• UB scientists awarded Genesis Mission grants
    7/24/26

    The awards from the Department of Energy showcase the university’s leadership in applied AI and quantum science and engineering.

  • Lu selected as AI Research Fellow
    7/24/26

    GSE faculty member is one of eight fellows selected this year from a pool of more than 300 applicants.

  • High-tech workforce training
    7/23/26

    NSF awards totaling $950,000 will help UB prepare the next generation of the U.S. workforce in AI, cybersecurity, advanced manufacturing.

  • Improving trauma triage accuracy
    7/23/26

    Jacobs School researchers tested how LLMs could be used to help improve the accuracy of initial emergency medical services information.

  • Applegarth to co-lead Grand Challenge
    7/23/26

    Social work researcher has been tapped for initiative to promote smart decarceration.

  • School choice and income segregation
    7/22/26

    Parents tend to avoid classrooms populated by a large number of students from low-income families, UB psychologists say.

  • Paris Wicker Named 2026 NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow
    7/21/26

    GSE researcher will investigate how students’ social support networks influence well-being and academic success.

  • Where there's smoke, fewer birds
    7/21/26

    UB study compared air quality data with birdwatching reports, including during historic 2023 wildfire season.

  • Creating complex drugs, quicker
    7/20/26

    Surprisingly simple tools allow UB chemists to modify two carbon atoms in a single reaction.

  • President Tripathi shares message of ‘gratitude’
    7/20/26

    UB president reflects as he gets ready to transition back to faculty role.

  • UB to host 5th annual Teaching Black History Conference
    7/17/26

    This year’s conference theme of “Black Founding Mothers and Fathers” was inspired by two historic milestones.

  • Center names new director
    7/17/26

    Uttam Singisetti has been named director of UB’s Center for Advanced Semiconductor Technologies.

  • Anderson Inside Out

    Anderson Inside Out, the UB Anderson Gallery's annual summer celebration featuring a free, all-ages afternoon of art, music, food and community, took place on July 11. The event — timed to coincide with the University Heights Samuel P. Capen Garden Walk — gave community members the opportunity to explore the gallery inside and out, with live entertainment, activities and more. Photos: Douglas Levere

    Published July 23, 2026

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Celebrating Student Excellence

Recipients of the 2026 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence — the highest honor SUNY bestows on a student — reflect on their journeys, what the award means to them and the True Blue experiences that shaped their success.

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