• An innovative approach to creative practice
    8/1/25

    Art professor Mark Böhlen is blending art and AI to comment on the cultural context we live in.

  • Advocating for the ‘active defender’
    8/4/25

    UB cybersecurity expert Catherine Ullman advises some cybersecurity professionals to become “active defenders” to protect an organization’s information systems.

  • UB's James Joyce Museum touted as part of concert
    8/5/25

    Guests at the recent Irish Legacies Concert at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum heard about UB’s plans for its museum spotlighting the legendary Irish author.

  • A decade of inspiring future pharmacy leaders
    8/4/25

    The School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences hosted its 10th Pharmacy Summer Institute last month.

  • Robots get a sense of touch with fabric that mimics human skin
    8/6/25

    The electronic textile sensor could be useful in manufacturing, robotic surgery, even prosthetic limbs in the near future.

  • UB workshops to train chemists in AI
    8/6/25

    The half-a-million dollars in funding from the NSF will also support a “machine learning for chemists” course.

  • Examining barriers to adolescent oral health
    8/7/25

    Studies led by UB researcher Rubelisa Oliveira reveal the financial, emotional and logistical reasons for missed dental visits and more tooth decay.

  • UB students reap benefits from SUNY internships
    8/6/25

    The Chancellor’s Summer Research Excellence Fund helps undergraduates who may face barriers in securing research experiences.

  • New dishes, new hours for campus diners
    8/8/25

    UB diners will see a new eatery, extended hours for two cafes and a continental breakfast when they return for the fall semester.

  • UB kicks off fall semester with music, magic and more
    8/11/25

    Welcome Weekend offers a little bit of everything this year: a parade, a dance party, grand illusions, fireworks and the Welcome Back Blast spirit rally.

  • Conference explores innovative ways to teach Black history
    8/7/25

    The three-day conference featured sessions led by classroom teachers who shared their successful strategies with participants. 

  • Partnering for better health
    8/22/25

    A team of UB students and faculty have forged a partnership with Buffalo’s Seneca-Babcock neighborhood to improve residents’ health.

  • Summer camp for science teachers
    8/8/25

    UB's EarthEd Institute brought 15 local 6-12 science teachers to campus to learn from the experts.

  • UB oral biologists recognized on global stage
    8/12/25

    Patricia Diaz, Hyuk-Jae “Edward” Kwon and Frank Scannapieco have received "distinguished scientist" awards from the IADR.

  • Link between prediabetes, mortality strongest for younger adults
    8/14/25

    Prediabetes is more life-threatening for people aged 20-54, UB researchers report in a paper published in JAMA Network Open.

  • Intermittent fasting enhances efficacy of prostate cancer therapy
    8/13/25

    Scientists have shown for the first time that intermittent fasting increases the efficacy of anti-androgen therapy in the disease.

  • UB launches lecture series on research impact in WNY
    8/12/25

    SUNY Distinguished Professor Tim Murphy will open the “UB in Action” series with a talk on advancing health equity.

  • A hands-on look at health care
    8/13/25

    7th Generation Operation offers Indigenous middle school, high school and college students a varied and detailed hands-on look at health care careers.

  • Film series sets fall lineup
    8/19/25

    "Modern Times," Charlie Chaplin's satirical comedy critiquing industrialization and capitalism during the Great Depression is among the films in the Buffalo Film Seminars.

  • Management launches unique learning experience
    8/14/25

    Operation Inspire will provide students with an opportunity unlike any other — the chance to acquire a business.

  • We now have the math to describe ‘matrix tides’
    8/15/25

    A UB study characterizes two-dimensional wave patterns, such as the undular bores seen in a Chinese river, that move along two directions.

  • First-of-their-kind ‘AI + X’ degrees to be offered at UB this fall
    8/13/25

    The new programs will prepare students to use AI in other disciplines in collaboration with the new Department of AI and Society.

  • UB Art Galleries opens season with two exhibitions in CFA Gallery
    8/18/25

    The exhibitions focus on trailblazing gallerist Martha Jackson and new work from artists from a progressive Buffalo art studio.

  • Immune system’s role in Sjogren’s disease
    8/19/25

    A $2.1 million NIH renewal grant is funding dental researcher Jill Kramer's study leading to possible treatments for the debilitating disorder.

  • Scientists reengineer enzyme to study diseases via sugar patterns
    8/20/25

    The technology lays the groundwork for creating a library of sugar-recognizing proteins that may help detect and treat diverse illnesses.

  • King marvels at speed of Empire AI
    8/15/25

    SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr. received an update on UB's Empire AI-supported work during a visit to campus.

  • UB to adopt new addressing format
    8/15/25

    Adding physical street addresses for campus locations will assist first responders, as well as make UB more accessible to visitors.

  • MD/PhD student first author on major paper on kidney cancer
    8/20/25

    Nick Salgia is first author on the paper in Cancer Cell, one of the most respected journals in the field.

  • Breaking the habit
    8/21/25

    A UB study examining social norms and behaviorial rules found that shifting minds may be the key to shifting behaviors.

  • Building bridges in structural biology
    8/18/25

    The thriving upstate New York structural biology community was apparent at the inaugural WNY Structural Biology Collaborative Symposium.

  • International contest seeks to rethink resilient design
    8/21/25

    The Resilient Campus challenges teams to envision the South Campus as a socio-ecologically integrated landscape.

  • UB ranked a top military-friendly research institution
    8/19/25

    The designation for 2025-26 by MilitaryFriendly.com honors institutions that provide the best opportunities for veterans and their spouses.

  • Nursing partners to bring vaccine clinics to Buffalo students
    8/20/25

    The free clinics for BPS students will help them meet state immunization requirements while giving nursing students clinical expertise.

  • The oral health challenges facing older patients
    8/22/25

    Oral biology professor Frank Scannapieco says providing basic dental care for elders would improve health outcomes and reduce costs.

  • Chronic pain surged in U.S. adults after pandemic
    8/25/25

    Although pain prevalence remained stable during the pandemic, researchers found a startling spike in 2023, with more than 10 million new cases.

  • UB’s newest mobile clinics ready to serve Western New York
    8/26/25

    Staffed by UB students working under UB faculty, Health on Wheels will provide a variety of health services across WNY.

  • Landmark procedure on first adolescent sleep apnea patient
    8/27/25

    UB physicians say the next step is to offer the airway-opening surgery to adolescents with Down syndrome.

  • UB anticipates record-breaking first-year class
    8/22/25

    For the seventh consecutive year, UB is expecting a total fall enrollment of more than 30,000 students, with a first-year class of more than 5,000.

  • Asia Research Institute awarded prestigious grant
    8/26/25

    The core university grant from the Academy of Korean Studies will strengthen UB’s position as a hub for research and education in Korean studies.

  • 4 UB faculty receive NSF CAREER Awards
    8/27/25

    The awards support early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education.

  • A True Blue welcome
    8/28/25

    Take a look at how UB greeted new and returning students last weekend through the lenses of University Communications photographers Douglas Levere and Meredith Forrest Kulwicki.

  • Something for every listener in UB concert season
    8/28/25

    The lineup includes renown guest artists and chamber ensembles, as well as UB’s own talented faculty and ensembles — and a tribute to Morton Feldman.

  • Meet Dean Grabill
    8/28/25

    UBNow sat down with the new dean of the College of Arts and Sciences to talk about his leadership role and the importance of the liberal arts and sciences.

  • Anderson Gallery opens semester with two exhibitions
    8/29/25

    The exhibitions mark the bicentennial of the Erie Canal, as well as showcase the histories of women institutionalized in 19th-century asylums.