10 - University at Buffalo

Is Price departure good for health IT?
10/2/17
The move away from fee for service is not going to go away, Nancy Nielsen tells Politico.
Young immigrants are rushing to renew paperwork before Trump kicks them out
10/2/17
Nicole Hallett tells Vice that there was only a month between Trump's announcement that DACA would end and the deadline to renew paperwork for work permits.
Will Trump Twitter vent spur donations for Puerto Rico?
10/1/17
USA Today reports on an increase in charitable donations to Puerto Rico after President Trump targeted San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz in a Twitter tirade and interviews David Schmid, who said Trump’s outburst could become a catalyst for giving.
Doctors say the GOP’s anti-abortion campaign is based on pseudoscience
10/4/17
Gretchen Ely tells Mic that Congress' bill is a tactic to decrease access to abortion without overtly overturning Roe v. Wade.
Lawyer takes on Google, Facebook, Twitter over terror videos
10/6/17
Fox News talks to Mark Bartholomew about a lawyer who is trying to make tech giants like Facebook, Twitter and Google liable for allegedly providing “material support” to followers of terror groups who commit mass murder.
Residents and fellows among bright spots in dynamic WNY health care
10/7/17
An article in the Buffalo News titled "Doctor Reinforcements" provides an in-depth look at how UB's medical residents and fellows boost health care in Western New York.
National health leader sees great promise in new UB medical school
10/6/17
An article in the Buffalo News covered the visit to UB of a top leader of the nation's largest health promotion foundation.
UB medical school's move downtown to address physician shortage
10/19/17
In a segment on Capitol Pressroom, Michael Cain, vice president for health sciences and dean of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, was interviewed about the construction of the school’s new building downtown and the 25 percent increase in enrollment in the school this year to help address the regional and national physician shortage.
With many goals ahead, no end in sight for Tripathi as president for UB
10/6/17
An article in Business First interviews UB President Satish K. Tripathi about major milestones he is approaching at UB that will be defining traits of his tenure, including the new Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences building, the plan to increase enrollment to about 31,000 students and the university’s steady climb in the rankings.
UB professor discusses how to best guard online information
10/23/17
An article in WalletHub concerning which states are most vulnerable to identity theft and fraud, and how to avoid being hacked, quotes UB computer science professor Shambhu Upadhyaya.
UB plans to launch huge fundraising campaign next spring
10/6/17
An article in the Buffalo News about Friday’s State of the University address by UB President Satish K. Tripathi reports the university will launch a fundraising campaign in the spring.
DACA decision a concern to WNY college presidents
9/28/17
An article in Business First about concerns local college leaders have about President Trump’s immigration stance and his efforts to pull the plug on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program – or DACA – looks at the reaction of several local college presidents with international roots and reports that Satish K. Tripathi grew up in a small Indian village.
First phase of UB dental school renovation complete
6/27/17
An article in the Buffalo News reports the UB School of Dental Medicine has completed the first phase of a $25 million renovation of its pre-clinical simulation center and patient clinics, the school’s first major renovation in 30 years, and article quotes UB President Satish K. Tripath.
UB medical school program aids asylum seekers in Buffalo
10/24/17
A WBFO-FM story covered a UB medical school program, a collaboration with Physicians for Human Rights, to train health care providers in physical, gynecological and psychological forensic evaluation for asylum seekers in Buffalo.
Breast cancer drug developed by UB professor moves closer to clinical trials
10/24/17
WBFO-FM reported on For-Robin, a UB startup company that is showing strong progress in developing a new and effective cancer treatment that it hopes to begin testing in humans.
Disney, Pixar films can be a springboard to talk to kids about death, UB study finds
10/26/17
The Guardian reports on a study led by UB's Kelly Tenzek, which finds that emotional films by these two studios can help caregivers have difficult conversations with children.
How — and Why — Steel Wool Burns
10/26/17
Live Science interviews UB chemist Jason Benedict in a story titled, “Here's How Steel Wool Burns (and Why It Looks Like the Death of Krypton).”
A new vaccine for pneumonia?
10/26/17
New Atlas reports that a new vaccine UB researchers are developing could save lives by targeting dozens of new strains of pneumonia.
How satellites can help us conserve water
10/13/17
Vice Impact published a Q&A with UB's Estelle Chaussard, who describes how satellites can be used to monitor precious underground water reserves.
UB medical school professor comments on Trump's declaration about the opioid epidemic
10/27/17
Articles in TIME Magazine and Salon about President Trump’s declaration that the opioid crisis is a public health emergency quote Richard Blondell, professor and vice chair for addiction medicine in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
The way people value companies is woefully outdated, UB management expert says
10/27/17
Bloomberg Radio interviews UB's Feng Gu in a 25-minute segment titled, "Everything You Know About How to Value a Stock Might Be Wrong."
UB water researcher engages Michigan residents in citizen science
10/26/17
WCMU Radio reports on research by UB hydrology expert Chris Lowry, who is enlisting citizens to help create forecasts of river conditions.
Asian carp report co-authored by UB expert
10/31/17
The Buffalo News reports that UB's Helen Domske helped develop a report on the life, behavior and ecosystem impacts of invasive Asian carp.
Tripathi lobbies for 'dreamers' as Ryan gives them new hope
10/26/17
An article in the Buffalo News reports UB President Satish K. Tripathi traveled to Washington, D.C., with SUNY Chancellor Kristina Johnson, academic colleagues, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and other lawmakers on Wednesday to push for a bill that would allow 800,000 undocumented aliens – “dreamers” – who came to the U.S. as children to stay here.