Population Health

Beyond Blood Sugar: An NIH-Funded Study of Personalized Approach to Diabetes Care for Older Adults
9/3/26
Raphael A. Fraser, PhD, research associate professor of medicine in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences’ Department of Medicine and Division of Population Health, has received a five-year, $3.75 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
Rethinking Glucose Monitoring for Diabetes
8/24/26
Leonard E. Egede, MD, is principal investigator on a new five-year, $3.8 million grant to study how adults with diabetes who aren’t on insulin could benefit from continuous glucose monitors.
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.
Egede Named a SUNY Distinguished Professor
6/23/26
Leonard E. Egede, MD, Charles and Mary Bauer Endowed Chair and professor of medicine in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, is one of eight UB faculty members recently named as SUNY Distinguished Professors.
Illuminating and Advancing Health Equity Research
5/5/26
On April 25, the fourth annual research day presented by UB’s Community Health Equity Research Institute (CHERI) brought together researchers, students, community partners, leaders and others to explore and advance health equity research.
Structural Racism Influences Diabetes Prevalence, Study Finds
4/14/26
Both historic redlining and contemporary structural racism are linked with higher diabetes occurrence among African Americans.
Study Explores AI-Enhanced Wearable Devices for Type 2 Diabetes and Prediabetes Care
11/20/25
UB researchers have published the first comprehensive meta-review of AI-enhanced wearables for people with prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes.