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UB partners with Kissing Bridge to reimagine resort’s future
2/13/26
Architecture faculty and students will help the ski resort expand its focus as an all-seasons destination.
UB scientists selected for NASA satellite mission
2/13/26
The first-of-its-kind satellite system will use lasers to make high-resolution observations to map Earth's ice sheets and ecosystems.
UB moves to decarbonize North Campus
2/13/26
UB's Clean Energy Master Plan seeks to recover waste heat from the Empire AI supercomputing center and transform how the campus uses energy.
Young visitors all grins during Give Kids A Smile
2/12/26
The UB dental school offered free oral health services to area kids for the 25th year in a row.
Crystals in a new light
2/12/26
A setback in growing light-responsive crystals led UB chemist Jason Benedict and his team to a novel method for mapping molecular arrangements.
Celloboxing and the misfit mindset
2/12/26
Pentatonix musician Kevin Olusola offered a UB audience a taste of his original music and outlook on life.
What causes water main breaks?
2/11/26
It's more than just freezing temperatures, UB engineer Xudong "Andrew" Fan says, and AI may help utilities anticipate future breaks.
Mutation in one Parkinson’s protein eases cellular traffic jams caused by another
2/11/26
A study suggests two Parkinson’s proteins can balance with each other to disrupt axonal transport.
Study finds childhood war exposure leaves lasting pain
2/11/26
The paper provides new insights into warfare’s lifelong health consequences, particularly for noncombatants.
AMSNY scholarships help two UB medical students pursue their dreams
2/10/26
The Scholarship in Medicine aims to cut student debt load and improve health care in medically underserved areas in NYS.
UB study shows key protein can slow aging process
2/10/26
The research led by oral biology professor Keith Kirkwood reveal that enhancing tristetraprolin can reduce frailty in mice.
UB concussion experts discuss head injuries
2/10/26
With the Winter Olympics underway, faculty members John Leddy and M. Nadir Haider talk about what's known and not known about head injuries.

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Photographs, slideshows and videos capturing life at UB

Art of dance
An interesting collaboration took place recently in one of the dance studios in the Center for the Arts. Joan Linder and Kerry Ring got their classes together for a synergistic session. The art students practiced live figure drawing and the dance students practiced for a live audience. Photos: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki
Published March 6, 2026

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The mouth-body connection

Oral health has a major impact on overall health. Leading oral biologist Frank Scannapieco explains how bacteria in the mouth factor into diabetes, cancer, Alzheimer’s and more — and outlines simple ways to keep that all-important mouth healthy.

Arts, advocacy, impact Students had a chance to meet employers who make things happen — in art, media, policy, education and social change — at a job fair on Monday in the Center for the Arts atrium. The event was sponsored by the Career Design Center. Photo: Douglas Levere
Arts, advocacy, impact
Students had a chance to meet employers who make things happen — in the arts, media, policy, education and social change — at a job fair on Monday in the Center for the Arts atrium. The event was sponsored by the Career Design Center. Photo: Douglas Levere
Published March 5, 2026