• L to R: Allison Brashear, vice president for health sciences and Jacobs School dean; Raul Vazqez, and Toni Gaiter-Vazquez; and artist Julia Bottoms.
    Mural celebrates Jacobs School diversity
    2/28/24

    Current members of the Jacobs School community served as models for the artwork, reflecting the diversity that thrives in the school today.

  • Concept of facial recognition using AI.
    Bias in facial recognition software
    2/26/24

    UB computer scientist Ifeoma Nwogu spoke with UBNow about how AI has evolved through the years and offers her perspective on bias in facial recognition programs. 

  • Free speech panel from left, Rev. Mark Blue NAACP, Buffalo Chapter President, Mitchell Nowakowski Buffalo Common Council Fillmore District, Athena Mutua, UB Law Professor, moderator Serena Brahaspat.
    Celebrating free speech
    2/26/24

    From AI to controversial speakers, an event presented by the School of Law examined the importance of free speech on campus.

  • A professor stands behind a table while talking with students.
    Integrating AI into the classroom
    2/23/24

    Ten faculty members are recipients of $5,000 grants designed to spur development of instructional text, imagery, audio or synthetic data.

  • Rachel Sanyu.
    Determined to improve cancer care in Uganda
    2/22/24

    UB senior Rachel Sanyu aims to earn a medical degree and change the way cancer patients are treated in her native country.

  • A long row of luminary lanterns.
    Confronting gun violence
    2/21/24

    A year after a mass shooting at MSU, Jacobs School students and faculty reflect with their peers at the inaugural MSU-UB Remembrance Conference.

  • Concept of diversity.
    UB dental school receives prestigious NIH diversity award
    2/20/24

    UB is one of 10 universities throughout the country awarded the inaugural $100,000 prize.

  • Flags of UN countries outside UN headquarters in NYC.
    UB associated with UN Global Communications
    2/19/24

    UB will gain global recognition and representation at the UN, and join efforts to help monitor and implement global agreements.

  • A person holding a wooden UB mascot.
    The case of the wooden UB mascot
    2/19/24

    An article in a UB Libraries publication uncovers part of a story that began with a 1960 scavenger hunt.

  • Poster for GWB 2024 featuring photos of women scientists.
    Chemistry to host Global Women’s Breakfast
    2/16/24

    The breakfast and panel discussion on Feb. 27 will celebrate women scientists’ triumphs and discuss the barriers they still face. 

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