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Media Advisory: UB students to begin moving into residence halls
8/17/26
UB will also host Welcome Weekend, an annual celebration to mark the start of the school year.
Media Advisory: AI leaders from Azerbaijan to visit UB on Friday
8/13/26
The visit, which includes tours of UB’s AI facilities, will focus on educational partnerships and economic development opportunities.
EOP Summer Bridge welcomes students for extended orientation
7/30/26
The program, part of a broader SUNY effort, gives new UB students a head start, prepares them for success.
UB renames Department of Electrical Engineering
7/30/26
Name change – to the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering – reflects its longstanding research and education in computer engineering.
UB’s ‘SEE’ program sharpens focus in year three
7/28/26
Eighty-four externs at 41 host organizations discover wide career spectrum WNY offers.
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.