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  • portrait of Cristanne Miller standing in front of bookshelves.
    MLA honors Miller for Dickinson work
    2/1/18

    The UB English professor is the recipient of the Modern Language Association's biennial Prize for a Scholarly Edition.

  • Pacifica String Quartet.
    Pacifica to perform Beethoven cycle
    2/1/18

    The string quartet will perform all six concerts over four days, the first such scheduling of the cycle at UB in at least 25 years.

  • Lumagination display, 2018.
    Lighting up the sea at ‘Lumagination’
    2/2/18

    UB is back for the 2018 edition of the botanical garden's annual light and sound show with some special — and unexpected — touches.

  • John Atkinson (third from left), during the recent trip to Costa Rica, stands near a wind turbine at a wind energy park he and his students toured.
    More sustainability options for students
    2/2/18

    Engineering professor John Atkinson is working to broaden students’ opportunities to learn about the topic.

  • Two female graduate students look at a petri dish in UB's Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Laboratory.
    Overcoming gender bias in STEM
    2/5/18

    The UB-led NAVIGATE Project will use the case study method to help students prepare for inequality.

  • John Miske hugs Lt. David Urbanek as his father Peter Miske and brother Ryan look on.
    Rapid response saves UB student
    2/2/18

    Swift action by UBPD Lt. David Urbanek and Getzville Fire makes a life-and-death difference for UB senior John Miske after a freak lacrosse accident.

  • A student samples a dish that may be served at the international eatery as part of a focus group that took place in October 2017.
    International eatery moving forward
    2/5/18

    Students will select the name for the landmark venue in an online contest.

  • "Selfie" of Mike Mozart standing next to an in-store Superbowl display for Doritos, cheese dip and potato chips. Image recognition engines can determine the preferred brands of users through the photos they post on social media.
    Transforming Super Bowl ad experience
    2/6/18

    Law professor Mark Bartholomew wonders if personalized Super Bowl ads could be on the horizon.

  • Light microscopy images of retinas from animal model of Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome (SLOS). One shows an untreated retina and the other shows treatment with antioxidant combination therapy.
    Potential therapy for rare birth defect
    2/7/18

    A new study by UB vision researchers suggests that adding antioxidant therapy to the standard-of-care prevents vision loss in babies with SLOS.

  • Department of Geology holds the annual cookout to mark Groundhog Day, complete with Ridge Lea Larry spotting his shadow by Cooke Hall.
    Larry predicts more of the same
    2/6/18

    Geology’s mascot “sees” his shadow at the annual Groundhog Day cookout, meaning we won’t be wearing flip flops any time soon.

  • Neurovascular diagnostics principles Jeff Harvey, Hui Meng and Vincent Tutino.
    UB spinoffs receive federal funding
    2/7/18

    The three companies will use awards of $225,000 to advance technologies in health care and water purification.

  • Olivier Pasquet's Lloyd's Mirror installation at the Darwin Martin House as part of his Creative Arts Initiative residency at UB.
    Artist to discuss Martin House project
    2/8/18

    CAI artist-in-residence Olivier Pasquet’s “Lloyd’s Mirror” combines site and sound in a performance that will evolve over six days.

  • 1040 tax form with pen and calculator.
    Students to provide free tax preparation
    2/8/18

    IRS-certified accounting students from UB will provide free tax preparation services to those with annual incomes below $54,000.

     

  • portrait of Margaret Atwood.
    Atwood to speak at ‘Humanities to the Rescue’
    2/8/18

    The talk by the author of “The Handmaid’s Tale” opens a weekend film festival presented by UB’s Humanities Institute.

  • Torn Space's new space.
    Manipulating metal and light
    2/9/18

    UB architect Christopher Romano designs a new space for the Torn Space theater company on Buffalo’s historic East Side.

  • Students from a buffalo school sit at a table as a teacher talks.
    GSE takes it to the streets
    2/9/18

    Some GSE faculty members have started projects that aim to benefit community education and the people most in need of the university’s expertise.

