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  • Apple passcode screen.
    Apple vs. FBI: Who won?
    4/1/16

    A UB expert weighs in on the latest developments in the battle between the tech giant and FBI.

  • glass of whiskey.
    Gastric bypass and alcohol abuse
    4/1/16

    A study asks why a significant percentage of people who undergo gastric bypass surgery develop alcohol abuse problems.

  • illustration of a microbiome.
    Microbiome expert to speak at UB
    4/1/16

    Martin Blaser, director of the NYU Human Microbiome Program, will present two free seminars in early April.

  • Ashley Alex.
    More medical grads staying in Buffalo
    4/1/16

    Nearly a third of fourth-year medical students will stay at UB for residencies, a sign of growing loyalty to the region.

  • ficus plant enwraps a jungle tree.
    How clouds could aid conservation
    4/4/16

    Cloud cover patterns could help scientists figure out where endangered species live, a new study by Yale and UB finds.

  • Joseph Incandela.
    Higgs hunter coming to Buffalo
    4/1/16

    Don't miss your chance to meet Joseph Incandela, the physicist who announced the Higgs boson discovery in 2012.

  • Refugee Housing schematic.
    Vacant building or vibrant housing?
    4/5/16

    In a spring studio focused on refugees, students are re-envisioning an abandoned silk mill as temporary housing.

  • Koran.
    A dialogue on Islam
    4/4/16

    Events including a panel discussion with Muslim students seek to educate the UB community about Islam.

  • students at the historic Selma Bridge.
    Lessons learned on trip to Selma
    4/1/16

    Students returned from an alternative spring break trip to Selma, Alabama, with new perspectives on the world, and of themselves.

  • researcher processes samples in lab.
    Women in STEM Summit is April 13
    4/5/16

    Event aims to raise awareness, promote progression of women in science, technology, engineering and math careers.

  • Hussam Jefee-Bahloul.
    Syrian refugee response
    4/1/16

    Symposium explores Syrian refugee crisis and Buffalo's role in long-term solutions.

  • Praveen Arany.
    Arany receives Furumoto Award
    4/1/16

    Researcher who studies wound healing and tissue regeneration receives 2016 Dr. Horace Furumoto Innovations Young Investigator Award.

  • students walking across UB campus.
    Tripathi discusses state budget
    4/1/16

    UB president expresses disappointment that state budget doesn't include full extension of NYSUNY 2020.

  • UB logo.
    Tripathi letter stresses values
    4/1/16

    "Bigotry, racism, intolerance and discrimination have no place in our UB community, and they will not be tolerated," Tripathi writes.

  • A martian-inspired science project.
    A 'Martian'-inspired science project
    4/6/16

    UB biologists are serving as consultants on the ultimate middle school science project: growing potatoes in space.

  • Tom Toles at UB.
    Tom Toles at UB
    4/8/16

    UB’s annual Signature Series will honor the Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist — and UB alumnus — with several events on campus.

  • Exploring the work of Robert Frost.
    Exploring the work of Robert Frost
    4/6/16

    An expert on the celebrated American poet will discuss unanswered questions that persist about his work.

  • Jupiter String Quartet to perform at UB.
    Jupiter quartet to perform at UB
    4/6/16

    The tightly knit ensemble will perform the final three concerts in this season's Slee/Beethoven String Quartet Cycle.

  • Next Science & Art Cabaret to tackle doubt.
    Climate change? Religion? Cabaret tackles doubt
    4/7/16

    An atheist, a former Anglican pastor and a geologist will offer insight on a topic we struggle with every day.

  • Panel to examine campaign promises.
    Panel to examine campaign promises
    4/13/16

    UB Law professors will discuss whether the current presidential candidates can fulfill their campaign promises.

  • Exploring alliances, valuing differences.
    Exploring alliances, heeding differences
    4/6/16

    This year's Gender Across Borders symposium will look at how alliances are forged without ignoring differences.

  • Grant aims to help substance abusers.
    Grant aims to help substance abusers
    4/7/16

    Social Work will use the funding to incorporate trauma-informed care into work with teens struggling with substance abuse.

  • Here is How logo.
    UB ready to tell its story in a new way
    4/12/16

    UB is launching a new identity and brand strategy that tells the university's story in a more compelling and cohesive way. 

  • Creativity can cure cancer.
    Creativity can cure cancer
    4/7/16

    That's the message Siddhartha Mukherjee drove home during his talk last night as part of UB's Distinguished Speakers Series.

  • Conversation to focus on equity, inclusion.
    Discussion to focus on equity, inclusion
    4/8/16

    “Art Talk Back” aims to encourage dialog on these important issues using this medium to guide the conversation.

