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  • Overhead view of two student watching a streamed television show on a laptop.
    Binge-watching blues
    4/1/19

    UB researcher Jessica Kruger looks at the health effects of the popular pastime of watching hours upon hours of television shows.

  • Melanie Aceto performing a dance.
    Concert showcases Aceto, Zodiaque
    4/1/19

    The program at the Burchfield Penney Art Center will hightlight the various ways the UB faculty member creates dances.

  • Students practicing in a dance studio.
    ChoreoLab to present concert
    4/1/19

    “Power: the preservation of order” is the inaugural concert of the new performance and choreographic research lab in Theatre and Dance.

  • U.S. Department of Energy logo.
    UB engineer awarded grant to develop aerogel insulation
    4/2/19

    The material could help reduce utility bills, improve energy efficiency of residential and commercial buildings.

  • closeup of SUNY Distinguished Professor medal.
    Three named SUNY Distinguished professors
    4/2/19

    UB faculty members Anthony Campagnari, Gary Giovino and John Richard have been named SUNY Distinguished Professors, the highest faculty rank in the SUNY system.

  • human prostate cancer metastatic lesions have been stained to indicate the presence of myosin IC isoform A, a biomarker of metastatic prostate cancer.
    Metastatic prostate cancer may have its own biomarker
    4/2/19

    In collaboration with Russian scientists, UB researchers are focused on determining how to detect the biomarker for metastatic prostate cancer.

  • A conceptual illustration featuring two brains with different patterns of activity in each brain.
    Study illuminates brain activity
    4/3/19

    UB-led research assesses how large-scale patterns of brain activity could vary between cognitive systems and across people.

  • Cecil Foster.
    Book details railroad workers’ efforts for civil rights
    4/3/19

    The new book by UB faculty member Cecil Foster shows the impact of the sleeping car porters on the civil rights movements in the U.S. and Canada.

  • A Hawk Creek Wildlife Center educator demonstrates bird of prey flight as the bird perched on her arm spreads its wings.
    Exploring ‘cool science’
    4/3/19

    Science Exploration Day shows WNY high school students that science solves real-world problems.

  • A barren African vista featuring a small tree, a bush and cracked, dry earth.
    Climate change and Africa focus of symposium
    4/4/19

    Experts from Human Rights Watch and the EveryGreening Global Alliance are among the presenters at the conference held in memory of Alison Des Forges.

  • The University Mace bearer leads the commencement procession of speakers, members of the platform party and faculty.
    L. Nelson Hopkins to receive Norton Medal
    4/5/19

    Other awardees this commencement season are UB President Medal recipients Amit Goyal and Amanda Nickerson, and four alums who will receive SUNY honorary degrees.

  • Woman undergoing chemotheraphy, with a doctor at her side.
    New formula better predicts speed of tumor growth
    4/4/19

    Current methods can overestimate cancer growth, hindering clinicians aiblity to schedule screenings and plan treatment.

  • France Cordova at the podium in the buffalo room with a Critical Conversation slide to her rear.
    NSF program aims to speed discovery
    4/4/19

    Director France Córdova briefed a UB audience on the new Convergence Accelerator in a Critical Conversations keynote address.

  • solar strand.
    THE ranks UB No. 3 in climate action
    4/4/19

    The inaugural Times Higher Education rankings recognize more than 450 universities worldwide for their social and economic impact.

  • Maura Belliveau.
    CAS welcomes director of Center for Diversity Innovation
    4/5/19

    Maura Belliveau is serving as the inaugural director of the new College of Arts and Sciences' initiative.

  • New York City skyline.
    Will machines build future cities?
    4/8/19

    Inspired by animals, teams of autonomous robots could alleviate future housing needs in a safe and inexpensive manner, UB engineer Nils Napp says.

  • Hundred years old photos, postcards, albums and letters.
    Making the most of famous relations
    4/11/19

    Before you attribute a trait to a famous ancestor, you might want to see how much DNA you really share, says UB faculty member Lynn Kozlowski.

  • A bunch of recyclable plastic bottles.
    Plastic pollution will be topic of talk by former EPA official
    4/8/19

    The U.S. is producing too much plastic, and the problem's only getting worse, according to Judith Enck.

  • Yellow dapaglifozin pills.
    UB research aids drug approval
    4/10/19

    Commission cited trial led by Paresh Dandona in announcing approval for dapagliflozin to treat Type 1 diabetes.

  • A scientist removes a long rectangular container from a nitrogen freezer, with white mist emerging from the freezer.
    Turning a patient's cells into cancer fighters
    4/10/19

    Tactiva Therapeutics, an immuno-oncology company and UB partner, is poised for growth in 2019.

  • Oral contraceptive pills on a wooden background.
    Protecting against ovarian cancer
    4/9/19

    Study is the first to investigate the association between oral contraceptive use and risk of highly fatal ovarian cancer.

  • Honors for Boldly Buffalo chairs
    4/9/19

    Dan and Gail Alexander were recognized at the CASE District II conference in Philadelphia last month.

