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  • A Protein's Role in Helping Cells Repair DNA Damage
    11/1/12
    In a new study, University at Buffalo scientists describe the role that a protein called TFIIB plays in helping cells repair DNA damage, a critical function for preventing the growth of tumors.
  • UB School of Public Health Names Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Diversity
    10/29/12
    Jeffrey Miecznikowski, PhD, associate professor in the University at Buffalo Department of Biostatistics has been named associate dean for faculty affairs and diversity of the School of Public Health and Health Professions (SPHHP).
  • UB Experts Available to Discuss Hurricane Sandy
    10/29/12
    University at Buffalo faculty members are available to discuss challenges relating to the arrival of Hurricane Sandy on the East Coast, including threats to buildings, infrastructure and water supplies.
  • UB on Course to Address the Nursing Shortage in WNY
    10/25/12
    The University at Buffalo School of Nursing was recently awarded a $695,000 U.S. Health Resources and Service (HRSA) Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship (AENT) grant for the purpose of increasing the number of advanced education nurses trained to practice as primary care providers and/or as nursing faculty
  • UB Researchers to Develop Communication Strategies to Improve Lives of Mothers, Infants in WNY
    10/23/12
    Significant change can stem from a small adjustment. In the case of infant and mother mortality in Buffalo, improving communication can save lives.
  • Lactation Protein Suppresses Tumors and Metastasis in Breast Cancer, UB and Princeton Scientists Discover
    10/23/12
    A protein that is necessary for lactation in mammals inhibits the critical cellular transition that is an early indicator of breast cancer and metastasis, according to research conducted at the University at Buffalo and Princeton University and highlighted as the cover paper in November issue of Nature Cell Biology.
  • UB's Willer Receives North American Brain Injury Society Research Award
    10/18/12
    University at Buffalo Professor of Psychiatry Barry S. Willer, PhD, is the recipient of the North American Brain Injury Society (NABIS) research award. It was presented to Willer last month at the annual meeting of the organization in Miami, at which he gave a keynote address.
  • UB Neurologists to Discuss New Research and Treatments at "Brains & Gains," a Free, Public Program
    10/15/12
    Alzheimer's disease, autism, Parkinson's disease and multiple sclerosis are among the topics to be discussed at "Brains & Gains," a free, public event that will be held Saturday, Oct. 20, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Center for Tomorrow on the University at Buffalo's North Campus.
  • Labor or Love?
    10/15/12
    The University at Buffalo Law School's 2012 James McCormick Mitchell Lecture will explore the legal and social challenges of providing personal and medical care for the elderly and the disabled -- a topic of current relevance for health care, social security, welfare, and employment law reform. The free event will take place Oct. 19 at 2 pm on UB's North Campus; it is open to the public.
  • Obese Teen Boys Have Up to 50 Percent Less Testosterone than Lean Boys, UB Study Finds
    10/12/12
    A study by the University at Buffalo shows for the first time that obese males ages 14 to 20 have up to 50 percent less total testosterone than do normal males of the same age, significantly increasing their potential to be impotent and infertile as adults.