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  • Âé¶¹´«Ã½o geography major Christine Tjahjadi-Lopez's mission to children and indigenous women weavers in Guatemala reflects the grit and social-awareness she learned at UB.
    Making a difference in Guatemala
    8/1/18

    When the going got tough, UB alumna Christine Tjahjadi-Lopez persevered to run a ballet school and lead a weavers' cooperative.

  • A humpback whale breaches the water's surface.
    Why do whales sing?
    8/1/18

    UB psychologist Eduardo Mercado III proposes humpback whales use song as sonar for reproductive purposes.

  • Computer cables inside UB's Center for Computational Research.
    CCR awarded $2M
    8/2/18

    The two grants to UB's supercomputing facility will support economic development in WNY, as well as a UB PhD program.

  • Hui Meng in the lab.
    Meng named UB Distinguished Professor
    8/2/18

    The designation recognizes the mechanical engineering professor as a true leader in her field.

  • An elderly couple in bed; man is sleeping, worried woman is awake.
    Sleep deprivation seen in caregivers of dementia patients
    8/3/18

    More than 90 percent of people caring for a family member with dementia don’t get enough sleep, a UB-led study has found.

  • robert Genco with Yasuhiro Katsuragi.
    Partnership led to dental products
    8/8/18

    UB professor Robert Genco's decades-long relationship with Sunstar Group has led to the commercialization of 10 oral health care products.

  • Scene from "Spotlight" featuring Boston Globe Spotlight reporters meeting in an office setting.
    Film series releases fall schedule
    8/6/18

    The lineup for the Buffalo Film Seminars includes the Oscar-winning “Spotlight,” the original “Scarface” and Martin Scorsese’s “The Departed.”

  • The UB team with the African Rights Initiative International board at a joint meeting between the partners.
    UB opens leadership center in Ghana
    8/7/18

    CLOE is joining with the African Rights Initiative International to create global leaders in Africa.

  • Illustration of live report concept, live news, hands of journalists with microphones and tape recorders.
    Afghan media to visit
    8/6/18

    The journalists and PR professionals will meet with UB engineer Jun Zhuang to learn how falsehoods spread via social media during disasters.

  • University Police block a roadway during the August 1 emergency drill.
    Emergency exercise delivers rapid response
    8/3/18

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

  • Man smoking marijuana cigarette.
    Collins named to marijuana workgroup
    8/7/18

    The UB expert in substance use and abuse will help draft legislation on how to regulate marijuana use in NYS.

  • Huge portion of junk food on a plate including burgers, fries, chicken and hot dogs.
    Got the ‘drunchies’?
    8/8/18

    A new UB study shows how heavy drinking affects diet.

  • overall brain structure of two individuals in the study and the brain structure from an individual with dementia, included for comparison.
    Adding to knowledge about CTE
    8/7/18

    A comprehensive study by UB researchers of 21 retired Bills and Sabres finds no evidence of early onset dementia.

  • Hurricane Sandy damage.
    Climate change's impact on buildings
    8/9/18

    A three-year project of UB and NYSERDA provides strategies for ensuring that NYS building stock is prepared for future climate impacts.

  • Male and female professionals balance on a seesaw looking out towards an illustrated city, concept of balance of power.
    Gender gap in leadership persists
    8/9/18

    A study by School of Management researchers found that, on average, men are more likely than women to emerge as leaders.

  • Krzyszstof Sobieraj, Tsz Ho Kiang and Francis Poon hold a conversation during UB’s Intensive English Program.
    Crash course in English — and diversity
    8/10/18

    UB's Intensive English Program has given 33 students from 11 countries a chance to improve their English skills and experience different cultures.

  • teenage girl looks at a pregnancy test.
    ‘Undue burden’ on adolescent abortion-fund patients
    8/13/18

    UB research finds adolescents who receive funding to pay for an abortion face more barriers to abortion access than adult abortion-fund patients.

  • Back View Of Group Of Men Using Running Machines In Gym.
    Exercise to help beat cocaine addiction
    8/13/18

    Aerobic exercise could be a useful strategy for relapse prevention as part of a comprehensive treatment program, new RIA research has found.

