• Bringing Latinx histories to the forefront
    11/7/25

    GSE professor Tim Monreal has co-edited a book that offers educators lessons using film and TV to explore Latinx histories and communities.

  • Chilean university hosts UB architect for week-long trip
    11/7/25

    Kristine Stiphany gave a presentation on a new book she co-edited that explores how urban insurgencies reshape cities and challenge dominant paradigms.

  • From a campus to a Costco
    11/7/25

    As the giant retailer constructs a facility at North Bailey and Ridge Lea Road, UB Then looks back at the site's former tenant.

  • Curriculum opt-outs and the classroom
    11/6/25

    UB educator LaGarrett King examines how a recent Supreme Court ruling may impact inclusive education.

  • Bridging worlds, building health
    11/6/25

    UB recently hosted health professionals from Central and South America looking for insights and innovations for pressing public health issues in their regions.

  • UB-RIT-Wendel team wins national home design competition
    11/6/25

    “California Rebuilds” invited architects to showcase the power of passive house design in creating sustainable, fire-resilient communities.

  • Grants support work to develop advanced recycling technologies
    11/5/25

    The projects include creating new uses for discarded tires and establishing a testbed for advanced sorting technologies.

  • UB MSW/PhD student receives fellowship
    11/5/25

    Tiffany J. Nhan is the recipient of the prestigious Minority Fellowship from the Council on Social Work Education.

  • UB launches new quantum institute
    11/5/25

    The initiative will harness UB’s wide-ranging research expertise and unlock advancements in computing, medicine, semiconductors and more.

  • Study links climate anxiety to social media use
    11/4/25

    Climate doom, the belief that climate change will cause societal breakdowns, predicts support for radical actions, according to study.

  • Celebrating faculty and staff excellence
    11/4/25

    The UB community gathered to recognize outstanding faculty and staff at the annual Celebration of Faculty and Staff Academic Excellece.

  • UB students receive SUNY scholarships
    11/3/25

    Yanely Reyes-Bermudez was awarded the Nancy L. Zimpher Scholarship for Teacher Education; Constance Yap received the ACT for Excellence and Student Initiative Scholarship. 

  • Thanksgiving without Borders

    The UB community turned out in force last Thursday to share their Thanksgiving or fall harvest traditions with members of the university's diverse international community. Here are just a few of the celebrations.

    Published December 3, 2025

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Making chatbots better

UB AI pioneer Rohini Srihari is building chatbots that do everything from supporting mental health care to giving a voice to people with motor neuron diseases like ALS. Explore the many ways she’s making AI work for humanity on the latest episode of the Driven to Discover podcast.

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