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UB scientists awarded Genesis Mission grants for AI-focused research
7/24/26
The funding supports UB’s efforts to develop new technologies that boost the nation’s industrial competitiveness, address complex challenges.
UB Center for Advanced Semiconductor Technologies names new director
7/23/26
Uttam Singisetti will lead the center, which supports the region’s growing semiconductor manufacturing industry.
UB trains future AI, cybersecurity and advanced manufacturing workforce
7/10/26
Programs are supported by two National Science Foundation grants totaling $950,000.
Applegarth to co-lead Grand Challenge to Promote Smart Decarceration
7/9/26
The initiative is one of 14 Grand Challenges, part of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare efforts to bring together researchers and practitioners to tackle societal problems.
New Office of AI Innovation and Integration centralizes AI efforts at UB
7/8/26
The office will connect people and ideas, help guide projects from concept to implementation, and ensure responsible use of AI.
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.
UB School of Nursing launches upstate New York’s first Midwifery DNP program
6/22/26
The effort will strengthen the maternal health workforce, and improve patient outcomes.
Students help advance sustainability in Moog’s supply chain
6/18/26
The work is part of UB’s Carbon Reduction Challenge course, in which students work with local companies.
University Libraries to host the Buffalo Reading Invasion on UB’s South Campus lawn
6/17/26
The event is set for 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 14.
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.