  • Des Forges symposium set for April 14.
    Des Forges event set for April 14
    4/7/16

    The annual symposium held in memory of the human rights activist will focus on refugees, migrants, human trafficking and slavery.

  • Eastman students tackle Fisk organ.
    Eastman students tackle Fisk organ
    4/8/16

    Four students from the renown Eastman School of Music will perform at UB at the annual Eastman Organists' Day.

  • Med students get to know their community.
    Med students get to know Buffalo
    4/11/16

    Thirteen first-year students spent their spring break making connections with members of the community outside the medical school.

  • Art provides balance for management professor.
    Art provides balance for management prof
    4/11/16

    When's he's “off the clock” at UB, Nallan Suresh can be found in his art studio, pursuing his natural talent for painting.

  • Celebrating student success.
    Celebrating student achievement
    4/8/16

    Outstanding scholarly, research and creative activities were recognized yesterday at the Celebration of Student Academic Excellence.

  • Nanoparticle wears many hats in the body.
    Nanoparticle wears many hats in body
    4/8/16

    A spy. A teacher. A bodyguard. That, in a nutshell, describes the different functions of a nanoparticle invented at UB.

  • Violent video games lose guilt factor.
    Violent video games lose guilt factor
    4/11/16

    A UB study suggests guilt produced by the initial exposure to a violent video game declines after repeated play.   

  • UB Bulls logo.
    UB unveils new athletics logo
    4/12/16

    The new look for athletics is now more closely aligned with the university’s strengthened and cohesive academic identity.

  • UB's North Campus.
    Brand Council weighs in
    4/12/16

    Members of the President’s Brand Council talk about UB’s new brand strategy initiative and what it means for the university.

  • Groundbreaking artist Tony Conrad dies.
    Pioneering artist Tony Conrad dies
    4/11/16

    SUNY Distinguished Professor Tony Conrad, a boundary-stretching artist and UB faculty member for nearly 40 years, died on Saturday.

  • Green it Forward aims to cut energy use.
    Reducing energy consumption
    4/11/16

    The Green it Forward initiative aims to reduce the use of electricity on campus by 10 percent this week.

  • Cancan Yang presents her research.
    Networking with NASA
    4/11/16

    A conference for SEAS graduate students last week brought reprresentatives of NASA, Moog, Praxair and other companies to Davis Hall.

  • Yearlong process led to brand strategy.
    Yearlong process led to brand strategy
    4/12/16

    Here is How UB developed its new identity and brand initiative.

  • Kapoor Hall.
    Drug discovery topic of Chu lecture
    4/13/16

    Snakes, lizards and Gila monsters play an important role in this year’s David Chu Lecture in the pharmacy school.

  • Analyzing Madoff's con.
    Analyzing Madoff's con
    4/13/16

    A new book by UB sociologist Lionel Lewis describes the inner workings of Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme.

  • Little change in black teens' smoking.
    Little change in black teens' smoking
    4/13/16

    The percentage of African-American high school seniors who smoke has changed little in two decades, according to a new journal supplement.

  • Keeping it real.
    Keeping it real
    4/12/16

    "Serial" host Sarah Koenig told a UB audience that her podcast succeeds because it's authentic.

  • Building a virtual UB.
    Building a virtual UB
    4/14/16

    Students will use the popular Mindcraft video game to create their own version of a virtual UB campus at this year’s Minecraft build-a-thon.       

  • Talk to discuss ‘father of African cinema’.
    Talk on ‘father of African cinema’
    4/14/16

    Fulbright scholar Françoise Pfaff will visit UB April 19 to discuss the life and career of film director Ousmane Sembene.

  • Honoring the career of Claude Welch.
    Honoring the career of Claude Welch
    4/13/16

    UB will celebrate the distinguished, 52-year career of the retiring SUNY Distinguished Service Professor with a special event on April 29.

  • Theatre department presents ‘Into the Woods'.
    UB to present ‘Into the Woods’
    4/14/16

    This production of the Stephen Sondheim musical explores the fairy tale of the American dream.  

  • Pitching the big ideas.
    Pitching the big ideas
    4/13/16

    UB students will pitch their business plans to a panel of local entrepreneurs at the Academies’ Annual Elevator Pitch Competition.

  • Sanders rally draws overflow crowd.
    Sanders rally draws overflow crowd
    4/13/16

    Western New Yorkers turned out in droves for a chance to meet a contender in the 2016 presidential election.

