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  • Electrical engineering researchers work in the clean room in Davis Hall.
    Sponsored research activity continues to climb
    9/3/19

    The growth is linked to UB recruiting world-class faculty to Buffalo and developing state-of-the-art research labs.

  • President and Mrs. Tripathi on stage along with other VIPs during the 15-year anniversary of UB's Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) campus in Singapore.
    UB marks 15 years in Singapore
    9/3/19

    A UB delegation attended the milestone anniversary celebration of the university's wildly successful programs at the Singapore Institute of Management.

  • Panoramic skyline view of the East side of buffalo.
    New solution for empty churches: a change of faith
    9/4/19

    UB preservation planner Ashima Krishna says Buffalo has shown how faith-to-faith church conversions can be a win-win situation for everyone involved.

  • OptiMed Technology co-founders Robert Bachellor, Praveen Arany and Daniel Chan.
    Startup guides UB discoveries to dental market
    9/4/19

    The biotech startup led by a UB researcher is developing toothpaste and denture material that fight gum overgrowth and fungal infections.

  • 2019-20 Distinguished Speakers Series: Nyle DiMarco, Maggie Haberman, Yusef Salaam, Daymond John and Jeff Corwin.
    UB announces lineup for speakers series
    9/3/19

    Central Park Five member Yusef Salaam and Pulitzer Prize winner Maggie Haberman are among the speakers who will headline this year’s Distinguished Speakers Series.

  • At Big Muddy National Fish & Wildlife Refuge in Missouri, an invasive Asian carp leaps high out of the water to escape biologists’ nets.
    Richer knowledge of sciences key to better policy decisions
    9/5/19

    A UB study found that policy makers must develop a more nuanced relationship with the sciences and the kinds of knowledge their work can provide.

  • fishing hook grabbing the @ sign.
    Tips on protecting personal information
    9/5/19

    Security analyst Catherine Ullman has some advice for faculty, staff and students to help protect themselves against internet security threats.

  • Pro-choice demonstrators with signs at a May 2019 Planned Parenthood forum.
    Poor women suffer when religion drives abortion policy
    9/6/19

    Social work researcher Gretchen Ely says evidence shows that religion can be a burden, not a blessing, when it comes to reproductive health.

  • Three tanks that act as photobioreactors hold microalgae grown by Helios-NRG in the Dorsheimer Greenhouse on the North Campus.
    Tanks of algae may herald future of carbon capture tech
    9/6/19

    Biotech startup Helios-NRG is cultivating algae in UB’s Dorsheimer greenhouse with the goal of fighting climate change.

  • Students walking on the North Campus.
    UB ranks 31st among U.S. public colleges in WSJ/THE rankings
    9/5/19

    The annual Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education rankings give UB high marks for value and spending on instruction and students.

  • Tonawanda-based Boulevard Produce shows off a bushel its apples in the Pride of New York tent at last year's Sustainable Living Fair.
    Sustainable Living Fair aims to inspire
    9/9/19

    The UB community can learn about the “triple bottom line” approach to sustainability at this year's event.

  • People practicing yoga.
    DifCon to focus on yoga, meditation
    9/9/19

    The Difficult Conversations session is part of “Year of Yoga for Every Body,” a yearlong series of events aimed at building a more inclusive community at UB.

  • Melissa Dadourian Soft Weirdo Installation No. 2, 2019. Thread, yarn, hand dyed fabric, nails, 60 x 120 inches. Collection of the artist. Image courtesy of the artist.
    Three exhibitions showcase work of female artists
    9/10/19

    The exhibitions will be installed in the UB Anderson Gallery, with “extensions” of two also on view in the Center for the Arts.

  • UB logo.
    UB to host NIH international global health conference
    9/6/19

    The event to be preceded by public symposium, featuring a keynote from international infectious diseases expert Peter Kilmarx.

  • Digital image of the microscopic structure of kidney tissue biopsied from a patient with diabetes.
    ‘Digital pipeline’ aids diagnosis of diabetic kidney disease
    9/11/19

    The new method developed by UB researchers is expected to minimize the variability in diagnoses among pathologists.

  • Family taking a walk.
    It’s a family affair to address childhood obesity
    9/11/19

    Parents can best help their children develop healthy eating habits by adopting a “family treatment” approach, a UB child obesity expert says.

  • Aerial view of North Campus and Lake LaSalle.
    UB again hits all-time high in U.S. News rankings
    9/9/19

    UB comes in at No. 31 among public universities and at No. 79 among national universities — both public and private institutions.

  • Lighthouse clinic.
    UB recognized for interprofessional education
    9/11/19

    UB's IPE curriculum will receive a Program of Merit award in October from the Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions.

  • UB composer, David Felder.
    BPO to premiere Felder composition
    9/10/19

    “Die Dämmerungen” muses on various forms of twilight, with each movement framed by accompanying poetic inscriptions.

