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  • Multicolored figures representing diversity.
    Assessing state of campus diversity
    2/1/19

    The Office of Inclusive Excellence this spring will survey the UB community to measure the inclusiveness of the academic and campus environment.

  • A line of people hold "do no harm" signs.
    Documentary on physician suicide spurs discussion
    2/1/19

    A screening of “Do No Harm: Exposing the Hippocratic Hoax” brought together the Jacobs School community to talk about an issue that has previously lurked in the shadows.

  • Chinese New Year performance.
    UB to celebrate Chinese new year
    2/1/19

    The annual event presented by UB's Confucius Institute and the Chinese Club of WNY brings Chinese and non-Chinese people together to showcase their talents and renew friendships.

  • John Leddy examines the eyes of an adolescent female concussion patient.
    'Prescribed' exercise speeds concussion recovery
    2/4/19

    The results of the UB-led study of adolescent athletes is the first randomized clinical trial on treatment of acute concussion.

  • Seed huts installed for testing next to the GRoW Home on the South Campus.
    Student projects find new homes in Buffalo urban gardens
    2/4/19

    Architecture student Matthew Straub’s penchant for public service design inspires class-wide project for the community.

  • Students in Jessica Kruger's PUB 320 course hold up copies of the textbook they created during the fall semester class.
    Students empowered by authoring textbook
    2/4/19

    Some 75 public health undergraduates made history last semester by authoring their own open-source textbook.

  • close up of a hand holding a slide on a microscope, taken in the lab of Christine Ambrosone, Director of Epidemiology and Research Professor of Social & Preventive Medicine.
    Graduates reflect on training at UB
    2/5/19

    As UB epidemiology turns 100, Pauline Mendola and Enrique Schisterman talk about how their UB education led them to prominent positions in their profession.

  • Young girl in dental chair.
    UB Dental gives kids a smile — and more
    2/6/19

    Free eye exams are being added to this year's Give Kids A Smile Day as part of the event's new focus on overall health care.

  • Group portrait of the members of Attacca Quartet.
    Attacca to perform Beethoven cycle
    2/7/19

    The acclaimed quartet will present the first two concerts in the annual string quartet cycle Feb. 15 and Feb. 17.

  • Promotional graphic for Theatre and Dance production of Julius Caesar.
    Theatre & Dance to present ‘Julius Caesar’
    2/7/19

    The UB production of Shakespeare’s epic tragedy will take place Feb. 28 through March 2.

  • Scott Weber (bright, back row, arms raised) and friends climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro.
    Peak of friendship
    2/8/19

    A passion for mountain climbing has kept four men with UB connections close for more than a decade.

  • A student walks down a cleared walkway om Jan. 31.
    Keeping UB on track during blizzard
    2/8/19

    Not everyone had a snow day when UB cancelled classes last week. UBNow checked in with UB employees who were working during the Blizzard of 2019.

  • microphone in a broadcast studio.
    UB postdoc helps debut podcast
    2/8/19

    Hailey Banack appeared on the inaugural episode of “Epidemiology Counts,” and is among those who will curate the podcast.  

  • Police cars parked in the middle of an urban street.
    Study examines fatal interactions with police
    2/11/19

    Hispanic males are most likely to have a fatal interaction with police in their own neighborhoods, UB social work researcher Chris St. Vil says.

  • Solar Strand at sunrise.
    RFPs issued for major renewable energy collaboration
    2/11/19

    The project aims to create 100 megawatts of clean energy through a consortium composed of UB, Buffalo, Erie County, SUNY Buffalo State and SUNY Erie.

  • Pharmacy students holding drug disposal pouches.
    UB, Jacobs to distribute drug-deactivation pouches
    2/12/19

    The pharmacy school is partnering with state Sen. Chris Jacobs to provide for environmentally safe disposal of prescription drugs.

  • The UB community celebrated a successful 2018 Employees Campaign for the Community.
    Campaign exceeds its $850,000 goal
    2/8/19

    The UB community gathered to celebrate another successful Employees Campaign for the Community.

  • UB solicits imput from EV drivers
    2/12/19

    The forum aimed to gather ideas for building greater infrastructure and capacity for electric vehicles on campus.

  • Patient receiving light therapy in his mouth.
    Light therapy eyed as relief from cancer treatment side effect
    2/13/19

    UB and Roswell scientists are testing the therapy as a potential replacement for opioids in treating mucositis, a common side effect of chemo and radiation.

  • Jun-Xu Li.
    Li receives inaugural ASPET Early Career Award
    2/13/19

    The UB researcher was recognized for his work in developing non-addictive painkillers.

  • logo for Center for Materials Informatics.
    Alan Rae to lead CMI
    2/12/19

    As director of the Center of Excellence in Materials Informatics, Rae will cultivate industry collaboration and further grow UB’s expertise and reputation in materials informatics.

  • headshot of Kristin Gainey.
    Gainey receives prestigious psychology award
    2/13/19

    The award from the American Psychological Association recognizes the UB faculty member for her early-career contributions.

  • Bronwyn Keenan at the podium during the meet-and-greet reception in the Center for the Arts atrium.
    CAS introduces Arts Collaboratory
    2/13/19

    Bronwyn Keenan will lead the new initiative, which is designed to foster collaboration among the arts and other disciplines at UB.

  • Faculty Staff Campaign graphic featuring a photo of silhouetted students walking across a bright autumn campus and the words "Our University, Our Future.".
    Why contribute to the Faculty Staff Campaign?
    2/14/19

    2019 campaign co-chairs Aviva Abramovsky and Mark Alnutt talk with UBNow about why the UB Faculty Staff Campaign means so much to them.

