• New center to provide speech therapy for Parkinson’s patients
    12/1/23

    UB has been designated a site for the Parkinson Voice Project's SPEAK OUT! program to help patients regain and retain their communication skills.

  • Consumer guide to unproven therapies
    12/1/23

    A UB-led team has authored a guide to protect consumers from unproven stem cell and gene therapies.

  • Law school acquires space downtown
    12/1/23

    Dedicated space in the UB Gateway houses the Advocacy Institute and provides a location for student attorneys to meet with clients.

  • UB advances decarbonization strategy for South Campus
    12/5/23

    The initiative is part of the university’s ambitious 10 in 10 climate action plan.

  • UB awarded $1 million for ‘space economy’ grant
    12/4/23

    Engineers will use the award to better track objects in deep outer space.

  • Enhancing, expanding aging-related research
    12/4/23

    The kickoff event for the initiative features the acting director of the NYS Office for the Aging as the keynote speaker.

  • Student club brings together EDM fans
    12/6/23

    What started as a way to subsidize rave tickets has become a unifying force for UB community members who share a love for electronic dance music.

  • Federal funding to improve access to fresh food
    12/5/23

    U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer announced more than $700,000 to support FreshFix and the Veggie Van Training Center at UB.

  • Faculty have key role at APEC conference
    12/5/23

    Jessie Poon and Meredith Kolsky Lewis organized the meeting that was held concurrently with the Economic Leaders' Week attended by the U.S. and Chinese presidents.

  • Leapfrog with Lincoln
    12/6/23

    UB benefactor Edward Michael was largely responsible for establishing the South Campus, but he may have been best remembered for his childhood encounter with the president.

  • Pushing boundaries of stage makeup design
    12/6/23

    In the class taught by faculty member Zechariah Saenz, theatre students learn a crucial, post-graduation skill. 

  • Caregiving associated with 9% lower risk of death
    12/7/23

    The findings of the UB-led study are significant given the burden of caregiving — and its impact on health — will be substantial in the years to come. 

  • UB social work researcher to co-lead Grand Challenge to Prevent Gun Violence
    12/7/23

    Firearms were the No. 1 killer of children and teens in the U.S. last year, says Patricia Logan-Greene.

  • Federal grant supports bystander intervention training
    12/7/23

    The award from the Department of Homeland Security will develop Training of Trainers models for high school students, faculty and staff.

  • VITAL scholars make the move to UB
    12/8/23

    Five participants in the program designed to build an inclusive pipeline for recruitment have joined the UB faculty.

  • Identifying key piece for affordable fuel cell catalysts
    12/8/23

    Scientists add hydrogen to iron-nitrogen-carbon catalysts, which could greatly reduce the costs of climate-friendly fuel cells.

  • Major enhancements set for Student Union
    12/8/23

    The project aims to create a more sudent-friendly experience and enhance the social heart of the North Campus.

  • How ChatGPT could help first responders during disasters
    12/11/23

    UB researchers train AI to accurately recognize addresses and other location descriptions from Hurricane Harvey social media posts.

  • Management students, alums are hungry to help
    12/11/23

    UB's Blue Table food pantry is the beneficiary as the School of Management community embraces the holiday spirit.

  • Diaz named fellow for SUNY Hispanic Leadership Institute
    12/11/23

    The Sunstar Robert J. Genco Endowed Chair and director of UB's Microbiome Center is among 11 fellows in this year's class.

  • Stem cell study examines rare disease — and how to cure it
    12/12/23

    The research demonstrates how the genetic defect causing infantile cystinosis could be repaired through CRISPR.

  • UB football recognized for academic excellence
    12/11/23

    UB is a winner of an American Football Coaches Association award recognizing a 100% graduation rate for members of the 2016 freshman class of football student-athletes.

  • EDJI fellows promote inclusive learning
    12/12/23

    The program helps faculty members become ambassadors for inclusive pedagogy within their decanal units.

  • UB CAT funds 10 faculty-industry projects
    12/12/23

    The R&D projects pairing a UB researcher with a NYS business will support the growth of new life and health sciences technologies.

  • A special welcome for international students
    12/11/23

    The GloBULLS provide insights on academic issues, as well as help students acclimate to campus and life in the U.S.

  • UB receives $2.5 million Mellon grant
    12/13/23

    The funding will support a new interdisciplinary research project to better understand and address issues faced by caregivers and those with disabilities.

  • Tumbas receives prestigous awards
    12/13/23

    The UB scholar is the recipient of the Barbara Jelavich Book Prize and an Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant for two book projects.

  • Grinslade named to expert panel
    12/14/23

    The nursing faculty member will serve as a member of the American Academy of Nursing's Expert Panel on Health Equity.

  • Moving the needle on motor control after spinal cord injury
    12/14/23

    Researchers at UB's Motor Control and Rehabilitation Laboratory study techniques that could lead to more effective therapies for regaining that control. 

  • UB, Oishei Children’s Hospital part of PCORI clinical trial
    12/15/23

    The study aims to curb hypertension and mental health issues in postpartum women, particularly those from marginalized populations.

  • SUNY chiefs recognize UB police with highest honor
    12/14/23

    Nearly two dozen officers and staff have been recognized for their lifesaving actions and professional service by the SUNY Police Chiefs Association.

  • Meet Monica Miles
    12/18/23

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

  • Nam honored as Activist Scholar
    12/15/23

    The UB social work professor was recognized by the Partnership for the Public Good for her language access work with refugee and migrant communities.

  • Increasing lung cancer screening
    12/15/23

    A study funded by the CTSI Pilot Study program aims to increase screening in urban primary care settings.

  • Changing the Black East Side
    12/18/23

    Spurred by the “Harder We Run” report, a pilot iinitiative will holistically tackle one neighborhood’s social determinants of health.

  • Graycliff Conservancy donates Wright material to UB
    12/19/23

    Objects owned by Darwin D. and Isabelle Martin, who hired Frank Lloyd Wright to build their summer home, will be housed in the UB Archives.

  • Rare books offer rare opportunity
    12/19/23

    UB art students learn about the history of Western typography from works in Special Collections.

  • Nature links Indigenous perspective, STEM
    12/19/23

    The connection to nature is “its own science,” says UB physics major and NASA intern Alyssa Warrior.

  • Attitude, dedication and honoring one’s roots
    12/20/23

    UB alumnus and Schomburg fellow Jeffrey Pimentel aims to improve health care for underserved populations.

  • 2023 in photos
    12/20/23

    Take a look back at how UB has experienced growth worthy of a flagship through the lenses of University Communications photographers Douglas Levere and Meredith Forrest Kulwicki.

  • Internships to expand at UB with new SUNY funding
    12/20/23

    The $1.3 million from SUNY will allow undergraduates to get paid while conducting research or exploring potential careers.