• Exploring how AI and social media persuade
    8/28/26

    October symposium at UB will bring in national experts to discuss political persuasion, chatbots, AI governance and more.

  • Inclusive design for kids with autism
    8/28/26

    Eberhard Fellow in the School of Architecture and Planning asks whether thoughtful architecture can improve their lives without relying on expensive solutions.

  • The Bulls are back
    8/28/26

    See the campus come alive during the first week as captured by UB photographers, from move-in to university convocation and more.

  • New airport wallscape puts UB front and center
    8/27/26

    UB is telling its story to the world in a place that brings in travelers from across the country and around the globe.

  • UB study links inflammatory protein to fatal heart attacks
    8/27/26

    Individuals with the highest levels of IL-6 in their blood had twice the chance of coronary-related death versus the ones with lower levels.

  • UB librarians join College in Prison Program
    8/26/26

    Klotzbach-Russell and Sajecki are helping incarcerated individuals develop academic research skills, marking the first time UB Libraries have been involved in the initiative.

  • UB EarthEd Institute inspires area science teachers
    8/26/26

    The program is designed to empower educators to bring authentic Earth and environmental science into their classrooms.

  • Tracking water level data with AI
    8/26/26

    UB team designed a workflow that combines image-processing techniques with AI to interpret photos submitted through CrowdHydrology.

  • Sex differences in radiation side effects
    8/25/26

    UB researchers are exploring why female head and neck cancer patients tend to get the worst of it.

  • Genco welcomes students for new tradition
    8/25/26

    Friday night’s convocation marked the start of the UB journey for thousands of first-year and transfer students.

  • Wang recognized for work on innovative chatbot
    8/25/26

    SnehAI, designed, implemented and evaluated between 2018-2021, preceded generative AI chatbots such as ChatGPT and Claude.

  • Celebrating a decade in Madrid
    8/24/26

    Architecture faculty member Miguel Guitart set out to create a program that would use Spain itself as a living classroom.

  • A warm welcome

    Last week the School of Management held welcoming events for its students to kick off the new semester. On Aug. 20, the school held a welcome reception for new graduate students and on Aug. 21, new undergraduates enjoyed a carnival-like event on the lawn in front of the school.

    Published August 25, 2026

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The human interlocking UB

Welcome to UB, Class of 2030! In an annual True Blue tradition, UB’s newest students gathered at Broadview Stadium before the start of the 2026-2027 academic year to re-create the university’s interlocking logo.

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