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  • UB health sciences schools fare well in national ranking of NIH funding
    2/25/26

    Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research rankings measure schools of medicine across the country, as well as their departments and other health sciences schools, such as dentistry, pharmacy, public health and nursing.

  • AI may help clinicians choose best path for patients missing permanent teeth
    2/24/26

    UB’s orthodontics chair leads recently published study using accurate algorithms.

  • Young visitors all grins during Give Kids A Smile
    2/12/26

    The UB dental school offered free oral health services to area kids for the 25th year in a row.

  • UB study shows that key protein can slow aging
    2/4/26

    Published findings, led by oral biology professor Keith Kirkwood, reveal that enhancing tristetraprolin can reduce frailty in mice.

  • Frank Scannapieco on the Mouth-Body Connection
    2/4/26
    Frank Scannapieco went to college only because his dad told him to. Now he’s a world-renowned oral biologist helping to reshape how we think about health. In this episode, he explains how poor oral health is linked to diseases like diabetes, pneumonia and Alzheimer’s—and why a few simple habits can make a difference.