• Next up: Clark Hall
    2/17/26

    The historic athletic facility will undergo $93 million in renovations to bring an integrated recreation and wellness approach to the South Campus.

  • New AI degrees taking off
    2/16/26

    UB students majoring in AI-focused degree programs are enthusiastic about their job prospects in the burgeoning new field.

  • Using tech to help mothers separated from newborns
    2/16/26

    UB-led research looks at videomessaging and othe tech to help parents connect when their children are transferred to another hospital’s NICU.

  • Philosopher to deliver Mitchell Lecture
    2/16/26

    University of Michigan law professor Elizabeth Anderson will discuss populist alliances in an authoritarian era.

  • 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.

  • Engineers Week

    Each February, the Student Association and UB's student engineering clubs organize a variety of programs during UB Engineers Week to promote interaction among participating clubs and the campus community. University Communications photographers Meredith Forrest Kulwicki and Douglas Levere chronicled the week's events culminating with the always popular Battle Bots.

    Published March 3, 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. 

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