Department News

Seven Medical Students Earn WNY Prosperity Fellow Status
7/13/26
Seven Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences medical students are included in the Class of 2026 fellows in the WNY Prosperity Fellowship Program.
Trauma Triage is Challenging: A UB Study Assesses How AI Might Help Improve Accuracy
7/10/26
Researchers tested how artificial intelligence, specifically large language models, could be used to help improve the accuracy of initial emergency medical services information.
Study: With the Help of AI, MS Researchers Can Now View Previously Invisible Brain Lesions On MRI Scans
7/7/26
MS researchers have found a way to use artificial intelligence to reveal otherwise invisible cortical lesions strongly implicated in disability and cognitive issues by reviewing existing MRI scans.
Long White Coat Ceremony Celebrates New Doctors
7/7/26
New doctors at the University at Buffalo donned their long white coats for the first time during an afternoon ceremony June 30 at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
In Memoriam: Kenneth R. Kahn, MD
7/7/26
Kenneth R. Kahn, MD, a renowned obstetrician and gynecologist who practiced in Buffalo for more than 40 years, died May 9 in his Buffalo home after a lengthy illness. He was 86.
Russo Offers Safety Tips for Eating Seafood, Including Raw
7/7/26
Seafood is an ever-increasing part of the American diet. And once viewed as an exotic specialty, raw seafood dishes in particular, such as sushi and sashimi, are now commonplace.
Study: Three-in-One Vaccine Shows Promise Against ‘Tripledemic’
6/30/26
University at Buffalo researchers are developing a single shot for flu, COVID-19 and RSV.
Jacobs School Leads the Way at Pulmonology Conference
6/30/26
A research group from the Jacobs School of medicine and Biomedical Sciences presented numerous abstracts and earned a scholarship award for the third year in a row at the annual American Thoracic Society conference.
Jun Xia Named New Chair of Biomedical Engineering
6/29/26
Jun Xia, PhD, has been named chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, a joint program of the University at Buffalo’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. He will assume the role on July 1.
UB Physician Willie Underwood III, MD, Sworn in as President of American Medical Association
6/25/26
A urologist, Underwood is the second UB physician in the past 20 years to serve in this nationwide leadership role.