Our interdisciplinary curriculum draws from epidemiology, medicine, oncology, toxicology, geography, biostatistics, nutrition, computer science, management and law. Original, independent research opportunities allow for further exploration.
Join faculty and peers in developing new ideas, methods and knowledge to improve population health. You’ll collaborate with researchers throughout the school and university and with community partners, including Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Prepare for a career in academia, national or international agencies, local or state health departments, health care organizations or nonprofit research institutions. You’ll join our graduates who hold significant leadership positions in public health.
Our faculty are passionate teachers and dedicated mentors. You’ll work closely with them to help create meaningful academic, research and/or field experiences that are personalized to your interests and future plans.
Courses in public health, hygiene, sanitation and disease prevention have been taught here since the late 1800s. And some of the foremost leaders in epidemiology have been part of UB’s programs as students or faculty, including Maurizio Trevisan, Germaine Buck Louis and the late Saxon Graham.
UB is among the top schools on the list of 100 Best Values in Public Colleges compiled by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance. With tuition and fees typically lower than most private and comparable public institutions, we also offer options to assist you with the cost of your education.
As UB epidemiology turns 100, Pauline Mendola and Enrique Schisterman talk about how their UB education led them to prominent positions in their profession.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Studies about diet, especially vitamin D, will provide insight regarding the role of nutrition in the etiology of age-related eye and periodontal diseases.
Studies explore environmental exposures in relation to morbidity and mortality, looking at both individuals who are occupationally exposed and others in the general population.
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.
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.
