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Tripathi to step down as UB president 9/16/25
Satish K. Tripathi, the longest-serving president to lead UB since it joined the SUNY system in 1962, announced that he will step down next July.
Oral biology postdoc to examine periodontal disease through AI lens 9/16/25
Researcher receives NIH Pathway to Independence Award, will work with UB mentors.
It’s a historic fall as UB welcomes record first-year class 9/15/25
New York’s flagship university also achieved total enrollment of 30,000 for the 7th straight year.
UB researcher leads the effort for historic marker honoring Mary Burnett Talbert 9/15/25
The recognition arrives as the final step in a process that began with a nomination from UB faculty member Lillian S. Williams.
Western New York becomes living laboratory for students studying climate hazards 9/15/25
NSF-backed summer research program brings undergraduates to UB to study challenges posed by climate change.
UB psychiatry resident is one of a dozen in the U.S. to be named National Institute of Mental Health Outstanding Resident of the Year 9/15/25
Gary Iacobucci, MD, PhD, will attend an awards program next month at the National Institutes of Health, where he will present an overview of his research on cognitive flexibility.
Media Advisory: A health equity action plan for Western New York is the focus of UB’s Igniting Hope 2025 conference 9/12/25
Igniting Hope 2025, focused on “Building a Community Plan for Health Equity,” will be held on Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
Buffalo Humanities Festival opens with textile artist Nick Cave 9/12/25
The two-day event presented by UB's Humanities Institute will explore the dual nature of fabrication.
UB researcher named VP of organization dedicated to sharing child development research 9/9/25
The Child & Family Blog is a leading online resource that explains child development research findings to lay audiences.
A labor of love: ‘Objects of Affection’ transforms welcome space for upcoming contemporary art event 9/9/25
Using everything from upcycled canal lock lumber to salvaged chair legs, UB architecture students and faculty create unique pieces for Medina Triennial Hub.
UB Alumni Association elects new president, officers and directors 9/9/25
Eileen Marutiak, BA ’06, has been named president of the UB Alumni Association, a group that represents the interests of more than 307,000 graduates around the world.
Researchers reveal the infection risks oral mucositis poses to stem cell transplant patients, introduce AI tool to predict them 9/8/25
Patients undergoing stem cell transplants for blood cancers who develop oral mucositis are at nearly four times the risk of developing a severe infection.
UB scholar receives $300,000 NEH grant to expand Marianne Moore digital archive 9/5/25
Project will add another 12 notebooks kept by Moore, one of the foremost modernist poets of the early 20th century.
Forever chemicals are more acidic than we thought, study finds 9/4/25
New, more accurate acidity measurements could make PFAS easier to track.
Grammy-Award Winner Macy Gray Brings “On How Life Is” 25th Anniversary Tour to the UB Center for the Arts 9/3/25
Gray's triple-platinum record introduced the world to her signature voice and yielded the global hit “I Try.” The song earned her a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance in 2000 and remains one of the most iconic songs of its era.
Pharmacy Student leads project to outfit Pharmacy Building with Narcan kits 8/26/25
Karina Babina is passionate about reducing overdoses through access and education.
UB’s newest mobile clinics, Health on Wheels, are ready to serve WNY 8/25/25
Health on Wheels will provide a variety of health services, including nutrition education, smoking cessation support, physical activity promotion, and education on how to manage chronic diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure.
Speed isn’t everything when it comes to covalent inhibitor drugs, study finds 8/22/25
Researchers find that a faster binding alone doesn’t make a good drug candidate.
UB physicians perform landmark procedure on first adolescent sleep apnea patient in Buffalo 8/21/25
Next step is to offer airway-opening surgery to adolescents with Down syndrome.
Media Advisory: On Thursday, UB students start moving into residence halls 8/20/25
Thousands of students to attend Welcome Weekend festivities, including a parade, dance party, fireworks and more.

UB News Center

Tripathi to step down as UB president 9/16/25

Oral biology postdoc to examine periodontal disease through AI lens 9/16/25

It’s a historic fall as UB welcomes record first-year class 9/15/25

UB researcher leads the effort for historic marker honoring Mary Burnett Talbert 9/15/25

Western New York becomes living laboratory for students studying climate hazards 9/15/25

UB psychiatry resident is one of a dozen in the U.S. to be named National Institute of Mental Health Outstanding Resident of the Year 9/15/25

Media Advisory: A health equity action plan for Western New York is the focus of UB’s Igniting Hope 2025 conference 9/12/25

Buffalo Humanities Festival opens with textile artist Nick Cave 9/12/25

UB researcher named VP of organization dedicated to sharing child development research 9/9/25

A labor of love: ‘Objects of Affection’ transforms welcome space for upcoming contemporary art event 9/9/25

UB Alumni Association elects new president, officers and directors 9/9/25

Researchers reveal the infection risks oral mucositis poses to stem cell transplant patients, introduce AI tool to predict them 9/8/25

UB scholar receives $300,000 NEH grant to expand Marianne Moore digital archive 9/5/25

Forever chemicals are more acidic than we thought, study finds 9/4/25

Grammy-Award Winner Macy Gray Brings “On How Life Is” 25th Anniversary Tour to the UB Center for the Arts 9/3/25

Pharmacy Student leads project to outfit Pharmacy Building with Narcan kits 8/26/25

UB’s newest mobile clinics, Health on Wheels, are ready to serve WNY 8/25/25

Speed isn’t everything when it comes to covalent inhibitor drugs, study finds 8/22/25

UB physicians perform landmark procedure on first adolescent sleep apnea patient in Buffalo 8/21/25

Media Advisory: On Thursday, UB students start moving into residence halls 8/20/25