• Living through his legacy
    4/4/23

    PhD student Jiho Sohn, who was mentored by the late Robert Genco, is continuing their joint work on disease links between the mouth and gut.

  • Halcovage named UB men’s basketball coach
    4/3/23

    A rising star in the coaching ranks, the Villanova associate head coach helped lead the Wildcats to two national championships.

  • Tackling ways to treat blood disorders
    4/3/23

    UB public health students aim to improve the quality of life for persons with blood disorders through an Innovation Sprint hosted by WNY BloodCare.

  • Addressing Buffalo’s housing crisis
    4/3/23

    Three experts examined the issues affecting housing at the Gender Institute's recent event, “Social Reproduction and the Crisis of Housing in Buffalo.”

  • UB Pride Week set for April 10-15
    4/4/23

    Influencer and LGBTQ activist TS Madison will deliver the University Pride Lecture, the week’s marquee event.

  • Pandemic-related drinking, mental health
    4/5/23

    People who kept their drinking habits had lower prevalence of mental health issues compared to those who abstained or whose patterns changed.

  • A conversation with Dean Pollack
    4/5/23

    The dean of the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences talked with his vision for the school and what brought him back to UB after earning his PhD here in 1984.

  • Fair lives up to its name
    4/5/23

    The Jacobs School's first Community Engagement Fair was all about sharing information and making connections.

  • CAP update a highlight of Sustainability Month
    4/4/23

    The evolution of UB's climate action plan will be explained at one of the signature events of Sustainability Month at UB.

  • Furthering work on genetic brain disorder
    4/6/23

    UB biologist Soo-Kyung Lee has been awarded a $1.5 million grant to study gene therapy for FOXG1 Syndrome, a disease that affects her daughter.

  • Alexander String Quartet to perform Shostakovich cycle
    4/6/23

    The concerts by the renowned quartet will be the first-ever presentation of all 15 of the composer’s string quartets at UB.

  • UB MFSA honors two undergraduates
    4/6/23

    Celine DeCambre and Tendaji Ya’Ukuu are recipients of the Minority Faculty and Staff Association Student Scholarships.

  • How QAnon went from fringe to mainstream on Twitter
    4/10/23

    The journey represents an evolution that arrived by tapping into an interconnected media system, says UB researcher Yini Zhang.

  • Exploring impacts on health literacy
    4/7/23

    A panel of experts from the community and UB discussed the effects of language, messaging and AI at the CTSI Annual Forum.

  • Tripathi named co-chair of AAU panel
    4/7/23

    The Task Force on Expanding United States-India University Partnerships will study expanding research and higher ed connections between the U.S. and India.

  • Student’s journey inspires story-sharing podcast
    4/7/23

    Daniel Oluwagbemileke Popoola hopes his podcast about the true paths to success will inspire and empower listeners.

  • UB environmental historian featured in PBS documentary
    4/10/23

    Adam Rome is among the experts interviewed in the film about solar energy pioneer Mária Telkes.

  • Residual emissions critical to fighting climate change
    4/11/23

    UB researcher Holly Jean Buck argues that better knowledge of these often-overlooked emissions is essential to achieving net-zero.

  • Geology PhD student wins coveted fellowship
    4/13/23

    Devon Gorbey will work on climate and environmental policy issues as a Congressional Science Fellow.

  • Student success coaches support first-year students
    4/12/23

    The new program aims to create a support network that improves student retention.

  • Resident takes first place in cardiology innovation competition
    4/11/23

    Angela Khidhir’s winning device, the StressVest, improves the accuracy of echocardiography.

  • Showing up and helping out
    4/12/23

    Meet some of the professional staff members who double as event staff and see a whole other part of life at UB.

  • Horszowski Trio to perform at UB
    4/11/23

    The acclaimed ensemble will perform monumental works by Schubert and Shostakovich at a concert at UB April 28.

  • UB to celebrate student excellence
    4/12/23

    The annual Celebration of Student Academic Excellence includes a student research showcase as well as awards ceremony.

  • Conveying research through imagery
    4/13/23

    The new Art of Research competition encourages grad students and postdocs to present the inherent beauty of their scholarship through original images.

  • Global burden of Type 1 diabetes still high
    4/13/23

    Despite advances in recent years, the global burden of the disease remains high, a Lancet overview authored by a UB researcher has found.

  • Grant to support infectious disease training program
    4/14/23

    The $1.5 million NIH award to UB and partners will train 10 Jamaican scientists focusing on emerging and chronic viral infections.

  • Exploring solutions to misinformation on social media
    4/14/23

    The symposium hosted by the Center for Information Integrity brings UB and visiting scholars together to address the problem of misinformation.

  • Webinar series features UB climate change experts
    4/14/23

    Susan Clark and Nicholas Rajkovich have been tapped for a NYS series exploring extreme heat and climate change.

  • Samiha Islam is UB’s second Truman Scholar
    4/14/23

    The dual biostatistics and health and human services major is one of 62 undergraduates chosen for the prestigious scholarships.

  • UB to celebrate Arab American Heritage Month
    4/17/23

    The university will mark its inaugural celebration of the heritage month with a special panel discussion featuring local Arab American leaders.

