, speaks with attendees at the Hydrogen workshop.
    Workshop focuses on hydrogen-based clean energy
    12/16/22

    Industry experts and researchers recently gathered at UB to evaluate opportunities and challenges in pursuing hydrogen as a form of clean energy. 

  • The seven-member relay runs around the track at UB Stadium carrying a torch.
    UB hosts torch relay for World University Games
    12/19/22
    UB hosted the games in July 1993,  including housing the games’ 5,000 participants in the Ellicott Complex.

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