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News Releases

UB dental school to host annual inclusive fashion and talent show fundraiser
1/24/25
The show also features a talent portion, which will include singing, dancing, instruments and more.
Bacteria found to eat forever chemicals — and even some of their toxic byproducts
1/23/25
A strain taken from contaminated soil breaks apart the strong carbon-fluorine bonds of PFAS.
UB researchers mix silicon with 2D materials for new semiconductor tech
1/23/25
The work, from researchers in the UB Center for Advanced Semiconductor Technologies, could lead to energy-efficient microelectronics.
UB Department of Geology is now the Department of Earth Sciences
1/22/25
Name change will better reflect department’s breadth of research, from glaciers to lava.

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Faculty Experts

10/28/24
Karthik Dantu
Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering
Expertise: robotics, artificial intelligence, unmanned aerial vehicles, autonomous driving, augmented and virtual reality
Phone: 716-645-2670
Email: kdantu@buffalo.edu
11/2/23
Aditya Vedantam
Associate Professor of Operations Management and Strategy
Expertise: sustainability in operations and supply chains; clean energy technologies; recycling; recycled content claims, including for plastics; apparel and other resale markets; eco-certifications

Contact: Aditya Vedantam can be reached most quickly through Jackie Ghosen in the School of Management Communications Office at 716-645-2833 or mgt-pr@buffalo.edu.

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UB in the News

Fact check: Can Trump technically 'take back' Panama Canal?
1/22/25
German news outlet Deutsche Welle quotes Carla Martínez Machain in a story fact-checking President Trump’s promise to “take back” the Panama Canal.
UB awarded $28.4 million grant to improved health outcomes and dispartities in WNY
1/20/25
Politico reports that UB was awarded $28.4 million by the National Institutes of Health to improve health outcomes and address health disparities throughout Western New York.
Fact Check: AI-generated video purports to show apocalyptic scenes from Los Angeles wildfires
1/16/25
Reuters features Siwei Lyu in an article about an AI-generated video showing apocalyptic scenes from the Los Angeles fires.
Does hand sanitizer kill Norovirus? Infectious disease experts share how to neutralize the virus
1/14/25
Prevention quotes Thomas Russo in an article about protecting yourself from norovirus.

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