• Fifteen students receive SUNY Chancellor’s Awards
    4/20/26

    The award recognizing student excellence is the highest honor SUNY bestows upon its students.

  • NYPA, UB launch clean energy fellowship program
    4/20/26

    UB researchers will harness AI to address some of the power industry's key challenges.

  • JAMA paper points to specific signs of pediatric concussion
    4/17/26

    UB early-career scientist Haley Chizuk is a co-author on the study, which provides important information for clinicians and bystanders alike.

  • Afghan refugees to benefit from mental health support
    4/17/26

    A NYS grant will provide culturally appropriate, trauma-informed mental health support for WNY’s Afghan community.

  • Clean water challenges in Asia offer lessons for all
    4/16/26

    Data from a UB conference underscored that access to clean water in a changing climate has clear relevance closer to home.

  • Three UB students named Goldwater scholars
    4/16/26

    The national award recognizes outstanding undergraduates pursuing research careers in science, mathematics and engineering.

  • UB scholar receives national honors for latest book
    4/16/26

    Kyla Tompkins has earned a National Humanities Center fellowship, the Alan Bray Prize and an honorable mention for the René Wellek Prize.

  • Two presidents, a pie fight and UB giving
    4/15/26

    On the 12th annual UB Giving Day, UB Then takes a look back at another day, more than 50 years ago, when the campus turned out to help raise money for the local community.

  • From ‘bloody hands’ to brain surgery
    4/15/26

    UB faculty member Elad Levy recounts his journey from high school rower to one of neurosurgery’s boldest innovators.

  • Structural racism influences diabetes prevalence, study finds
    4/14/26

    Both historic redlining and contemporary structural racism are linked with higher diabetes occurrence among African Americans.

  • Old Lockwood chairs find new life in exhibit
    4/14/26

    The UB community is invited to transform retired library study chairs into new works of art for the fall “One and Many Chairs” exhibition.

  • Architecture school mourns death of beloved professor
    4/14/26

    Annette LeCuyer is being remembered as an esteemed teacher and mentor, and for her contributions to contemporary practice and design research.

Photographs, slideshows and videos capturing life at UB

  • Where smiles start

    Destination Dental School (DDS) is an intensive gateway program for undergraduate students and bachelor’s degree recipients interested in pursuing a career in dentistry. Through this annual summer experience, DDS Fellows learn about the dental profession, the dental school application process, financing strategies and the Dental Admission Test (DAT). They also participate in hands-on activities, conduct research projects, and network with faculty mentors, dental students, and community leaders. Photos: Cass McAllister

    Published June 25, 2026

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Celebrating Student Excellence

Recipients of the 2026 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence — the highest honor SUNY bestows on a student — reflect on their journeys, what the award means to them and the True Blue experiences that shaped their success.

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