• Human rights, sustainability and resiliency in Costa Rica
    6/3/24

    A new Social Work study abroad experience focuses on human rights and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.

  • How AI can help companies leverage data
    6/3/24

    Dario Gil, IBM's director of research, delivered the keynote at Friday's UB | AI Chat Series.

  • UB cystic fibrosis research has been transforming patients’ lives
    6/4/24

    For decades, UB researchers have been committed to studying and keeping up with the dramatic advances in treating CF.

  • SPHHP dean contributes to JAMA paper on WHI
    6/5/24

    Jean Wactawski-Wende says the paper aimed to provide further detail, clarity and longer-term assessment of risks and benefits of hormone replacement therapy.

  • Career pathways for PhD students
    6/5/24

    A one-day conference provided 75 PhD students and postdocs with options both in and outside of academia.

  • Meds for Type 2 diabetes, obesity may lower risk of acute pancreatitis
    6/4/24

    UB research contradicts concerns drugs like Ozempic could put patients who’ve had pancreatitis at risk for getting it again.

  • Webinar highlights crucial health-housing link
    6/6/24

    A UB faculty member and PhD student addressed challenges from the perspective of the Pan American Health Organization.

  • SUNY honors Sturman
    6/6/24

    The instructional designer in the School of Social Work received the FACT2 Award for Excellence in Instructional Support.

  • Grant expands grad pipeline for Puerto Rican STEM students
    6/7/24

    UB's summer research partnership with University of Puerto Rico at Cayey will now include Texas A&M and Inter American University of Puerto Rico.

  • UB hosts Ride for Roswell June 21-22
    6/7/24

    Members of the UB community should be prepared for heavy pedestrian and bike traffic, as well as parking lot closures and different traffic patterns.

  • New technique could protect stem cells
    6/10/24

    Using shear-thinning hydrogels instead of saline solution to inject stem cells into the brain could lead to new therapies for MS and other neurological diseases.

  • Integrating AI into the classroom
    6/10/24

    UB’s Generative AI Task Force recently reported the findings of its yearlong, campuswide initiative exploring how GAI can be used in teaching and learning at the university.

  • ‘Planting trees’ in service to the community
    6/11/24

    UB law school faculty member Orlando Dickson reflects on a year teaching in the BA in Law program and his work in the community.

  • A global view of climate-resilient buildings
    6/13/24

    An NSF-funded project gives graduate students with the UB RENEW Institute international research experience.

  • UB hosts leading international AI conference
    6/12/24

    Attendees from around the world discuss cutting-edge research, with social media as the common theme.

  • Study examines health implications of exposure to firearm violence
    6/12/24

    Exposure has a cumulative effect on the functional health of Black Americans, especially women, a UB social work researcher says.

  • At 81, UB professor still helping to launch residents into careers
    6/14/24

    The orthodontics department has created an award in Stephen Aszkler’s name to recognize his service and commitment.

  • Intro to orthopedic surgery
    6/25/24

    Underrepresented students at the Jacobs School recently explored the world of orthopedic surgery at UB's world-class training facility.

  • UB student’s billboard encourages people to embrace their differences
    6/17/24

    “One heart, one temperature” has been installed on Kensington Avenue through a partnership with Lamar Advertising.

  • Collaboration with AKG brings public art to campus
    6/14/24

    “Sit,” a concrete sculpture by Tonawanda native Sarah Braman, has found a long-term home on Diefendorf Quad.

  • Promising gene therapy for FOXG1 syndrome
    6/17/24

    A UB-led research team shows the treatment reverses brain abnormalities in mice, a step toward human clinical trials. 

  • UB Neurosurgery one of few in U.S. to get prestigious grant
    6/18/24

    The grant from the Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation supports Esteban Quiceno as the UB spine research fellow.

  • Sociology adds criminology to department name
    6/17/24

    The addition reflects that the study of criminology and faculty research in that field are among the department’s strengths.

  • Educational, career disparities among minoritized students
    6/18/24

    New UB research offers insights into the strategies that help students from underrepresented groups succeed academically and in their careers.

  • Seawall baffles — and AI — help emerald shiners swim to Lake Erie
    6/24/24

    UB researchers’ experimental flume and object-detection models inform the ongoing construction of the Niagara River fishway.

  • UB celebrates Juneteenth
    6/20/24

    Schools and units across the university came together as one to take part in Buffalo's 49th consecutive Juneteenth Festival.

  • Seeking root causes for mass shootings in perpetrators' statements
    6/21/24

    The UB-led study could be a first step in analyzing and understanding shooters' motivations.

  • Teaching a passion for UB Fulbright recipient
    6/21/24

    Feeling like a “shadow” during middle school and high school inspired Leah Cabarga to become the teacher-mentor she ever had.

  • UB to host meeting of Alcohol and Drugs History Society
    6/24/24

    Organizer David Herzberg says knowing and sharing this history can help us from repeating patterns that have caused much harm.

  • Using big data to establish long COVID subtypes
    6/25/24

    A data-driven definition of long COVID will help support public health initiatives while providing clinicians with a better basis for screening and diagnosis.

  • UB medical students making it easier to find gender-affirming care
    6/26/24

    With the help of UB clinicians, students developed a webpage hosted by the Erie County Department of Health that went live this month.

  • UB enters new contract for Stampede service
    6/27/24

    Under the agreement UB will transition to an electrified fleet, bringing it closer to its climate action goals and achieving carbon neutrality.

  • Eight UB researchers awarded over $4.7 million in NSF CAREER awards
    6/27/24

    Their projects focus on AI algorithms, wastewater monitoring, air pollution, power grids and more.

  • AI could prevent future power outages
    6/28/24

    UB engineers and their partners at UT Dallas have created a model to make the nation’s grid more resilient amid extreme weather and projected spikes in demand.

  • Installation helps combat plastic pollution
    6/28/24

    The installation of microplastic recycling bins at UB is part of a broader initiative stressing the importance of recycling and creating a healthier environment.