• 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. 

  • Preserving, sharing legacy of Black architect Coles
    11/3/25

    UB adjunct architecture instructor Albert Chao is working to transform the Coles House and Studio into a space where community change happens.

  • UB to offer fully online graduate degree in ontology
    10/31/25

    The MS degree will prepare students from around the world for work in the rapidly growing interdisciplinary branch of information science.

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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