• WHO/PAHO renew Collaboration Centre designation
    7/6/26

    The redesignation recognizes UB's continued role as a trusted scientific partner to PAHO/WHO as cities grow rapidly and housing insecurity rises.

  • Kordas elected Fellow of the American Society for Nutrition
    7/3/26

    The designation recognizes distinguished ASN members who have made sustained contributions to nutrition science and practice.

  • University Police to host free bike rodeo for children
    7/2/26

    Open to children ages 11 and younger regardless of riding experience, the event will take place July 27 on the North Campus.

  • $1M donation to support future physicians
    7/2/26

    Gift from philanthropist Janet H. Sung honors the memory of her late husband, John J. Sung.

  • Underwood sworn in as AMA president
    7/2/26

    Urologist is the second UB physician in the past 20 years to serve in this nationwide leadership role.

  • Bringing trees to where they’re needed most
    7/2/26

    The UB Regional Institute is leading an effort to inform and engage city residents in the benefits of bringing trees to their neighbhorhoods.

  • Myung Mi Kim elected to AAA&S 2026 class
    7/1/26

    English professor joins an academy that for more than 200 years has celebrated excellence in all fields to advance the common good, preserve democratic ideals.

  • Advancing supply chain sustainability
    6/30/26

    Students partnered with East Aurora-based fluid and motion control systems manufacturer Moog to gauge the footprint of each step of its supply chain.

  • Castro honored for advancing aphasia research
    6/30/26

    The language disorder impacts a person’s ability to understand and express language.

  • Why misinformation persists
    6/30/26

    As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly integrated into everyday life, Ophir is uncovering how false and misleading information spreads.

  • Grant brings autism research institute to UB
    6/30/26

    The institute expanded its autism intervention programs at UB with support from a $450,000 Children's Guild Foundation grant.

  • To hack or not to hack, that is the ethical question
    6/29/26

    Management study finds interest in lawful hacking overlaps with interest in criminal hacking, raising concerns for cybersecurity education.

  • Modeling diabetes care

    The Eric Pitman Annual Summer Workshop in Computational Science took place last week. This year’s workshop explored ways to advance science for medical devices, focusing on improving diabetes care by creating virtual models of individual patients that can learn from wearable health sensors and help guide real-time insulin delivery. The annual workshop in memory of Eric Pitman strives to introduce students to the application of computer modeling and simulation to solve important problems in science and engineering. Photos: Douglas Levere

    Published July 8, 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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