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  • Students display furniture pieces they crafted through a summer studio applying digital fabrication tools to the art of furniture-making. Photo: Lukas Iverson.
    Finetuning fabrication skills
    8/1/24

    Architecture students took a deep dive into digital technologies this summer in a studio applying advanced fabrication tools to the art of furniture construction.

  • Drones form the interlocking UB in lights over Lake LaSalle during a Welcome Weekend drone light show.
    UB celebrates largest fundraising campaign in history
    8/1/24

    Thanks to the generosity of alumni and donors, Boldly Buffalo raised more than $1.1 billion in support of students, faculty and the world.

  • Surgeons in the operating room performing surgery.
    UB, Kaleida Health neurosurgeons perform first-of-its-kind surgery in WNY
    8/2/24

    The procedure, called stereotactic cingulotomy, has relieved debilitating pain for a patient with advanced cervical cancer.

  • Carrie Hoefer at the pharmacy museum in the Pharmacy Building.
    Pharmacy launches online graduate pharmacometrics program
    8/5/24

    The asynchronous program, which launches this fall, is designed to meet the needs of working professionals.

  • Three Social Impact Fellows student pose together in front of the Rural Outreach Center where they are working this summer.
    Social Impact Fellows rock the house
    8/6/24

    The hands-on program brings students from a variety of disciplines together to address pressing social issues in the community — and do something to help.

  • A person seated at a table with a large inflatable unicorn in the background.
    Spreading joy on campus
    8/14/24

    Whether dressed as an astronaut or a unicorn, UB staff member Ona Strang is a True Blue ambassador.

  • Green hedges represent increase in stock prices.
    Going green pays off for hedge fund investors
    8/5/24

    School of Management research finds that being good to the environment also makes good business sense.

  • President Tripathi in Vietnam to sign MOU.
    Vietnam visit shows opportunities for UB
    8/8/24

    President Satish K. Tripathi signed an MOU with Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology to explore opportunities for collaboration.

  • Mary Bush is interviewed by producers with "Unsolved Mysteries".
    Dental team’s work featured on ‘Unsolved Mysteries’
    8/6/24

    The series features a case where a UB team was asked to determine if a severed head belonged to a torso in a Pennsylvania mausoleum.

  • A house with a "For Sale" sign in front.
    UB professor’s work prompts changes in real estate forms
    8/7/24

    Tanya Monestier's criticism led to a revision of California's “complicated and inconsistent” standardized forms.

  • 2024-25 Distinguished Speakers Series: Jon Meacham, Nadia Murad, Misty Copeland and Damar Hamlin.
    UB announces lineup for speakers series
    8/9/24

    Participants include presidential historian Jon Meacham, Nobel Laureate Nadia Murad, ABT principal dancer Misty Copeland and Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin.

  • Tim Murphy during the press conference announcing $3.6M NIH grant.
    UB awarded $3.6 million NIH grant to address health inequities in WNY
    8/7/24

    The grant will support training for early-career faculty who will address the root causes of inequities in Buffalo communities.

  • Tornado touching down in a neighborhood.
    Tornado in Buffalo? What's going on?
    8/7/24

    The Buffalo tornado on Monday broke a NYS record for most tornadoes in a year. To make sense of it, UBNow spoke with geographer Stuart Evans.

  • President Tripathi delivers remarks at the Global Reunion Gala in Singapore.
    UB alumni reconnect at global reunion conference
    8/12/24

    More than 100 UB alumni joined President Satish K. Tripathi in Singapore last month for the inaugural UB Alumni Global Reunion Conference.

  • Group photo of Korean students at the Jacobs School.
    Korean students conclude program at UB
    8/13/24

    The monthlong program provided experiential learning, cultural engagement and English language education.

  • Benny Joyner MD.
    Joyner named chair of pediatrics
    8/13/24

    Benny Joyner, who joins UB in January, is renowned for his pioneering work in simulation training and innovative medical education. 

  • Social Impact Fellows final presentation.
    Fellows cited for addressing complex social issues
    8/14/24

    Three teams and one partner organization were recognized for making an impact during the Social Impact Fellows' Impact Showcase.

  • Promotional graphic for the Welcome Back Blast featuring three people wearing eyewear while fireworks burst in the background.
    All welcome to a bigger Bulls Welcome Back Blast
    8/16/24

    The annual event caps off the traditional Welcome Weekend leading up to the start of the academic semester.

  • Concept of a gammer featuring a head wearing earphones and a game console for eyes.
    UB to host conference for Japanese game enthusiasts
    8/15/24

    “Replaying Japan” will make its Western New York debut Aug. 19 at UB. 

  • U.S. Supreme Court Building.
    Mate endorses Biden’s Supreme Court reforms
    8/15/24

    The UB law professor says the “sensible and common-sense” reforms would restore balance to our system of separation of powers and rule of law.

  • Brian Parker.
    Parker named chair of anesthesiology
    8/27/24

    The UB alumnus will also serve as senior associate dean for clinical affairs and chief medical officer for UBMD Physicians’ Group.

