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Team Alice, UB鈥檚 study of medication harm in older adults, receives $1.95 million national grant
11/15/23
Funding to support interdisciplinary research into older patients’ journey throughout health care system
For spotting deepfakes, journalists turn to AI expert Siwei Lyu
11/15/23
With next year’s presidential election and the emergence of tools like ChatGPT, Lyu's role as a deepfake detective will likely continue to grow.
UB researcher receives $2.7 million grant to explore social media links with inflammation, depression
11/10/23
The National Institutes of Health estimates that chronic inflammation contributes to more than half of deaths worldwide, including those related to mental illnesses, such as depression.
Study isolates factors showing how conservatives and liberals differ in support of science
10/6/23
Researchers hope the findings are useful for people who care about science and wish to improve public acceptance of science.
A student鈥檚 journey from Kashmir to Buffalo to study food systems planning
9/15/23
Insha Akram’s pursuit of higher education is especially remarkable given the intertwined structural barriers that pervade life in a protracted conflict setting.
UB announces lineup for 2023-24 Distinguished Speakers Series
9/5/23
Speakers include "Jeopardy!" champion Amy Schneider, journalist Nicholas Thompson and legal scholar Nita Farahany, author Heather McGhee, and poet Amanda Gorman.
First-place Social Impact Fellows team helps connect refugees with critical resources
8/17/23
Prize money will allow Journey’s End Refugee Services to implement the UB team’s standout project.
UB social worker receives $150,000 NIH award to advance a support program for pregnant and new moms
8/4/23
While cycles of trauma often intersect with a woman’s childbearing years, pregnancy is an opportune time to intervene. But screening and treating PTSD are rarely done during the prenatal period.
Diane Elze honored as an NASW Social Work Pioneer
7/26/23
Throughout her 45-year career as a clinician, advocate, educator and researcher, Elze has made enduring contributions in support of LGBTQ+ youth.
UB launches graduate degree in global health and international development
7/25/23
The intensively interdisciplinary program is designed to address widening gaps in human health globally through the socioeconomic, environmental and geopolitical arenas of international development.