  • Computer simulated global view of Venus created by NASA.
    Gregg on team for Venus mission
    8/10/18

    As co-chair, the UB volcanologist will help map out potential scientific goals for an unmanned Russian mission to the planet.

  • Olli, the self-driving electric shuttle.
    Introducing Olli
    8/10/18

    UB’s self-driving shuttle — which advances NYS as a hub for autonomous vehicle research — made its public debut on the North Campus.

  • Liver anatomy illustration, abstract scientific DNA background with human silhouettes.
    Grant to enhance liver care in WNY
    8/14/18

    The $3 million award from the Kaleida Health Foundation to UB researchers will be used to apply the power of big data to promote earlier detection and treatment.

  • Group photo of the 2018 Rangel Scholars.
    Senior takes part in Rangel summer program
    8/14/18

    Daniel Courteau spent six weeks in Washington, D.C., this summer getting an introduction into the U.S. foreign service.

  • downtown buffalo.
    Advancing green portfolio in Buffalo
    8/15/18

    UB RENEW’s partnership with the city of Buffalo places RENEW Fellows in City Hall to work on environmental and energy projects.

  • Volunteers plant more than 200 trees and shrubs and about 260 perennials to stave off erosion, as well as 600 aquatic plants along the shoreline of Lake LaSalle.
    Lake LaSalle springs to life
    8/15/18

    New research and recreational activities ensure that UB's lake is the campus focal point it was always meant to be.

  • American Academy of Nursing logo.
    UB researchers named AAN fellows
    8/16/18

    Yu-Ping Chang and Sharon Hewner have been recognized by the American Academy of Nursing for their contributions to nursing and health care.

  • UB MBA student Lauren Weiss stands on stage for the pitch contest, with a map of the USA noting 7M people are blind or visually impaired projected behind her.
    Bringing disciplines together for social change
    8/15/18

    The Social Impact Fellows program pairs MBA and MSW students to develop solutions to social issues facing our region.

  • Illustration concept of the human brain and addiction featuring a distressed person crouched inside a puzzle-piece-shaped section within a human brain.
    New approach targets drug relapse
    8/16/18

    A class of proteins that has attracted attention for its potential to treat disease has now been shown to curb drug-seeking behaviors.

  • Marilyn Morris.
    Morris earns AAPS award
    8/17/18

    The SUNY Distinguished Professor is being honored for a lifetime of service by the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists.

  • Image: Elizabeth Demaray. "Sticks and Stones: The Nike Missile Cozy Project," 2001. Fabric.
    ‘Hot Spots’ to open in UB Art Gallery
    8/20/18

    The exhibition in the Center for the Arts gallery tackles the environmental impact of radioactive waste.

  • Pterosauria Skull.
    Pterosaur finding is a big deal
    8/20/18

    Evolutionary biologist Jack Tseng talks about why the recent finding of a pterosaur fossil by Brigham Young scientists is so significant.

  • UB faculty and staff give back to the community during the 2018 Day of Caring.
    Making an impact on Day of Caring
    8/16/18

    UB employees turn out to give back to the community during the United Way's annual day of service.

  • Students in the human interlocking UB give the horns up sign.
    UB welcomes new students
    8/22/18

    Incoming students arrive tomorrow for Welcome Weekend, four days aimed at helping new students prepare for the start of classes on Monday.

  • Kambui Olujimi, Untitled (detail), from the series T-Minus Ø, 2017. Digital print on cotton, aluminum pole, zinc pole mount.
    Three shows opening at Anderson Gallery
    8/21/18

    Two solo exhibitions and a group exhibition of works from the UB Art Galleries' permanent collection will open on Sept. 15.

  • Howard and Amy Ressel in front of Pritchard Hall. Howard holds a brick from the building tied with UB blue and white ribbon.
    Fond memories from Pritchard Hall
    8/22/18

    The impending demolition of the South Campus dorm spurs a UB alum to gather a memento from the spot where he first met his true love.

  • Collage of the distinguished speakers: Joe Biden, Angela Davis, Peter Diamandis, Condoleezza Rice, Lisa Genova and Ronan Farrow.
    Speakers series to feature Biden, Rice
    8/22/18

    UB’s Distinguished Speakers Series is back with a lineup that includes a former vice president and a former secretary of state.

