Department News

Research Day Highlights Scholarship Across Specialties
6/6/25
An assortment of research across clinical and basic science fields was on full display at this year’s UB Resident and Fellow Research Day, which took place May 30 in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
Medical School Faculty, Staff Honored at 2025 Awards Event
5/28/25
Outstanding service, teaching, scientific achievements, and other efforts were celebrated at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences 2025 Faculty and Staff Recognition Awards event.
Brain Rewires to Compensate for Difficulty Hearing Speech in Noisy Environments
5/8/25
A study strengthens the growing link between hearing loss and dementia as people age.
Language Matters
5/1/25
UB researchers have compiled a list of words physicians should never say to patients with complex, chronic disorders that are often dismissed or misdiagnosed.
Gold Humanism Ceremony Dedicated to Leonard Katz
3/19/25
UB’s Richard Sarkin Medical Emeritus Faculty Chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) celebrated its 20th anniversary during the 2024 induction of Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences medical students, residents, fellows and faculty.
Rare Disease Day Event Focuses on Raising Awareness
3/7/25
UB hosted a Rare Disease Day program at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences to raise awareness of rare diseases.
Ophthalmic Complications in Patients on GLP-1 Medications Are Concerning Neuro-Ophthalmologists
2/6/25
A small percentage of patients taking GLP-1 medications have experienced vision problems, but a direct causal link with the drugs has not been established, according to a recent paper.
23 Faculty Members Join 10 Medical School Departments
12/27/24
Twenty-three faculty members representing 10 departments have joined the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences during the past few months.
Two UB Studies on MS Patients Reveal How Paramagnetic Rim Lesions Evolve and What They Mean for Disease Progression
12/12/24
UB researchers have published the first longitudinal studies of paramagnetic rim lesions, an indicator of brain inflammation in MS.
Severe MS: UB Researchers Report Findings on Patients With Rare Form of Disease
10/23/24
A University at Buffalo research program that is investigating what causes some people with multiple sclerosis to experience severe and aggressive disease is beginning to shed light on how their disease differs from those with mild to moderate MS.