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University at Buffalo architecture students designed and built a steel structure at Silo City in Buffalo that will train the branches of willow trees to form a canopied gathering space. The photo shows an aerial view. The project was part of a studio led by architecture expert Nicholas Rajkovich.

University at Buffalo architecture students designed and built a steel structure at Silo City in Buffalo that will train the branches of willow trees to form a canopied gathering space. The photo shows an aerial view. The project was part of a studio led by architecture expert Nicholas Rajkovich.

Architecture and Planning

Old records from the Michigan Avenue Y.M.C.A. in Buffalo include items such as an East Side Business Professional and Trade Directory, a flyer for a public meeting with political candidates, and a luncheon club agenda. The items shown are part of a collection preserved by Lillian S. Williams, who partnered with the Y.M.C.A branch to house its records at the University Archives, University at Buffalo, the State University of New York. Williams was first vice-president of the Afro-American Historical Association of the Niagara Frontier at the time she collected the items as part of the association’s initiative to preserve records pertaining to Buffalo's African American community.

Old records from the Michigan Avenue Y.M.C.A. in Buffalo include items such as an East Side Business Professional and Trade Directory, a flyer for a public meeting with political candidates, and a luncheon club agenda. The items shown are part of a collection preserved by Lillian S. Williams, who partnered with the Y.M.C.A branch to house its records at the University Archives, University at Buffalo, the State University of New York. Williams was first vice-president of the Afro-American Historical Association of the Niagara Frontier at the time she collected the items as part of the association’s initiative to preserve records pertaining to Buffalo's African American community.

Arts and Humanities

Building that houses the School of Management.

Building that houses the School of Management.

Business

Many wires inside a supercomputer.

Many wires inside a supercomputer.

Computing and the Internet

Ji-Won Son, the program director for the Summer Math Program, speaks to students and parents on presentation day in 2017.

Ji-Won Son, the program director for the Summer Math Program, speaks to students and parents on presentation day in 2017.

Education

A hand holds two copper and aluminum discs that help to protect membranes during experiments.

A hand holds two copper and aluminum discs that help to protect membranes during experiments.

Engineering

A windmill stands in the background as a wood chipper pours chipped wood into a large container at Triad Recycling. The company took part in the Carbon Reduction Challenge course run by UB climate change researcher and expert Elizabeth Thomas.

A windmill stands in the background as a wood chipper pours chipped wood into a large container at Triad Recycling. The company took part in the Carbon Reduction Challenge course run by UB climate change researcher and expert Elizabeth Thomas.

Environment

An N-95 mask shown on a blue background.

An N-95 mask shown on a blue background.

Health and Medicine

People walking on campus.

People walking on campus.

Human Behavior and Psychology

Helen Nellie Drew, sports law professor, in a library.

Helen Nellie Drew, sports law professor, in a library.

Law

An "I voted" sticker from New York State that celebrates 100 years of the women's right to vote in the U.S.

An "I voted" sticker from New York State that celebrates 100 years of the women's right to vote in the U.S.

Politics

Beakers in the lab of Luis A. Colón, UB chemistry and diversity, expert and inclusion expert.

Beakers in the lab of Luis A. Colón, UB chemistry and diversity, expert and inclusion expert.

Science and Technology

Henry Louis Taylor Jr., expert on race, class and urban development, in an office filled with books.

Henry Louis Taylor Jr., expert on race, class and urban development, in an office filled with books.

Social Issues