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  • A person demonstrates a stroke rehabilitation exercise using a smartphone and a mug.
    UB, partners awarded $750,000 to advance at-home stroke recovery system
    10/1/25

    The system, called mRehab, pairs a smartphone app with 3D-printed household objects, to help survivors recover better at home.

  • An older adult using a glucometer.
    Study: Older adults with prediabetes who have low levels of education are at highest risk for developing cardiovascular complications
    10/1/25

    The study found that limited education — defined as those who did not graduate high school — consistently predicted worse outcomes across all three major cardiometabolic indicators.

  • Urban scene in the background with "Crime Scene" tape in the foreground.
    Studying geographic and demographic disparities in mass shootings
    10/1/25

    Two-year project will also seek to identify predictors and recommend interventions, as well as fundamentally attempt to create a classification of the types of mass shootings.

  • Murali Ramanathan.
    Pharmacy school AI lab evolving to improve drug development, advance clinical research
    10/1/25

    Lab director optimistic about more effective treatments for MS and Alzheimer's disease.

  • Steven Lipshultz.
    UB pediatrics professor Steven Lipshultz named American Heart Association Distinguished Scientist
    10/1/25

    The designation honors members of the AHA and American Stroke Association who have made extraordinary contributions to cardiovascular, stroke and brain health research.

  • Amit Goyal standing in front of a solar farm.
    Amit Goyal serves as guest editor for National Academies’ fall edition of The Bridge magazine
    10/3/25

    The issue, focusing on the Materials Genome Initiative, features summaries and guidance to help accelerate the development of materials.

  • A young child about to receive a vaccination shot from a medical professional.
    UB pediatric pharmacist explains facts behind childhood vaccines
    10/8/25

    William Prescott has expertise in vaccinations and vaccine hesitancy.

  • Aerial view of Hayes Hall on UB's South Campus.
    UB international competition selects seven teams to rethink resilient design
    10/6/25

    Led by UB’s School of Architecture and Planning, The Resilient Campus competition brings together international minds to boldly envision UB’s South Campus.

  • Zoom image: UB architecture master's student Maddie Stafford poses with her bedazzled Craftsman toolbox. Photo: Douglas Levere
    UB architecture student aims to change minds, one sparkly, bedazzled toolbox at a time
    10/7/25

    Maddie Stafford is on a mission to raise awareness about the importance of representation in traditionally male dominated fields like architecture and construction.

  • Zoom image: Phillips Stevens, associate professor emeritus in the University at Buffalo Department of Anthropology, has had a 50-year career exploring religion, spirituality and the supernatural in cultures across the world. Photo: Douglas Levere/University at Buffalo
    UB expert Phillips Stevens explains why magic and witchcraft are inherently human
    10/7/25

    Anthropologist joins Driven to Discover podcast to discuss how belief in the supernatural is a survival strategy.

  • From left: Jennifer Surtees, Paul Vanouse, Dan Shanahan at Torn Space Theater.
    Science + art + theater = new ways to bridge disciplines
    10/9/25

    A partnership between two UB faculty members and Buffalo’s Torn Space Theater is one of just 15 groups nationwide that have been awarded a $30,000 grant from the Simons Foundation.

  • Zoom image: A new method developed by University at Buffalo physicists will allow qunatum dnyamics, like the interaction between two atoms, to be simulated more easily on consumer laptops.
    Quantum dynamics on your laptop? New technique moves us closer
    10/8/25

    Study offers user-friendly template for simulating quantum systems on consumer laptops, saving supercomputers for more complex systems.

  • Amy Monin (left) and Hadar Borden hold an award while standing in front of a banner that contains sponsorship info at the conference.
    UB CoLab receives Outstanding Student Engagement and Leadership award
    10/8/25

    UB was one of 12 universities globally to be recognized by the Global Consortium for Entrepreneurship Centers.

  • Joshua Lynch delivers a presentation about MATTERS.
    Joshua Lynch accepted into national drug abuse program for innovators
    10/9/25

    Johns Hopkins recognizes emergency medicine professor for his pioneering opioid treatment program.

  • John Henry Schlegel headshot.
    Mitchell Lecture reflects on the evolution of legal education
    10/9/25

    Longtime UB professor John Henry Schlegel's talk promises a deeply personal and historically rich exploration of how American legal education has evolved alongside shifting social class dynamics.

  • Photo of a plaque for the UB-developed isUD program.
    UB IDEA Center receives nearly $5 million federal grant to continue pioneering work in universal design
    10/14/25

    The center’s previous RERC work included developments to improve access to public transportation for people with disabilities, as well as a first-of-its-kind program called innovative solutions for universal design.

