Awards

News about awards and recognition earned by UB and members of our community. (see all topics)

UB physicist receives over $1 million in federal grants for neutral-atom quantum computing research
7/1/26
Jamir Marino explores how to control Rydberg atoms to advance future quantum technologies.
UB physician Willie Underwood sworn in as president of American Medical Association
6/25/26
An oncologist, Underwood is the second UB physician in the past 20 years to serve in this nationwide leadership role.
Three UB faculty receive Fulbright Scholar awards
6/18/26
UB faculty members Praveen Arany, Supriya Mahajan and Paul Vanouse received the prestigious award.
UB awarded $5 million to lead new Great Lakes Research Consortium
6/16/26
University’s RENEW Institute will oversee statewide hub focused on protecting lakes from growing environmental pressures.
Documentary featuring UB’s ice sheet research wins Emmy
6/16/26
"The Memory of Darkness, Light, and Ice" highlights ancient frozen sediment stored for many years at UB.
Acclaimed UB poet Myung Mi Kim elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences’ class of 2026
6/11/26
Kim is an expert in 20th-century American poetry and transcultural poetics and is regarded as one of the most influential figures in the field of contemporary experimental poetry.
UB spinout POP Biotechnologies receives up to $9.7 million for rapid-response vaccine platform
6/11/26
Funding will help Buffalo-based company advance a bird flu vaccine candidate and test its vaccine platform for future outbreak response.
NSF fellowship recipient to develop viable fuels from CO2
6/9/26
Nicholas Reilly, a recent chemical engineering alum, has received the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program award.
Educational Opportunity Center to hold 53rd commencement Wednesday
5/19/26
Attorney Leecia Eve, daughter of the center’s namesake Arthur O. Eve, will serve as keynote speaker.
Can AI help spot ‘healthy’ viruses in our bodies? UB researchers probe the human virome
5/18/26
Dental, pharmacy and engineering faculty to engage in 4-year, $1.6 million study as part of Human Virome Program.