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1/30/19

Fern Mallis, BFA ’69, was responsible for making Fashion Week—the extravaganza of designers, models and social influencers that descend on the city twice a year—the global event it is today.

A country doctor gives UB its largest gift ever

1/30/19

George Ellis Jr., MD ’45, and his wife Kelly, remained anonymous donors until recently. Learn about this amazingly generous couple who gave UB its largest gift ever.

When play turns into passion

1/30/19

Arody Deleon, a senior majoring in computer science and engineering, was inspired to explore robotics and coding when he was in high school. At UB, he took his passions to a new level.

Compassion is this dentist’s calling

1/30/19

Othman Shibly, periodontist and clinical professor in the School of Dental Medicine, has journeyed to the Middle East 16 times, providing dental care to thousands of refugees.

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Horns Up!
9/19/19
UB Homecoming and Family Weekend is Oct. 4-6. Join your fellow alums for the annual carnival, bonfire and fireworks display, or meet up in Stampede Square before the game.
Bee-search
9/19/19
Student Alexandra Dombrowski has turned her passion—bees—into a lasting legacy on campus. She's using her hives to research viruses that threate populations around the world.
Class Notes
3/19/19
Starting a new job, moving to a new city, welcomg a new family member or publishing a new project? Tell us in a class note! You can also catch up with your fellow UB alumni.
From UB to Syria
9/16/19
Lisa Khoury (BA ’14) was 24 when she quit her job as a TV news producer to be a freelance reporter in Lebanon. Learn how UB’s student newspaper helped her make such a bold move.
Honorary degree for RBG
9/19/19
Patience, a willingness to listen and compassion are qualities shared by successful judges, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said during her historic visit to UB to receive a SUNY honorary doctorate.
Winter Break for Adults
9/19/19
Learn how to keep your identity safe on the web, the realities of cannabis—and more—all while working on your tan! Attend UB Winter College in Naples, Fla., Jan. 19-21, 2020.

Six Months at UB

A giant Jenga tower topples to the floor of the Student Union during Engineers Week, an annual celebration of the engineering and applied sciences fields. This year, student clubs organized more than 30 competitive challenges, from constructing cardboard roller coasters to piloting robots through a maze. Photo by Douglas Levere

The UB women’s basketball team gets a pep talk during round one of the 2019 NCAA Tournament in Storrs, Conn. They emerged from the game victorious, beating Rutgers 82-71 and becoming the first MAC women’s team in 27 years to win an NCAA Tournament game in back-to-back years. Photo by Meredity Kulwicki

Dancers perform during a Mock Shaadi, a lively simulation of the rituals and festivities of a traditional Pakistani wedding. The annual event, organized by the Pakistani Student Association, provides an opportunity for UB’s many South Asian students to celebrate and showcase their culture. Photo by Douglas Levere

A student radiates joy at the 23rd ALANA Celebration of Achievement, a festive pre-commencement ceremony that has historically honored graduating African, Latino/a, Asian and Native American students, and has recently expanded to include all UB students who understand and advocate for the principles ALANA represents. Photo by Meredith Kulwicki

At the Lacy Lab, chemistry researcher David Lacy and his team make and study catalysts—substances that speed up the rate of important chemical reactions that happen everywhere from inside the human body to inside factory walls. Here, a PhD student works in the highly controlled environment of a glovebox. Photo by Douglas Levere

Irish Ambassador Daniel Mulhall gets a private tour of UB’s world-renowned James Joyce Collection, fulfilling a long-held dream. Composed of more than 10,000 pages of the famed Irish author’s working papers, notebooks and manuscripts, as well as photographs, memorabilia and more, the collection distinguishes UB as the leading resource for Joyce scholarship. Photo by Meredith Kulwicki

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Discoveries

Eat or Text?

9/16/19

Moved by the benefits “kangaroo care” had for her own prematurely born child, a UB pediatrics researcher, working with biomedical engineering faculty, invented an incubator mattress for preemies deemed too fragile for direct physical contact.

Bold Research

First Person

Why I left my job at Twitter

Joel Lunenfeld, BA ’99, was the vice president of global brand strategy at Twitter. Then, at the age of 40, he left it all to operate a gym for underserved kids in his community.
Here's why

Joel Lunenfeld, BA '99, co-founder of The Guardian Project.

Boldly Buffalo

We have already made great progress. Now, we are asking you—our alumni, our friends and our community—to show the world what UB means to you.

The Campaign for UB

UB Yesterday

A swift-solving brain
The first computer at UB was put in operation in November 1961. The IBM 1620 model cost $86,000 ($700,000 int today's dollars) and was the first data processing system at any college or university in the Western New York region. A 1961 issue of the UB newsletter Colleague described it accordingly: "Digesting and solving complex mathmatical problems more quickly than a battery of skilled mathmematicians...the swift solving brain...is as necessary to a modern university as microscopes and test tubes."