• Law students help get unemployment benefits for workers
    5/11/26

    The case, brought with Empire Justice Center, ends a COVID-era dispute, securing relief for thousands of state employees.

  • UB to offer PhD in applied ontology
    5/11/26

    The new PhD program, and a master’s launched last year, are the only graduate-level applied ontology degrees in the world, filling a critical need in a burgeoning field.

  • UB launches WNY Long COVID Resource Center
    5/11/26

    The center is focused on giving providers the tools they need to improve the care of their patients.

  • Two UB English department alumni win 2026 Pulitzers
    5/8/26

    Sara DiNatale shares the explanatory reporting award and Juliana Spahr is this year’s winner for poetry.

  • Rising senior named Phi Beta Kappa 2026 Key into Public Service Scholar
    5/8/26

    Aisha Makama is just one of 20 students nationwide selected for the award by the nation's most prestigious academic honor society.

  • AI can help find best youth vaping-cessation strategies
    5/8/26

    UB cancer researchers applied machine learning and XAI to find out why some tactics work and others don't.

  • Integrating pharmacists into kidney care team
    5/7/26

    UB faculty member Calvin Meaney highlights the benefits of relying on pharmacists, especially with the shortage of nephrologists.

  • Building AI for children from the ground up
    5/7/26

    UB's National AI Institute for Exceptional Education's work building exceptional education tools was on display as NSF and IES officials came to UB for a site visit.

  • UB 5th in national ranking of New York universities
    5/7/26

    The Official UniRank Guide measures a university's digital presence, reputation and popularity.

  • Remembering Janina Brutt-Griffler
    5/7/26

    The longtime UB faculty member, professor in the Graduate School of Education and leader in language and international education, died April 17. She was 59.

  • Shedding light on lipid asymmetry in cell membranes
    5/6/26

    A UB study finds that cells tune membrane properties to regulate communication, transport and other duties.

  • Potatoes may have shaped genetic makeup of Indigenous Andeans
    5/6/26

    A study found that natural selection favored those with a high number of starch-digesting genes following the domestication of potatoes in the Andes.

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  • Anderson Inside Out

    Anderson Inside Out, the UB Anderson Gallery's annual summer celebration featuring a free, all-ages afternoon of art, music, food and community, took place on July 11. The event — timed to coincide with the University Heights Samuel P. Capen Garden Walk — gave community members the opportunity to explore the gallery inside and out, with live entertainment, activities and more. Photos: Douglas Levere

    Published July 23, 2026

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Celebrating Student Excellence

Recipients of the 2026 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence — the highest honor SUNY bestows on a student — reflect on their journeys, what the award means to them and the True Blue experiences that shaped their success.

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