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  • Multipronged approach needed to stem synthetic opioid deaths
    7/11/24

    Pharmacy professor Edward Bednarczyk discusses an online training program for prescribers and other efforts.

  • UB sleep expert offers 5 tips for a better night’s rest
    1/22/24

    Carleara Weiss says improved sleep can have emotional, physical and mental health benefits.

  • Most expensive winter storm damage largely preventable
    1/19/24

    While blizzards are inescapable, UB expert Michel Bruneau offers suggestions to help make snowstorms a day off rather than a disaster.

  • UB launches center to find treatments for FOXG1 syndrome
    1/19/24

    The research will be led by biologists Soo-Kyung and Jae Lee, whose daughter has the rare neurological disorder.

  • Health disparities at beginning of life focus of UB study
    1/18/24

    The study aims to fill a gap by looking at socioeconomic, racial and ethnic disparities in children’s health and development from birth through the first year.

  • New deepfake detector designed to be less biased
    1/18/24

    With facial recognition performing worse on certain races and genders, algorithms developed at UB close the gap.

  • PhD student publishes guide to teaching Black history
    1/17/24

    The text for elementary students by Dawnavyn James promotes teaching Black history beyond one month a year.

  • UB startup to develop blood test for brain aneurysms
    1/16/24

    $2.9 million from the NIH was awarded to Neurovascular Diagnostics, founded by several UB faculty members.

  • ‘Trusted’ UB nurses offer New Year’s resolutions
    1/12/24

    Nursing faculty members suggest ways to achieve happier, healthier living in the new year.

  • A look at ‘Back to Basics’ plan for literacy
    1/12/24

    GSE researcher John Strong shares his insights on Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposal to address the decline in literacy in NYS.

  • New book explores magic, witchcraft
    1/11/24

    UB cultural anthropologist Phillips Stevens Jr. says magic and witchcraft help explain what it means to be human.