Global Impact

News about UB’s global partnerships and our impact around the world. (see all topics)

Moog gift supports research into safer autonomous vehicles
7/9/24
Work supported by the gift to bring together multiple robotics experts at UB and Moog.
UB’s New York State Center for Plastics Recycling Research and Innovation hosts first New York state microplastics summit
7/3/24
Microplastics enter the environment from the breakdown of macroplastics that often come from cosmetics, synthetic fibers on clothing, tire ware, industrial processes, packaging and more.
Tiny and tunable: Porous crystals excel at recognizing molecules
6/28/24
Potential applications of the new materials include industrial gas separation, sensing and catalysis.
Study: AI could remediate future power outages
6/25/24
University at Buffalo engineers, partners create model to make nation’s grid more resilient amid extreme weather, projected spikes in demand.
Media Advisory: Earthquake simulations to test masonry buildings common in NYC, nationwide
6/4/24
There are more than 800,000 masontry buildings in New York State, and the test results will help officials improve building codes.
In Belize, UB medical students taught rural farmers how to Stop the Bleed
5/30/24
This spring, during their spring break, Jacobs School medical students traveled to rural areas in Belize to train 100 farmers and villagers in lifesaving Stop the Bleed techniques.
BEOC honors four alumni for their path to success
5/23/24
Awardees include an entrepreneur, a postgraduate scholar and health care workers.
Six with UB ties receive Fulbright student awards
5/22/24
The students will use the awards to conduct research in Papua New Guinea, Saudi Arabia, Montenegro, Taiwan, Thailand and Iceland.
MOU with University of the West Indies will contribute to UN Sustainable Development Goals
5/21/24
Agreement, signed May 20, will also create new opportunities for UB faculty and students in sustainable development leadership.
Abceutics, Inc., a startup at UB, acquired by biopharma company Merck
4/5/24
Acquisition includes novel platform technology designed to improve the safety and efficacy of an important emerging class of cancer medicines.