  • UB nursing New York Hope participants: 2019 graduate Cari Gavin, senior Leshi Li, senior Xinyue Zheng and 2019 graduate Lauren Kopsky.
    Training students in emergency care
    9/11/19

    Nursing professor and volunteer firefighter Joann Sands is putting students on the front lines of disaster response care.

  • White pills, white powder and a hypodermic needle.
    Expanding addictions care in WNY
    9/12/19

    UB will partner with nine local primary and behavioral health care sites to launch the Opioid Workforce Expansion Program.

  • Portrait of Christina Milletti.
    Milletti named HI executive director
    9/10/19

    English professor and 2019 Juniper Prize for Fiction winner Christina Milletti aims to connect the community with the humanities.

  • Three participants of Great Lakes Security Day gather around an academic poster.
    Cybersecurity leaders convene at UB
    9/10/19

    Great Lakes Security Day 2019 brought together nearly 100 researchers to discuss the field’s latest advancements.

  • Puzzle of head and brain with missing piece.
    Protecting against memory loss
    9/11/19

    A new drug discovered through a collaboration between UB researchers and Tetra Therapeutics may protect against symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease.

  • Buffalo Humanities Festival, 2019 logo.
    Taibbi headlines Humanities Festival
    9/12/19

    Democracy is the theme for the festival, which runs Sept. 19-21 and features National Magazine Award-winning columnist and author Matt Taibbi.

  • Title screen from "The Road to Brwon" documentary film.
    Libraries to host civil rights film series
    9/13/19

    Films will explore segregation, discrimination, immigration and interracial marriage and how these key issues have transformed the world.

  • American Chemical Society logo including the tag line, "Chemistry for Life.".
    Autschbach to receive the 2019 Schoellkopf Medal
    9/12/19

    The award is the oldest given by any local section of the American Chemical Society.

  • Diagrams showing three different molecular structures for predicted superhard carbon materials.
    Scientists predict new forms of superhard carbon
    9/12/19

    A study identifies dozens of new carbon structures that are expected to be superhard, including some that may be about as hard as diamonds.

  • "Do Not Mistake My Softness for Weakness." Sculpture by Shasti O'Leary-Soudant.
    UB artist's new work is nod to girl power
    9/16/19

    Burchfield Penney sculpture designed by Shasti O’Leary-Soudant will commemorate Buffalo Junior League 100th anniversary.

  • Online degree program concept.
    SPHHP offers new online MPH
    9/13/19

    Online program lets students take advantage of the same foundational public health education as the classroom-based individualized MPH.

  • Former "Lost Boy" Kang Guot walks on campus near the student union.
    Journey continues at UB for ‘Lost Boy’
    9/13/19

    Kang Guot has traveled a long and arduous path to UB’s Graduate School of Education.

  • A monarch butterfly sitting on grass.
    Tagging monarch butterflies
    9/16/19

    Searching for a flash of orange and a flutter of wings, UB students recently tagged monarch butterflies in a Buffalo park to track the insects' spectacular migration.

  • A robotic gripper holding an egg.
    A robot with a firm, yet gentle grasp
    9/17/19

    UB engineers have developed a dynamic gripper that mimics the adjustable grip of a human hand, an advancement that could improve industrial safety.

  • Pensive female college student studying at night.
    Should undergrads work?
    9/16/19

    There are very real trade-offs for students who work, and those challenges are greater when they work more hours off campus, says GSE’s Nathan Daun-Barnett.

  • Kafuli Agbemenu.
    Nursing professor receives national award
    9/17/19

    Kafuli Agbemenu is one of 16 scholars across the nation to receive the 18 month, $73,000 award.

  • Man with a beard smoking electronic cigarette outdoors.
    Vaping poses challenge for health care providers
    9/18/19

    Physicians should be asking patients with respiratory complaints about their vaping habits, UB faculty member Sanjay Sethi says.

  • Black pearls and a shell.
    Pearls inspire new material for body armor
    9/18/19

    Mimicking mother of pearl, researchers created a lightweight plastic 14 times stronger than steel and ideal for absorbing the impact of bullets.

  • The schematic image show electrons (yellow wavy lines on the left) as quantum waves brought to a halt by the “traffic light.” The mound-like deformations below the waves represent the shaking of atoms. Credit: Âé¶¹´«Ã½o.
    ‘Traffic light’ brings quantum waves to a halt
    9/19/19

    The UB-led quantum technology advancement could help lead to improvements in computing and data processing.

  • Image of a tissue section from the brain of a rat that received perispinal injection of a TNF-antibody.
    Treating chronic neuropathic pain
    9/19/19

    UB researchers have found an effective, minimally invasive method of treating the intractable and growing problem of chronic neuropathic pain.  

  • HONOLULU, HI - NOVEMBER 22: UNLV vs. UH: UH quarterback sets to throw ball as players scrabble to get open during play of college football game at night. taken on November 22, 2014 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii.
    Is NCAA unfair banning athletes from compensation?
    9/19/19

    UB sports law expert Helen “Nellie” Drew sees a fast-approaching crossroads on the NCAA enforcing its amateur status on athletes.

