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UB researchers look to improve the WIC shopping experience
6/1/21
Study is among the first to examine both barriers to and possible strategies for WIC shopping. Researchers have also partnered with Tops Markets on a pilot project to test out “bundling” of WIC items.
Multilingual and mental health staff needed to offset trauma experienced by refugees, displaced students
6/2/21
The UB researchers also recommend schools implement alternatives to standardized tests for resettled students, develop new policies to confront sexual trauma, and provide support to school staff.
UB forensic dentist pens sequel to award-winning crime novel
6/8/21
UB professor Mary Bush, a forensic dentist who has helped analyze prominent criminal investigations, published her second crime fiction novel, “The Secrets We Bury,” on June 2.
The key to landing a job after college? Internships, study abroad, undergrad research and more
6/2/21
College students who engaged in four or more high-impact practices have a 70% chance of either enrolling in graduate school or finding a full-time job after graduating with a bachelor’s degree, finds a UB study.
Study: Cystic fibrosis center prioritized screening for depression and anxiety
6/3/21
Researchers at the Cystic Fibrosis Center of Western New York at UB and Oishei Children's Hospital have developed an efficient screening tool for anxiety and depression in cystic fibrosis patients and their caregivers.
Tackling vaccine hesitancy in 15 languages
6/7/21
UB's Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI), the International Institute of Buffalo and the Erie County Department of Health collaborated on creating a downloadable infographic available in 15 languages.
Bloch symposium to explore how data drives innovation and discovery
6/4/21
Master class of world experts show how a data-informed community can address climate change, public health and other pressing societal challenges.
As MemoryFox pivots business, UB and others invest
6/7/21
The company helps nonprofits gather community-generated content to build engagement and raise funds.
UB providing dental care to WNY patients with disabilities through early July
6/10/21
To deliver crucial dental treatment to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, the UB School of Dental Medicine has partnered with Arc of Genesee Orleans to provide care to patients with disabilities in Western New York throughout the summer.
UB receives NEH grant to assist veterans in creating meaningful belonging
6/11/21
Grant is part of a program that uses the humanities as channels for veterans to think more deeply about issues raised by their military service and the experience of war.
Amid COVID-19, UB researchers improve air safety for BPO
6/11/21
The work concluded the protocols employed by the BPO were effective in containing the aerosols emitted by the musicians.
Six UB researchers receive prestigious early-career grants totaling nearly $3.5 million
6/14/21
Federally funded projects aim to advance research and education in climate science and mitigation, the design of ‘robot swarms,’ methods for computational modeling of solar energy materials, and more
UB unveils James Joyce mural in downtown Buffalo, plans creation of Joyce museum
6/14/21
The mural, which arrives ahead of the 100th anniversary of Joyce’s landmark book “Ulysses,” is part of a broader fundraising campaign and initiative to raise awareness of the UB James Joyce Collection.
Teens from 23 WNY school districts to advocate for school reform during virtual forum
6/15/21
The students developed their policy recommendations through the Western New York Youth Alliance for Education, an initiative of the UB Graduate School of Education.
As COVID-19 restrictions lift across the state, UB scientists find the highly transmissible delta variant in Erie County
6/16/21
UB scientists doing genomic sequencing of COVID-19 samples report that the delta variant of the coronavirus has been detected in Erie County.
Sexual violence raises e-cigarette use among sexual minority teens, but not heterosexual peers
6/16/21
The findings suggest the need for improved school-based mental health and substance use interventions for victims of sexual violence who are also sexual minorities.
These sea anemones have a diverse diet. And they eat ants
6/23/21
A study describes the gut contents of giant plumose anemones off the coast of the state of Washington.
In lonely desert landscapes, hunting for clues about pyroclastic surges
6/21/21
How do these destructive phenomena — consisting of fast-flowing gas and ash — move across complex terrain?
UB accepts first class to pipeline program designed to increase diversity in dentistry
6/18/21
Destination Dental School provides participants with an understanding of the day-to-day life of a dentist and dental student, helps strengthen their dental school applications, and develops their skills as researchers.
Drug dosage for children could be improved with new method under development
6/25/21
A UB-led team of researchers developed a mathematical equation that helps better simulate the impact of drug dosage on children by age, weight and sex.
With $1.7 million grant, UB will expand alcoholism research training program
6/24/21
At a time when alcoholism is on the rise, the NIAAA grant allows UB to train pre-doctoral students in addition to postdocs.
New book explores how poison shaped medieval Chinese medicine and culture
6/28/21
UB history professor Yan Liu probes the history of Chinese medicine through its medicinal substances to tell a previously unwritten story of the value poison acquired in Chinese medicine and culture.
UB’s Paras Prasad receives prestigious IEEE award
6/29/21
The honor recognizes Prasad’s groundbreaking contributions to the development of multiphoton materials and technologies.