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  • A square sample of 3-D printed graphene aerogel held by an individual awn of a wheat plant.
    Record holder
    7/3/17

    A graphene aerogel developed by UB engineer Chi Zhou and colleagues has earned a citation as the world’s lightest 3-D printed structure in the 2018 Guinness World Records.

  • UB on the Green.
    UB on the Green celebrates summer
    7/3/17

    UB’s free outdoor performance series is back for an 11th season of music and activities celebrating summer in the South Campus neighborhood.

  • Kathryn Kendall poses in her Âé¶¹´«Ã½o sweatshirt at the Scottish highland games held in Iceland.
    Hurling the hammer at Highland games
    7/7/17

    Kathryn Kendall trekked to Iceland for her latest contest in the ancient Celtic sport that involves heaving an assortment of heavy items in a test of agility and strength.

  • highway scene at night.
    #TransportProblem? UB is on it
    7/5/17

    Whether you drive, ride public transit, bike or walk, chances are you encounter transportation problems. UB is using technology to help solve those problems.

  • Dan Verrico, chief marketing officer, and Dan Healy, founder and CEO, of FiduciaSolutions.
    Preventing employee theft before it begins
    7/5/17

    START-UP NY participant FiduciaSolutions has designed a fraud-defense system that has been embraced by United Way Worldwide.

  • photo of Kari Winter leaning against a bookshelf.
    Winter to co-lead Humanities Institute
    7/6/17

    The former director of the Gender Institute joins David Castillo in leading the center that supports and promotes the humanities in WNY.

  • Omar Khan, associate professor and chair of architecture, with students, welcomes guests. Khan developed the course in partnership with Katz and Disarno as a unique design-build experience for students that would be the first traveling exhibit to be installed in the Hayes Hall Gallery.
    Architects as exhibition designers
    7/7/17

    Architecture students played a lead role in the design and installation of the “Wright’s Larkin” exhibition currently on view in Hayes Hall.

  • nanoscale photodetector.
    New photodetector can advance optoelectronics
    7/10/17

    A new device developed by UB engineer Qiaoqiang Gan and colleagues could improve solar panels, cameras, data-sharing and more.

  • The mismatched sheets of Corian were donated by DuPont as part of the company's research in color and composition possibilities for the material. Photo by Julia Jamrozik and Coryn Kempster.
    New exhibit system enlivens Hayes
    7/11/17

    A colorful set of wooden cubes and cases has made the atrium gallery a dynamic space for public events, exhibitions and even play.

  • Chaco Canyon.
    Putting sound back into a silent past
    7/10/17

    UB archaeologist David Witt and UAlbany colleague Kristy Primeau have developed a tool that turns ancient spaces into human places.

  • Sathy Balu-Iyer.
    Balu-Iyer receives SUNY funding
    7/10/17

    Funding from SUNY's Technology Accelerator Fund will help the pharmacy professor bring his “reverse vaccination” technology to market.

  • image of a smashing atom.
    Physicist receives NSF CAREER award
    7/11/17

    Ciaran Williams will continue his theoretical work for the Large Hadron Collider and start a science club for Native American students.

  • pregnant woman holding a glass of wine.
    Studying prenatal alcohol exposure-addiction link
    7/12/17

    RIA neuroscientists are investigating why fetuses exposed to alcohol in the womb face an increased risk for drug addiction later in life.

  • image of a human heart.
    Doctors speaking at cardiology meeting
    7/12/17

    Anne Curtis and Michael Cain will lecture at the 22nd World Congress on Heart Disease.

  • Iroquois Confederacy flag.
    Nursing grants to expand care
    7/13/17

    UB Nursing will use the funding to increase access to mental health care and substance abuse treatment in American Indian communities.

  • photo of Gregory Wilding.
    Wilding named chair of Biostatistics
    7/13/17

    Gregory Wilding will lead the department as it launches a new undergraduate program in statistics.

