Awards

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

UB-led STEM partnership chosen to help launch transformative national STEM learning initiative
9/16/15
Kick-off event will be held at the White House in November.
UB moves up in ‘top 50’ ranking of the best public universities in the nation
9/9/15
UB earned distinction as one of the top public universities in the nation, ranking No. 44 -- up four spots from last year's No. 48.
UB named a finalist for climate leadership award
9/2/15
UB is one of 12 four-year institutions in the running for the sixth annual Second Nature Climate Leadership Awards.
Survey ranks UB students No.1 in making healthy choices at mealtime
9/2/15
The results reflect increased awareness of eating healthier, staying fit.
UB Alumni Association elects new president
8/27/15
Mary Garlick Roll of Williamsville has been elected to serve a two-year term as president of the UB Alumni Association, a group that represents the interests of nearly 240,000 graduates around the world.
$2.5 million NIOSH grant to study impact of stress on police health
8/24/15
How do the rigors of police work — from traumatic sights and sounds, to long work shifts and high demand levels — affect officers? A UB study seeks to answer that very important question.
Life in Russia is fun, but challenging, for UB Fulbright scholar
8/20/15
There is a photo of University at Buffalo Fulbright scholar Courtney Burroughs standing in the middle of the immense, frozen Volga River. It’s a dramatic shot, humbling even for Western New Yorkers.
UB spinoff Cytocybernetics awarded $291,000 for technique that improves drug safety screening
8/19/15
The Star Trek-like technology could help bring drugs to market quicker, saving hundreds of millions of dollars.
RIA Director Kenneth Leonard honored with national award
8/11/15
Kenneth Leonard, director of UB's Research Institute on Addictions, will be recognized for his outstanding scientific contributions with a national award from the American Psychological Association’s Society of Addiction Psychology.
Wrecked plans, imagined futures and the history of unreality
7/27/15
In the late 17th century, a fanciful British reformer thought that hunger could be abolished if Parliament enacted a law requiring all landowners to plant fruit trees.

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