  • Holding up a basketball jersey together, Athletic Director, Mark Alnutt (right), introduces new men's basketball head coach, Jim Whitesell.
    Whitesell introduced as new men's basketball coach
    4/10/19

    The Bulls’ blue-collar playing style is here to stay, Jim Whitesell said at his introductory news conference.

  • Cyrus Madnia standing with arms crossed in front of a colorful map background.
    Event will celebrate Madnia's career
    4/9/19

    Longtime UB professor has mentored a generation of engineers while conducting cutting-edge aerospace engineering research.

  • Nurses seated at a table wearing scrubs, masks and bonnets.
    Bullough lecture set for April 12
    4/9/19

    Boston College nursing theory and practice expert Dorothy Jones will deliver 22nd annual lecture, part of School of Nursing's Research Day.

  • Data security expert David Kennedy, stands on stage in front of a large screen reading, "The Hacking Age. Distruction, Profiting, and Stealing in the [rest is cut off].".
    UBIT forum tackles tough issues
    4/11/19

    Experts in data, technology and law met to address questions of data security, hacking and online privacy.

  • Overhead view of student investigators presenting their research posters during the Celebration of Student Academic Excellence.
    Celebrating students' academic achievements
    4/12/19

    The annual Celebration of Student Academic Excellence is set for April 25 in the Center for the Arts.

  • Mari Perrella working with two young students seated at a table in a classroom setting.
    UB's new generation of student leaders
    4/12/19

    In the first of an occasional series on UB's best and brightest students, meet one who has been described as a "thinking dancer and a dancing thinker."

  • Birds-eye view of a Buffalo urban neighborhood.
    Driving urban regeneration
    4/12/19

    NYC event spotlights Buffalo, where UB's School of Architecture and Planning has played a significant role in the city’s rebirth.

  • Two scientists in the lab examining a vial holding a yellowish solution.
    DC startup showcase invites UB company
    4/15/19

    Co-founded by a UB chemist, Ferric Contrast is developing new contrast agents for MRI diagnostics.

  • Photo of Scott Weber and John DellaContrada talking into media microphones.
    Committee will review Greek life
    4/15/19

    Review panel will offer its report and recommendations to A. Scott Weber by the start of the fall 2019 semester.

  • A structural module with a unique interlocked configuration that is easily assembled by a single worker.
    Innovation in steel assembly wins prize
    4/15/19

    UB architect Jin Young Song has advanced in a two-stage competition organized by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture.
     

  • Ogechi Ogoke celebrates his win with a thumbs up while holding his ceremonial check for $25,000.
    Panasci winners announced
    4/15/19

    A doctoral student’s proposal for a liver transplant alternative won the  prestigious entrepreneurship competition.

  • Black hole at the center of galaxy M87, outlined by glowing orange emission from hot gas swirling around it .
    UB physicists weigh in on black hole
    4/15/19

    Ability to visualize a black hole heralds a new era of science in the field, say UB physicists, who were not involved in the discovery.

  • Interlocking U B logo.
    UB responds to suspected hazing
    4/15/19

    President Tripathi expresses UB community's concern for undergraduate student whose injuries may have resulted from hazing.

  • Ian DesJardin (far left) points to an area on a circuit board that another student is soldering.
    A 'rising star' who dreams of space
    4/17/19

    UBNow continues its series on the new generation of student leaders with a story on Ian DesJardin, who’s ready to launch his career into space.

  • Two people stand at the front of a large lecture hall as students listen to their pitch.
    Not your average career fair
    4/17/19

    Reverse Pitch lets students sit back, relax and listen to one of eight 43North companies tell them why they should work for that organization.

  • Four refugees lead a panel discussion of their experience when they relocated to Buffalo, NY.
    Summit addresses health and housing
    4/17/19

    Area refugees joined UB faculty, staff and students and community members in discussing links between housing and health.

  • Three opioids pain reliever pills on a flat surface in front of a prescription bottle tipped on it's side.
    Combating the opioid crisis
    4/18/19

    UB will host nearly 100 Fulbright Foreign Students later this month for an enrichment seminar on opioid crisis education.

  • An "impossible burger" on a lilac background with a small flag sticking into the top bun that says "impossible.".
    Making sense of the Impossible Burger
    4/18/19

    Molecular biologist Mark O'Brian explains what's in the trendy veggie burger and what makes it look — and taste — like beef.

  • Concept of clergy privilege: a priest with tape over his mouth stands in front of a building with the word "courts" on the side.
    Clergy privilege study shapes bill
    4/18/19

    Christine Pedigo Bartholomew's study marks first time a legal scholar examined and recorded every opinion on clergy privilege.

  • Western New York Blood Care logo: a drop of blood encircled by a hand.
    Funding for new fellowship
    4/22/19

    $675,000 grant will provide training in advanced medical management of patients with complex bleeding, thrombotic disorders.

  • Interlocking U B logo.
    Tripathi statement on student's death
    4/17/19

    UB president expresses the university’s condolences and deep sadness upon the death of UB student Sebastian Serafin-Bazan.

