• An extra special commencement
    5/21/26

    UB photographer Meredith Forrest Kulwicki was there to capture this special event for UB graduates — and for President Satish K. Tripathi.

  • UB surgeon endows new lecture series
    5/20/26

    The series endowed by Philip Glick and focused on the business of surgery will feature the senior vice president of Northwell Health as the first speaker.

  • UB to host Marie Curie fellow
    5/20/26

    Art historian Ilenia Pittui will conduct research at UB on the iconography of the Ottoman and Safavid worlds.

  • For Tripathi, it’s a wrap at 150
    5/19/26

    As UB's president, Satish K. Tripathi has presided over 150 commencement ceremonies, but Sunday morning's ceremony was admittedly special.

  • Longtime UBNow editor ‘pivots with grace’ one more time
    5/19/26

    Sue Wuetcher is retiring this month after nearly 40 years telling UB's stories.

  • Swihart receives mentoring award
    5/18/26

    The SUNY Distinguished Professor is the 2026 recipient of the Geoffrey Marshall Mentoring Award from the Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools.

  • Poetics Program honors Creeley with symposium
    5/18/26

    The two-day event celebrates the centenary of the former UB faculty member who was one of the most revered poets of the 20th century.

  • No plans to retire for UB’s longest-serving faculty couple
    5/15/26

    Bruce Jackson and Diane Christian are still going strong, their shared legacy reaching across classrooms, scholarship and Buffalo’s cultural life.

  • Buffalo without lake-effect snow?
    5/15/26

    UB researchers have uncovered new evidence of a reverse snowbelt in which an Ice Age wind system pushed Great Lakes snowstorms west instead of east.

  • UB student journalism at its best
    5/15/26

    A gathering of alumni from The Spectrum drew some famous guests and triggered a few "unpublished" stories.

  • UB student earns degree at 18 — just like dad
    5/15/26

    After only two years and at 18 years old, Michael Reyf will receive his bachelor’s degree from UB on Sunday morning.

  • AI spots hidden security flaws in hundreds of 5G smartphone models
    5/14/26

    The UB-led research prompts fixes from MediaTek and Qualcomm, and leads to work with Apple and Google.

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  • Hands-on health care

    Local Indigenous and underrepresented students from the Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP) at UB enjoyed an up close and personal introduction to the whole gamut of health care careers on July 23 during the fourth annual Seventh Generation event at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. The term “Seventh Generation” refers to a Haudenosaunee philosophy based on the idea that people need to remember the last seven generations and the next seven.

    Published August 11, 2026

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Exploring UB’s unique labs

Go behind the scenes for a tour of some of UB’s most unique labs and facilities on campus, where students and researchers are bringing ideas to life. From simulating extreme environments and earthquakes to testing the transportation technology of tomorrow, these spaces showcase the innovation happening every day at UB.

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