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Spring 2026
UB, Broadview Federal Credit Union announce $31M partnership for naming rights, student scholarships and student support
Andrew Whittaker elected to National Academy of Engineering
University at Buffalo named a top producer of U.S. Fulbright scholars
UB is part of joint $17 million NIH grant to study temporomandibular disorders
Fall 2025
UB again ranked for entrepreneurship
University at Buffalo launches new quantum institute
Allison Brashear elected to the National Academy of Medicine
Gov. Hochul announces $68M investment to support campus decarbonization project at UB
It’s a historic fall as UB welcomes record first-year class
Spring 2025
UB again ranks among nation’s best in measure of global health, climate action and sustainability research
UB to launch Department of AI and Society this fall
University at Buffalo to create $34 million nursing simulation center
Two UB students awarded prestigious Goldwater scholarships
NIH awards UB $28.4 million to build on strong foundation improving health outcomes, addressing disparities through translational science
White House awards UB professor the nation’s highest honor in STEM mentoring
HWI officially joins the University at Buffalo
Fall 2024
UB among Top 25 in U.S. for environmental, social impact
UB dental school receives $7.3 million NIH grant to develop germ-free microbiome research facility
UB tops 30,000 in fall enrollment for sixth straight year
UB awarded $10 million grant to lead new national center on early literacy and responsible AI
UB breaks ground on Russell L. Agrusa Hall
UB launches SUNY’s first Indigenous studies major
Spring 2024
With state budget deal reached, UB ready to help launch Empire AI
Seven UB researchers elected AAAS fellows
UB joins federal government-led effort to boost AI safety
UB School of Nursing ranked No. 1 nationwide for online bachelor’s programs; engineering management rises among top 20
UB ready to be the home for Gov. Hochul’s proposed $400 million AI consortium
Computer science student spotlights future of AI at Gov. Hochul’s State of the State address
UB launches Center for Advanced Semiconductor Technologies
Fall 2023
UB receives $2.5 million Mellon grant to address support needs of caregivers, those with disabilities
UB’s dental programs named 7th in nation, 11th in world by Shanghai Ranking Consultancy
UB AI expert David Doermann testifies before Congress on threat of deepfakes
UB climbs in undergrad entrepreneurship ranking
UB researcher receives $2.7 million grant to explore social media links with inflammation, depression
UB, NASA and partners begin mapping South Africa’s biodiversity from the air
UB welcomes 154 new faculty
UB ranks No. 36 among U.S. public colleges in latest U.S. News rankings
UB is among the best in the nation in economic diversity, according to New York Times ranking
Forbes ranks UB among top employers in New York State
Metals, antidepressants, climate change: UB chemist Diana Aga leads $3 million NSF grant to find other causes of antimicrobial resistance
Two scholars receive prestigious NSF fellowships to study at UB
UB awarded $3.4 million for expanded cybersecurity training program
Spring 2023
Bruner Foundation’s $5M gift will support new center at UB
UB dental school breaks into top 10 in U.S. dental research, NIDCR says
Six University at Buffalo students and alumni awarded Fulbrights
Two University at Buffalo students chosen for prestigious Goldwater Scholarships
Samiha Islam is UB’s second Truman Scholar
Deborah Chung named Fellow of American Academy of Arts and Sciences
UB grad programs among top in U.S. News rankings
Andreadis and Feltri are named AAAS Fellows
Historic faculty hiring presents unprecedented opportunity for UB
Online programs for nursing, engineering management among nation’s best
UB awarded $20 million to establish national AI institute to help children with speech, language disorders
Fall 2022
UB joins I-Corps Hub, a boost to STEM startups
UB receives EPA grant to monitor air pollution on Buffalo’s East Side
U.S. Department of Defense awards UB physicians $4.8 million to launch non-drug, clinical trial on concussion treatment for the military
NIH awards major grant to UB to boost newborn screening accuracy
UB teams receive over $2.6 million in federal funding for environmental research
$7.8 million awarded to UB and partners to study influence of oral microbiome on cancer-linked oral thrush and HPV
Vice President Harris calls UB ‘model’ for sustainability work
UB Teacher Residency Program awarded $3.5 million to expand
UB-led team receives $5 million to help older adults spot online scams, disinformation
Preparing for the next pandemic: NSF grants $1 million to UB to develop a rapid response system and build community trust
UB scientists to study how ancient climate change altered ecosystems in Southeast Alaska
UB engineering researchers receive NSF CAREER awards totaling $2.3 million
Summer 2022
UB's Diana Aga named fellow of the American Chemical Society
