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  • Closeup of medical workers with their hands stacked on top of each other, concept of support, motivation between medical doctor and healthcare workers.
    Bridging the gap between researchers and the community
    7/1/25

    Having community health workers on a research team can have a measurable impact on the success of a study.

  • Mark Gottdiener.
    New book by UB researcher turns urban sociology on its head
    7/7/25

    Mark Gottdiener takes a new perspective, shifting to a regional approach to urbanism, rather than one that looks specifically at cities.

  • A facilities worker uses FoamStream to combat sidewalk weeds on South Campus.
    Facilities finds greener approach to managing weeds
    7/2/25

    FoamStream uses a combination of hot water and biodegradable foam to kill unwanted vegetation.

  • Festus Adegbola stands in front of a plane in a hanger.
    UB student awarded NASA fellowship to map biodiversity in South Africa
    7/1/25

    Festus Adegbola’s work on the BioSCape project monitors — from the air — how plants and wildfires influence bird diversity.

  • Clayton Masterman.
    Public nuisance law ‘at a crossroads,’ UB legal scholar says
    7/3/25

    Recent settlements are too low to protect consumers, and they don’t deter companies from risky behavior, Clayton Masterman argues.

  • Large tooth flanked by dentists.
    UB oral biology professor publishes pioneering tooth enamel study
    7/2/25

    The research reveals how targeting the KMT2D gene could help correct oral disorders and prevent craniofacial birth defects.

  • Sambandamurthy Ganapathy holds a neuromorphic computer chip.
    How can AI be more energy-efficient?
    7/9/25

    UB researchers are taking inspiration from the human brain to develop computing architecture that can support the growing energy demands of artificial intelligence. 

  • School of zebrafish.
    Zebrafish could be key to new drugs for kidney stones, gout
    7/8/25

    UB researcher Viviana Monje and colleagues have been awarded a $1.2 million grant to study how the popular aquarium fish produces crystals.

  • A therapy dog lies on the floor during a MSW class about incorporating therapy animals into social work practice.
    A social worker’s best friend
    7/10/25

    A new course teaches UB MSW students how to incorporate dogs and other animals into social work practice.

  • Andrew Williams pictored at a work site.
    BEOC’s Buffalo Build program hits the ground running
    7/8/25

    The goal of the pre-apprenticeship program for construction workers is to place students with local trade unions and give them the skills to succeed.

  • Thre high school students seated at a table happily working together.
    Teens explore future of AI
    7/9/25

    Twenty-three tech-savvy teens from 14 local schools stepped into the future at the inaugural “AI Experience at UB” program. 

  • RNA clusters gradually disassembling.
    How harmful RNA clumps form — and a way to dissolve them
    7/15/25

    Linked to neurological disorders, repeat RNAs aggregate inside droplets but can be disassembled with an engineered piece of RNA.

  • Petar Pajic.
    UB grad awarded NSF fellowship
    7/10/25

    Petar Pajic will use the Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biology to study the evolution of mucus and its role in pregnancy at Yale University.

  • Sophomore externship participants give presentations.
    Reasons to stay and prosper in Buffalo
    7/11/25

    A summer program at UB gives students paid work experience while showing them a side of Buffalo that might convince them to stay after graduation.

  • Sharon Mitchell.
    After two decades at UB, Mitchell to take time for herself
    7/14/25

    Sharon Mitchell will retire Aug. 1 as director of counseling services and senior director of student wellness. 

  • Mannequin getting a breast scan.
    Breast-imaging system shows promise in early clinical tests
    7/16/25

    The pain-free, automated scan takes less than a minute and produces AI-powered, clear, 3D images.

  • Icebergs that broke off from Jakobshavn Glacier in Greenland.
    Grant to help UB project ice sheet loss, sea level rise
    7/17/25

    The funding allows earth sciences researcher Sophie Nowicki to continue leading an international ice sheet modeling project.

