Department News

  • Identifying Kids at Risk for Post-Concussion Symptoms
    11/12/21

    Researchers at the University at Buffalo Concussion Management Clinic have developed a decision rule using a brief, standardized physical exam for sport-related concussive brain injuries in children and adolescents that can readily identify who is at risk for persistent post-concussion symptoms (PPCS).

  • 10 Medical School Awardees Honored for Excellence
    11/3/21

    Nine faculty members and a staff member from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences were among those honored for notable achievement and service at the 18th annual University at Buffalo Celebration of Faculty and Staff Academic Excellence. 

  • New Study Expands Research on Adolescent Concussions
    10/26/21

    A new study by Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences researchers John J. Leddy, MD, and Barry S. Willer, PhD, indicates that adolescents can speed their recovery after a sport-related concussion and reduce their risk of experiencing protracted recovery if they engage in aerobic exercise within 10 days of getting injured.

  • SUNY Chancellor’s Awards Given to Jacobs Faculty, Staff
    10/15/21

    Two Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences faculty members and one staff member have been selected as recipients of 2021 SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence.

  • Record 163 Posters Presented at Celebration of Scholarship
    9/20/21

    Four medical residents, three medical students and one postdoctoral associate earned honors for outstanding poster presentations at the Office of Graduate Medical Education’s third annual Celebration of Scholarship.

  • Medical School Faculty, Staff Recognized for Excellence
    6/11/21

    An expert on neuropsychology and mutliple sclerosis and others who have made significant contributions to their fields and to the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences were honored with 2021 Faculty-Staff Recognition Awards.

  • Jacobs School Graduate Served as Sabres’ Emergency Goalie
    5/14/21

    Talk to members of the Class of 2021 at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and they could provide you with a multitude of extracurricular activities that have added to their medical school experience.

  • 48 Original Projects Featured at Student Research Forum
    3/22/21

    The research projects, from 48 aspiring physician-scientists, were presented at the 2021 Virtual Medical Student Research Forum.

  • 43 New Faculty Members Join 12 Departments
    2/3/21

    Forty-three faculty members with a variety of clinical and research experience — representing 12 medical school departments — have joined the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences over the past several months.