• Keep your chin up
    2/18/26

    A UB-led study shows that the chin is an evolutionary accident.

  • Renamed unit aims to better serve UB employees
    2/17/26

    Employee Engagement and Success has reorganized its team and revamped its programs to better meet the evolving needs of the UB workforce. 

  • 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.

Photographs, slideshows and videos capturing life at UB

  • Accepted Students Day

    Students who have been accepted to UB for the fall 2026 semester got an inside look at life at the university on April 11 during the first of two Accepted Students Days this spring. Future students and families came to campus for a comprehensive event that allowed them to explore academics, meet faculty and current students, tour campus and residence halls, discover resources and clubs, and sample dining. There will be more bright shiny faces on campus for the second event on April 26. Photos: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki

    Published April 21, 2026

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The Future of Neurosurgery

A neurosurgical pioneer, Elad Levy was among the first to implant a brain-computer interface enabling people with paralysis to operate devices with their thoughts. He talks about this and other groundbreaking achievements — and offers a preview of the innovations he’s advancing now.

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