Living Inside a Thesis Project: A UB architecture graduate learns big by living small.

Be happy, healty and successful in 2012: research-tested New Year's resolutions from UB faculty

Legends of Science: In 2011, Western New York lost two of its greatest scientific minds: Wilson Greatbatch, inventor of the implantable pacemaker, and Herbert Hauptman, a Nobel laureate whose methods for deciphering the shapes of molecules propelled the development of modern pharmaceuticals.

The Right Call: n the summer of 2006, John Syty and his Clarence High School teammates geared up for the high school football season at a seven-on-seven passing camp in Rochester. Playing defense, Syty and a teammate were running full speed in the same direction trying to intercept a pass when they collided, smacking heads. The impact knocked Syty out.

Monster Culture: The stuff of nightmares, say UB scholars, helps show us who we really are.

A Father's Lessons: Driven by her dad's legacy, Jasmine May uses her undergraduate research experiences to battle cancer.

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Hoops Doubleheader

1/23/12

2/11/12 UB faculty and staff get free T-shirts at the 3 p.m. women’s game vs. Central Michigan. Men's tipoff is at 6 against Western Michigan. Go Bulls!
Science and Art Cabaret

1/19/12

2/8/12 HP Lovecraft, interplanetary poetry and more, presented by the UB College of Arts and Sciences, Buffalo Science Museum and Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center.
The 25th Annual Distinguished Speakers Series

1/19/12

2/16/12 Award-winning CNN television anchor and special correspondent Soledad O’Brien, will present the keynote address for the 36th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Event.
LANGUAGE to Cover a Wall

1/19/12

Through 2/18/12 Visual and concrete poetry at the UB Art Gallery blurs the lines between writing, graphic art, video, dance, music and digital media.

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Delicious Memories

8/11/11

Alumni weigh in on their favorite Buffalo eats and the foods they have missed since leaving Western New York.
Winter Welcome

1/3/12

We’ve redefined the “icebreaker” to offer new UB students a warm welcome at the start of the spring semester.
Green Dining

6/2/11

When you grab breakfast at Goodyear Hall or stop for lunch at Putnam's, you're supporting one of the nation's greenest university dining operations.
Winterfest

12/30/11

A UB tradition for more than 50 years, Winterfest celebrates Buffalo’s frosty wonderland with fun indoor and outdoor events for the entire campus community.
Polar Plunge

12/2/11

TEAM UB is one of the largest groups in Western New York to take the chilly plunge into Lake Erie at this wintertime fundraiser for the Special Olympics.
Computing for a Cause

7/21/11

Through UB's Center for Socially Relevant Computing, students and faculty have collaborated closely to develop technologies that help people reconnect with the world after losing their voice.

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UB at a Glance

6/2/11

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11/4/11

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6/2/11

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11/3/11

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Changing Lives

6/2/11

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6/2/11

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6/2/11

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6/2/11

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