  • Three females dressed in Barbie pink t-shirts.
    UB-affiliated startup partners with Barbie to honor inclusivity
    8/19/24

    Braille clothing line Aille Design also received $100,000 from the UB Cultivator startup program.

  • Promotional graphic for the Zodiaque Dance Company 50th anniversary fall program featuring dancers performing.
    Theatre and Dance announces fall season
    8/19/24

    The Zodiaque Dance Company's 50th anniversary gala and program highlights an innovative lineup of dance, musical and drama.

  • Still from the 1931 movie "City Lights" starring Charlie Chaplin who is picture standing under a street light at night.
    Buffalo Film Seminars announces fall lineup
    8/21/24

    The classic films “City Lights,” “Citizen Kane” and “Taxi Driver” are among the films being screened this coming semester in the popular series.

  • Four people standing around talking to one another in Cultivator's office.
    Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation backs UB’s Cultivator
    8/20/24

    A $750,000 grant from the foundation will help sustain three more years of operations for the early-stage startup support program.

  • Studying workplace experiences of first-gen BIPOC LIS professionals
    8/20/24

    GSE professor Africa Hands has received a $493,910 grant from the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program. 

  • Team performing an x-ray on a mysterious old piano.
    UB’s mystery piano
    8/22/24

    Music department staff believe the instrument likely is one of the first pianos to arrive in Buffalo — via a mule-drawn barge along the Erie Canal.

  • John Giammatteo.
    New president poised to greatly affect immigration
    8/21/24

    UB legal scholar John Giammatteo says the new president has a ‘massive amount of control’ over policy, the hiring of judges and more.

  • Concept of books that deal with climate change featuring a person gesturing towards books stacked on top of and next to a melting glacier.
    Inspiring climate change solutions through stories
    8/23/24

    A new book co-edited by UB professor Helen Wang outlines climate storytelling strategies in a variety of fields.

  • polyomaviruses.
    Study examines DNA damage response pathway
    8/22/24

    New UB research has found that triggering a cell's DNA damage response could be useful in developing treatments for some disease-causing viruses.

  • Black and white photograph of two football teams on the field.
    It’s a whole new ballgame!
    8/26/24

    As UB gears up for the start of the 2024 football season under new head coach Pete Lembo, UB Then looks back at the sport's return to campus in 1977.

  • Aerial view of the spine.
    UB clarifies policies related to free speech, assembly on campus
    8/22/24

    Here's what you need to know about the draft time, place and manner polices that are currently under review.

  • University of Zimbabwe logo.
    UB’s CIGBS forges partnership in Zimbabwe
    8/22/24

    The UB center will work with Intellectus Campus to expand research and health care education programs in Harare, Zimbabwe.

  • Overhead view of the newly renovated Student Union entryway and lounge spaces.
    Student Union renovations take shape for fall
    8/26/24

    The makeover, expected to be completed by spring, will provide a ‘living room’ space for students to gather, eat and connect.

  • Concept of pollution in red-lined neigborhoods featuring a map with neighborhoods highlighted in red overlaying an image of pollution in an urban area.
    Air pollution harms mental health in redlined areas
    8/27/24

    A statewide study has found the link between pollutants and ER visits is more clear-cut in communities that were once denied mortgages due to race.

  • Phage attacking a bacteria.
    Developing phages cocktail to fight bacteria
    8/27/24

    UB professor Nicholas Smith has received a $3.6 million NIH grant to find a mix of viruses that is effective and less harmful to human cells.

  • gary l. wolfe, 00110001 00110100 (detail), 2024. Oil on canvas on board, 60 x 27 x 3 inches.
    ‘Who Told You That You Were Naked?’
    8/29/24

    The interactive installation by gary l. wolfe examining themes of vulnerability, privacy and surveillance opens Sept. 19 in the Center for the Arts Gallery.

  • Dental students and faculty who helped to make mouth guards for UB student athletes.
    Dental school, UB Athletics collaborate on mouth guards
    8/27/24

    Dental students prepared custom mouth guards for student-athletes — in a vibrant shade of UB Blue.

  • Silhouette of a runner on a colorful green background with yellow, blue and black patterns.
    How exercise influences addiction recovery is focus of UB research
    8/28/24

    Neuroscientist Panayotis “Peter” K. Thanos discusses the potential of exercise as a treatment for substance use disorders.

  • Woman riding a tractor.
    Eat Local WNY aims to create bounty of benefits
    8/28/24

    The UB-led project includes a food pledge that encourages shoppers to purchase at least 10% of their food from local farmers and producers.

  • Matthew Dimick.
    Dimick named director of Baldy Center
    8/29/24

    The longtime UB faculty member talks about his vision for the law school's signature interdisciplinary research center.

  • "Healing while Studying' Cover art.
    Schomburg fellow edits book on ‘healing while studying’
    8/30/24

    Richard Williams' book aims to build community for minority graduate students with a history of trauma.

  • Aerial view of Buffalo's Allentown neighborhood.
    UB study links gentrification to reduced crime
    8/30/24

    Researchers caution that the process is often accompanied by multiple effects, and the wide-ranging impact can't be ignored.

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