• LMSA brings first-place award home from conference
    4/16/24

    The Latino Medical Student Association’s Buffalo chapter also will host the national LMSA's 2026 Northeast conference.

  • UPlan moves forward
    4/15/24

    The budget process, tool and implementation roadmap will improve financial efficiencies across campus.

  • Nouh named fellow of ASME
    4/15/24

    The UB engineer is being recognized for his distinguished research contributions to the mechanical engineering field and dedicated service to the society.

  • DEI has been Seval Yildirim's life’s work
    4/15/24

    UB's new vice provost for inclusive excellence has been advocating for diversity, equity and inclusion long before it was ever a phrase.

  • Polish scholars return to UB for ‘reunion’ conference
    4/12/24

    Fifteen past participants in a visiting scholar program with the Jagiellonian University in Krakow returned to celebrate the success of the program. 

  • Out-of-this-world eclipse images
    4/12/24

    Despite taking a dip in Seneca Lake, the weather balloon camera launched by UB students provided some awesome images.

  • UB startup Abceutics Inc. acquired by Merck
    4/12/24

    The acquisition includes a novel platform technology designed to improve the safety and efficacy of an important emerging class of cancer medicines.

  • Educating providers about female genital cutting
    4/11/24

    As immigration increases, a student-run group at the Jacobs School aims to fill a concerning gap in the knowlege of U.S. health care providers.

  • Time to rethink school discipline
    4/11/24

    A UB study found that young adults with a history of school discipline report depressive symptoms and lower well-being.

  • Chung, Govindaraju, Murphy to receive UB President’s Medal
    4/11/24

    The three UB faculty members are being recognized for extraordinary service to the university.

  • POC Smiles guides students on their pre-dental journey
    4/10/24

    The POC Smiles student club aims to build a community where pre-dental students of color can find support and career-building opportunities.

  • SUNY funding to boost mental health services at UB
    4/10/24

    UB will use the bulk of the funding to hire seven counselors embedded in one of seven academic units.

  • Spring into Art

    The Center for the Arts came alive with performances, installations, interactive activities and more on April 30 during Spring into Art. The event showcases the diverse talents of the artists and creators across the arts at UB. Photos: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki

    Published May 7, 2024

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Holly Hughes discusses her work at AKG and how UB helped her obtain her dream job there.

True Blue Holly Hughes

Holly Hughes went from volunteering at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery to becoming very curious about its inner workings. Now she is the Godin-Spaulding Senior Curator for the collection at the new, world-renowned Buffalo AKG. And, she says, she's certain that her life “is what it is supposed to be.”

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