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  • Thomas Guttuso.
    Study: For long COVID, lithium aspartate at low doses is ineffective, but higher doses may be promising
    10/2/24

    At low doses, lithium aspartate is ineffective in treating the fatigue and brain fog that is often a persistent feature of long COVID. 

  • Zoom image: University at Buffalo PhD student Karla Ríos-Bonilla (left) and Diana Aga, director of the UB RENEW Institute, are authors on a study that assessed the mixture toxicity of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as forever chemicals. Photo: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki/University at Buffalo
    It all adds up: Study finds forever chemicals are more toxic as mixtures
    10/1/24

    The research also found that PFOA and PFOS are major contributors to toxicity 

  • Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Sept. 16, 2023.
    Study: Stigma legitimizes unpaid labor as therapy, even for those doing the work
    10/2/24

    Rehab workers in the study who engaged in broad stigmatizing tropes about addiction were more likely to believe the “work therapy” — as it’s called by the Salvation Army — was beneficial.

  • Zoom image: A total of 30,558 students are studying at UB for the fall 2024 semester. Photo: Douglas Levere
    UB tops 30,000 in fall enrollment for sixth straight year
    10/2/24

    Total enrollment stands at 30,558 and includes a record 9,372 graduate students.

  • Zoom image: Vincent Lynch, associate professor of biological sciences, analyzes animal genes to better understand human health. Photo: University at Buffalo
    UB expert Vincent Lynch says animal genes can help us understand human health
    10/2/24

    Evolutionary biologist joins Driven to Discover podcast to talk about his curiosity-driven research and why bringing back extinct species is a bad idea.

  • Zoom image: Photos of faculty identified as experts to speak on the cellphone bans in schools, surrounded by informational text and how to register for event discussing bans
    UB event to explore cellphone bans in schools, provide guidance for educators and parents
    10/3/24

    Oct. 10 event will explore the growing trend of banning cellphones in schools and its impact on students, educators and parents.

  • UB philosophy professor John Beverley.
    UB philosopher awarded $3.8 million NIH grant on aging and loneliness
    10/3/24

    Team will create a publicly accessible online resource to promote healthy aging at the intersection of solitude and the sense of connection older adults feel as they age. 

  • Concept of genetic research.
    Study: Canada and Australia making strides toward regulating predatory stem cell products
    10/3/24

    Oral biology professor documents their methods, hoping to replicate success in U.S. 

  • Author Ed Park.
    Pulitzer finalist, Buffalo native Ed Park in town for UB’s Exhibit X fiction series
    10/3/24

    A founding editor of The Believer and former literary editor of The Village Voice, Park will discuss his latest novel, “Same Bed Different Dreams,” as well as his forthcoming debut story collection, “An Oral History of Atlantis.

  • A satellite orbits earth with its solar panels extended.
    UB engineers tapped for U.S. Space Force solar power project
    10/4/24

    Researchers will co-develop new photovoltaics to boost space propulsion and power systems.

  • "Nick" Hopkins received the Norton medal in 2029.
    UB, the Jacobs School and the Buffalo medical community mourn the loss of renowned neurosurgeon L. Nelson “Nick” Hopkins
    10/7/24

    L. Nelson “Nick” Hopkins, MD, SUNY Distinguished Professor and a neurosurgeon best known for changing the way stroke patients are treated, died Oct. 5. He was 81.

  • Concept of global health threat featuring a caution/attention symbol, large virus molecules, a map of the world and figures dressed in hazmet suits.
    SUNY Global Health Institute and Wadsworth Center to create the NYS Global Health Interface Platform
    10/7/24

    Partnership will provide training for future public health professionals and strengthen international grant opportunities.

  • Parotid gland and duct xray 3D rendering.
    Oral biology, biochemistry professors receive $2.2 million grant to find ways to repair salivary glands
    10/8/24

    Research, funded by NIH, focuses on stem cells to regenerate damaged glands.

  • Exterior view of the Pharmacy Building.
    Donald Mager receives prestigious lifetime award from International Society of Pharmacometrics
    10/9/24

    A research leader in systems pharmacology and pharmacodynamics, Mager will be recognized  Sunday, Nov. 10, during the 2024 American Conference on Pharmacometrics at the Arizona Grand Resort and Spa in Phoenix.

