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To design fog-free PPE, student researchers turn to lotus plant
9/15/23
A new study outlines how University at Buffalo students, with the help of a local high schooler, used the aquatic plant to create face shields for dentists.
National consortium on alcohol use in adolescents names UB expert to its board
9/14/23
Kenneth E. Leonard, PhD, director of the Clinical and Research Institute on Addictions, has been appointed to the Program Advisory Board of the National Consortium on Alcohol and Neurodevelopment in Adolescent-Adulthood.
People who used e-cigarettes before pregnancy were more likely to stop smoking than those using nicotine replacement therapy
9/12/23
Researchers have found that people using e-cigarettes before pregnancy were more likely than those using nicotine replacement therapy to abstain from smoking later in pregnancy.
After treatment with semaglutide, newly diagnosed Type 1 diabetes patients needed little or no insulin
9/6/23
Treating newly diagnosed Type 1 diabetes patients with semaglutide may drastically reduce or even eliminate their need for injected insulin.
UB’s Destination Dental School receives second award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine
9/1/23
This marks the second year that the program has received this award.
UB’s Dandona receives lifetime achievement award for research on low testosterone, diabetes and obesity
8/21/23
Dandona was recognized for his breadth of research on the connection between testosterone deficiency and the possible onset of Type 2 diabetes.
Big lift: Student researcher excels in the lab and in the gym
8/15/23
Until recently, most of what Panayotis Thanos, PhD, a University at Buffalo senior research scientist, knew about John Tyler was that he was a student researcher in his lab.
Two scholars receive prestigious NSF fellowships to study at UB
8/14/23
Karla Rosalia Sanchez Lievanos and Emmanuel M. Nsengiyumva will conduct research and outreach on ‘forever chemicals’ and carbon capture technology, respectively.
New therapeutic targets for endometriosis could be on the horizon
8/9/23
New research on the connection between endometrial lesions and pain in endometriosis could lead to new therapies for this chronic, painful and poorly understood condition.
Media Advisory: UB’s medical school holds its 177th White Coat Ceremony for the Class of 2027
8/3/23
The 184 students of the Class of 2027 of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo will receive their white coats on Friday, Aug. 5, beginning at 3 p.m. in Shea’s Buffalo Theatre, 650 Main St., Buffalo.