News and Events

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News

  • Team says ‘cheeze’ to win UB entrepreneurship competition
    4/25/24

    First-year MBA students Matthew Mullens and Neharika Korati have won the 2024 Panasci competition, an inititiative that aims to maximize the entreprenurial spirit of students and create viable businesses in Western New York. The company, Empasta - a plant-based, cheese-alternative sauce - secured $25,000 in capital funding and $40,000 in in-kind services to further develop and expand their product offering.

  • UB chemist studying environmental pollutants receives national awards
    4/25/24

    UB chemistry professor Emanuela Gionfriddo has been recognized for her devlopment of measurement science with two national awards. Her work focuses on improving the precision of measurements while at the same time 'greening' her lab - using minimal amounts of toxic chemicals and producing limited laboratory waste, reducing her overall carbont footprint.

  • UB celebrates Earth Day with climate action update
    4/22/24

    Over 200 UB faculty, staff, and students gathered on April 22nd - Earth Day - to learn more about the climate action work being done across the university. Milestones in the South Campus decarbonization plan, development of the unviersity's fleet EV charging lot, and waste diversion goals and current progress, among other topics, were showcased. 

  • UB team receives funding to demonstrate effectiveness of ‘food-is-medicine’ in health care
    4/18/24

    New grant funding provided by the American Heart Association will supply a UB research team with the capital resources to study the clinical effectiveness of “food-is-medicine” programming, a food-prescription initiative geared towards older adults.

Signature Initiatives and Events

Erie Hack.
Transforming our Tomorrow.
WCC.
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Pic of students sitting among the solar strand.