  • Zoom image: University at Buffalo biophysicist Priya R. Banerjee has received a Maximizing Investigators' Research Award from the National Institutes of Health to continue his resarch on protein-RNA droplets. Photo: Douglas Levere/University at Buffalo
    UB biophysicist to dive deeper into protein-RNA droplets with $2.1 million NIH grant
    10/13/25

    Award will allow Priya R. Banerjee to continue research on biomolecular condensates and their role in disease.

  • Anthony Martinez is standing in the clinic with a poster about hepatitis C on the wall.
    Fatty liver disease is a growing, silent epidemic, especially among younger patients, says UB physician
    10/14/25

    Once almost exclusively seen in older adults, fatty liver disease, which can be fatal if untreated, is now one of the world’s fastest-growing diseases. And it’s increasingly occurring in young people as well. 

  • Megan DeAngelis is pointing to an image of the macula on a slide that is projected on the wall behind her.
    Is age-related macular degeneration different in women? UB ophthalmology researchers are investigating
    10/15/25

    Researchers have received a $2.2 million grant from the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health to study sex-specific mechanisms for AMD. 

  • Art in the open graphic.
    UB Center for the Arts Presents Art in the Open
    10/15/25

    The UBCFA opens its doors to the public for Art in the Open — an annual celebration inviting the community to explore the creativity, energy and diversity of UB’s arts hub. The event will take place Thursday, Oct. 30, from 5–8 p.m. and is free and open to all.

  • Aerial view of the Solar Strand.
    Engineering professor emphasizes importance of social and economic buy-in for renewable energy
    10/17/25

    Sayanti Mukherjee wins award from Department of Energy for project addressing challenges of switching from fossil fuels.

  • A group of sugeons in an operating room.
    In a first at an ambulatory surgery center, UB neurosurgeons placed a carotid artery stent and the patient was discharged the same day
    10/20/25

    The neurosurgeons say this marks a paradigm shift in how complex neurovascular interventions can safely be delivered. 

  • Exposed rock at foot of Greenland ice sheet.
    UB's ice sheet research featured in new documentary
    10/17/25

    "The Memory of Darkness, Light, and Ice" looks at ancient sediment pulled from beneath ice sheet that was stored at university for many years.

  • Alison Brashear.
    Allison Brashear is elected to the National Academy of Medicine
    10/20/25

    Election to the academy, considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine, recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service. 

  • Karla Lellis sits at a desk facing the camera.
    Legal scholar advocates for stronger protections against cyber scams
    10/17/25

    Karla Lellis says social media, AI and other digital tech can leave people vulnerable to harm.

  • UB logo.
    UB, Lead Safe Task Force host mini-conference Saturday
    10/20/25

    The event addresses lead exposure in Buffalo and Western New York.

  • View of exterior of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Science with surrounding buildings reflected in the glass façade.
    To boost the number of physicians serving Buffalo, the Jacobs School is launching the Buffalo Primary Care Initiative
    10/23/25

    The goal of the new, three-year MD program with full scholarships is to increase the number of primary care physicians in Buffalo’s East and West side neighborhoods.

  • UB interlocking logo, with SUNY seal behind it.
    UB statement on Buffalo police investigation
    10/24/25

    UB extends its heartfelt condolences to those grieving the horrific loss of loved ones.

  • Pile of discarded tires.
    Grants support $2.75 million effort to develop advanced recycling technologies
    11/3/25

    Projects include creating new uses for discarded tires, and establishing a testbed for advanced sorting technologies.

  • Man stands with computer in a factory.
    Momentum builds for UB’s Entry-Level Manufacturing Technician program
    10/24/25

    The effort is strengthening WNY’s advanced manufacturing workforce pipeline.

  • Graphic depicting pain.
    Study: State social policies reduce joint pain prevalence
    10/24/25

    More benefits and easier access to care mean fewer people living in pain, researcher says.

  • A physical therapist working with a patient.
    Western New Yorkers were significant contributors to major NEJM study that confirmed exercise and PT help ease knee pain
    10/29/25

    More than half the participants in a national study on exercise and PT for knee pain were UBMD Ortho patients. 

  • Graphic of the interlocking UB logo.
    UB to offer a fully online graduate degree in ontology
    10/28/25

    The applied ontology degree will prepare students from around the world for work in this rapidly growing interdisciplinary branch of information science.

  • A lone humpback whale swimming in the ocean.
    What’s really happening when whales sing?
    10/29/25

    “Singing whales aren’t performing, they’re exploring. … Whales see with song,” says Eduardo Mercado III, PhD.

  • Silohuette of a young man with his head bowed, various plants wildlife and birds make up the silohuette.
    Study links climate anxiety to social media use
    10/30/25

    Climate doom, the belief that climate change will cause societal breakdowns, predicts support for radical actions, according to study.

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