• 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.

  • Grant awarded Chancellor’s Horizon Award
    5/14/26

    The award honors scholarly or creative activities that have already achieved significant recognition and hold strong promise for field-defining impact.

  • Exhibition explores reuse in architecture
    5/14/26

    Banham fellow Celia Chaussabel's exhibition challenges us to consider the narratives embedded in the objects around us and how that affects our perception and use of them.

  • Indigenous Studies PhD candidate earns Smithsonian fellowship
    5/13/26

    Delaney O'Connell explores how returning ancestral belongings — and sometimes allowing their destruction — can better serve communities.

  • One family, two degrees
    5/13/26

    This will be a special commencement season for Farzana Moid and her daughter, Maheea Sayeed, who are both graduating from UB this spring with master's degrees.

  • A history of political science at UB
    5/13/26

    Claude Welch, who was a faculty member in the department for most of its 46-year existence, offers his unique perspective in a new, self-published book.

  • Examining evolving relationship between tech, democracy
    5/12/26

    Yini Zhang uses social media and AI tools to help answer pressing questions and uncover themes in our turbulant political landscape.

  • UB ReUSE partners with local groups
    5/12/26

    Adding other on-campus and community partners provides opportunities to repurpose items not suitable for the waste-diversion program's fall sale.

  • Fifteen UB students receive SUNY GREAT awards
    5/12/26

    The award provides funding for research and travel expenses, professional development and supplemental stipend support.

  • Say cheese!
    5/12/26

    New selfie signs are being placed around campus for commencement week to help make the season a little more memorable for graduates and their families.

  • Law students help get unemployment benefits for workers
    5/11/26

    The case, brought with Empire Justice Center, ends a COVID-era dispute, securing relief for thousands of state employees.

Photographs, slideshows and videos capturing life at UB

  • Day one with President Genco

    A new chapter began at UB on Monday, as Caroline Attardo Genco, PhD, settled in for her first day as the university’s 16th president. From having lunch with students in One World Café to visiting with dental students back for the semester to touring the UB Anderson Gallery, the president’s busy first day offered a preview of what’s to come as she gets to know the UB and Western New York communities in the coming weeks and months. Click through our photo gallery and follow President Genco on day one. Photos: Douglas Levere

    Published August 13, 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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