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  • Domestic and international students in the classroom.
    Examining prejudice on campus toward internationals
    9/4/18

    A UB researcher has identified factors that predict prejudice against international students, some of which administrators can influence.

  • Illustrated concept of innovation, coming up with an idea.
    Thinking like an entrepreneur
    9/4/18

    The SUNY ZAP! program helps scientists and engineers like UB’s Natesh Parashurama move their research from the lab to the marketplace.

  • student-athletes holding diversity signs.
    UB receives MAC diversity award
    9/5/18

    The MAC’s inaugural Diversity & Inclusion Institutional Award recognizes the university’s achievements in developing a culture of diversity and inclusion.

     

  • illustration of a a carnivorian skull with jaw joint highlighted.
    When it comes to chewing, size does matter
    9/4/18

    UB researchers studying the jaw joints of carnivorans found that the joint’s structure and strength is related to the animal’s body size, not its diet. 

  • Caregivers turning a patient to prevent a bedsore.
    Bedsores tied to poorer inpatient rehab outcomes
    9/6/18

    The frst-of-its-kind study shows the federally mandated pressure ulcer quality indicator is a valuable measure of care.

  • Unhappy Girl Being Bullied In Class.
    ‘Microaggressions’ topic of conference
    9/6/18

    The annual conference of the Alberti Center for Bullying Abuse Prevention will tackle this increasingly prevalent issue.

  • illustration of information security.
    Grant to fund cybersecurity training
    9/5/18

    UB has received a $2.39 million NSF grant to train the next generation of experts who will protect the U.S. from cyberattacks.

  • 3D rendering of a political imbalance concept.
    Big House gains for Dems predicted
    9/5/18

    Faculty member James Campbell's forecasting model sees Democrats picking up 44 House seats in the mid-term elections while the GOP adds 2 in the Senate.

  • Interlocking UB logo on blue background.
    UB reorganizes addictions research
    9/5/18

    The new Clinical and Research Institute on Addictions will take a collaborative approach toward substance use disorders, with a focus on the opiate crisis.

  • Photo illustration: Physicists Avto Kharchilava, Ia Iashvili and Salvatore Rappoccio appear to be standing in Large Hadron Collider.
    Physicists study inner workings of universe
    9/7/18

    Receipt of a $1.45M NSF grant comes as the field marks its latest big discovery: the observation of the Higgs boson’s most common mode of decay.

  • rear view of three older women walking down a leaf-strewn path in autumn.
    Walk more to reduce heart failure risk
    9/6/18

    A study by UB researcher Michael LaMonte is first to show an association between increased physical activity and lower risk of two subtypes of heart failure in older women.

     

  • Skyline of Buffalo from Lake Erie.
    What’s next for Buffalo Niagara?
    9/7/18

    A workshop being held in conjunction with ACSP’s annual conference will enlist experts to help plan for Buffalo Niagara’s long-term future.

  • Red blood cells moving in blood vessels with depth of field.
    Addressing shortage of specialists
    9/10/18

    Funding from the Hemophilia Center of WNY will help the Jacobs School address a shortage of physicians to treat non-malignant blood disorders.

  • Photo of international students at UB.
    Improving the international experience
    9/10/18

    UB is taking a new approach to create a more inclusive, engaging environment for international students inside the classroom as well as out of it.

  • Aerial photograph of Baird Point and North Campus buildings.
    UB moves up in U.S. News rankings
    9/10/18

    UB is 89th among the nation's best public and private universities — and 38th among public colleges — in the U.S. News & World Report 2019 rankings.

  • Photo of a woman in a pharmacy selecting a product off the shelf.
    Stock market returns and so do ad budgets
    9/11/18

    Drug makers tend to increase their ad budgets when stock market returns are higher than expected, new UB research shows.

  • On the left: book cover graphic of best-selling novel, "The Hate U Give," and on the right: portrait of author Angie Thomas.
    Humanities Festival sets lineup
    9/11/18

    Best-selling author Angie Thomas will be the keynote speaker for this year's event, happening Sept. 20-22 at various locations around the area.

