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 expert Mark Frank explains how to detect deception — and yes, the eyes can lie.

Carleara Weiss says improved sleep can have emotional, physical and mental health benefits.

While blizzards are inescapable, UB expert Michel Bruneau offers suggestions to help make snowstorms a day off rather than a disaster.

Nursing faculty members suggest ways to achieve happier, healthier living in the new year.

GSE researcher John Strong shares his insights on Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposal to address the decline in literacy in NYS.

The new chair of Global Gender and Sexuality Studies says her field studies topics that impact us every day.

The engineering faculty member, hired as part of UB's historic faculty hiring initiative, works with community groups to solve real-life engineering issues.

UBNow talks with medical student Mohamed Bah, who did a clinical rotation with the team as part of the NFL's Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative.

UB faculty member Julie Gorlewski assesses the ongoing problems — and solutions — associated with the national teaching shortage.

UB dermatologist Kristina Seiffert offers some suggestions on how to protect yourself and your family this summer.

Jessie Poon and Ling Bian have been elected fellows of American Association of Geographers.

The SUNY Distinguished Professor has been honored for his longstanding commitment to increasing diversity in the chemical sciences.

The senior director of student wellness was recognized for "advancing the practice of collegiate mental health and wellness." 

The SUNY Distinguished Professor will give a keynote address on the sex differences in cardiac care.

The dean of the School of Social Work was selected to receive a Business First IDEA (Inclusion Diversity Equity Awareness) Award.