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  • A Swift Solving Brain
    10/19/20
    The first computer at UB was put in operation in November 1961. The IBM 1620 model cost $86,000 ($700,000 in today’s dollars) and was the first data processing system at any college or university in the Western New York region.
  • A Vision for Growth
    3/24/22
    Despite life’s struggles, a community gardener sees opportunity for all.
  • A win-win situation
    11/3/22

    Held in the nation’s center of political power, the presentation of this year’s 2022 Edwin F. Jaeckle Award drew from the highest echelons of the bench and bar.

  • Affirming Brilliance
    5/8/19
    Inspired by her parents, Desiree Williams wrote and published a children's book to help kids see themselves more often in the world.
  • Alumnus entrusts his pulp fiction collection to UB
    10/29/20

    UB alumnus George Kelley donated more than 30,000 pieces of pulp fiction materials to the University Libraries. The collection serves as a resource for enthusiasts as well as academics studying the emerging field of fandom.