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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.
Tools of dental professor’s bitemark research included in Smithsonian exhibition
6/27/24
‘Forensic Science on Trial,' highlights evolution of science used in criminal trials through the centuries.
UB researcher looks for root causes of mass shootings present in 55 years of statements from perpetrators
6/20/24
Study demonstrates that shooters’ grievances are classifiable and can be mapped onto existing communication theory in ways that suggest a degree of predictability, explanation and control.
UB student’s billboard encourages people to embrace their differences
6/18/24
“One heart, one temperature” has been installed on Kensington Avenue through a partnership with Lamar Advertising.
Study: Exposure to firearm violence is cumulative, affects the functional health of Black Americans
6/11/24
“It’s a public health crisis that’s not limited to homicides,” says UB researcher.
Conference at UB to address youth mental health crisis
5/23/24
The conference is presented by the SMART collaborative in partnership with the School of Social Work.
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.
Study: Young adults with a history of school discipline report depressive symptoms, lower well-being
4/5/24
“It’s time to rethink school discipline entirely,” says University at Buffalo sociologist and study author.

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