  • Photo illustration featuring miniature figurines repairing an electronic device.
    Why can’t we fix our electronic devices?
    7/13/17

    Engineering prof Sara Behdad says repairing and reusing broken devices can yield benefits — including profits — for manufacturers.

  • percussionist Cyro Baptista.
    Percussionist is next artist-in-residence
    7/14/17

    Cyro Baptista will offer workshops and a free concert featuring a public art installation that functions as a musical instrument.

  • Alison Balind, then a UB MSW student from Canada, speaks with a local student during a trip to Tanzania in January 2016.
    Social innovation in Tanzania
    7/14/17

    Seven UB students committed to social change are traveling to the African country as part of an experiential learning course.

  • data-sharing network.
    The end of sneakernet?
    7/17/17

    UB engineer Tevfik Kosar has received an NSF grant to boost data-sharing speeds within existing computing infrastructure.

  • Smoker in the foreground with "No smoking - smoke free campus" sign in focus.
    Effort underway to revise smoking policy
    7/17/17

    The Office of Shared Governance is leading the charge to make UB a truly smoke-free campus.

  • Beach at Cahuita National Park in Costa Rica.
    Developing study abroad opportunities
    7/17/17

    A trip to Costa Rica inspires participants in UB's new Study Abroad Incubator.

  • Thunder of the east making its way down Augsberger road with stampede stadium and the tailgate concert stage to the left.
    Concerts back for another season
    7/18/17

    Rock bands join the traditional country lineup at this year's Tailgate Concert Series before UB home football games.

  • First responders walking by a fire truck.
    UB to stage emergency drill
    7/14/17

    Local, state and federal emergency responders will assist in the full-scale exercise on July 19.

  • Carrie Bramen.
    Bramen to lead Gender Institute
    7/18/17

    The English professor will head UB's center focused on advancing women’s and LGBTQ leadership, vision and influence.

  • Illustration of a mom, dad, son and daughter dining out in a restaurant.
    Placemats can boost healthy eating
    7/19/17

    UB research finds engaging and informative placemats help kids choose healthier foods when dining in restaurants.

  • James Joyce playing guitar.
    Sharing Joyce with a wider audience
    7/19/17

    In honor of the Gaelic Games, the UB Libraries is showcasing some of its famed James Joyce Collection at the downtown Buffalo library.

  • A researcher holds a plastic bag filled with ice water slurry over a person's forehead, eyes and cheeks.
    Dolphins inspire trauma treatment
    7/20/17

    The mammalian diving reflex was the idea behind the technique that raises blood pressure in a simulation of blood loss in trauma victims.

  • Knee surgery.
    Knee surgery: Are we doing it wrong?
    7/21/17

    UB physicians have published a study that challenges a surgical practice used for decades during arthroscopic knee surgery.

  • Woman getting her gum pocket depth measured with periodontal probe, held by dental hygienist, examining progression of periodontal disease.
    Estrogen therapy cuts gum disease risk
    7/20/17

    Research finds osteoporosis treatment lowers the risk of severe periodontitis by nearly 50 percent in postmenopausal women

  • ub logo.
    Dental faculty elected fellows
    7/21/17

    Frank Scannapieco and Peter Bradford have been recognized in the fields of dental research and pharmacology.

  • Composit photo of Distinguished Speakers Series head shots.
    Malala, Rice, Alda to headline series
    7/18/17

    UB's Distinguished Speakers Series is back for its 31th season with a lineup that includes a Nobel Prize winner, presidential adviser and award-winning actor.

  • Detail of Romanell Conference poster.
    Meeting to examine origins, identity
    7/24/17

    Organizers promise Philosophy's annual conference on bioethics and the philosophy of medicine won't be “a dry philosophical debate.”

  • InfoTech WNY logo.
    Students recognized by InfoTech WNY
    7/25/17

    Biomedical engineering students Mary Canty and Colin Myers received awards at InfoTech WNY's recent BETAS event.