  • Terrazzo tile flooring in new medical school building.
    Donated tile adds special touch
    2/12/18

    The terrazzo tile from alum Kent Randle and Tiede-Zoeller Tile showcases the donor wall space in the new Jacobs School building.

  • Otter skull.
    Habitat influences skull development
    2/12/18

    Diet is not the sole factor in how skulls in the carnivoran mammal group are shaped and function, new research has found.

  • Medical residents gathered around a patient's bedside.
    ACGME award stresses patient care
    2/13/18

    A national grant to UB's internal medicine residency program will allow residents to spend more time with their patients.

  • Amit Goyal at the Solar Strand.
    Goyal elected to National Academy of Engineering
    2/8/18

    The director of UB’s RENEW Institute was cited for advances in materials science and superconducting materials.

  • Cconceptual illustration of triboelectric charging.
    Your gadget’s next power supply? Your body
    2/12/18

    A gold tab attached to the skin converts mechanical energy into juice for wearables and self-powered electronics.

  • RIA schedules seminars
    2/13/18

    Speakers at this spring's lectures will focus on substance use issues in women.

  • EMS technicians putting a patient on a gurney into an ambulance.
    Helping EMS responders be safer
    2/13/18

    UB researchers contributed to new guidelines for managing fatigue in the nation’s emergency medical services personnel.

  • portrait of Stephanie Davidson and Georg Rafailidis.
    Architecture faculty receive award
    2/14/18

    Stephanie Davidson and Georg Rafailidis are being honored with the coveted ‘Emerging Voices’ award.

  • Police officer confronting two people, one of whom is distraught.
    Measuring how PTSD affects police
    2/15/18

    A UB study is the first to examine the neurobiology of quick decision-making in police officers.

  • UB logo.
    Stratigakos reaffirms support for black history
    2/12/18

    Interim vice provost for inclusive excellence notes UB's annual traditions promoting awareness of black history and culture.

  • March and rally/protest in response to the rescission of Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals (DACA) in New York City on September 9, 2017. The march began in Columbus Circle by the Trump International Hotel and Tower, went up Central Park West and turned into Central Park.
    Nice or nasty?
    2/14/18

    UB faculty member Carrie Tirado Braemen wonders which version of America will prevail in the DACA debate.

  • Portrait of chemistry professor Timothy Cook and PhD candidate Anjula Kosswattaarachchi.
    Transforming large-grid energy storage
    2/15/18

    Scientists at the University of Rochester and UB believe they've found a promising compound that could transform the energy storage landscape.

  • Dancers in red costumes performing Chinese dance.
    UB to celebrate Chinese New Year
    2/14/18

    The annual event with the Chinese Club of Western New York presents traditional and contemporary performing arts.

  • A group of lab tech in biology worked together to gather and repurpose surpluss funiture to create more stident-friendly study space in Hochstetter Hall. Back row, left to right: Barbara McCabe, Catherine Pollina and Kristie Reilly. In front, Shanna Snider.
    Making Cooke-Hochstetter more student-friendly
    2/16/18

    The once-vacant hallways are now teeming with student activity, thanks to the work of five biological sciences staffers.

  • Man dressed in a suit stands in a rowboat in the middle of the ocean.
    Faculty to argue for spot in life raft
    2/15/18

    The annual Life Raft Debate offers faculty the chance to make the case that their discipline is the most critical to society.

  • Silhouette illustration of Louise Bethune at a drafting table.
    Writing history of women architects
    2/19/18

    UB architects Despina Stratigakos and Kelly Hayes McAlonie have contributed profiles to the Pioneering Women of American Architecture website.

  • fishing line hooking an @ sign under water.
    Phishing attempts start with a click
    2/19/18

    UBIT expert Catherine Ullman offers advice for the UB community on how to avoid — and recover from — attempts by online scammers.