  • Diana Aga.
    College of Arts and Sciences to highlight Diana Aga’s pollution research at first Spotlight Symposia Series
    10/9/24

    Annual symposium will honor one faculty member by inviting researchers from their field to campus.

  • A 1937 map of Buffalo, NY with redlined neighborhoods.
    JAMA study: Living in a redlined neighborhood in 1940 was a risk factor for premature death
    10/9/24

    People living in redlined neighborhoods in 1940 didn’t live as long as those living in neighborhoods with access to credit and home loans.

  • Aerial view of North Campus at UB.
    Media Advisory: UB President Tripathi to deliver annual State of the University address Oct. 11
    10/10/24

    Tripathi will highlight the significant progress UB — New York’s flagship university — has made in the past year.

  • UB faculty member Karthik Dantu, who teaches in the UB Master of Science Program in AI, speaks to students in a lab while holding a drone.
    Enrollment surges in AI master’s degree program at UB
    10/15/24

    Growth spurred by interest in AI, investments in faculty and computing infrastructure, including $400 million Empire AI consortium.

  • Dentistry Smiles on Vets event.
    Media Advisory: UB School of Dental Medicine to host day of free dental care for veterans
    10/9/24

    Ninth annual Dentistry Smiles on Veterans Program gives back to those who have served their country.

  • Concept of safe cannabis use: a green traffic light with a cannabis leaf displayed.
    Researchers show why cannabis policies should shift to a harm reduction, health promotion approach
    10/23/24

    A paper published today explains why there needs to be a shift in cannabis policies to a public health approach as opposed to the prevailing, more punitive approach that pushes abstinence instead of public education. 

  • Concept of a rodent using sound to enhance its sense of smell.
    â€Use the force,’ Mickey: Study suggests that â€Jedi’ rodents remotely move matter using sound to enhance their sense of smell
    10/11/24

    It’s so far off the scale of what we know … it almost seems like magic,’ says University at Buffalo researcher Eduardo Mercado III.

  • Zoom image: The Brittany Murchie Mulla Sports Performance Center on UB's North Campus is a state-of-the-art-facility that will serve all Bulls student-athletes. Photo: Douglas Levere
    Media Advisory: UB to hold grand opening Thursday for Brittany Murchie Mulla Sports Performance Center
    10/15/24

    12,000-square-foot facility on UB’s North Campus will serve student-athletes on all the Bulls’ 14 teams.

  • Zoom image: Screenshot of the virtual reality app called "Trauma-Informed Spaces," developed by the UB School of Social Work.
    UB School of Social Work set to unveil a first-of-its-kind VR app
    10/15/24

    “Trauma-Informed Spaces” is an immersive VR experience that explores how trauma-informed principles can be integrated into an agency setting.

  • Nikhil Satchidanand PhD stands next to workout equipment in the new UB Aging and Resilience Research Center located on The Brothers of Mercy Wellness Campus in Clarence, NY.
    What’s the secret to resilient aging? Innovative UB center aims to find out
    10/16/24

    UB's new Aging and Resilience Research Center on The Brothers of Mercy Wellness Campus in Clarence, N.Y.  is dedicated to identifying the factors that contribute to healthy, resilient aging.

  • How climate change may affect addiction recovery
    10/16/24

    Elizabeth Bowen, associate professor in the School of Social Work, is the first researcher to explore how climate change may affect individuals who are recovering from addiction.

  • Zoom image: University at Buffalo Department of Psychology faculty (from left) Kenneth DeMarree, Micheal Dent, Peter Pfordresher and John Roberts have been named fellows of the Association for Psychological Science. Photo: University at Buffalo
    Four UB psychology professors named APS fellows
    10/16/24

    Kenneth DeMarre, Micheal Dent, Peter Pfordresher and John Roberts were recognized for enduring contributions to the science of psychology.

  • Amanda Nickerson standing outside looking at camera.
    Ensuring school safety: UB expert speaks on New York State’s new school lockdown drills
    10/16/24

    Spotlight is on balancing effective emergency preparedness with students’ psychological well-being, says UB's Amanda Nickerson.

