• School choice and income segregation
    7/22/26

    Parents tend to avoid classrooms populated by a large number of students from low-income families, UB psychologists say.

  • Paris Wicker Named 2026 NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow
    7/21/26

    GSE researcher will investigate how students’ social support networks influence well-being and academic success.

  • Where there's smoke, fewer birds
    7/21/26

    UB study compared air quality data with birdwatching reports, including during historic 2023 wildfire season.

  • Creating complex drugs, quicker
    7/20/26

    Surprisingly simple tools allow UB chemists to modify two carbon atoms in a single reaction.

  • President Tripathi shares message of ‘gratitude’
    7/20/26

    UB president reflects as he gets ready to transition back to faculty role.

  • UB to host 5th annual Teaching Black History Conference
    7/17/26

    This year’s conference theme of “Black Founding Mothers and Fathers” was inspired by two historic milestones.

  • Center names new director
    7/17/26

    Uttam Singisetti has been named director of UB’s Center for Advanced Semiconductor Technologies.

  • Mendola named ISEE Fellow
    7/17/26

    SPHHP researcher is a pioneer in environmental and perinatal epidemiology.

  • Testing eye health with quantum optics
    7/16/26

    Engineered light transforms Boehm’s brushes from a faint visual pattern into a much brighter one that could help catch retinal disease.

  • A golden age for Golden Connections
    7/16/26

    Group brings together UB alumni of at least 50 years to help them stay connected to each other.

  • Tracking police accountability
    7/16/26

    School of Management study links newspaper closures to distorted crime reporting.

  • Researching neutral-atom quantum computing
    7/15/26

    UB physicist receives two federal grants totaling $1.1 million to advance future quantum technologies.

Photographs, slideshows and videos capturing life at UB

  • UB Bike Days

    Last week, members of the UB community lined up at events on the North and South campuses to show their bikes some love. The free tune-up event will be at the Jacobs School on the Downtown Campus for the final clinic today from 1-3 p.m.  Learn more about UB Bike Days. Photos: Douglas Levere

    Published September 25, 2026

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Connection and joy

Humans have a fundamental need to belong. The good news, says social psychologist Shira Gabriel, is that there are many ways to fulfill that need, including sharing a funny moment with strangers, immersing ourselves in a book, or even scrolling TikTok (in small doses). Listen to the full Driven to Discover podcast.

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