• UB engineers teach local teens about emerging STEM technologies
    9/24/26

    Students learn about cybersecurity, drone technology, AI and more during NSF-funded summer program.

  • Older adults and harmful medications
    9/23/26

    Pharmacy study reports that one-third of older adults with cognitive disorders are taking prescription drugs that could harm them. 

  • UB part of NSF OPAL laser facility
    9/23/26

    World-leading laser system, to be built at University of Rochester, receives final design award from National Science Foundation.

  • Jamaica mission hits home
    9/23/26

    After the devastation of Hurricane Melissa in her native country, Ray-Anna Rodney found an opportunity to give back.

  • 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.

Photographs, slideshows and videos capturing life at UB

  • 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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Connection and joy

Humans have a fundamental need to belong. The good news, says social psychologist Shira Gabriel, is that there are many ways to fulfill that need, including sharing a funny moment with strangers, immersing ourselves in a book, or even scrolling TikTok (in small doses). Listen to the full Driven to Discover podcast.

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