Awards

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

  • UB’s “Best Value” Rank Improves, Kiplinger’s says
    12/27/12
    BUFFALO, N.Y. — The University at Buffalo’s standing among colleges that provide a quality education at an affordable price continues to climb, according to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance.
  • UB Undergraduate Receives American Society for Microbiology Fellowship
    12/7/12
    University at Buffalo senior Courtney Szyjka has been awarded the American Society for Microbiology's 2012 Undergraduate Research Fellowship.
  • EPA Recognizes Buffalo's Larkin District for Smart Growth Achievement, 'Urban Village' Concept Envisioned in Master Plan by UB School of Architecture and Planning
    12/6/12
    The Larkin District and its development and planning team, including the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning, won an honorable mention at the prestigious National Award for Smart Growth Achievement ceremony Dec. 5 in Washington, D.C.
  • Professors Alexandridis, Morris and Sen Elected AAAS Fellows
    12/3/12
    Three University at Buffalo professors have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science.
  • Architecture and Planning Dean Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
    11/20/12
    UB School of Architecture and Planning Dean Robert Shibley has played a key role in shaping the landscape of Western New York, improving the region's quality of life through good planning and design.
  • Report on International Student Exchange Finds UB among Top 20 U.S. Host Universities
    11/13/12
    The 2012 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange, released yesterday in Washington, D.C., finds that, for the tenth year in a row, the University at Buffalo is among the top 20 institutions in the United States hosting international students.
  • UB Recognized as Bicycle-Friendly Campus
    11/9/12
    The League of American Bicyclists has designated the University at Buffalo as a "Bicycle Friendly University" at the bronze level, an award presented only to institutions with a strong commitment to cycling.
  • Minority and Women Emerging Entrepreneurs Honored
    11/8/12
    Samuel Bodapaty has been named "Protege of the Year" by the Allstate Minority and Women Emerging Entrepreneurs program, a joint venture by the University at Buffalo School of Management's Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL) and the UB Center for Urban Studies.
  • UB to Unveil New Mobile Dental Van, 'S-miles To Go'
    11/8/12
    The University at Buffalo's School of Dental Medicine will celebrate the unveiling of its new, state-of-the-art mobile dental van "S-miles To Go" on Friday, Nov. 9, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., in the lobby of Squire Hall on the South Campus.
  • The 20th Century's "Great Migration" of African Americans Becomes Art
    11/6/12
    John Jennings, associate professor of visual studies at the University at Buffalo and a 2012 UB Humanities Institute Fellow, will discuss his graphic novel on the Great Migration at 4 p.m. on Nov. 9 at Hallwalls, 341 Delaware Ave., Buffalo.