• Understanding how telomere length affects disease risk
    1/13/26

    A UB study will examine how early-life factors such as growth patterns and exposure to air pollution affect a key marker of biological aging later in life.

  • The dirt on dirt
    1/13/26

    UB students dig in to study how soil can make Earth — and campus — a healthier place

  • Josephson junctions possible with only one superconductor
    1/12/26

    A UB-led experiment confirms that ferromagent iron found a way to sync with the superconducting metal vanadium.

  • ‘CAVE’ to house UB’s autonomous vehicle research
    1/12/26

    The new facility will support work in self-driving vehicles, autonomous systems, and AI applications and big data analytics in transportation.

  • Charting work of Black women writers, choreographers
    1/12/26

    Nicole Morris Johnson’s new book examines various frameworks and why they are inadequate for examining women’s creative expression.

  • Study guides climate modelers on partnering with Indigenous communities
    1/9/26

    Regional climate data should be useful to the people who live there, UB researcher Yifan Cheng says.

  • Santa-Ramirez receives ASHE Early Career Award
    1/9/26

    The GSE professor spoke with UBNow about his work on campus climate and first-generation students’ transitions and sense of belonging.

  • Bringing silenced histories to light
    1/9/26

    Community members gathered at UB’s Anderson Gallery to share personal stories and artifacts from family members institutionalized at the Buffalo State Asylum.

  • Funding critical to studying effects of social media
    1/8/26

    Potential federal policy changes would limit the funds to study outcomes that vary greatly across gender, socio-economic status and demographics.

  • Julien receives lifetime achievement award
    1/8/26

    The award from the Association for Information Science and Technology honors the UB professor’s contributions to the information science field.

  • UB part of $17M NIH grant to study TMDs
    1/8/26

    Faculty from dental medicine, medicine and philosophy are working on the project that aims to better understand temporomandibular disorders.

  • Sleeping our way to better brain health
    1/7/26

    Nursing professor Carleara Weiss has dedicated her career to demystifying the science of sleep.

Photographs, slideshows and videos capturing life at UB

  • Bulls soar past Cardinals

    The UB men's basketball team opened 2026 with a decisive, 85-72, win against the Ball State Cardinals last Saturday in Alumni Arena. The Bulls, 13-2 overall, improved to 3-0 in Mid-American Conference play for the fourth time in program history and the first time since 2018-19. It was also Kids Day, with special activities for the youngest Bulls fans. Next up in Alumni Arena: The UB women take on Ohio at 2 p.m. tomorrow. Photos: Paul Hokanson

    Published January 9, 2026

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Art of Research

The Art of Research competition celebrates the extraordinary research of UB graduate students and postdoctoral scholars via a showcase of original images highlighting the inherent beauty in research, scholarship and creative activity. Submissions are now being accepted through March 9. The finalists' artwork will be displayed on April 28 at the Buffalo Museum of Science.

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