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Your classmates, your memories, our collective future. Discover the latest stories about bold UB grads and friends who are leading the charge, lending a hand and changing the world for the better.

Treasures of Home

10/23/23

It all began with a puzzle and a fierce competition between sisters.

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The Right Frame of Mind

10/23/23

Ryan Zagata, BA ’96, wasn’t a bike guy until he moved from Manhattan to Brooklyn in 2008 to start a family. There he expanded his community by bicycling.

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Boldly Beyond a Billion

10/18/23

UB has become the first SUNY institution to surpass a billion-dollar comprehensive fundraising campaign goal.

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A Prescription for the Future

10/23/23

From perspectives gained through a career spanning more than 40 years and counting, Karen Brim acknowledges the many challenges she has faced throughout her life, and how she met and overcame them, making it her mission to guide others in doing the same.

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Bills @ Bulls

10/17/23

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen hosted a Q&A session in Alumni Arena as the Student Association’s 2023 Student Choice Speaker.

More Room to Move

10/17/23

Members of the Murchie family break ground for the new Brittany Murchie Mulla Sports Performance Center on June 30.

Pride Postive

10/17/23

The Center for the Arts glows with rainbow lights to celebrate Pride Week April 10-15, 2023.

Seeing Double

10/17/23

Three pairs of twins plus another pair of siblings are among the 184 students in the Jacobs School Class of 2027.

Bicycle Breakthroughs

10/17/23

Buffalo school students explore science, technology, engineering and mathematics through bicycles and bicycle riding at the STEMcyclists Summer Camp.

Hip Hop History

10/17/23

UB hosts the 6th annual Teaching Black History Conference, held at Hayes Hall in July 2023.

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Living Art Out Loud
3/8/21
Visiting professor Michael Mwenso says he feels “very fortunate to be at UB and the Arts Collaboratory...and teach about Black music and how it can empower your life and make you be a deeper human being.”
A Family Affair
12/23/21
Tilmon Brown, BA ’93, BS ’93, promised his parents that he would get a degree from UB. 30 years later he fulfilled that promise and is helping other UB students do the same.
Changing Lives in Profound Ways
10/27/20
Former New York State Surrogate Judge Barbara Howe has endowed an annual award for the best graduate student research paper in the Department of Sociology.
A Pathway to Hope
3/30/21
Margie Hempling McGlynn has endowed a professorship in the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences to find holistic solutions for rare genetic diseases.
Affirming Brilliance
5/8/19
Inspired by her parents, Desiree Williams wrote and published a children's book to help kids see themselves more often in the world.
When Race and Space Converge
1/30/19
Dexter Johnson, PhD is a NASA technical fellow, a minister, entrepreneur and frequent motivational speaker as “Dr. Dex.”

Fall 2023

Our Most Recent Print Issue

In this issue, learn how UB surpassed the historic fundraising goal, how one alumna is helping nurture a deep sense of culture in children, and how an entrepreneur developed a bicycle ideal for city living.

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A Literary Destination

10/29/23

In 1937 Charles D. Abbott, director of University Libraries, established the “Poetry Project” to collect rare first editions of modern poetry. Today, Abbot’s Poetry Collection has expanded to more than 150,000 volumes, 9,000 periodical titles and extensive manuscript holdings, and includes the world’s largest collection of materials by and about Irish poet and author James Joyce. In June 2023, UB received $10 million in New York State funding to establish the James Joyce Museum inside Abbott Hall, which will include exhibition space to showcase the collection for visiting global scholars and the general public.

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