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    GLP-1RA medications for Type 2 diabetes and obesity may lower risk of acute pancreatitis
    6/1/24

    GLP-1RA medications, such as those with brand names of Ozempic and Victoza,  don’t put patients with a history of pancreatitis at increased risk for pancreatitis, and they may actually lower their risk.

  • Andreas Stavridis, right, and a UB student stand under a shake table.
    Media Advisory: Earthquake simulations to test masonry buildings common in NYC, nationwide
    6/4/24

    There are more than 800,000 masontry buildings in New York State, and the test results will help officials improve building codes.

  • Zoom image: Students from the University of Puerto Rico at Cayey work at the University at Buffalo during the summer of 2022 as part of a Sloan Foundation grant. Photo: Douglas Levere/University at Buffalo
    UB’s graduate pathways for Puerto Rican STEM students expand with $500,000 grant
    6/5/24

    The summer research partnership with University of Puerto Rico at Cayey will now include Texas A&M and Inter American University of Puerto Rico.

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    Most stem cells die after being injected into the brain. This new technique could change that.
    6/5/24

    Research team uses shear-thinning hydrogels instead of saline solution; could lead to new therapies for MS, other neurological diseases.

  • Illustration of an AI computer chip with neon lights.
    UB, Buffalo hosts leading international AI conference
    6/10/24

    Scholars from around the world discuss cutting-edge research, with the common theme of social media.

  • A younger Black woman being comfortaed by an adult.
    Study: Exposure to firearm violence is cumulative, affects the functional health of Black Americans
    6/11/24

    “It’s a public health crisis that’s not limited to homicides,” says UB researcher.

  • Zoom image: Jonathan Navarro-Ramos tours a flooded American University of Sharjah campus in April following unprecedented rainfall that hit the United Arab Emirates shortly after he arrived in the country. Photo: Jonathan Navarro-Ramos
    UB RENEW students travel abroad for global view of climate-resilient buildings
    6/11/24

    Institute's NSF-funded project gives graduate students international research experience.

  • Stephen Aszkler pictured in a dentist office setting.
    At age 81, UB professor still launching orthodontic residents into careers
    6/11/24

    Orthodontics Department creates award in Stephen Aszkler’s name, celebrating service and commitment.

  • Zoom image: Soo-Kyung and Jae Lee are the co-lead authors of a new study that suggests a promising viral gene therapy for FOXG1 syndrome, a severe neurodevelopmental disorder. Photo: Douglas Levere/University at Buffalo
    Study suggests promising gene therapy for FOXG1 syndrome
    6/12/24

    UB-led team shows treatment reverses brain abnormalities in mice, a step toward human clinical trials.

  • Esteban Quiceno is standing in a lab holding a skeleton of the spine.
    UB Neurosurgery is one of a handful of programs in the U.S. to receive a prestigious NREF grant
    6/13/24

    The Department of Neurosurgery has, for the first time, been awarded a clinical fellowship grant from the Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation (NREF). 

  • Small figures holding up a ladder that others climb, concept of educational equity.
    Study examines educational and career disparities among minoritized students
    6/13/24

    Work provides insights into strategies to help students from underrepresented groups succeed academically and in their careers.

  • Zoom image: (Left to right) Adam Grodek, Sean Bennett and Kevin Cullinan observe emerald shiner minnows swim in an experimental flume. These observations were the basis for the Freedom Park fishway. Photo: Douglas Levere/University at Buffalo
    Seawall baffles — and AI — help emerald shiners swim to Lake Erie
    6/14/24

    Researchers’ experimental flume and object detection model inform ongoing construction of Niagara River fishway.

  • An image of Park Hall, framed by a budding tree.
    UB’s Department of Sociology is now the Department of Sociology and Criminology
    6/13/24

    The new name better represents the programs, degrees, faculty and students within the existing department.