  • Members of the Tjota family.
    Tjota family donates $500,000
    9/13/18

    A contribution made during UB's Boldly Buffalo campaign supports the naming of a new robotics suite in the Jacobs School.

  • Signature Series web graphic.
    Signature Series features A+E’s Raven
    9/12/18

    UB alumna and A+E Networks executive Abbe Raven will sit down with CAS Dean Robin Schulze later this month for a conversation about her career.

  • Photo of UB Marshall Scholar Sean Kaczmarek.
    Reflections of a Marshall Scholar
    9/12/18

    Sean Kaczmarek looks back on a life-changing two years in Europe, from meeting Queen Elizabeth II in London to a powerful personal moment in Italy.

  • Photo of former Congressman Bob Inglis of South Carolina, during a speech.
    Ex-GOP Rep. to talk climate change
    9/11/18

    Bob Inglis will speak Thursday at UB about free-enterprise solutions to one of the biggest problems facing the planet.

  • Community member, XX, expressively discusses his concerns.
    Dinner talk focuses on health care
    9/12/18

    Jacobs School students, residents and faculty dined with community members to better understand how to improve health care in Buffalo.

  • An orientation leader waves a UB flag during a Welcome Weekend event.
    Record enrollments
    9/13/18

    For the third straight year, UB is enrolling a record freshman class and also expects to set records for undergraduate and total enrollments.

  • Brice Bible, vice president and chief information officer; Robin G. Schulze, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and Robert Scalise, the gallery's acting director pose together inside the Anderson Gallery.
    Network upgrade makes art more accessible
    9/14/18

    With a new connection to UB’s network infrastructure, the Anderson Gallery is poised to bring UB’s research and creative work to the world.

  • Student from Capital Normal University playing the flute.
    Chinese students to perform at UB
    9/13/18

    The students from Capital Normal University in Beijing will present music and dance pieces in a variety of traditional and contemporary styles.

  • Female scientist, wearing breast cancer awareness ribbon, looks into a microscope.
    Freudenheim receives funding
    9/14/18

    The $359,000 grant from Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s “Get Screened, No Excuses” initiative will support research on the role of the microbiome in breast cancer.  

  • Senior man grips his shoulder with a pained expression.
    Prescription opioid use most likely in poorest older adults
    9/17/18

    The UB study also raises important questions about access to pain-management options.

  • conceptual illustration of a green city.
    UB to hold ‘green’ fair
    9/17/18

    This year’s Sustainable Living Fair will help participants take sustainability beyond the environmental aspect.

  • Rendering of the planned Diefendorf Loop after the annex is demolished.
    Diefendorf Annex closes
    9/17/18

    The closing of the annex building marks another milestone for the South Campus revitalization plan.

  • Katie McClain-Meeder and her daughters Charlotte and Flora enjoy a beautiful sunset on their farm. (Taken August 5).
    Committed to social work, community farming
    9/18/18

    UB social work faculty member Katie McClain-Meeder and her husband started Little Bear Farm to help improve access to healthy food.

  • Lots and lots of pills and capsules.
    UB to host addiction symposium
    9/18/18

    Researchers attending the two-day meeting will address the concept of recasting addiction as a treatable, chronic disease.

  • Young woman gets her face painted with the interlocking UB logo during the UB Homecoming 2017 tailgating and football game vs. the Broncos of Western Michigan.
    More than just a game
    9/19/18

    UB will celebrate Homecoming and Family Weekend Oct. 11-14 with a variety of activities that should appeal to students, their families and alumni alike.

  • conceptual image illustrating the various modes of green transportation.
    How you get to campus matters
    9/20/18

    The Green Your Commute event encourages commuters to find environmentally friendly ways to get to campus on Sept. 28.

  • Glowing lines with dots in form of brain, the concept of artificial intelligence.
    UB launches AI institute
    9/19/18

    Artificial intelligence expert David Doermann was recruited to Buffalo to serve as UBuffalo.AI’s inaugural director.