  • Several mealworm burgers on buns with toppings - they look like normal cheeseburgers.
    What's in that burger?
    4/19/19

    A student team’s idea for a ‘bug burger’ won the $3,000 grand prize at UB’s World’s Challenge Challenge.

  • Dr. Robert J. Gore.
    Gore plans return to UB
    4/22/19

    Jacobs School alumnus Robert Gore will deliver the keynote address for the school’s annual Spring Clinical Day on May 4.

  • Pride parade spectators carrying Rainbow flags.
    UB to celebrate Pride Week
    4/19/19

    Events include inaugural Pride Parade and festival, screening of "The Long Trail Out."

  • Condoleezza Rice stands at a podium as she delivers her Distinguished Speakers Series remarks.
    Condoleezza Rice closes out DSS
    4/19/19

    Former U.S. Secretary of State wrapped up the 2018-19 Distinguished Speakers Series with talk on the international order.

  • Rendering of an overhead interior view of One World Café.
    Take a peek inside One World Café
    4/22/19

    Newly unveiled renderings offer a glimpse into the interior of One World Café, complete with video walls, tiered seating and more.

  • "Malvolio confronting the revelers" from Act II, Scene 3 of William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night by George Henry A. Hall, 1855.
    Interactive workshop on Shakespeare
    4/22/19

    Event is part of the UB English department’s contribution to the campus-wide Discovery Week.

  • Concept of pharmacological research featuring molecular structures superimposed over test tubes and a pipette.
    Sprowl receives AACP award
    4/24/19

    The New Investigator Award will provide startup funding for the UB pharmacy professor's research.

  • solar panels at Solar Strand at sunrise.
    UB earns high marks in green power usage
    4/23/19

    The university tops the Mid-American Conference and also ranks No. 10 on the Environment America list of top colleges for renewable energy use.

  • Pen resting on a survey that uses the ideal number of response options.
    Strongly agree: Number of response options matters
    4/23/19

    UB psychologist Leonard Simms' research suggests that a response format should be given as much thought as the test itself.

  • Two bowls overflowing with cheetos and doritos, plus a pile of potato chips on the table in front of the bowls.
    Choice of chips or an orange tests the munchies
    4/24/19

    As efforts to legalize cannabis grow, the need arises for tailored health education, authors of a UB-led study say.

  • From left, Jenny Simon, Stanzi Vaubel, Paige Melin, Ashley Cercone, Mariangela Perrella, Hanna Santanam, Madeline Elminowski.
    Six students, 1 alum win Fulbright grants
    4/26/19

    This year’s Fulbright class boasts of a “record number” of applicants and award recipients.

  • Crying newborn.
    Babies may suffer when pregnant women take kratom
    4/25/19

    Toxicology screens don't detect the supplement, but it can cause withdrawal in newborns.

  • Five people in hard hats and reflective vests standing on the grounds of a large recycling facility on a cloudy day.
    Cutting carbon
    4/26/19

    In a UB class, students are helping Western New York companies go greener.

  • Promotional graphic for "Three Penny Opera".
    UB to present ‘The Threepenny Opera’
    4/25/19

    The Department of Theatre and Dance’s production is the first in the U.S. of a new adaptation by English playwright Simon Stephens.

  • Graduates move their tassels from right to left during a commencement ceremony.
    UB to hold commencement ceremonies
    4/29/19

    Some 5,799 students are candidates to receive degrees and certificates during ceremonies being held May 3-22.

  • Members of the UB Women's Basketball team volunteer through the Bulls in the Community program at Marva J. Daniel Futures Preparatory School in downtown Buffalo, NY in April 2019.
    UB student-athletes give back to the community
    4/29/19

    The Bulls in the Community program is a rewarding experience for both student-athletes and members of the community.

  • Students on stage during the 2019 Celebration of Academic Excellence.
    Celebrating student excellence
    4/26/19

    The UB community gathered to recognize students' accomplishments at the annual Celebration of Student Academic Excellence.

  • Interlocking U B logo.
    CAS adds new programs
    4/30/19

    The new degree and certificate programs in Jewish thought, criminology and sustainability meet the needs of students and the job market.

  • Conceptual illustration of microbiome.
    Lupus-microbiome connection focus of Fulbright research
    4/30/19

    The ultimate goal of the research in India by UB professor Jessy Alexander is to determine what role the microbiome may play in lupus patients worldwide.

  • A female doctor with eyes closed and holding her head leaning against a window looking distressed.
    Doctors in a bind when seeking mental health assistance
    4/30/19

    “Rebuilding more of me,” an essay published in JAMA by UB psychiatrist Sourav Sengupta, prompts an unexpected, national response.

  • Two women wearing scrubs, surgical masks and caps.
    UB to hold first Women’s Vascular Summit
    4/30/19

    The focus will be on how symptoms of vascular disease in women differ from those in men and how interventions to treat the disease may also be impacted by gender.

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