• Next-gen semiconductors just got more practical
    5/4/26

    A UB-led study makes chiral semiconductors better at absorbing visible light.

  • UB to compete in EcoCAR Innovation Challenge
    5/4/26

    The U.S. energy department contest pairs UB students with automaker Stellantis to develop new tech for Jeep Cherokee hybrid.

  • Goyal receives award for superconducting technology
    5/4/26

    The SUNY Distinguished Professor has “played a central leadership role in bridging fundamental materials research with industrial deployment.”

  • What we lose when AI does our shopping
    5/1/26

    Automated commerce could quietly erode the economic, psychological and social benefits people receive from shopping on their own terms.

  • AI tool to assess lung cancer surgery complication risk
    5/1/26

    The new technology aims to deliver personalized risk estimates and clinician-adjustable insights to support surgical decisions.

  • UB to hold commencement ceremonies
    5/1/26

    Some 6,066 students are candidates to receive 7,407 degrees and certificates during ceremonies being held today through May 17.

  • Dubocovich selected for first cohort of ACTS fellows
    4/30/26

    Fellowship recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions and service to the clinical and translational science field.

  • Encouraging participation in health research
    4/30/26

    School of Nursing researchers identify several themes that can improve the design and inclusive quality of behavioral health research.

  • Personal, purposeful research
    4/30/26

    The College of Arts and Sciences' second Spotlight Symposium honors UB neurodevelopmental biologist Soo-Kyung Lee’s FOXG1 mission.

  • Four to receive UB President’s Medal
    4/29/26

    Also during this commencement season, four SUNY honorary degrees will be awarded and President Satish K. Tripathi will receive the Norton Medal.

  • NATO’s internal cohesion is being threatened (again)
    4/29/26

    In pushing for support on Iran, Trump may risk eroding U.S. influence on the alliance, UB political scientist Carla Martinez Machain writes in The Conversation.

  • Accessibility is more than a checklist
    4/29/26

    A new microcredential is teaching social work students essential digital skills while also creating a team to help remediate files to comply with federal guidelines.

  • Toxic Archives evening keynote

    On April 16, University Archives hosted its spring keynote for its "Toxic Archives: Voices from Love Canal" exhibition. The event brought together storytelling, lived experience and historical memory in a way rarely seen in public programs on Love Canal. Journalist and author Keith O’Brien — author of "Paradise Falls: The True Story of an Environmental Catastrophe" — joined Luella Kenny, a former Love Canal resident and activist whose story is central to the book, for a powerful and deeply human conversation. Photos: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki

    Published April 28, 2026

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