• Even in winter, firefighters face danger in turnout gear
    6/2/26

    Jacobs School researchers warn that firefighters wearing turnout gear can face heat stress, even in freezing temperatures.

  • Genco named UB’s 16th president
    6/2/26

    Caroline Attardo Genco, who will join UB Aug. 10, has served as provost and senior VP at Tufts since 2022.

  • Students complete another year of free tax service
    6/2/26

     IRS-certified accounting students from the School of Management brought more than $732,000 back into the Buffalo community.

  • Stakeholders praise UB’s new president
    6/2/26

    Elected officials react to the appointment of Caroline Attardo Genco as UB’s 16th president.

  • UB hosts national AI leaders this week
    6/1/26

    Conference is set to draw over 170 participants from universities and organizations nationwide and around the world, including UB experts.

  • Improving housing for rural seniors
    5/29/26

    Architecture studio sought to make manufactured housing affordable, durable, energy efficient and accessible.

  • Connecting vulnerable groups to resources
    5/28/26

    Social work, SPHHP students will have a presence in the downtown library, assisting patrons experiencing homelessness.

  • Nursing receives funding for scholarships
    5/28/26

    A $1.35 million investment from the Bedford Falls Foundation – DAF will support approximately 60 UB undergraduate nursing students annually.

  • Forum brings together earth sciences students
    5/27/26

    Eighteen undergraduate students and a few postdoctoral candidates presented their research to 100 attendees at the Buffalo Science Museum. 

  • Imagining new possibilities at historic Richardson Olmsted Campus
    5/26/26

    UB architecture graduate students design housing for a vacant building at the complex and contribute to a book project.

  • Jacobs students lead Albany advocacy
    5/22/26

    Students spoke with lawmakers about changes in federal student loans and their implications for access to medical education and the future physician workforce.

  • Noyes selected for prestigious ELAM fellowship
    5/22/26

    The fellowship is regarded as the premier leadership development program for women in academic medicine and public health.

Photographs, slideshows and videos capturing life at UB

  • UB celebrates Juneteenth

    Juneteenth of Buffalo stands as one of the world's longest-running and most attended summer festivals. Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, the UB community turned out for the parade on June 13. About 50 community members representing 70 individual units marched to support resilience, cultural pride and the enduring spirit of collective progress. Photos: Douglas Levere

    Published June 18, 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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