  • Concrete canoes?
    Concrete canoes?
    4/13/16

    Watch these seemingly impossible watercraft take to Lake LaSalle on Saturday as part of a student engineering conference.

  • ‘Look to the cookie’.
    ‘Look to the cookie’
    4/15/16

    The university’s signature confection reaches star status

  • UB to launch first academic MOOC.
    UB to launch first academic MOOC
    4/15/16

    The massive open online course will provide an overview of ADHD diagnosis and treatment.

  • Band against Bullying returns to UB.
    ‘BAND against Bullying’ back at UB
    4/15/16

    The music and arts competition brings a message of awareness, prevention and “dignity for all” to CFA.

  • Transgender surgeon to speak at UB.
    Transgender surgeon to speak
    4/14/16

    Marci Bowers also will meet with students and clinicians who serve the transgender community.

  • Startup sails into first place.
    Startup sails into first at Panasci TEC
    4/14/16

    A startup that makes and sells self-piloting technology and automation tools to ship operators took the top prize in the Panasci TEC.

  • Cruz meets students in intimate setting.
    Cruz meets students in intimate setting
    4/15/16

    The MSNBC town hall brought a major presidential candidate to UB for the second time in a week.

  • First Bernie, then Ted.
    First Bernie, then Ted
    4/18/16

    Back-to-back events featuring major presidential candidates bring the excitement of the 2016 primary season to campus.

  • Get your Shakespeare on.
    Get your Shakespeare on
    4/18/16

    The UB Libraries will hold a Shakespeare Read-A-Thon to celebrate the life of The Bard on the 400th anniversary of his death.

  • UB celebrates Earth Week.
    UB to celebrate Earth Week
    4/18/16

    Nearly two-dozen events are taking place to advance sustainability every day — both on and off campus.

  • UB establishes Center for Microbiome Research.
    UB to study human microbiome
    4/19/16

    The new Center for Microbiome Research will look at the collective microorganisms that live on and in the human body.

  • Promises, promises.
    Promises, promises
    4/18/16

    A UB Law School panel delves into the issue of why presidential candidates make campaign promises they can't keep.

  • Nursing legend to visit UB.
    Nursing legend to visit UB
    4/18/16

    Loretta Ford, who is credited with co-founding the first nurse practitioner education program, will speak next week at UB.

  • Reimagining the end of the world.
    Reimagining the end of the world
    4/19/16

    Sean Graney, the WBFO Eileen Silvers Visiting Professor, is premiering his adaptation of Wagner's "Ring" cycle next week at UB.

  • Gift supports Hayes restoration.
    Gift supports Hayes restoration
    4/20/16

    The Louis P. Ciminelli Family Foundation has given $1 million for the Hayes work and future initiatives in Buffalo neighborhoods.

  • Websites misleading on tobacco product risks.
    Websites misleading on product risks
    4/20/16

    Lynn Kozlowski says some health websites aren't adequately informing consumers about the relative risks of certain nicotine products.

  • Immigration fears.
    Immigration fears
    4/19/16

    Sociologist Nancy Foner will discuss why tensions about immigrants are different in the U.S. and Europe during a talk at UB.

  • A lucky break for NFL schedulers.
    A lucky break for NFL schedulers
    4/21/16

    A UB expert explains the quirk that made it possible for the NFL to open the next season with a rematch between Super Bowl rivals.

  • NASA eyes UB heat shield design.
    NASA eyes UB heat shield design
    4/21/16

    UB students are heading to NASA Langley to show off plans for a heat shield meant to protect spacecraft entering Mars.

  • time for a better drug policy.
    Time for a better drug policy
    4/21/16

    The spotlight on the opioid epidemic has created an opportunity to develop better drug policies in the U.S., a UB expert says.

  • Campaign hits goal — and then some.
    Campaign hits goal — and then some
    4/21/16

    The final total is in and the 2015 Employees Campaign for the Community exceeded its goal by nearly $20,000.

  • Prasad, Welch to receive President’s Medal.
    Prasad, Welch to receive President’s Medal
    4/26/16

    UB faculty members Paras Prasad and Claude E. Welch Jr. will receive the UB President’s Medal during University Commencement on May 15.

  • Britt is UB’s first Truman Scholar.
    Britt is UB’s first Truman Scholar
    4/21/16

    UB's first Truman recipient hears the news at a surprise meeting with President Satish Tripathi.

  • He brakes for green.
    He brakes for green
    4/22/16

    A thrifty consumer with an eye on fuel costs, UB staff member Kris Miller plugs into alternative power.