  • Public health students get lesson in fad diets
    4/17/23

    Students find it can be tricky to create a diet that's fun, interesting and sustainable.

  • Tyler Perry turns to UB sociologist ahead of filming movie
    4/17/23

    “Six Triple Eight” dramatizes the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, the subject of Brenda Moore’s book.

  • Study refutes COVID anti-vax blood clot claims
    4/18/23

    The big data study found excess risk of blood clots was 1.4 cases per 1 million people vaccinated, far fewer than cases caused by COVID-19.

  • King delivers Saxon Graham Lecture
    4/18/23

    The UB alum and director of the Center for Tobacco Products explained his roadmap to successful tobacco regulation. 

  • UB officially opens dental implant center
    4/21/23

    Buhite-DiMino Center for Implant Dentistry and Advanced Dental Education will keep UB at the forefront of oral health care in Western New York.

  • UB establishes summer program for South Korean youth
    4/18/23

    Fifty college-age South Koreans will visit UB this summer as part of a “youth ladder” program with Gyeonggi Province, the largest province in South Korea.

  • UB to host Shakespeare workshop
    4/19/23

    Presented with the Folger Shakespeare Library, the event will explore the playwright’s role in reinforcing and contesting questions of race, class and culture.

  • UB researcher receives national team science award
    4/19/23

    Ekaterina Noyes was honored by the Association for Clinical and Translational Science.

  • Four UB students earn scholarships
    4/19/23

    The awards support underrepresented students entering or enrolled in mental health degree programs at SUNY or CUNY campuses.

  • Jacobs School fellows to present their social justice research
    4/18/23

    The projects include improving the learning environment for LGBTQ+ students and a study of physician and trainee attitudes toward incarcerated patients.

  • Marking one-year anniversary of Tops shooting
    4/20/23

    A university-wide event on May 11 will explore how to bring about racial healing after the mass shooting.

  • Russo-Ukrainian War topic of Alison Des Forges symposium
    4/20/23

    Experts from Harvard and Human Rights Watch are among the presenters at the annual event honoring the memory of the UB-affiliated historian.

  • UB Sustainability recognizes 2023 SLICE Award winners
    4/20/23

    The awards recognize individuals and departments committed to transforming UB’s campuses into a holistically sustainable community.

  • UB researcher named 2023 Guggenheim fellow
    4/21/23

    Eduardo Mercado III's research could completely upend our understanding of why whales sing.

  • Symposium to examine queer, feminist Yugoslav diaspora
    4/21/23

    The event will address the displacement of former Yugoslavian feminists and LGBTQ+ individuals. 

  • New polymer to escort cancer drugs
    4/24/23

    The work by UB engineers is being funded with a $2.4 million NIH grant.

  • ‘Musical coming together’ for Buffalo
    4/24/23

    The concert of music of African American composers and Gospel hymns celebrates the diversity of music-making in Buffalo nearly a year after the Tops shooting.

  • Fifteen UB students recipients of SUNY Chancellor’s Award
    4/26/23

    The award is the highest honor SUNY bestows upon its students.

  • Exploring next-gen microelectronics
    4/25/23

    A UB study has found that a unique “sandwich” of graphene and boron nitride 
    creates a moiré pattern that may unlock graphene’s great potential.

  • Two UB students named Goldwater Scholars
    4/25/23

    Lea Kyle and Sydney Swedick are recipients of the most prestigious research scholarship offered for undergrad STEM students.

  • UB grad programs among top in U.S. News rankings
    4/25/23

    UB professional schools and programs are among the best in the nation according to the magazine's new rankings of America’s Best Graduate Schools. 

  • As plant-based diets grow, so does Vegan Club
    4/26/23

    You don’t actually need to be vegan to join this UB student club — just interested in sustainability and being a good citizen of Earth.

  • Keeping the doctors UB trains close to home
    4/27/23

    The WNY Medical Scholarship Fund has distributed awards to 31 Jacobs School students who pledge to practice here after their training.

  • Bringing performances ‘off stage’
    4/26/23

    “Inhabiting Spaces” features site-specific performance works by students from diverse mediums at locations across the North Campus.

  • ‘Buffalo Soup’ feeds community’s soul
    4/27/23

    The student crowdfunding project affiliated with UB's Philosophy, Politics and Economics program aims to feed guests while raising money for nonprofits.

  • Symposium marks 30 years
    4/27/23

    The annual Student Research Symposium was founded and is organized each year by students in the Graduate School of Education.

  • Yam to receive Norton Medal
    4/28/23

    Other awardees this commencement season are President's Medal recipient Oren Lyons and SUNY honorary degree recipient Agnes Williams.

  • MSW student receives national award
    4/28/23

    Matthew Cosmai is being honored by the American Geriatrics Society for his work on an initiative to improve medication safety with Team Alice.

  • Assistive shower chair manufacturer wins Panasci TEC
    4/28/23

    More than $75K in startup funding and services were awarded in the annual UB entrepreneurship competition.

  • UB celebrates student excellence
    4/27/23

    The UB community gathered for the annual recognition of students' research and academic accomplishments.