  • Mother and daughter working on an art project together.
    How are we doing?
    9/20/19

    UB social work researcher Annahita Ball led a team that developed an affordable tool to measure parents' perceptions of their child's school.

  • Urban Bush Women.
    Urban Bush Women to be in residence
    9/20/19

    The residency includes a public performance of “Walking With ‘Trane,” inspired by the legendary jazz saxophonist John Coltrane.

  • Woman using ear buds with phone.
    Unlock smartphone with earbuds
    9/20/19

    EarEcho, the novel biometric tool being developed by UB computer scientist Zhanpeng Jin, uses sound waves to identify the ear canal’s unique geometry.

  • Concept of synaptic connections: a brain created with pins and thread.
    How relapse happens
    9/23/19

    UB researchers have found that opiates reduce levels of the protein necessary for developing and maintaining the brain's synapses.

  • Âé¶¹´«Ã½o logo.
    22 UB students named WNY Prosperity Fellows
    9/23/19

    The fellowships are awarded to college and graduate students with an entrepreneurial drive who want to make a difference in Western New York.

  • No smoking sign on an airplane.
    Smoking abstinence has little impact on motivation for food
    9/23/19

    The results of the UB study provide new insights into how different systems control motivation and reward.

  • Senior man brushing his teeth.
    Poor dental care in nursing homes a serious health risk
    9/24/19

    Lack of good toothbrushing in nursing homes is a serious problem that will only get worse as more boomers enter such places, UB oral biologist Frank Scannapieco says.

  • UB community member look up ad a drone flew overhead during the Campaign for the Community kickoff event.
    2019 Campaign for the Community ‘takes off’
    9/20/19

    A surprise air show in the Center for the Arts atrium reveals the campaign goal of $850,000.

  • A cook holding garlic in one hand and onions in the other.
    A recipe for reduced breast cancer risk
    9/24/19

    Onions and garlic are staples of the Puerto Rican condiment sofrito. Now UB researchers say eating the vegetables may lower women's risk for breast cancer.

  • Representative images of atrophied brain lesion volume in a patient whose disease converted to secondary-progressive MS over the course of follow-up.
    A better MRI marker for disability progression in MS
    9/25/19

    UB researchers found atrophied brain lesion volume signaled disease progression to the most severe form of MS.

  • Âé¶¹´«Ã½o physicists Athos Petrou and Hao Zeng were co-leaders of the new study probing the “valley” physics of 2D tungsten disulfide. Also pictured are UB physics graduate students Tenzin Norden, Chuan Zhao, and Peiyao Zhang, all co-authors of the new study.
    ‘Valley states’ could be used for quantum computing
    9/26/19

    UB physicists manipulate energy valleys in tungsten disulfide, with potential applications in quantum computing.

  • Zoom image: A close-up view of the sediment deposits reveals many layers of colorful material. The light-colored bands consist of windblown silt called loess, while the darker bands also hold ancient soil called paleosol. Photo: Elizabeth Thomas
    Digging for clues about climate change
    9/25/19

    Ancient deposits of sediment in Alaskan gold mines can reveal information about prehistoric trends in temperature, humidity and precipitation.

  • The cheer squad leads football players into the stadium.
    UB to celebrate Homecoming
    9/24/19

    This most traditional of college events features a variety of activities, topped off by the football game against the Ohio Bobcats.

  • Street view of homes in University Heights.
    UB H.O.M.E. loans now available to part-time employees
    9/27/19

    Encouraging home ownership is part of UB’s strategic investment in the University Heights neighborhood.

  • Autonomous Lincoln MKZ sedan.
    UB unveils latest autonomous vehicle
    9/25/19

    The white Lincoln MKZ joins the Olli self-driving electric shuttle in UB’s growing portfolio of autonomous vehicles and transportation research centers.

  • Example of artwork displayed at the Connect Gallery's exhibit, "The Future of Health in the City.".
    Working together for better health
    9/27/19

    A UB Art Galleries' exhibition in the Conventus building showcases those in the trenches working for better health and healing in Buffalo.

  • Sherry Woosley, director of analytics and research for Skyfactor, shares results from the UB Campus Culture Survey.
    OIX presents results of Campus Culture Survey
    9/26/19

    Responses show that 86% of students and 90% of faculty and staff surveyed have friends at UB from different countries.

  • A student looking at a mobile device with the HUB site displayed on the screen.
    UB relaunches HUB Student Center
    9/30/19

    The upgrade to the student services system offers a more mobile-friendly and intuitive experience.

  • Bill Jusko in the lab.
    Jusko receives grant to reveal ‘rules of biology’
    9/30/19

    The $2.9 million Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award will support work to improve understanding of corticosteroid and anticancer drug effects on the body.

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