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  • Illustration showing interesting materials with water being filtered. 3D-printed nanomaterial aerogels, developed by Nirupam Aich, could break PFAS and enhance water treatment methods. Illustration Credit: Ella Maru Studio.
    UB engineering researchers receive NSF CAREER awards totaling $2.3 million
    9/7/22

    Their projects will tackle pressing societal concerns ranging from racial inequality in the U.S. to PFAS pollution, the need for better semiconductors, and energy conservation.

  • Many stopped flasks containing algal symbionts isolated from stony corals and octocorals. The contents of the flasks are white and yellow in color.
    As coral reefs face threats, UB scientists study the future of soft corals
    9/13/22

    Mary Alice Coffroth and Howard Lasker are among researchers whose work is shedding light on how climate change may shape reefs.

  • Concept of alternative social interactions during the pandemic featuring people in apartment windows engaging in activities like reading, cooking and using social media.
    Study: Novel pandemic strategies helped extroverts safely remain extroverted, and happier than introverts
    9/8/22

    The pandemic disrupted routine life in ways that seemed to inspire people, often seen as “the life of the party,” to adapt their social energies to new settings and situations.

  • Zoom image: Nirupam Aich, an environmental engineering professor at UB, is a partner on an international team that is studying the effects of informal e-waste recycling on workers in developing countries. Credit: Douglas Levere / Âé¶¹´«Ã½o
    Studies in Bangladesh detail how e-waste recycling exposes workers to chemicals
    9/12/22

    UB’s Nirupam Aich is working with partners in Bangladesh to research pollution and health risks associated with this industry.

  • Zoom image: Shep Gordon, UB alumnus and talent manager, will be back on campus Tuesday, Sept. 13, to talk with Alice Cooper about their adventures and friendship over the past 50 years. Tickets are free and open to all. Photo by Douglas Levere
    UB hosting Alice Cooper and ‘Supermensch’/UB alumnus Shep Gordon Sept. 13
    9/9/22

    “Alice and Shep: A Friendship Forged in Rock ‘n Roll” will feature a discussion by the duo about their epic journey and partnership over the past 50 years. The event will take place on the Main Stage Theatre in the Center for the Arts, from 1 - 2 p.m. 

  • Zoom image: This bone fragment, found in Southeast Alaska, belongs to a dog that lived about 10,150 years ago, according to past research led by UB biologist Charlotte Lindqvist. The new NSF-funded project will build on this work with a broader study that dates and analyzes ancient DNA from multiple species to understand the impact of prehistoric climate change in the region. This photo is a composite that employs a technique called focus-stacking to show details of the bone more clearly. Credit: Douglas Levere / Âé¶¹´«Ã½o
    UB scientists to study how ancient climate change altered ecosystems in Southeast Alaska
    9/12/22

    Researching the past could provide important insights into how climate change may impact ecosystems today.

  • Illustration of cartoon people in front of a big set of human lungs.
    Biomedical engineers aim to develop more effective TB vaccine
    9/9/22

    The work is funded for $1.4 million over three years by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

  • Researchers doing life sciences lab work.
    UB CAT invests $253,000 in six life sciences companies
    9/12/22

    The companies are developing treatments for cancer, neurovascular diseases and more.

  • Baird Point on North Campus at sunset.
    UB ranked among top national universities in U.S. News & World Report
    9/12/22

    UB is No. 38 among public universities, according to the rankings.

  • Colorful scan of the brain's vascular structure.
    UB neurosurgeons innovate powerful new ways to attack multiple blood clots deep in the veins of the brain
    9/14/22

    The UB team that a decade ago helped usher in a new era in acute stroke treatment has turned its innovative approach to addressing the rare but potentially deadly phenomena when multiple blood clots strike deep in the veins of the brain. 

  • The inside of a mobile dental clinic, with dental chairs and equipment spread throughout the space.
    UB to hold ribbon cutting for new 40-foot-long mobile dental clinic
    9/12/22

    New mobile dental clinic will help remove barriers to care for underserved populations in Western New York.

  • A man with his eyes squeezed shut using an intranasal Covid-19 vaccine.
    The best protection against COVID-19 could be a vaccine delivered through the nose
    9/13/22

    As public health experts cautiously anticipate how COVID-19 will play out this fall, a UB scientist is reiterating that substantial immunity against the SARS-CoV-2 virus will only happen with a vaccine that can be delivered through the nose. 

  • Zoom image: Crystals grown from aluminum potassium sulfate. Credit: Douglas Levere / Âé¶¹´«Ã½o
    It’s grow time! The U.S. Crystal Growing Competition is back
    9/15/22

    Kids and teachers can cultivate big, cool crystals in this annual contest founded by a UB chemist.

  • Vice President Kamala Harris.
    UB statement on Vice President Kamala Harris’ visit
    9/14/22

    UB is honored to host the vice president and showcase how UB is working to mitigate the detrimental effects of climate change by developing innovative solutions for a sustainable world.

