Global Impact

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

Media Advisory: TV host and conservationist Jeff Corwin to speak at UB
4/5/22
Host of ABC’s ‘Wildlife Nation,’ Corwin to speak at the final 2021-22 UB Distinguished Speaker Series event.
UB surgical resident, recipient of the 2022 Citizen Honors Award, is leading a medical mission in Ukraine
3/29/22
The Congressional Medal of Honor Society announced that Aaron Epstein, MD, a University at Buffalo surgical resident, is a recipient of the prestigious 2022 Citizen Honors Award for Service.
UB alum Lawrence Tabak named acting NIH director
12/16/21
UB alumnus Lawrence Tabak has been named the acting director of the NIH by U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra.
Two UB faculty win Fulbright awards
9/27/21
Diana Aga and Robert M. Straubinger are UB's newest faculty recipients of the prestigious international awards.
UB ice scientist among authors of new IPCC climate change report
9/7/21
Sophie Nowicki is one of 18 lead authors on a chapter about ocean, cryosphere and sea level change, reflecting a decade of leadership on international collaborations
Diana Aga named director of UB RENEW Institute
7/27/21
Aga, a professor of chemistry, is a globally recognized leader in environmental science and analytical chemistry.
UB Alumni Association elects new president, officers
7/13/21
Dharshan Jayasinghe, BA ’03, will lead the association, which represents the interests of more than 280,000 graduates around the world.
UB unveils James Joyce mural in downtown Buffalo, plans creation of Joyce museum
6/14/21
The mural, which arrives ahead of the 100th anniversary of Joyce’s landmark book “Ulysses,” is part of a broader fundraising campaign and initiative to raise awareness of the UB James Joyce Collection.
UB professors receive Fulbright awards to study educational equity, democracy in Asia and Germany
3/23/21
UB professors Jaekyung Lee and Anya Bernstein have received 2020-21 Fulbright Scholar Awards, one of the most widely recognized and prestigious scholarships in the world.
Nojin Kwak named vice provost for international education
2/16/21
Kwak will serve as UB’s senior international officer, responsible for leading central international research and academic programs and services.

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