• ROT rollout moves UB closer to zero waste
    9/22/26

    Across North Campus, 72 ROT ambassadors and 13 champions helped guide their colleagues through UB’s transition to the new waste-sorting system.

  • U.S. News again ranks UB among top publics
    9/22/26

    UB is No. 40 among the nation’s best public universities and 85th overall, which includes both public and private universities.

  • Debating the future of downtowns
    9/22/26

    Thought leaders from around the country will share their ideas at the 2026 Rudy Bruner Debate on Urban Excellence on Oct. 23 at Seneca One Auditorium.

  • UB among nation’s top AI-ready universities
    9/21/26

    AI Readiness Index ranks UB No. 22 in the nation and gives UB an overall AI readiness score of 9 out of 10.

  • Get to know Sayanti Mukherjee
    9/21/26

    Engineering faculty member discusses her research and accomplishments, her path to UB and what makes her proud to be part of the university community.

  • Mobile vaccine initiative expands
    9/21/26

    The School of Nursing has partnered with BPS to implement a community health program designed to improve childhood vaccination rates.

  • SPHHP dean testifies at Senate hearing on menopause
    9/21/26

    In the first-ever congressional hearing on the topic, Jean Wactawski-Wende argued that more research and better treatment is needed for women over age 50.

  • Drug molecule finds way to make square peg fit round hole
    9/18/26

    A UB-led study reveals that a molecule’s unusual binding strategy causes a target protein to change shape, offering a new approach to drug design.

  • UB launches faculty/staff giving initiative
    9/18/26

    Last year, faculty and staff gifts helped more than 7,000 UB students receive scholarships, among other critical benefits.

  • UB investigator awarded American Diabetes Association grant
    9/17/26

    To address teen obesity, Amanda Ziegler in UB’s Primary Care Research Institute is teaming up with mobile health provider PreventScripts.

  • A campus of peace flags and mandalas
    9/17/26

    As the 20th anniversary of the Dalai Lama’s historic visit to UB draws near, UBNow takes a look back at how it happened, and the legacy it created.

  • Kanazawa University students pay Buffalo a visit
    9/17/26

    Kanazawa and Buffalo have been sister cities for many years, and UB and Kanazawa University have had an exchange agreement for more than 50 years.

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  • Registering students

    In honor of National Voter Registration Day, the UB Votes committee partnered with UB Libraries to host voter registration tables across campus earlier this month. Ambassadors of Civic Engagement (ACEs) interns were stationed in four library locations to help students get registered, check their voter status, and learn about upcoming elections. Students also had the opportunity to bedazzle their own copies of the U. S. Constitution! Photos: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki

    Published September 22, 2026

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Leading the charge

Jessica Driscoll, innovation sprints coordinator for the UB StartUp and Innovation CoLab, talks about why she’s proud to Lead the Charge for the next generation of UB students.

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