Campus News

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Report details Western New York’s clean energy workforce landscape
6/12/19

One of five jobs in Western New York are in industries with ties to clean energy, yet 54% of workers in clean energy industries are aged 45 or older.

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UB’s Educational Opportunity Center announces Community College Instant Admissions Day
6/10/19

SUNY community colleges in Erie, Genesee and Niagara counties collectively provide over 200 academic degrees and certificates.

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Silverman Library earns LEED silver for sustainable design
6/6/19

Oscar A. Silverman Library, the University at Buffalo’s 24-hour library that receives nearly 1.3 million visits per year, has been certified silver under the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system.

Exhibit sign for "Finding Refuge in Buffalo.".
UB-led exhibit highlights Buffalo’s refugees, past and present
6/3/19

From fleeing Nazis to today’s asylum seekers, the work touches on war and other atrocities but its main focuses is rescue and resilience.

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Evviva Weinraub named vice provost for UB Libraries
5/30/19

A national leader in digital library initiatives, technology and innovation, Weinraub joins UB from Northwestern University.

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UB helps bring dental care to hundreds of underserved children in Niagara County
5/29/19

The program screened more than 800 elementary students from six schools.

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UB Coalesce receives National Endowment for the Arts grant to enhance artist residency program
5/29/19

The University at Buffalo Coalesce Center for Biological Art has received an Art Works grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to enhance the center’s BioArt in the Public Sphere program. 

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Marijuana use episodes linked to partner intimacy experiences
5/22/19

Marijuana use episodes among couples who frequently use the drug increase the likelihood of experiencing intimacy events, according to the results of a University at Buffalo-led study.

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UB psychologist receives $2.2 million NIH grant to study school readiness
5/17/19

A UB psychologist has received a $2.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to examine the critical developmental and educational transition children make when moving from pre-k to kindergarten.

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UB launches new center to study ingestive behavior
5/16/19

Many health problems are related to food choice, yet diet selection is a complex process that is not entirely understood. To coordinate, promote and foster research in an area so critical to maintaining proper health, UB has launched the Center for Ingestive Behavior Research.