  • Zoom image: Haeun Lee won a billboard design competition conducted through the UB Curriculum course “American Diversity and Design.” Photo: Douglas Levere
    UB student’s billboard encourages people to embrace their differences
    6/18/24

    “One heart, one temperature” has been installed on Kensington Avenue through a partnership with Lamar Advertising.

  • An instructor holding a mic lectures a dental class.
    Dental School helps prepare future students for success in weeklong, hands-on program
    6/18/24

    College students and bachelor degree recipients interested in dentistry will have the chance to learn the intricacies of the profession during the fourth annual (DDS) June 23-27.

  • Guns and ammunition surrounding a notepad and pen.
    UB researcher looks for root causes of mass shootings present in 55 years of statements from perpetrators
    6/20/24

    Study demonstrates that shooters’ grievances are classifiable and can be mapped onto existing communication theory in ways that suggest a degree of predictability, explanation and control.

  • A list of long covid symptoms.
    Study: Researchers use big data to establish long COVID subtypes based on more than 250,000 VA patients
    6/22/24

    Data-driven long COVID definition will help support public health initiatives while providing clinicians with a more nuanced basis for screening and diagnosis.

  • Graphic displaying different types of drugs and alcohol, each within connected hexagon shapes.
    Jacobs School to host international conference of the Alcohol and Drugs History Society
    6/21/24

    Knowing and sharing this history can help us from repeating patterns that have caused a lot of harm, says UB's David Herzberg.

  • Concept of gender-affirming care featuring a stethoscope and hearts in gender flag colors.
    UB medical students are making it easier to find gender-affirming care in Buffalo
    6/22/24

    Gender-affirming health care is easier to access in Western New York, thanks to a new webpage developed by UB medical students working with local clinicians. 

  • NSF CAREER award logo.
    Eight UB researchers awarded over $4.7 million in NSF CAREER awards
    6/24/24

    Projects to focus on AI algorithms, wastewater monitoring, air pollution, power grids and more.

  • Souma Chowhury stands in front of a white board covered with words and equations.
    Study: AI could remediate future power outages
    6/25/24

    University at Buffalo engineers, partners create model to make nation’s grid more resilient amid extreme weather, projected spikes in demand.

  • Zoom image: The exterior designs for the interim fleet of twenty 40-foot Gillig transit buses that will maintain UB Stampede’s continuity of service until the electric buses arrive in fall 2025.
    UB enters new 10-year contract for Stampede bus service, decreases carbon emissions
    6/25/24

    The goal is to have 40% of the fleet comprised of electric vehicles over the first two years of the contract, resulting in nearly 90% lower carbon emissions than diesel buses.

  • A tool created to simulate bite marks.
    Tools of dental professor’s bitemark research included in Smithsonian exhibition
    6/27/24

    ‘Forensic Science on Trial,' highlights evolution of science used in criminal trials through the centuries.

  • Headshot of Moriah Martindale with NFL Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative logo.
    Jacobs School student: Working with the Bills this summer will be a ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’
    6/26/24

    Moriah Martindale is one of just 21 medical students nationwide who were chosen to participate in the third year of the , 

  • Zoom image: An example of ChatGPT's analysis of deepfake images. The large language model was less accurate than state-of-the-art deepfake detectors, but impressed researchers with its ability to explain its analysis in plain language. Credit: University at Buffalo
    Is ChatGPT the key to stopping deepfakes?
    6/27/24

    Language models perform below state-of-the-art detectors, but their ability to explain their analysis holds promise.

  • Rendering of a porous ICOF crystal.
    Tiny and tunable: Porous crystals excel at recognizing molecules
    6/28/24

    Potential applications of the new materials include industrial gas separation, sensing and catalysis.

  • Allison Brashear, wearing a red blazer, is in the medical school atrium.
    Jacobs School dean is appointed to the AAMC board of directors
    6/28/24

    Allison Brashear, MD, vice president for health sciences and dean of the Jacobs School, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Association for American Medical Colleges (AAMC). 

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