  • Tubman good choice to replace Jackson.
    Tubman good choice to replace Jackson
    4/21/16

    UB gender expert Kari Winter says Harriet Tubman is a great choice to replace Andrew Jackson on the front of the $20 bill.

  • Tesluk named dean of School of Management.
    Tesluk named management dean
    4/22/16

    The Donald S. Carmichael Professor of Organizational Behavior will assume the position of dean effective April 25.

  • Muslim students' experiences at UB.
    Education key to dispelling fear
    4/22/16

    Six Muslim students told a UB audience that education is the key to overcoming anti-Muslim rhetoric.

  • Creating a culture of sustainability.
    Change agents for sustainability
    4/22/16

    The Education and Leadership Fellows in Sustainability (ELFS) work to create a long-term culture of sustainability at UB.

  • Open letter on the UB Foundation.
    Open letter on the UB Foundation
    4/25/16

    President Satish K. Tripathi published a letter to the UB community today on the website of the Office of the President regarding the role of the UB Foundation.

  • Assessing UB profs.
    Going online to assess profs
    4/25/16

    While many UB students are using RateMyProfessors.com, they view the ranking website cautiously.

  • UB Dental offers HIV screenings.
    UB Dental offers free HIV screenings
    4/25/16

    Program teaches students to look at whole body health and wellness, not just dental disease.

  • UB tops ‘Green Power’ list.
    UB tops ‘Green Power’ list
    4/25/16

    UB ranks first on the EPA's list of the largest university users of zero-emissions electricity from renewable resources.

  • Ensemble Signal back at UB.
    Ensemble Signal back at UB
    4/26/16

    The new music “supergroup” completes its UB residency with an ambitious slate of 20 performances and activities.

  • new graduates throw hats in the air.
    UB to hold 170th commencement
    4/27/16

    Some 5,846 students are candidates to receive degrees during University Commencement and 15 other commencement ceremonies.

  • Brady will sit, Drew predicts.
    Brady will sit, Drew predicts
    4/26/16

    Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is “all but done” in his “Deflategate” appeal, sports law expert Nellie Drew says.

  • Lessons learned from difficult conversations.
    Lessons learned for UB community
    4/27/16

    The DIFCON12 series of “difficult conversations” wraps up with a chance for the campus community to review and reflect.

  • Award winners.
    Award winners
    4/26/16

    Two projects designed by UB architecture professors have received jury honors in the Architizer A+ Awards competition.

  • Celebrating Tony Conrad.
    Honoring Tony Conrad
    4/27/16

    UB will celebrate the life and work of the late distinguished faculty member with a PLASMA event devoted to his work.

  • Providing patient care — and more.
    Providing patient care — and more
    4/28/16

    UB medical students who traveled to Haiti over spring break have become the primary care providers for some of their patients.

  • Immersed in engineering.
    Immersed in engineering
    4/28/16

    Students from UB's Gifted Math Program learned about the cool aspects of electrical engineering.

  • Genes can lengthen lifespan.
    Exercise key for gene to lengthen lifespan
    4/28/16

    RIA researchers have found that exercise is crucial for a gene in the brain's dopamine system to prolong lifespan.

  • Gendered power, social change.
    Gendered power, social change
    4/29/16

    Historian Ndubueze Mbah will discuss how Euro-African exchanges transformed West African gender identities in a Scholars@Hallwalls lecture.

  • Shedding light on poor state of Native health.
    Shedding light on poor Native health
    4/29/16

    A talk by UB nursing researcher Margaret Moss will explore why the health of Native populations remains a mystery.

  • A banner day for new brand strategy.
    A banner day for new brand strategy
    4/27/16

    The first in a series of banners praising UB’s growing prominence and strength debuted on the south side of Alumni Arena.

  • Set challenging, but realistic goals.
    Set challenging, but realistic goals
    4/29/16

    UB faculty member Jim Lemoine says organizations that set overly ambitious goals can hurt performance and morale.

  • NSF fellowship winners at all time high.
    UB's NSF fellowships at all-time high
    4/29/16

    Eight UB students have won awards in this year’s competition, one more than all the awards given to other SUNY students.

  • UB tapped as sustainability leader.
    UB tapped as sustainability leader
    4/29/16

    UB was recognized as a campus leader by N.Y.'s REV clean-energy program for higher education.

  • Kevin Spacey.
    The rewards of risk-taking
    4/28/16

    Actor Kevin Spacey told a UB audience that no one breaks new ground by playing it safe.

  • Spacey in the stacks.
    Spacey in the stacks
    4/28/16

    Actor Kevin Spacey topped off his visit to UB with a peek at some of the treasures in the UB Libraries' Special Collections.

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