  • Kamala Harris head shot.
    UB poised for Kamala Harris’ visit
    9/14/22

    The vice president will speak on the Inflation Reduction Act; UB is well-positioned to help achieve the goals of the landmark law.

  • Zoom image: Vice President Kamala Harris speaks about the Inflation Reducation Act at the Âé¶¹´«Ã½o on Wednesday, Sept. 14. Photo: Douglas Levere/Âé¶¹´«Ã½o
    UB statement following Vice President Harris’ visit
    9/14/22

    UB President Satish K. Tripathi says UB was fortunate to have the opportunity to share with the vice president the meaningful ways students and faculty are addressing climate change.

  • Black and white photo of Lukas Foss, well-known composer/conductor, standing onstage at Second Festival of the Arts in Buffalo in March, 1968.
    Department of Music and BPO collaborate to commemorate Lukas Foss
    9/14/22

    In commemoration of what would have been his 100th birthday this year, the BPO and the Department of Music are celebrating the life and works of Foss through six concerts, including a performance at the prestigious Carnegie Hall.

  • A sign reading "Banned Books" with a variety of banned books below it on a table.
    UB Libraries presents Banned Books Week events beginning Sept. 19
    9/15/22

    Since 1982, Banned Books Week has called national attention to the dangers of censorship. This year’s theme is “Books Unite Us. Censorship Divides Us.” 

  • Fast 46 logo with Âé¶¹´«Ã½o written below.
    UB names Eveliqure Biotechnologies No. 1 business in Fast 46 contest
    9/16/22

    The Austrian-based company, led by Gábor Somogyi, MBA ’03, develops unique vaccines.

  • Digital graphic for the 2022 Humanities Festival.
    UB Humanities Institute’s annual festival looks at Life in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
    9/19/22

    The Âé¶¹´«Ã½o Humanities Institute (HI) will present the 2022 Humanities Festival Sept. 23-25, a free event exploring the theme of “Life in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.

  • List of long covid symptoms.
    UB and UBMD Physicians’ Group launch the region’s only long COVID registry
    9/20/22

    UB and UBMD Physicians’ Group have launched the long COVID registry in order to learn more about the condition and to connect Western New Yorkers with treatment options and the potential to participate in clinical trials. 

  • National Council on Aging website featuring a photo of Alice Brennan.
    Partnership brings UB’s program on the dangers of overmedication to a national audience
    9/23/22

    The nation’s oldest charitable organization dedicated to improving the lives of older Americans has chosen UB as its partner in an effort to better protect older adults from preventable medical errors. 

  • Image shows social media apps on a smartphone.
    UB research provides guidance for teaching positive, helpful content sharing on social media
    9/26/22

    The findings present opportunities to leverage interpersonal goals in ways that can potentially change real-world sharing behavior on social media.

  • A jagged yellow line on a dark background shows the path of HTT and Rab7 proteins moving along a neuronal highway called an axon in an injured neuron. HTT and Rab7 have each been tagged with different color markers in this microscope imagery, and they appear to be traveling together in a single compartment, with their shared path appearing in yellow.
    Study probes Huntington’s disease protein’s function in injured neurons
    9/27/22

    The huntingtin protein may travel together with important signaling molecules in injured neurons, researchers find.

  • Zoom image: Team members on the study published in Science Advances. Back row, from left: PhD student Qi Yang (first author); PhD student Thomas A. Hughes; UB Distinguished Professor Sriram Neelamegham; and PhD student Ryoma Hombu. Front: research scientist Anju Kelkar. All are in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Neelamegham is also a faculty member in biomedical engineering and medicine. Credit: Douglas Levere / Âé¶¹´«Ã½o
    Study: Often overlooked, molecules called glycans regulate COVID-19 spike protein function
    9/26/22

    New research highlights the role of molecules called N-glycans in SARS-CoV-2 infectivity — and as potential drug targets.

  • Jennifer Surtees seated wearing flowered shirt next to a plant.
    Preparing for the next pandemic: NSF grants $1 million to UB to develop a rapid response system and build community trust
    9/27/22

    A new NSF grant awarded to UB is aimed at developing ways to improve preparedness for the next pandemic. 

  • Willie Evans kneels on a football field with a UB football helmet on his lap. The UB football team practices behind him.
    Media Advisory: UB to formally name Willie Evans Quad on Friday
    9/29/22

    Evans was one of two Black players on UB’s football team that declined to play in the 1958 Tangerine Bowl because Evans and teammate Mike Wilson would have been barred from playing.

  • UB bronze bull statue framed by trees.
    Âé¶¹´«Ã½o Alumni Association elects new officers
    9/29/22

    The new leaders will help represent the interests of more than 280,000 UB graduates around the world. 

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