  • Gil Wolfe.
    Wolfe elected president of NYS Neurological Society
    2/14/19

    The UB faculty member is one of the world’s leading experts on myasthenia gravis, the most common disease of neuromuscular function.  

  • Schoolgirl gesturing while using virtual reality glasses in a classroom.
    Using VR to treat students with trauma
    2/15/19

    GSE researchers Richard Lamb and Elisabeth Etopio are using virtual reality in the classroom to help children who have experienced trauma.

  • Students at computers during the BERD winter institute.
    Biostats institute offers undergrads research opportunity
    2/18/19

    The program held during winter break aims to better prepare students for a career in the field.

  • Dr. Ann Bisantz was the Master of Ceremonies at the 8th annual Life Raft Debate.
    Faculty argue for survival at Life Raft Debate
    2/14/19

    Six faculty members from a variety of disciplines try to persuade a student audience to make the ultimate decision: who is worth saving?

  • Main entrance to One World Cafe on Founders Plaza.
    Design meets vision in One World Café
    2/18/19

    Pre-construction work on UB’s much-anticipated international eatery in the heart of the North Campus is slated to begin later this year.

  • Gene Morse in a classroom leading a grant-writing workshop for University of Zimbabwe faculty.
    Growing health initiatives in Africa, Jamaica
    2/19/19

    A new UB-led team of researchers and business leaders will advance health initiatives through academic research and capacity-building programs.

  • three dancers from Zodiaque Dance company with twirling capes.
    Zodiaque ‘Dances On’
    2/19/19

    UB’s resident dance company’s spring concert is a celebration of the Dance Program’s motto “versatility matters.”  

  • A rainbow over Hayes Hall.
    STARS helps UB get handle on sustainability
    2/20/19

    The university maintains its “gold” designation in the most recent report measuring sustainability performance.

  • The image shows how the UB tool works, when applied to histology image data. The large background image shows a mouse renal tissue section with kidney structures called glomeruli marked via automatically estimated boundaries. The boundaries can be iteratively updated during system training. The glomeruli structures change when the disease has progressed.
    Improving medical imaging analysis
    2/20/19

    UB researchers have developed a tool that lets medical professionals “teach” computers to correctly annotate medical images.

  • Kim Persons and David Merlo on a beach in Haiti.
    UB students will soon be able to lend help in Haiti
    2/21/19

    Thanks to the efforts of professor Kimberley Persons and alum David Merlo, students will be able to have a service-learning experience in Haiti.

  • Portrait of Kwang W. Oh.
    UB engineer receives Qualcomm Faculty Award
    2/21/19

    Kwang W. Oh was recognized for his innovative microfluidic test phantoms research.

  • UB students, alumni and other Buffalo-area residents gather on UB's North Campus to practice their skills for the live-action, role-playing game called Dagorhir.
    Capture the flag, medieval style
    2/22/19

    The local chapter of the role-playing game Dagorhir offers participants a peek into the fantasy world of Tolkien.

  • Parkinson patients participate in UB Speech-Language and Hearing Clinic’s newest program, “The LOUD Crowd.”.
    The LOUD Crowd
    2/22/19

    A new program offered by the Speech-Language and Hearing Clinic helps patients with Parkinson’s disease regain and maintain their ability to speak.

  • Abani Patra.
    Patra to lead Center for Computational Research
    2/25/19

    The UB faculty member will guide the supercomputing facility as it supports faculty-led research and Buffalo’s growing knowledge economy.

  • Silhouette of a person sitting bent over in a chair with one hand on his forehead, the other resting on his knee.
    Smartphones aiding understanding of depression, anxiety
    2/25/19

    UB psychologist Kristin Gainey is using the technology to measure symptoms in real time to learn how immediate feelings relate to later symptoms.

  • School bus standing in front of a school.
    UB to host Safe Schools Initiative Seminar
    2/25/19

    The goal of the 16th annual seminar is to update best practices for preventing school violence and learn firsthand about recovery following incidents of violence and tragedy.

  • UB architecture student Tom Cleary rides "Impulse," which has a curved wooden frame, during the laufmaschine relay race in Cleveland. "Impulse" won the faculty award for best design.
    Bicycle precursor remains relevant for students
    2/27/19

    Junior architecture studio participants built their own “laufmaschines” to explore design principles and climate resilience.

  • firefighter pulling a hose over his shoulder.
    Study examines fire protection grant disbursement
    2/26/19

    Some states received more than their fair share in 2014, according to a new model developed by UB engineers, while others were shortchanged.

  • This is conceptual rendering of green infrastructure potential in downtown Buffalo from Rain Check, a program of the Buffalo Sewer Authority.
    RENEW fellow is helping to make a difference
    2/26/19

    Kevin Meindl worked on several Buffalo green infrastructure projects while serving in the UB program.

  • Rosie Salomon (left) shadowed Shawn Gibson (right), president of the SNMA.
    A day in the life of a UB medical student
    2/26/19

    “Shadow a Med Student Day” helps underrepresented undergraduates through the difficult journey to medical school.

  • Qing Lin in the lab.
    Exploring the science of cellular receptors
    2/28/19

    Chemist Qing Lin has received $2 million from the NIH to create tools to study how pharmaceuticals affect the inner workings of living cells.

  • James "Jay" Bangs in the lab.
    Bangs named fellow of American Society of Microbiology
    2/28/19

    His research focuses on finding novel pathways to develop drugs that treat African sleeping sickness, which is fatal if untreated.

  • Angela Davis at the podium.
    Davis celebrates King’s legacy
    2/28/19

    The political activist also touched on social justice issues during her appearance as the Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration keynote speaker.

  • Overview of Landmark Room in the Student Union where the DifCon session took place.
    What’s in a name?
    2/28/19

    Often, controversy, a UB panel found during the most recent session in the Difficult Conversations series.

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