• UB researchers selected as Simons Empire Faculty Fellows
    8/19/26

    Established by the Simons Foundation and Simons Foundation International, the program supports tenure-track faculty positions.

  • UB traditions, new leadership ring in the fall semester
    8/18/26

    Welcome Weekend returns with familiar favorites and a new leader welcoming students to the academic year.

  • A rarity for Buffalo Film Seminars
    8/18/26

    Fall lineup features only the third superhero movie in series history, and it stars a UB alumnus.

  • UB faculty, staff receive SUNY Chancellor’s Awards
    8/17/26

    The awards acknowledge and provide system-wide recognition for consistently superior professional achievement.

  • Tauke retires after more than 40 years
    8/14/26

    An expert in inclusive design and design education, Tauke left an indelible imprint on the intellectual life of the school.

  • President Genco reflects on her first week at UB
    8/13/26

    It has been an historic week at UB as Caroline Attardo Genco, PhD, arrived on campus on Aug. 10 to begin her tenure as UB’s 16th president.

  • UB excavations in ancient Italy reveal economic and medieval history
    8/13/26

    Two recent archeological excavations are offering new insights into the workings of ancient civilizations.

  • A support hub for UB researchers
    8/13/26

    The office seeks to improve the planning and conduct of clinical trials by providing high-quality statistical and data management support and workforce training.

  • Preparing players for the future
    8/12/26

    UB football internship program implemented by head coach Pete Lembo gives student-athletes a glimpse at career options.

  • Loury selected for emerging scholar program
    8/12/26

    GSE’s Jacoby Loury wants to help school counselors with practical approaches they can use with students, families and school communities.

     

  • AI and ‘Ramanomics’
    8/11/26

    UB research could eliminate a major obstacle to studying living cells.

  • Empire AI Beta now fully online
    8/10/26

    Housed at UB, Beta gives researchers access to the most powerful academic research computer in the country.

Photographs, slideshows and videos capturing life at UB

  • Registering students

    In honor of National Voter Registration Day, the UB Votes committee partnered with UB Libraries to host voter registration tables across campus earlier this month. Ambassadors of Civic Engagement (ACEs) interns were stationed in four library locations to help students get registered, check their voter status, and learn about upcoming elections. Students also had the opportunity to bedazzle their own copies of the U. S. Constitution! Photos: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki

    Published September 22, 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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