Students gather in front of the Center for the Arts as Vice President Kamala Harris arrives. Photo: Douglas Levere

The crowds continue along the entrance to the Center for the Arts. Photo: Douglas Levere

President Satish K. Tripathi says the university was "deeply honored" to host the vice president. Photo: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki

Rep. Brian Higgins notes that Buffalo is well positioned to take advantage of the Inflation Reduction Act and that UB is a “great institution that has a history of pushing out innovation.” Photo: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki

Srikrithi “Sri” Krishnan, an MBA/MPH student, introduces Harris at the event. Photo: Douglas Levere

Harris gives Krishnan a warm greeting and embrace as she takes the stage. Photo: Douglas Levere

Harris speaks in the atrium of the Center for the Arts before a crowd of roughly 150 students, faculty, staff and dignitaries. Photo: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki

“The work that is happening here,” Harris says of UB and the greater Buffalo area, “is very exciting and really a model for our country." Photo: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki

Following the event, Krishnan and her parents — mother, Bhuvana, and father, Krishnan — mingle with other dignitaries including Higgins (far left). Photo: Douglas Levere

Tripathi greets guests. Photo: Douglas Levere

Before the speech, Harris visits the GRoW home. Photo: Ike Irby @IkeIrby46

Harris, standing in the Solar Strand, speaks with Robert Shibley (center), dean of the School of Architecture and Planning. Photo: Courtesy of Ike Irby @IkeIrby46