• UB Police offer training in ‘Run, Hide, Fight’
    1/23/26

    At the start of each semester, UPD offers training to students, faculty and staff on what to know and do in the event of an active shooter.

  • Mis/disinformation and the midterm elections
    1/22/26

    UB expert Yini Zhang says the news media and voters will struggle to keep up as social media once again plays a major role in the political messaging.

  • An overlooked source of microplastic pollution
    1/22/26

    Cigarette filters release two dozen microfibers upon first contact with water, threatening wildlife and human health.

  • Black history forums open architecture school series
    1/22/26

    “Reimagine Black Futures during the Age of Authoritarianism” is the title of the sessions opening this semester's Public Programs series.

  • Expanding access to overdose treatment, drug test strips
    1/21/26

    Two studies have found that harm reduction vending machines are well utilized and provide lifesaving services to high-risk individuals.

  • Lyu named director of Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science
    1/21/26

    The deepfakes expert is leading the institute that plays a key role in advancing UB's decades-long leadership in AI and data science.

  • Heart condition doesn’t slow down UB medical student
    1/21/26

    Ian Wax says his experience with recurrent pericarditis has shaped his perspective as an aspiring physician.

  • CTSI video series shares insights on team science
    1/20/26

    The ongoing series aims to provide guidance from veteran investigators who have had success working in large interdisciplinary teams.

  • Link between hostile racism, suicide risk in young Black adults
    1/20/26

    A study suggests that hostile racism is associated with a 15% increase in suicide ideation and 13% increase in suicide attempts.

  • Deepfakes leveled up in 2025: Here’s what’s coming next
    1/16/26

    UB computer scientist Siwei Lyu says dramatic improvements in technology will make deepfakes harder to spot.

  • Political geography impedes criminal prosecution of police
    1/16/26

    UB law professor Guyora Binder recently spoke with UBNow about his research on police prosecutions and its implications for policy. 

  • Privacy has a price
    1/15/26

    A School of Management study finds that many industry insiders would illegally sell personal health data.

  • Skills in action

    UB nursing students spent the opening days of the new semester refining practical skills and strengthening their clinical assessment capabilities. Through an escape room exercise and a skills expo, students engaged in hands‑on learning and team-building before returning to the classroom. Photos: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki

    Published January 30, 2026

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Art of Research

The Art of Research competition celebrates the extraordinary research of UB graduate students and postdoctoral scholars via a showcase of original images highlighting the inherent beauty in research, scholarship and creative activity. Submissions are now being accepted through March 9. The finalists' artwork will be displayed on April 28 at the Buffalo Museum of Science.

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