• Those helping the homeless are hurting, too
    11/26/25

    A paper by UB social work researcher Amanda Aykanian links homeless services workers’ burnout to adverse childhood experiences.

  • Turning ‘trash to table’
    11/26/25

    Fourteen undergraduate architecture students from Mexico joined a UB workshop aimed at testing new ways to turn demolition waste into innovative design.

  • Study explores AI-enhanced wearable devices
    11/25/25

    UB researchers have published the first comprehensive meta-review of AI-enhanced wearables for people with prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes.

  • UB students take on justice reform
    11/25/25

    In the Innovate for Impact Criminology Design Challenge, teams designed new initiatives to address some of society’s most pressing criminal justice and public safety issues.

  • Markatou honored with ISI award
    11/25/25

    The SUNY Distinguished Professor is being recognized for outstanding contributions to the International Statistical Institute and the global statistical community.

  • Designing with purpose
    11/24/25

    Students in a graduate architecture studio created storage solutions for The Tool Library.

  • ALS, mental health, refugee flow predictions
    11/24/25

    UB computer scientist Rohini Srihari explores the many ways that AI can be utilized for the public good.

  • Addressing health equity goal of new CHERI director
    11/21/25

    Heather M. Gardiner aims to expand the Community Health Equity Research Institute's research impact and strengthen links with the community.

  • UB again ranked for entrepreneurship
    11/21/25

    Entrepreneur magazine and The Princeton Review have named UB one of the top undergraduate schools for entrepreneurship studies.

  • Law school lessons from the Thruway
    11/21/25

    What started as a practical carpool quickly turned into a daily ritual of camaraderie, caffeine and case law for four first-year UB law students.

  • Historic marble pieces get new life at Crofts
    11/20/25

    Left over from Baird Point and salvaged from a storage yard, the marble will be the centerpiece of a new pollinator garden at the administrative building.

  • UB planner selected for AIA leadership program
    11/20/25

    Samira Sheikholeslami will take part in the ‘Next to Lead’ training program for racially and ethnically diverse women in architecture.

Photographs, slideshows and videos capturing life at UB

  • The role of fire

    Shortly before the Thanksgiving break, University Communications photographer Meredith Forrest Kulwicki joined Jason Corwin's IDS 104: Introduction to Land-Based Learning class in the Letchworth Teaching Forest on the North Campus. When developing the course, Corwin consulted with the Department of Environment and Sustainability, the College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Office and University Police to ensure course activities met all safety, liability and insurance requirements.

    Published December 16, 2025

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Sleep and the brain

Sleep is a basic biological function, so why do so many people struggle with it? Sleep expert Carleara Weiss unpacks the mysteries of why we sleep and what happens when we don’t, discusses her research on the connection between sleep and Alzheimer's disease, and shares her top tips for getting a better night’s rest in the latest episode of the Driven to Discover podcast.

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