  • Student meeting with mentor.
    Adult support key to school lives of vulnerable youth
    8/23/18

    UB social work researchers explore how systems to address stressors, such as maltreatment and homelessness, affect education.

  • Pharmacy student in the lab.
    Pharmacy school offers new degree
    8/24/18

    The new MS program will allow graduates to advance the progression of precision drugs and medications, furthering development of individualized therapies.

  • six UB MFA students from the Department of Art traveled to Beijing for a two-week residency at Tsinghua University’s Academy of Arts & Design.
    Collaborating across the globe
    8/27/18

    UB-Tsinghua University exchange program features exhibition and symposium focusing on the complexities of cross-cultural interpretations and negotiations.

  • Front row: Temara Cross, Emily Van Skyock, Nicholas Singh Group photo of "Ready… Set… Buffalo!" participants: Back row: Claire Breslin, Kenechi Oti, Kelly Luo, Ariyana DeWitz, CJ Shaefer, Jude Butch, Colin Douglas, ZhiHao Xu, Rachel DiDomizio, Shamari Dorns.
    New program helps students fit in
    8/27/18

    Student Engagement's Ready...Set...Buffalo! program is helping new  students find their niche at UB, while doing good in the community.

  • Many items were available to help make dorm rooms more homey during the UBReUSE sale.
    UB ReUSE holds move-in sale
    8/27/18

    Now in its third year, the student-run waste diversion program is becoming part of the culture of move-in weekend.

  • Photo of a man viewing a virtual reality device.
    MOOC, served with a side of virtual reality
    8/24/18

    UB and its partners recently demonstrated how to integrate virtual reality  into a massive open online course focusing on collaborative robot safety.

  • Photo of the symbol for manganese zoomed in on the Periodic Table of Elements.
    Understanding how manganese enters the brain
    8/28/18

    Biochemistry doctoral candidate's research helps shed light on a neurological disorder associated with industrial overexposure to manganese.

  • An optical microscope image of an array of the transistor.
    The electronic transistor you’ve been waiting for
    8/28/18

    The new gallium oxide device identified by UB researchers can advance renewable energy, electric cars and more.

  • A beaker containing a methylene blue solution.
    Can blue fabric dye also power batteries?
    8/30/18

    UB research shows the chemical — a component of wastewater in textile-making — is good at storing and releasing energy.

  • Female social worker making notes during counseling session.
    Social Work to offer new online DSW
    8/29/18

    The Doctor of Social Work degree program is aimed at experienced social workers who want to advance their professional practice.

  • Beata Csatho, chair of the Âé¶¹´«Ã½o Department of Geology, makes gravity measurements on the Greenland Ice Sheet. A renowned climate scientist, she will attend the September launch of NASA’s new ice-monitoring satellite, ICESat-2.
    Countdown to satellite launch
    8/29/18

    Several UB scientists have projects tied to ICESat-2, including Beata Csatho, who helped plan the mission’s science goals and will attend the September launch.

  • Anna McKee leans against a boulder as she sketches a scene.
    Unique traveling companion on research field trip
    8/31/18

    Together for a week in the Arctic, UB geologists and artist Anna McKee shared a common goal: telling the story of a changing planet.

  • Woman training with exercise band.
    PT, OT programs reaccredited
    8/30/18

    UB's programs in physical therapy and occupational therapy have received 10-year renewals from their respective accreditation organizations.

  • Illustration of a crowd of people with a city skyline in the background.
    Democracy depends upon diversity
    8/31/18

    It’s segregation, not diversity, that divides us, UB philosopher Ryan Muldoon writes in a white paper for the Knight Foundation.

  • smiling woman hugging a man while holding a pregnancy test stick.
    Examining celebrity influence on childbearing
    8/30/18

    UB sociologist Hanna Grol-Prokopczyk says celebrity culture likely has contributed to the destigmatizing of out-of-wedlock childbirth.

  • An event at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences updated UB alumni on the "Boldly Buffalo" campaign.
    Boldly Buffalo update
    8/31/18

    Nearly 500 UB alumni and friends gathered in the new home of the Jacobs School to hear an update on UB’s $650 million fundraising campaign.

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