  • Grand Canal, Venice Italy. Palazzo Bembo is the second building from the left.
    Buffalo is headed to Venice Biennale
    2/20/18

    The School of Architecture and Planning will tell Buffalo’s story of place at the world’s premier exhibition for architecture and design.

  • Thomas Franczyk in a courtroom talking to student lawyers at a table. Another students sits on the witness stand behind Franczyk.
    Franczyk, Scharf lead trial advocacy
    2/20/18

    The former judge and ECMC legal counsel bring practical experience and a passion for the courtroom to help UB law students.

  • Parents and children toasting with wine.
    It's risky to let kids taste alcohol
    2/21/18

    The results of the UB study counter the common belief that letting kids sip alcohol might promote responsible drinking later in life.

  • REndering of new location plans for the GRoW Home near the Solar Strand on the North Campus.
    New address for the GRoW Home
    2/21/18

    Seven graduate students spent the fall semester creating design concepts for the solar dwelling's new site next to the Solar Strand on the North Campus.

  • Students walking on the North Campus.
    Grant enhances emergency fund
    2/22/18

    The $100,000 award will ensure that students experiencing unforeseen financial hardships are able to stay on track toward graduation.

  • Changing the student-services experience
    2/23/18

    1Capen helps students take care of all of their essential services, like financial aid and parking permits.

  • portrait of john leddy.
    Concussion blood test a misnomer
    2/21/18

    The new test approved by the FDA detects traumatic brain injury, not concussion, UB concussion expert John Leddy warns.

  • Athenex co-founders David Hangauer, Johnson Lau and Allen Barnett with their wives at the Nasdaq exchange.
    The rise of Athenex
    2/22/18

    The story of how an entrepreneurial UB faculty member partnered with the university to grow one of Buffalo’s most prominent biotech firms.

  • A working oil well.
    Oil dependence focus of video exhibit
    2/23/18

    Society’s ardent faith in fossil fuels even in the face of climate change is the subject of the next edition of the Screen Projects public video art series.

  • Michael Rimbus at Starlight Studio.
    Building links within disability community
    2/26/18

    As director of UB's Center for Disability Studies, historian Michael Rembis works to promote connections between WNY organizations.

  • portrait of Bianca Weinstock-Guttman.
    MS society recognizes UB expert
    2/26/18

    Bianca Weinstock-Guttman received the Impact Award from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society for her research and patient care.

  • Psychologist Wendy Quinton started her presentation by debunking common misconceptions about her field.
    Arguing for their disciplines
    2/23/18

    Three faculty members pleaded their cases — despite an over-the-top devil's advocate — at the annual Life Raft Debate.

  • UB Athletics-EMMY nominated production group: (front row) Andy Quinn, Alex Odachowski, Boone Enser; (back row) Jon Fuller, Louie Spina, Brian Wolff.
    Athletics earns two Emmy nominations
    2/26/18

    The television series “UB Football Insider: Training Camp Edition” is competing with projects from pro sports teams.

  • woman at handwashing station.
    Sanitation improves health but not growth
    2/27/18

    UB's Pavani Ram is among the contributors to a Stanford-led study of children in poor regions of Bangladesh.

  • “Snapping Façade” took first place at the Architect’s Newspaper’s 2017 AN Best of Design Awards in the research category.
    Architect’s designs snap up awards
    2/27/18

    Jin Young Song’s two award-winning concepts are based on the same technology used in snap bracelets.

  • Molly Anderson (center) poses in frot of the Kremlin in Ryazan on a winter day.
    Seeing the world through Russian eyes
    2/28/18

    UB staff member Molly Anderson’s connection to the Russian city of Ryazan changed her life.  

  • portrait of Daniel Sheehan.
    New guidelines for Duchenne care
    2/28/18

    UB pediatric pulmonologist Daniel Sheehan co-chaired a panel that issued new care guidelines for patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

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