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  • A person sitting on the edge of a bed looks at a pill before taking it.
    Visiting physician to UB’s CIGBS examining clinical pharmacology intersection of HIV drugs, antidepressants
    2/2/24

    Waheed Adedeji will soon launch a clinical trial in Nigeria, exploring the pharmacokinetic interaction between the antidepressant fluoxetine and the antiviral drug Dolutegravir, which fights HIV. 

  • A Dental School volunteer and a young patient exchange a high-five after a successful exam.
    Media Advisory: UB Dental School and SUNY Erie Dental Hygiene School partner for ‘Give Kids a Smile’ Feb. 5
    2/1/24

    Student and faculty volunteers will provide oral health demonstrations and screenings to hundreds of children at Buffalo Museum of Science.

  • Nursing students working in the simulation lab.
    UB School of Nursing ranked No. 1 nationwide for online bachelor’s programs; engineering management rises among top 20
    2/7/24

    The rankings, from U.S. News & World Report, showcase the value of these inventive educational offerings.

  • UB logo.
    UB, You First Services complete air-sterilization project at Niagara Falls Memorial
    2/6/24

    The project, which included UB’s Center for Integrated Global Biomedical Sciences, aims to keep hospitals and schools clean from viruses, microbial growth.

  • Greetings in different languages.
    Study: Community-level language resources do not benefit immigrant men and women equally
    2/9/24

    Paper looks at language proficiency and employment outcomes from a wider angle than focusing exclusively on the individual.

  • A phage attacking a bacteria.
    UB researcher uncovering new phages to better understand their roles in oral health and disease
    2/13/24

    Three national grants allow for study of diversity of all viruses present in oral microbiome.

  • Zoom image: University at Buffalo chemist Luis Colón works with a student in his lab in UB's Natural Sciences Complex. Credit: Douglas Levere/University at Buffalo
    UB chemist Luis Colִón receives AAAS Lifetime Mentor Award
    2/13/24

    SUNY Distinguished Professor honored for longstanding commitment to increase diversity in chemical sciences. 

  • Professor in a conference room teaching a small group of students.
    UB joins federal government-led effort to boost AI safety
    2/14/24

    Researchers will help set standards and develop tools to ensure AI’s role for social good nationwide.

  • Voters walking into a polling location to cast their ballots.
    Study: Compulsory voting can reduce political polarization in the U.S.
    2/15/24

    Findings involve the novel repurposing of existing theoretical political models to show how a compulsory voting system could reduce the distance between the proposed policies of two major political parties.

  • Rare Disease day.
    UB’s medical and pharmacy schools to co-host Rare Disease Day event Feb. 29
    2/15/24

    Half-day symposium focuses on groundbreaking research, diagnosis and clinical care.

  • Concept of diversity.
    UB dental school receives prestigious diversity award from National Institutes of Health
    2/16/24

    Inaugural $100,000 prize only awarded to 10 universities throughout country.

  • UB artificial intelligence researcher Jinjun Xiong and two students examine potted plants growing inside a tent greenhouse with bright lights.
    AI-enhanced indoor farming takes root at the University at Buffalo
    2/20/24

    Project uses AI to monitor plant health and fine-tune LED lighting systems; could help with food insecurity and sustainability issues.

  • Jessie Poon and Ling Bian.
    UB geography professors named AAG fellows
    2/20/24

    Jessie Poon and Ling Bian are now fellows of the American Association of Geographers.

  • Artist Julia Bottoms is painting the mural in the Jacobs School.
    Media Advisory: Jacobs School to hold ribbon-cutting on Feb. 22 for ‘Celebration of Diversity’ mural
    2/20/24

    On Feb. 22, the atrium of the Jacobs School will be the site of a ribbon-cutting for the “Celebration of Diversity." 

  • L to R: Kerryann Koper standing at podium, Miranda Berkebile and Koulako Kaba are seated.
    Confronting gun violence: At MSU-UB Conference, students, faculty gathered with peers to reflect and advocate
    2/20/24

    A year after a mass shooting on the Michigan State University campus in East Lansing, its College of Human Medicine hosted the inaugural MSU-University at Buffalo Remembrance Conference. 