  • A graphic illustration showing DNA coding on one side and two pieces of dried wheat grass.
    Why do we love carbs? The origins predate agriculture and maybe even our split from Neanderthals
    10/17/24

    Study co-led by UB finds the gene for starch-digesting saliva may have first duplicated more than 800,000 years ago, seeding the genetic variation that shapes our modern diet.

  • About 20 UB alumni stand onstage together at the Forbes Theater in Buffalo.
    University at Buffalo honors 20 distinguished alumni
    10/21/24

    The Capen Award was presented jointly to Gregory Bauer, BS ’82, and Joanne Bauer, BS ’82. 

  • Jinjun Xiong stands with two stoods looking at plants in a greenhouse being monitored by AI.
    UB CMI funds six faculty-industry manufacturing R&D projects
    10/21/24

    Projects range from health care and agriculture to new battery technology and superconductors.

  • Image of people sitting at a big table collaborating on research ideas and topics.
    UB’s work on lead poisoning in Buffalo, other health disparities focus of Wednesday morning event
    10/22/24

    Third annual Research Day highlights importance of health disparities research

  • Shambhu Upadhyaya, Sreyasee Das Bhattacharjee, Wenyao Xu and Wooksoo Kim, pictured together in Davis Hall.
    UB launching new summer STEM program for refugee and underprivileged teens in Buffalo
    10/24/24

    NSF $1 million grant funds 3-year program that focuses on emerging technologies.

  • Concept of caring for the brain, two hands cradle a brain.
    Severe MS: Researchers report findings from some of the first studies conducted on patients with this rare form of the disease
    10/23/24

    UB research that is investigating what causes some people with multiple sclerosis to experience severe and aggressive disease is beginning to shed light on how their disease differs from those with mild to moderate MS. 

  • The images above show neuromuscular junctions in a control group (left images), a group with a sciatic injury (middle images), and a group with a sciatic injury where NANOG was expressed. The green shows presynaptic axons and synaptic vesicles; the red shows postsynaptic acetylcholine receptors (AChRs); and the yellow shows regions of overlap between the two. The asterisks indicate multiple innervations, and the arrows show areas of poor reinnervation. Credit: University at Buffalo.
    Gene named for mythical Irish land could aid muscle function after traumatic nerve injuries
    10/24/24

    Research study could lead to new therapies for people who suffer nerve injuries following auto accidents, gunshots.

  • Photo of Jerry Kaufman.
    Event aims to strengthen Buffalo’s support for equitable urban agriculture
    10/24/24

    Oct. 29 event at UB will honor the late planning ethics pioneer Jerry Kaufman, while building support for equitable urban agriculture policy in Buffalo.

  • Zoom image: Diana Aga, director of the UB RENEW Institute, is the inaugural honoree of the College of Arts and Sciences' Spotlight Symposia Series.
    Media Advisory: UB to spotlight Diana Aga’s forever chemical research at new symposium
    10/24/24

    Friday event at Center for the Arts to include keynote address and performance.  

  • Aerial view of Squire Hall.
    UB’s dental school names Grace De Souza as new chair of restorative dentistry
    10/28/24

    Professor in the Department of Comprehensive Dentistry at the University of Louisville School of Dentistry, will join UB School of Dental Medicine Jan. 2. 

  • Art in the Open graphic.
    UB Center for the Arts Presents Art in the Open
    10/25/24

    Annual event showcases university artists and invites the community to explore where art is made and experienced at UB.

  • Zoom image: Jon Spielman, adjunct instructor in the Department of Architecture, leads a section of ARC 101, the first-year architecture studio. For the first time at UB, the studio has enrolled more women than men, a trend in line with what's happening at other architecture schools across the country. Photo: Douglas Levere
    First-year architecture studio at UB is changing the narrative on women in architecture
    10/28/24

    For the first time in the school’s more than 50-year history, ARC 101, which serves as the entry point for the architecture program, has more females than males.

  • UB mascot Victor E. Bull cheers on staff riding bicycles on campus.
    UB recognized as bicycle-friendly university
    10/29/24

    The League of American Bicyclists honored the University at Buffalo with a silver-level Bicycle Friendly University Award in recognition of the institution’s achievements in promoting and enabling safe, accessible bicycling on campus.

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