• UB to present panel on prison writing
    4/2/25

    Panel discussion is part of a series of events that also includes a month-long book exhibit featuring incarcerated authors.

  • Carbon credits to cover travel
    4/2/25

    UB is the first SUNY campus to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions by purchasing high-quality carbon credits.

  • Dental professor puts heart into treating patients with disabilities
    4/1/25

    To Dian Chin Kit-Wells, treating patients with disabilities is second nature, a heartfelt skill she has honed over more than two decades.

  • Leveraging AI to bridge health care gaps
    4/1/25

    Spanish professor is using AI to help students, and health care professionals, better serve Spanish-speaking patients with limited English proficiency.

  • De Jesús Báez named Young Observer by IUPAC
    3/31/25

    Chemistry professor studying layered materials will attend organization's World Chemistry Congress in Malaysia.

  • Meet Anne Talkington
    3/31/25

    New faculty member examines how to make sure drugs are getting to their target site and that they’re doing what they're supposed to do.

  • Bringing psychedelic medicine into the curriculum
    3/31/25

    School of Nursing's Zoe Spyralatos was recently appointed a faculty fellow in the University Psychedelic Education Program.

  • Implications of the Signal app leak
    3/31/25

    Government officials’ blunder could erode voter confidence, says UB military policy expert Carla Martínez Machain.

  • CTSI awards community partnership grants
    3/28/25

    Projects will address food literacy initiatives in schools and research to combat early childhood lead poisoning.

  • Advancing workforce development in microelectronics
    3/28/25

    UB, SUNY Erie effort supports the Buffalo-Rochester-Syracuse region’s tech hub designation.

  • Encrypted messaging for military operations poses critical risks
    3/27/25

    School of Management faculty members weigh in on what the use of Signal and platforms like it means for global security.

  • Dig in! The benefits of eating chili during pregnancy
    3/27/25

    A UB study suggests that when consumed in chili during pregnancy, beans may help lower one’s risk for gestational diabetes.

  • Bullsapalooza!

    A sunny and warm Sunday was the setting for the first Bullsapalooza campus celebration. Open to all students and their friends, the Student Association put together a fun day that included inflatable attractions, physical challenges like a zip line, hatchet throwing and an escape room, to name a few. There were also rides and food trucks. Photos: Nancy J. Parisi

    Published May 1, 2025

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