UB 2020 is our plan for enhancing educational opportunities for our students, advancing research discoveries that improve life for people throughout the world and increasing UB’s economic impact on our region and New York State.
Our research makes a difference in lives across the globe. The Strategic Strengths initiative brings together faculty from across disciplines, broadening our societal impact.
Our campus master plan is helping us create great places for a greater university from classrooms, labs and libraries to dining halls, student housing and recreational facilities.
UB is strategically transforming the delivery of academic support services across the university. More efficient delivery of services better supports academic excellence and creates savings that are being invested in our academic mission.
The School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is SUNY's
only pharmacy school. It has one of the world's top graduate
programs in pharmaceutical sciences, and a professional PharmD
program in the top quartile nationally.
Highly ranked by publications including The Wall Street Journal,
the School of Management is recognized for its emphasis on
real-world learning, community and economic impact, and history of
innovation abroad.
UB’s Roswell Park Cancer Institute Graduate Division
offers five PhD programs and an MS program. They are designed
for individuals pursuing careers in cancer research or basic and
translational biomedical research.
The College of Arts and Sciences is the largest and most
comprehensive of UB’s academic units, bringing together the
humanities, the arts and the sciences to provide a truly
comprehensive education.
Accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, the
School of Public Health and Health Professions
offers professional, master's and PhD degrees, and a
bachelor's degree in exercise science.
SUNY’s only law school, UB Law is among the nation's
strongest public law schools. UB Law is a world-class center
recognized for excellence in the interdisciplinary study of
law.
The Graduate School of Education offers master's and
doctoral degrees, with study toward New York State teaching
certification in 21 fields. Opportunities include independent
study and supervised experiences.
The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences is the
largest and most comprehensive public school of engineering in New
York State, offering bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral
degrees in seven departments.
Founded in 1846, the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
is the founding faculty of the university and one of the oldest
medical schools in the United States.
Among the top dental schools in the country, the School of
Dental Medicine is known for the quality of its DDS and
postgraduate programs and its long history of leadership in oral
biology research.
The School of Nursing has the greatest breadth of academic
programming among nursing schools in New York State, offering
baccalaureate, certificate and master’s degree programs,
along with two doctorates.
The School of Architecture and Planning is the only such school
in the SUNY system and offers SUNY’s only accredited
professional master of architecture (MArch) degree.
Offering MSW and PhD degrees, the School of Social Work appears
among the top 20 percent of MSW programs nationally in the most
recent rankings from the Council on Social Work Education and U.S.
News and World Report.
Through the supercomputers housed in the ICT affiliated Center
for Computational Research (CCR), UB researchers are processing and
studying data on a grand scale. Previous studies focused on topics
such as groundwater dispersion and cardiovascular imaging.
Fighting Bacteria
3/15/11
With funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Anders
Hakansson conducts research on a protein effective in combating
antibiotic resistant bacteria. Hakansson’s discovery has
wide-ranging implications for fighting infections and even
tumors.
Giving Voice to the Overlooked
6/20/11
Sarah Elder’s documentation of climate change’s
effect on indigenous arctic fishing communities has brought the
social impact of global warming to greater attention.
Focusing on a Rich History
2/25/11
Through the newly founded Institute of Jewish Thought and
Heritage, which focuses on the critical role of Judaism in Western
thought, UB will be the first SUNY campus offering both an MA and a
PhD in Jewish Studies.
Improving Women's Health
6/21/11
UB is one of four regional centers for the NIH-funded
Women’s Health Initiative, the groundbreaking
investigation into women’s health and healthy aging.
Breaking Boundaries in Music and Performance
6/20/11
In New York City, “15 Days of Dance; The Making of
‘Ghost Light,’” premiered at the Lincoln Center
for the Performing Arts. The two-hour documentary was produced by
Elliot Caplan, director of UB’s Center for the Moving
Image.
Designing Safer Buildings
2/25/11
Scientists at MCEER are using state of the art technology to
simulate the effects of earthquakes, advancing planning and
preparation research that saves lives.
A Better Way to Combat Oil Spills
6/20/11
Chemical engineer Marina Tsianou is working to create a
dispersant that works with crude oil at the nanoscale level. This
research will lead to dispersants that are more effective and less
toxic.
Continuing UB’s long tradition of groundbreaking accomplishments, this strength works to facilitate a vibrant and dynamic environment for artistic creation.
Bringing together research on race, gender, poetics, aesthetics and other aspects of history, language, literature, art and culture, this strength explores the human condition.
Advancing research and scholarship to address social and policy challenges, persistent inequalities and sharing that research with scholars, community leaders and policy makers.
Pioneering new approaches to medical and biological research, our interdisciplinary teams of scientists are addressing many difficult problems with the goal of achieving research discoveries.
Living a healthy life into one’s 10th decade is the central focus of this strength. Our goal is to facilitate discoveries greatly impacting human health.
Advances in computing affect progress in every area of society. Capitalizing on our research, this strength is helping to create a vibrant research community and discover tomorrow's next technological breakthrough.
