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Ranibizumab is safe for treating retinopathy of prematurity
5/15/24
The UB-led study could change the standard of care for the condition that can lead to blindness in low birthweight babies.
Same genes that made gorilla penises small may make men infertile
5/15/24
UB scientists find 109 new candidate genes for human male infertility by analyzing gorillas’ unusual reproductive system.
New ways to reduce – and count — emissions
5/14/24
In UB’s Carbon Reduction Challenge course, students bring their ideas about how local companies can reduce their carbon footprints.
Creating toolset for oxygen metabolism mapping
5/14/24
The new technology could expand access to medical imaging and improve treatment for MS, Alzheimer’s and other neurological disorders.
Campus systems to display chosen names
5/14/24
Beginning June 11, UBmail, Zoom and Microsoft 365 applications will use preferred/chosen names for everyone who has set their chosen name.
CAS Instrument Machine Shop makes research possible
5/13/24
The team works with faculty to plan, design, fabricate and repair the precision devices needed to conduct their work.
Providing free dental care to kids
5/13/24
The School of Dental Medicine is partnering with TeamSmile and the Buffalo Bills to treat more than 200 kids in Highmark Stadium.
Gresham lecturer shares personal definition of compassion
5/10/24
Ginny Stoffel urges audience members to be compassionate in their professional — and personal — lives.
UB’s new mass spectrometer can accelerate discoveries
5/10/24
The state-of-the-art machine can significantly speed discoveries of new drug targets and biomarkers.
Showing up for the City of Good Neighbors
5/9/24
The School of Social Work marked its 90th anniversary with a day of service.
Unexpected path to film award
5/9/24
A film class sparked biology major Jessica Fisher's new journey that includes recognition at last year's Buffalo International Film Festival.
Recruiting study participants with ResearchMatch
5/9/24
The free, web-based tool helps connect people interested in research studies with researchers from institutions like UB.

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Sharing the wealth
The Professional Staff Senate's Sustainable Living Committee hosted a one-for-one plant exchange for faculty and staff on May 22 in Lockwood Library. Participants could contribute perennials, shrubs and small trees from their own gardens and exchange them for new and interesting plants. Photos: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki
Published June 3, 2024

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True Blue Holly Hughes

Holly Hughes went from volunteering at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery to becoming very curious about its inner workings. Now she is the Godin-Spaulding Senior Curator for the collection at the new, world-renowned Buffalo AKG. And, she says, she's certain that her life “is what it is supposed to be.”

Dear Future Designer An installation featuring letters from high-profile architects and designers, including those from Louis Vitton, Gensler, SOM and the government of India, among others, provides words of inspiration to graduates of the School of Architecture and Planning. The installation, inside Crosby Hall on the South Campus, will be on view for the next few weeks. Pictured are (from left) Shubham Lad, Ruchira Sardesai, Sumanth Thummala, architecture professor Joyce Hwang, Dean Julia Czeniak, Elaine Chow and Niyati Kale. Photo: Douglas Levere
Dear Future Designer
An installation featuring letters from high-profile architects and designers, including those from Louis Vitton, Gensler, SOM and the government of India, among others, provides words of inspiration to graduates of the School of Architecture and Planning. The installation, inside Crosby Hall on the South Campus, will be on view for the next few weeks. Pictured are (from left) Shubham Lad, Ruchira Sardesai, Sumanth Thummala, architecture professor Joyce Hwang, Dean Julia Czeniak, Elaine Chow and Niyati Kale. Photo: Douglas Levere
Published June 6, 2024