Your Colleagues

Jacobs School staff member and former roller derby queen Midori Ohtake spends her Summer Hours pursuing her passion for skating at local parks.

GSE staffer Renad Aref is using her Summer Hours to turn two of her childhood hobbies — coin-collecting and jewelry-making — into a growing business.

Jane Sinclair-Piegza and her husband have turned a forlorn piece of earth into a healthy forest of native trees and shrubs where wildlife flourishes.

UB faculty member Korydon Smith creates design solutions for marginalized people around the world.

UB architecture professor Jin Young Song is internationally known for his award-winning façade renovations and alternative construction systems.  

UB faculty member Nichol Castro says the words you use and the mental dictionary you have are part of what make you and your voice unique.

R. Lorraine Collins talks about her work on the subject and why she's an advocate for legalization in the latest edition of the Driven to Discover podcast.

UB retail experts say the trend can put shoppers over budget and more items in landfills.

The visit to UB also kicked off a discussion series on harnessing AI for the public good. 

Kelly Hayes McAlonie and Despina Stratigakos, co-creators of Architect Barbie, explain the impact of the movie that's become one of the most talked about films of the summer.

UB's new chief of police brings years of law enforcement experience to the university. 

The new urban planning professor centers her work on justice and equity.

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

The tech company defeated a consumer antitrust case, but the ruling is “hardly the end” of its antitrust woes, UB legal scholar Christine Bartholomew says.

Rebecca Chapman, senior assistant law librarian at the Charles B. Sears Law Library, talks about her work that sheds new light on Native American legal traditions.

Emanuela Gionfriddo, who joined the faculty as part of UB's historic hiring initiative, studies environmental pollutants.

AAAS is the world's largest general scientific society; past fellows include Thomas Edison and W.E.B DuBois.

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

The UB faculty member is the recipient of the 2024 Award for Contributing to the Diversity and Inclusiveness of the Translational Workforce.

The UB computer scientist was recognized for his contributions to process variation modeling, circuit yield optimization and their applications in industry.