Campus News

The memorial "Plinths to Piles" on the South Campus.
  • Memorializing Hayes Hall’s past
    10/10/24

    A graduate design studio last spring produced two memorials that pay respect to the hallowed grounds on which the home of the architecture school rests.

  • Help from former deans set the path for Aguirre
    2/28/24

    UB's new dean of students says being accessible and a good listener is key to helping students be successful.

  • Mural celebrates Jacobs School diversity
    2/28/24

    Current members of the Jacobs School community served as models for the artwork, reflecting the diversity that thrives in the school today.

  • Bias in facial recognition software
    2/26/24

    UB computer scientist Ifeoma Nwogu spoke with UBNow about how AI has evolved through the years and offers her perspective on bias in facial recognition programs. 

  • Celebrating free speech
    2/26/24

    From AI to controversial speakers, an event presented by the School of Law examined the importance of free speech on campus.

  • Integrating AI into the classroom
    2/23/24

    Ten faculty members are recipients of $5,000 grants designed to spur development of instructional text, imagery, audio or synthetic data.

  • Determined to improve cancer care in Uganda
    2/22/24

    UB senior Rachel Sanyu aims to earn a medical degree and change the way cancer patients are treated in her native country.

  • Confronting gun violence
    2/21/24

    A year after a mass shooting at MSU, Jacobs School students and faculty reflect with their peers at the inaugural MSU-UB Remembrance Conference.

  • UB dental school receives prestigious NIH diversity award
    2/20/24

    UB is one of 10 universities throughout the country awarded the inaugural $100,000 prize.

  • UB associated with UN Global Communications
    2/19/24

    UB will gain global recognition and representation at the UN, and join efforts to help monitor and implement global agreements.

  • The case of the wooden UB mascot
    2/19/24

    An article in a UB Libraries publication uncovers part of a story that began with a 1960 scavenger hunt.