  • Faculty from the Department of Learning and Instruction celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Center for Literacy and Reading Instruction (ClaRI).
    Celebrating 60 years of reading success
    7/22/25

    UB’s Center for Literacy and Reading Instruction has helped thousands of children struggling with reading. 

  • Car driving on a virtual test track.
    Autonomous vehicles and human safety
    7/18/25

    UB faculty are working with an innovative facility that will allow them to integrate human participants within a virtual environment to test autonomous vehicles. 

  • Concept of AI in healthcare featuring various healthcare icons and a doctor using an electronic computer pad.
    UB advances in NSF Engines program
    7/18/25

    The plan to revolutionize health care by tapping the transformative power of artificial intelligence has advanced to the semifinals of the major federal grant program.

  • Interlocking UB brand.
    UB recognizes exceptional scholars, innovative teachers
    7/22/25

    Nineteen UB faculty members have been named recipients of the university’s 2025 Exceptional Scholar and Teaching Innovation Awards.

  • UB Police lieutenant and former officer recieve NYS Lifesaver Award.
    UB police lieutenant receives state award for heroics
    7/21/25

    Lt. Catherine Guzman and former UB officer Jay Lawrence were honored for saving the life of a woman on campus.

  • Two women sitting cross-legged facing each other.
    Listening well can move you — literally
    7/23/25

    New research identifies high-quality listening as contributing to Kama Muta, the feeling of being “moved by love.”

  • Concept of recycling featuring a robotic arm placing an item into a recycling tote.
    New tech to improve plastic recycling
    7/24/25

    A review article analyzes the latest methods in plastic recycling guided by process systems engineering approaches, including AI-assisted sorting.

  • Four people standing outside pharmacy building.
    Pharmacy joins UB’s community outreach at Lighthouse clinic
    7/25/25

    Third-year students are working with medical and public health students to assist clients at the free medical clinic.

  • Three people at a table, one holds a sign that says: America can't survive on $7.25.
    Rising inequality lowering support for higher minimum wage
    7/24/25

    A UB study finds showing people side-by-side comparisons of different societies can boost support for policies.

  • Niagara Falls Schools Superintendent Mark Laurrie and UB social work faculty member Megan Koury pose outside of Niagara Falls High School.
    Social Work, NF schools collaborate to teach trauma-informed concepts
    7/28/25

    UB's Institute on Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care worked with the school district to train teachers, staff, administrators and, most recently, students.

  • christine bartholomew.
    Bartholomew elected to American Law Institute
    7/29/25

    The institue is the leading independent organization in the U.S. dedicated to producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize and improve the law.

  • A small-scale robot with a smiling face.
    Engineering researchers develop tiny affective robot
    7/30/25

    The robot, named Bartholomew, can express dynamic facial emotions in response to human tactile handling.

  • A yellow clock, plate, fork and knife on a mint green background, concept of mealtime.
    Overcoming the food insecurity-obesity paradox
    7/31/25

    Participants are being sought for a UB clinical trial that aims to improve the health of participants by changing how they metabolize food.

  • Graphic promoting the 2025-26 Distinguished Speakers Series featuring NATO 16th Supreme Allied Commander Admiral James Stavridis; photographer and filmmaker Pete McBride and adventure writer Kevin Fedarko; Pentatonix beatboxer and classical fusion artist Kevin Olusola; and former “Today” co-anchor, journalist, author and CEO Hoda Kotb.
    UB announces lineup for speakers series
    7/29/25

    Particpants include Admiral James Stavridis, photographer Pete McBride and writer Kevin Fedarko, Pentatonix beatboxer Kevin Olusola and former “Today” co-anchor Hoda Kotb.

  • Jennifer Flagg, director, center for supply chain analytics, UB School of Management, addresses the audience.
    UB summit drives collaboration, economic opportunity
    7/30/25

    “Bridging the Gap” focused on building a stronger, more coordinated semiconductor ecosystem across NYS.

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