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Alumni standing in front of the CDC sign.
Play a fundamental role in public health
11/3/21

Our graduates hold significant leadership positions in academia, national and international agencies, and health departments.

  • 9/20/21 Meet our alumni
Two epidemiologists conducting research in a lab with a patient while viewing data on a computer monitor.
Connect with and help others
11/3/21

Collaborate with UB researchers and community partners including Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.

  • 6/19/14 Learn about faculty interest areas
Dr. Zorich speaking to a room of attendees for her talk on the flu of 1918.
Centennial Celebration
5/5/20

Dr. Shauna Zorich discuss the 1918 influenza pandemic during the 2019 department centennial celebrations.

  • Watch the presentation
Saxon Graham.
Be part of a historic program
11/1/21

Public health, hygiene, sanitation and disease prevention have been taught here since the late 1800s.

  • 7/28/21 Learn about our history
Environmental Portrait of Public Health and Health Professions Students on the South Campus.
Expand and develop your academic interests
11/1/21

Our comprehensive curriculum draws from epidemiology, medicine, oncology, toxicology, geography, biostatistics, nutrition and more.

  • 7/5/18 Read more about our programs
Students in Freudenheim social and preventive medicine class.
Exceptional education at an exceptional price
11/3/21

A top school on Kiplinger’s Personal Finance's “100 Best Values in Public Colleges” list.

  • 8/11/16 Learn more about financial assistance
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In the News

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  • dental patient.
    Study: Gum disease, tooth loss may increase postmenopausal women's risk of death
    11/16/22

    UB-led study is among the largest and focuses exclusively on postmenopausal women in whom periodontitis, total tooth loss and cardiovascular disease is high nationally.

    • 3/29/17 Read the full article
  • The findings underscore the need to improve access to soap, along with handwashing behavior in general, in many impoverished countries.
    Handwashing prevents childhood illness, but most families in low-income countries lack soap at home
    11/16/22

    Inequity is evident globally, with less than 1 percent of households in Ethiopia and 96.4 percent in Serbia having access to soap and water for handwashing.

    • 6/23/17 Read the full article
  • jo freudenheim.
    Researchers’ paper is among cancer journal’s most cited articles in past two years
    1/31/22

    Freudenheim will present research on periodontal disease and breast cancer in postmenopausal women as part of the 41st annual American Society of Preventive Oncology (ASPO) Conference in Seattle.

    • 3/9/17 Read the full article
  • A group of adult men in head to toe white protective gear during the pandemic flu of 1918.
    Social distancing. School closures. How a pandemic flu changed Buffalo in 1918.
    3/30/20

    A century before coronavirus, the world grappled with another public health crisis of enormous consequence: the pandemic flu of 1918.

    • Read the full article in UBNow

Our Alumni

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  • Jessica Meyers.
    “This integrative project is helping me to prepare for a career in both epidemiology and pharmacy."
    10/15/20

    Jessica Meyers, PharmD, MPH

  • Rebecca Hammett, Environmental Health MPH student.
    "I have always felt strongly that we need to care for the environment and that we need to be aware of how our actions have consequences  to our health."
    2/3/22

    Rebecca Hammett, MPH

  • Henry Lin.
    “Since the professors all have diverse backgrounds and interests, I feel that I am getting a broad perspective of health care problems.”
    11/28/18

    Henry Lin, MD, PhD, MS

  • Zuwena Plata.
    "That's when I really began to feel like I knew public health was something I wanted to get into."
    11/28/18

    Zuwena Plata, MPH

  • Ju Joh, MD ’15, MPH ‘16.
    “The Public Health program was a big factor in deciding where I wanted to be and how I could make an impact.”
    9/20/21

    Ju Joh, MD '15, MPH '16
    Health Services Administration

  • Kelly Kamm.
    "Access to faculty members is amazing. Their interest and pride in educating students is apparent in both the classroom and research settings."
    11/28/18

    Kelly Kamm, PhD

  • Veer nair.
    “The interprofessional collaborative practice badges allowed me to engage and work with fellow students from a variety of backgrounds, and taught me about different professional and cultural perspectives.”
    9/20/21

    Veer Nair, MPH '19
    Health Services Administration

  • Amanda Ziegler.
    “The classes are small yet diverse. Students are able to engage with each other and with professors.”
    11/28/18

    Amanda Ziegler, MPH

  • Lamya Hamad.
    “The MPH program has a diverse student body and professors from a variety of backgrounds, which enriched my learning experience.”
    2/18/21

    Lamya Hamad, MPH '13 Epidemiology

  • Joel Merriman.
    “This was an awesome opportunity because I was able to experience how a research study works from beginning to end.”
    11/28/18

