• UB among nation’s top AI-ready universities
    9/21/26

    AI Readiness Index ranks UB No. 22 in the nation and gives UB an overall AI readiness score of 9 out of 10.

  • Get to know Sayanti Mukherjee
    9/21/26

    Engineering faculty member discusses her research and accomplishments, her path to UB and what makes her proud to be part of the university community.

  • Mobile vaccine initiative expands
    9/21/26

    The School of Nursing has partnered with BPS to implement a community health program designed to improve childhood vaccination rates.

  • SPHHP dean testifies at Senate hearing on menopause
    9/21/26

    In the first-ever congressional hearing on the topic, Jean Wactawski-Wende argued that more research and better treatment is needed for women over age 50.

  • Drug molecule finds way to make square peg fit round hole
    9/18/26

    A UB-led study reveals that a molecule’s unusual binding strategy causes a target protein to change shape, offering a new approach to drug design.

  • UB launches faculty/staff giving initiative
    9/18/26

    Last year, faculty and staff gifts helped more than 7,000 UB students receive scholarships, among other critical benefits.

  • UB investigator awarded American Diabetes Association grant
    9/17/26

    To address teen obesity, Amanda Ziegler in UB’s Primary Care Research Institute is teaming up with mobile health provider PreventScripts.

  • A campus of peace flags and mandalas
    9/17/26

    As the 20th anniversary of the Dalai Lama’s historic visit to UB draws near, UBNow takes a look back at how it happened, and the legacy it created.

  • Kanazawa University students pay Buffalo a visit
    9/17/26

    Kanazawa and Buffalo have been sister cities for many years, and UB and Kanazawa University have had an exchange agreement for more than 50 years.

  • UB to lead NSF project on wildfire resilience
    9/16/26

    With $2 million in National Science Foundation funding, the research will develop AI-powered tools to examine cascading wildfire impacts.

  • UB’s Executive Chef Amelia redefines campus dining
    9/15/26

    Ruiz mixes her unblinking standards with infectious enthusiasm and commitment to making a connection with all through that universal connector — food.

  • UB, Hilbert create accelerated MSW pathway
    9/15/26

    The partnership establishes two new accelerated pathways for students to earn their bachelor’s degree at Hilbert and their Master of Social Work (MSW) at UB in five years.

Photographs, slideshows and videos capturing life at UB

  • Section as Cosmogram

    Now on view in the Hayes Hall Atrium on UB’s South Campus, “Section as Cosmogram” explores the space between heavens and earth. The exhibition, which runs through Nov. 6, brings together section drawings by contemporary architects and landscape architects that visualize both real and imagined connections between the terrestrial and the celestial. Blending precision with wonder, the works offer glimpses into worlds seen and unseen, inviting viewers to contemplate the cosmos through the lens of design. Photos by Douglas Levere.

    Published September 16, 2026

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Leading the charge

Jessica Driscoll, innovation sprints coordinator for the UB StartUp and Innovation CoLab, talks about why she’s proud to Lead the Charge for the next generation of UB students.

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