Kimball Tower, which houses several School of Public Health and Health Professions’ departments, has recently undergone renovations to enhance the student experience on UB’s South Campus.
UB researcher receives $1 million funding award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) for project that could impact multiple medical conditions, including opioid use disorder.
“Schneider’s Introduction to Public Health: Seventh Edition,” co-authored by a UB faculty member, will be the first glimpse many students have into the world of public health, providing them with an important foundation and acting as the stepping point for their journey in the field.
Katherine Balantekin, assistant professor in the Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, School of Public Health and Health Professions, has won the inaugural Alison Field Early-Career Award for Excellence in Research in Pediatric Obesity from the Pediatric Obesity Section of The Obesity Society, the leading professional society focused on obesity science, treatment and prevention.
Pauline Mendola, chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, was honored recently with the Distinguished Service Award from the American College of Epidemiology (ACE). This prestigious award recognizes Mendola’s exceptional contributions and dedication to the organization; the recipient is chosen by the group’s executive committee.
Projects include collaborating on the development and implementation of interventions to improve the health of elders in both the United States and India.
Through a partnership with the World Health Organization’s tropical diseases research program and the Uganda Ministry of Health, this study will help design a plan for a new intervention to treat malaria in children in Uganda.
Pavani Kalluri Ram is leading studies to evaluate hand washing behavior change programs promote handwashing with soap to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene in communities in Kenya, South Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Bangladesh, and Nepal.
Faculty in the School of Public Health and Health Professions are conducting research to reduce the burden of Chronic Illness and Non-Communicable Diseases.
Working with the Child Health and Development Centre at Makerere University, Uganda, this study, led by OGHI founder Arthur Goshin, this study seeks to improve maternal health and birth weight, nutrition and growth in children.
OGHI founder Arthur Goshin and his team are creating a community-based program in rural villages of India that focuses on children with a range of physical disabilities, and are developing training for workers who care for disabled children.
Gary Giovino is a leading scholar on global tobacco use and is Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs in UB's School of Public Health and Health Professions and SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Community Health and Health Behavior department. He led the Global Adult Tobacco Survey and is engaged in ongoing research in this area.