  • During the emergency drill, a first responder tends to a victim of the incident.
    Exercise delivers rapid response
    7/20/17

    UB coordinated with other emergency teams to respond effectively to a crisis scenario during an emergency drill.

  • Mathletes advance to final night of 'Spartan Challenge'.
    Mathletes advance to ‘Spartan’ finale
    7/20/17

    The UB math students edged out the competition by six seconds to earn a place in the final night of competition in the NBC TV show.

  • Dried-up corn field.
    Climate change affects public health
    7/24/17

    A book by emeritus prof Alan Lockwood warns that rising global temperatures can cause social unrest and create barriers to economic mobility.

  • Paras Prasad holds the honorary doctorate he received from the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE) in Brazil. To his left is Anisio Brasileiro, rector of UFPE.
    Prasad receives honorary doctorate
    7/25/17

    The honor from the Federal University of Pernambuco stems from a 19-year partnership with the Brazilian university.

  • silhouette of an ancient man.
    Clues to a ‘ghost’ species of early man
    7/24/17

    The evolutionary history of a salivary protein may point to interbreeding between humans and an enigmatic ancient relative.

  • Geocove CEO Karyn Tareen standing outside UB Technology Incubator holding a computer tablet.
    UB, START-UP NY lure UB grad home
    7/26/17

    The high quality of UB students led Karyn Tareen to relocate her GIS company from Florida to the UB Technology Incubator.

  • Still from video The Distance I can Be From My Son (Back Alley). toddler in a red suit heading down an alley.
    Mothers' anxiety focus of video exhibit
    7/26/17

    Every mother’s fear — a wandering child — is the subject of this summer’s edition of the Screen Projects public art video initiative.

  • photo of Dalia Muller.
    Muller to head Honors College
    7/25/17

    History professor Dalia Muller has been named director of the Honors College and associate dean of undergraduate education.

  • The mathletes form a human ladder to climb the slippery tilted wall. three teams are climbing the wall, mathletes are in the middle.
    Mathletes fall short but finish as ‘family’
    7/25/17

    The UB team defied the odds and came out of the experience with some strong bonds.

  • drone in flight.
    Drones more than eyes in the sky
    7/27/17

    UB engineer Souma Chowdhury is working to adapt teams of drones to assist in emergency response and disaster relief.

  • Teachers listen to a presentation at the “Understanding China” seminar.
    Confucius Institute hosts teachers
    7/27/17

    Nineteen K-12 teachers can now more effectively teach about China after spending a week immersed in the Asian country.

  • The GRoW home reconstructed on South Campus.
    GRoW Homecoming
    7/28/17

    UB’s award-winning solar home is being reconstructed on the South Campus.

  • Abby LaPlaca sitting on top of a mountain, her back to the camera.
    Stories of adventure, grit, personal growth
    7/31/17

    UB's global scholars are vivid examples of the transforming powers of prestigious awards like the Fulbright, Boren or Marshall.

  • Photograph of a globe on top of a law book, next to a judge's gavel. Environmental law concept.
    New grad program in environmental law
    7/28/17

    The new law school program will prepare the next generation of leaders in environmental scholarship, research and public policy.

  • GIS concept featuring a map of the world on a background of data, electronics.
    World leaders in GIS to speak at UB forum
    7/28/17

    The university's status as an academic leader in geographic information science helped attract the scientific conference.

  • man wearing a coolture cooling vest.
    Cooling attire for sore baby boomers
    7/31/17

    Coolture, a company assisted by UB research, seeks to expand beyond the medical device market.

  • Promotional image of skywriting for Kim Beck's "There Here" project.
    Galleries take to the sky for latest project
    7/31/17

    Kim Beck’s “There Here” skywriting project was commissioned as part of the UB Art Galleries' upcoming "Wanderlust" exhibition.

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