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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.

  • Conveying research through imagery
    4/13/23

    The new Art of Research competition encourages grad students and postdocs to present the inherent beauty of their scholarship through original images.

  • Global burden of Type 1 diabetes still high
    4/13/23

    Despite advances in recent years, the global burden of the disease remains high, a Lancet overview authored by a UB researcher has found.

  • Resident takes first place in cardiology innovation competition
    4/11/23

    Angela Khidhir’s winning device, the StressVest, improves the accuracy of echocardiography.

  • Residual emissions critical to fighting climate change
    4/11/23

    UB researcher Holly Jean Buck argues that better knowledge of these often-overlooked emissions is essential to achieving net-zero.

  • How QAnon went from fringe to mainstream on Twitter
    4/10/23

    The journey represents an evolution that arrived by tapping into an interconnected media system, says UB researcher Yini Zhang.

  • UB environmental historian featured in PBS documentary
    4/10/23

    Adam Rome is among the experts interviewed in the film about solar energy pioneer Mária Telkes.

  • Exploring impacts on health literacy
    4/7/23

    A panel of experts from the community and UB discussed the effects of language, messaging and AI at the CTSI Annual Forum.

  • Furthering work on genetic brain disorder
    4/6/23

    UB biologist Soo-Kyung Lee has been awarded a $1.5 million grant to study gene therapy for FOXG1 Syndrome, a disease that affects her daughter.

  • Pandemic-related drinking, mental health
    4/5/23

    People who kept their drinking habits had lower prevalence of mental health issues compared to those who abstained or whose patterns changed.

  • Living through his legacy
    4/4/23

    PhD student Jiho Sohn, who was mentored by the late Robert Genco, is continuing their joint work on disease links between the mouth and gut.