  • Steven Schwaitzberg.
    Technology makes U.S. debut in Buffalo
    9/20/18

    Patients benefit as UB surgeons bring minimally invasive surgery techniques to clinical sites in the region.

  • Man in suit drawing a lightbulb.
    Festival targets entrepreneurs
    9/19/18

    Want to be an entrepreneur or work with a startup? UB is hosting an event that will show faculty, staff and students how they can get involved.

  • "Buffalo vs Everybody" exhibit in the Silverman Library.
    Exhibition showcases history of UB football
    9/21/18

    “Buffalo vs. Everybody,” on view in Silverman Library, features material from the Tom Borrelli collection of Bulls football programs.

  • View of North campus across Lake LaSalle.
    UB tops among NY publics in ranking
    9/21/18

    UB is the No. 1 public university in New York State, according to the 2019 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Ranking.

     

  • The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta II rocket launches with the NASA Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) onboard, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
    UB geologists watch space history unfold
    9/21/18

    After years of work, Beata Csatho and Tony Schenk attended the launch of the ICESat-2 satellite, which was carried into orbit by the last Delta II rocket.

  • Hand manipulating model of transforming bench concept.
    Take a seat
    9/24/18

    The latest Hayes Hall design competition is transforming hallway HVAC units into innovative seating.

  • UB faculty and staff watch the UB Marching Band during the kickoff breakfast for the Campaign for the Community.
    Rally to the tally
    9/21/18

    The 2018 Campaign for the Community kicked off with a sports theme and a goal of raising $850,000 to help a community in need.

  • Silhouette of girl standing at the shore of the ocean watching the sun set.
    Realizing the benefits of awe
    9/25/18

    We need to take a step back from ourselves to see maximum benefits when facing stressors, according to results of a UB-led study.

  • Electricity transmission lines and towers.
    How will climate change stress the power grid?
    9/25/18

    A new study outlines a new model that includes dew point temperatures, which researchers say presents a more accurate view.

  • Sister Janepha leads Mara Huber and students from last summer's study abroad offering in Tanzania on a tour of Baraki Sisters Farm.
    Think big, travel far
    9/26/18

    The Global Partner Studio’s inaugural institute will pair international partners with UB faculty and students to develop new experiential learning opportunities.

  • An image of a biomolecule showing its intricate internal structure.
    BioXFEL awarded $22.5M from NSF
    9/26/18

    The consortium led by UB will continue its groundbreaking work capturing critical biological processes at the atomic level using X-ray lasers.

  • Young adult woman standing in shadows holding sketchbook into the light, covering face with hashtag MeToo written on page.
    Why women don’t talk about sexual assault
    9/25/18

    UB psychiatry professor Dori Marshall says a sense of shame keeps victims silent.

  • Close up of an infant's hand on a bottle during feeding.
    Link between breastfeeding, infant health not so direct
    9/27/18

    A new UB study is adding critical nuance toward better understanding the association between breastfeeding and infant health. 

  • Abbe Raven, A+E acting chairman, received an honorary degree during her Signature Series appearance.
    Be genuine and persevere, Raven advises UB audience
    9/26/18

    The acting chairman of the A+E Networks returned to her alma mater as the featured speaker of the Signature Series.

  • Joe Gardella knees as two students collect soil samples.
    Tonawanda Coke studies move forward
    9/28/18

    Two UB-led court-ordered studies will examine how pollutants emitted by the company affected the health and environment of WNY communities.

  • Hand holding a sad emoji.
    Your Facebook friends may be hurting you
    9/27/18

    Unintended exclusion on social media may be linked to inhibited thought and negative emotions, a new UB study suggests

  • Students with boxes of donated school supplies.
    UB's generosity kicks off school year
    9/28/18

    Faculty and staff donated more than 17,000 items to help Buffalo students get a start on the new school year.

  • Main Street.
    Strengthening UB-community partnerships
    9/28/18

    Four guest panelists told members of the PSS that they are looking forward to building stronger partnerships with the university.

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