  • Jackson Hobble, engineering manager at Garwood Medical Devices, works in a high-tech lab.
    UB CMI funds eight faculty-industry manufacturing R&D projects
    2/20/24

    This year’s projects center on hydrogen production, anti-ice coatings for wind turbines, infectious biofilm resistant orthopedic implants, among others.

  • Part of tax form 1040 with the tip of a pen and part of a calculator.
    Media Advisory: UB provides free tax prep services to Western New Yorkers
    2/21/24

    The program has prepared more than 10,000 tax returns and brought nearly $13 million in tax refunds back to participants over the past eight years.

  • An older woman walking her dog in a waterfront park.
    New study suggests target steps per day for reduced risk of heart failure
    2/21/24

    Study published today in JAMA Cardiology reports that, on average, 3,600 steps per day at a normal pace was associated with a 26% lower risk of developing heart failure.

  • Overhead picture of four students plotting drone flying points on a large map projected on the floor on a lab.
    UB joins AI Alliance, a global group promoting safe artificial intelligence
    2/21/24

    Led by IBM, Meta and others, AI Alliance aims to accelerate responsible innovation in AI while ensuring trust, diversity and economic competitiveness.

  • Graphic of the interlocking UB logo in white lettering on a blue background.
    Statement from the Jacobs School regarding medical resident salaries
    2/21/24

    The Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at UB supports salary increases and improvements to the educational and working conditions for its medical residents.

  • L to R: Allison Brashear, Raul Vazquez, Toni Gaiter-Vazquez and Julia Bottoms at ribbon cutting in front of mural.
    Jacobs School welcomes its newest addition, the completed “Celebration of Diversity” mural
    2/22/24

    A ribbon-cutting ceremony Feb. 22 marked the completion of the massive, larger-than-life-sized “Celebration of Diversity” mural in the atrium of the Jacobs School.

  • Cover of Bruce Jackson's book titled Get Your Ass in the Water and Swim Like Me.
    SUNY Press publishes a new edition of classic work on African American toasts, predecessor of rap
    2/23/24

    Bruce Jackson's book on toasts has been called “A brilliant groundbreaking work in both the collection and analysis of African American oral culture. Indispensable.”

  • An image of a nanoliposome with the six different proteins attached to it. They're colored coded to indicated which is which.
    Study: ‘Hexaplex’ vaccine aims to boost flu protection
    2/23/24

    Tests show the recombinant vaccine outperforming existing vaccines in some areas.

  • Barry Smith.
    DOD, Intelligence Community adopt resource developed by UB ontologists
    2/28/24

    The Basic Formal Ontology provides controlled vocabularies whose common use by database and information systems allows information to be effectively combined, retrieved and analyzed.

  • Zoom image: David Heppner, Jere Solo Assistant Professor of medicinal chemistry, and Blessing Ogboo, a PhD student, are authors of a new study that proposes a streamlined approach to developing new cancer drugs. Photo: Douglas Levere/University at Buffalo
    Study proposes streamlined approach to developing cancer drugs
    2/28/24

    The findings suggest drug makers should focus more on where molecule fragments are linked together.

  • Two sets of new blades for wind turbines in a factory floor.
    UB TCIE secures $300,000 to support offshore wind industry in New York State
    2/27/24

    The award, from the state’s Offshore Wind Training Institute, will help boost awareness in renewable energy supply chain careers.

  • Calf Canyon Fire, May 2022.
    UB-led team awarded $750,000 NSF grant to study wildfire inequities
    2/28/24

    Project addresses emergency management disparities between wealthy, low-income groups.

  • A car at a hydrogen fueling station.
    UB engineering professor lands $1.5 million grant to create clean hydrogen
    2/29/24

    Haiqing Lin and his team of researchers were recently awarded $1.5 million for a two-year-long project that is scheduled to begin on April 1.

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