• Dental professor puts heart into treating patients with disabilities
    4/1/25

    To Dian Chin Kit-Wells, treating patients with disabilities is second nature, a heartfelt skill she has honed over more than two decades.

  • Leveraging AI to bridge health care gaps
    4/1/25

    Spanish professor is using AI to help students, and health care professionals, better serve Spanish-speaking patients with limited English proficiency.

  • Meet Anne Talkington
    3/31/25

    New faculty member examines how to make sure drugs are getting to their target site and that they’re doing what they're supposed to do.

  • Bringing psychedelic medicine into the curriculum
    3/31/25

    School of Nursing's Zoe Spyralatos was recently appointed a faculty fellow in the University Psychedelic Education Program.

  • Implications of the Signal app leak
    3/31/25

    Government officials’ blunder could erode voter confidence, says UB military policy expert Carla Martínez Machain.

  • CTSI awards community partnership grants
    3/28/25

    Projects will address food literacy initiatives in schools and research to combat early childhood lead poisoning.

  • Advancing workforce development in microelectronics
    3/28/25

    UB, SUNY Erie effort supports the Buffalo-Rochester-Syracuse region’s tech hub designation.

  • Encrypted messaging for military operations poses critical risks
    3/27/25

    School of Management faculty members weigh in on what the use of Signal and platforms like it means for global security.

  • Dig in! The benefits of eating chili during pregnancy
    3/27/25

    A UB study suggests that when consumed in chili during pregnancy, beans may help lower one’s risk for gestational diabetes.

  • NIDA director to give virtual talk
    3/27/25

    Volkow’s work demonstrating how addiction changes the brain was instrumental in changing perceptions of addiction to being seen as a disease that should be treated.

  • The importance of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics in pharmacy
    3/26/25

    Drug efficacy and safety are tied to a clear understanding of how the body processes medications.

  • UB Council enters new era under a new Jacobs
    3/26/25

    Jerry Jacobs Jr. takes reins as chair; Jerry Jacobs Sr. honored for his service.

     

  • Empowering the creative edge

    Last week’s "quiet" spring break also saw the UB Communicators Conference take place. This sixth annual professional development event brought together more than 200 UB communicators, marketers and enrollment managers under the theme "Courage to Inspire: Empowering the Creative Edge." The conference featured a keynote speaker, engaging breakout sessions, best practices presentations, and an awards ceremony.

    Published March 27, 2025

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Damar Hamlin visits UB

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin shared messages of kindness, courage and determination with UB and the Western New York community, closing out the 2025 Distinguished Speakers Series at UB’s Center for the Arts. In recognition of Hamlin’s mission to provide access to CPR/AED training to all, the UBMD CPR/AED Outreach Program and the American Heart Association hosted community members for quick and easy hands-only CPR training prior to the event. Read the full story

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