UB-led team lands $2.2 million grant to develop eco-friendly insulation
To fight online disinformation, UB launches Center for Information Integrity
UB, elected officials praise new engineering building
UB receives $4 million from NIAID to develop new treatments that combine antibiotics and non-natural nucleotides
UB receives nearly $13 million from NIH to improve the quality of HIV research around the world
Pfizer chooses the Jacobs School for pediatric study of Paxlovid
Spring 2022
UB students awarded prestigious Goldwater scholarships
Recent rankings point to UB's standing as a leader in sustainability
DEC awards University at Buffalo $4.5 million to create plastics recycling center
University at Buffalo-led team receives $10 million grant for advanced cyberinfrastructure research
U.S. Department of Education highlights UB's Teacher Residency Program as model for nation
Four UB faculty members named SUNY Distinguished Professors
UB expands student dining options with opening of new $37.8 million facility
UB grad programs rise in U.S. News rankings
UB to lead $7.5 million project to improve computer chip reliability and security via revolutionary testing advancements
Nursing awarded $2.3 million to help reduce health care worker burnout
Engineering management, nursing programs ranked among nation's best
UB chosen to lead Space University Research Initiative project
UB plans new engineering building to accommodate the school's continued growth
UB's Nalini Ratha named as a National Academy of Inventors Fellow
UB, Stony Brook earn flagship status
Fall 2021
UB alum Lawrence Tabak named acting NIH director
UB receives $2.3 million grant to help prevent life-threatening drug interactions
Four UB life sciences spinoffs receive new NIH funding
UB's Elad Levy selected as president of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons
UB PhD graduate receives AAAS Science & Technology Policy fellowship
UB's chair of surgery is inducted into the Academy of Master Surgeon Educators
Huh wins Fulbright Scholar Award
UB one of 27 schools named to The Princeton Review's Green College Honor Roll
Two UB faculty win Fulbright awards
UB professor Donald Mager named FIP fellow for international leadership in pharmacy
UB receives Siemens grant for manufacturing software to prep students for in-demand jobs
UB is New York's top public university in WSJ/THE rankings
UB PhD student selected for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy fellowship
UB MBA program vaults 12 spots in Bloomberg Businessweek ranking
UB receives $3.9 million grant to better understand the role of brain enzymes in early stages of Alzheimer's disease
UB again ranked among the top universities in the nation
UB ice scientist among authors of new United Nations' climate change report
Summer 2021
Dental, civil engineering programs among top 10 in nation, according to Shanghai rankings
$478,000 grant supports UB study on the retention of underrepresented librarians
UB launches nation's first pharmacy-based clinical and translational therapeutics master’s program
UB receives $1.8 million grant to make cancer treatments less toxic
UB PhD student Courtney Shafer receives Department of Energy fellowship
UB gets $1.6 million NIH grant to improve medical imaging for leg ulcers
UB granted $1.7 million to expand alcoholism research training program
Three from UB win student Fulbright awards
Six UB researchers received nearly $3.5 million in early-career grants
Spring 2021
Three faculty named SUNY Distinguished Professors
UB's Weihang Wang receives NSF CAREER award
UB’s climate action efforts rank No. 1 in the world in THE Impact Rankings
UB faculty receive Fulbright awards
UB, partners receive $8.2 million U.S. Department of Transportation grant
UB researcher receives $3.1 million NIH grant to study Parkinson's patients
Fall 2020
$8.1 million grant extends UB's participation in Women's Health Initiative
UB researchers awarded $2 million National Science Foundation grant to improve plastic recycling efforts
UB leads $3.7 million project to improve MRI technology
UB awarded $8.5 million to improve 'hybrid' space rockets
UB ranked among the best U.S. universities
Spring 2020
UB's Peter Rogerson elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
UB Pharmacy researchers awarded more than $10 million
Two UB students receive prestigious Boren Awards
Seven UB students win NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Five named SUNY Distinguished Professors
NIH awards UB $21.7 million to continue Buffalo's rapid trajectory growing in health care, research sectors
Nursing HRSA grants benefit underserved communities, student training
UB receives $3 million Mellon grant in support of indigenous studies
2019
UB launches Community Health Equity Research Institute
UB nanotech research getting boost with $1 million National Science Foundation grant
NIH awards rare perfect score to UB to expand its Center for Successful Aging
UB ranks No. 3 in climate action in Times Higher Education rankings
