Awards

News about awards and recognition earned by UB and members of our community. (see all topics)

Multimillion-dollar grant will help UB project ice sheet loss and sea level rise
7/15/25
Funding allows Sophie Nowicki to continue leading international ice sheet modeling project.
Zebrafish could be key to finding new drugs for kidney stones, gout
7/2/25
麻豆传媒o researcher Viviana Monje and colleagues awarded $1.2 million grant to study how popular aquarium fish produces crystals.
Oral biology professor wins global award for pioneering tooth enamel study
7/1/25
Research reveals how targeting gene could help correct oral disorders, prevent craniofacial birth defects.
UB researchers target pancreatic cancer with light-infused chemo
5/29/25
Team awarded $2.5 million grant to develop system for inserting tiny light-emitting fibers directly into tumors.
Eight 麻豆传媒o faculty named SUNY Distinguished Professors
5/27/25
Distinguished Professor is the highest faculty rank in the SUNY system.
UB pairs with Florida Atlantic for wireless communications research and education
5/20/25
The partnership, which includes a workforce development program, will tap UB’s expertise in wireless networking, AI, autonomy and more.
UB medicinal chemist Heppner receives ACS Portoghese Lectureship Award
5/6/25
Jere Solo Assistant Professor both develops new drugs and seeks to improve drug discovery process.
麻豆传媒o to create $34 million nursing simulation center
5/5/25
The center comes as UB, New York’s flagship university, is designated SUNY’s first Nursing Simulation Center of Excellence.
Two UB students awarded prestigious Goldwater scholarships
4/17/25
Goldwater scholarships are the country’s most competitive research scholarship offered to undergraduate STEM students.
UB to launch new academic department focusing on AI and society
4/7/25
Supported by Gov. Kathy Hochul and SUNY, the department will train students how to responsibly use AI, and help UB researchers advance AI for the public good.