    Joel Merriman, MPH

  • Brian King.
    “There is a strong history of collaborative, interdisciplinary and innovative research here, and I’m proud to have been a part of it.”
    2/7/23

    Brian King, BS, MPH, PhD

  • Lyndsey Milcarek.
    “I believe UB provided me with a number of opportunities I wouldn’t be able to find at a smaller university."
    11/28/18

    Lyndsey Milcarek, MPH

  • Dierdre Wheat.
    “The skills I have developed have been fundamental to my practice of evidence-based medicine and conduct of research.”
    11/28/18

    Deirdre Wheat, MD, MPH, MMedSci, PCME

  • Xiaodan Mai.
    "Besides being talented researchers and knowledgeable instructors, the faculty members are also dedicated mentors."
    11/28/18

    Xiaodan Mai, MBBS, PhD

  • Caila Vaughn.
    “This was an exceptional graduate program. All of the professors are experts in their particular fields."
    11/28/18

    Caila Vaughn, MPH, PhD

  • Mara Pusateri.
    “What I enjoy most about the MPH program is the diversity of the students and wide variety of knowledge that everyone brings to the table."
    11/28/18

    Mara Pusateri, MPH

  • Peter Farruggia MPH '20.
    “I want to make it my life’s mission to increase health access and decrease health disparities and inequities for people who have been pretty consistently left behind.”
    2/18/21

    Peter Farruggia, MPH '20 Health Services Administration

  • Sarah Ackroyd.
    “Graduate school is a time to explore the academic areas that you find interesting, and the professors at UB embrace this idea.”
    12/3/19

    Sarah Ackroyd, MPH

  • Joshua Gordon.
    "I wanted to add to my pharmacy degree, so the idea of a combined degree program was appealing."
    12/3/19

    Angela Pieprzak, PharmD, MPH

  • Rachel Rizzo.
    “The school being accredited is important when looking for a quality education in public health and when thinking long-term about employment.”
    11/20/18

    Rachel Hoopsick, MS, MPH

Faculty Spotlight

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  • Katia Noyes, PhD, MPH.
    "It's all real-world implications. Quality, financing, access, disparities.  These are all areas that we address in our work in health policy."
    2/13/23

    Ekaterina (Katia) Noyes, PhD, MPH
    Associate Dean for Translational and Team Science; Director, Division of Health Services Policy and Practice; Professor

  • Lina Mu, PhD, MD.
    "I have a specific interest in the gene, environment interaction and how those affect cancer risk."
    9/6/19

    Lina Mu, PhD, MD
    Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health

  • Xuefeng Ren, PhD.
    "One of my key research interests is the health issue related to the arsenic contamination in drinking water around the world." 
    8/5/22

    Xuefeng Ren
    Associate Professor
    Concentration Director, Environmental Health MPH

  • Jean Wactawski-Wende.
    “WHI has opened up a tremendous amount of opportunity for research, enabling students and younger faculty to work on a major study."
    9/1/21

    Jean Wactawski-Wende, PhD
    Dean, Professor

Funded Research

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  • An elderly woman smiling.
    Aging
    7/5/18
    Studies about diet, especially vitamin D, will provide insight regarding the role of nutrition in the etiology of age-related eye and periodontal diseases.
  • Women stretching in a park.
    Women's Health
    7/5/18
    Ongoing studies are looking at the major causes of morbidity and mortality in postmenopausal women--work that has led to major shifts in the way clinical care is approached for this group.
  • A child cleaning their hands with a bar of soap.
    Global Population Health
    7/5/18
    Faculty are involved in a number of studies investigating disease prevention. Studies examining how to prevent diarrheal disease, a major source of death of infants and children in developing economies, could have enormous health impacts.
  • A woman holding her pregnant belly.
    Clinical Trials and Experimentation
    7/5/18
    Our current clinical trial focuses on the effects of aspirin in gestation and reproduction.
  • Three generations of African American women.
    Cancer
    7/3/18
    Projects focus on better understanding the factors related to the causation of cancer. For example, a study of African American families with a history of breast cancer will add to our understanding of the genetics of this disease and potentially lead to preventive measures.
  • Two sheriffs walking with a man in handcuffs.
    Cardiovascular Diseases
    7/5/18
    Researchers are examining physiological and psychological measures of stress in police officers to evaluate potential associations of these measures with early signs of cardiovascular and metabolic disease.
  • Smoke coming out of factory pipes, polluting their air.
    Environmental and Occupational Health
    7/5/18
    Studies explore environmental exposures in relation to morbidity and mortality, looking at both individuals who are occupationally exposed and others in the general population.
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