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Profiles

  • Breaking down barriers for women in the Middle East
    6/28/22

    UB PhD alumna and Fulbright scholar Naila Sahar returns to teach and conduct research at UB as an AAUW Postdoctoral International Fellow.

  • Wheels up!
    6/24/22

    Jacobs School staff member and former roller derby queen Midori Ohtake spends her Summer Hours pursuing her passion for skating at local parks.

  • Crafting jewelry to showcase powerful women
    6/17/22

    GSE staffer Renad Aref is using her Summer Hours to turn two of her childhood hobbies — coin-collecting and jewelry-making — into a growing business.

  • Academic advisor ‘roots’ for the environment
    5/13/22

    Jane Sinclair-Piegza and her husband have turned a forlorn piece of earth into a healthy forest of native trees and shrubs where wildlife flourishes.

  • Helping people worldwide with better design
    4/21/22

    UB faculty member Korydon Smith creates design solutions for marginalized people around the world.

The View

Faculty experts weigh in on trending topics. Their views and opinions are based on their expertise and research, and do not represent the official positions of UB.

  • UB experts weigh in on NFL Sunday Ticket decision
    7/2/24

    Law professors Helen "Nellie" Drew and Christine Bartholomew call the case "rare" and the "definition of an antitrust violation."

  • Paying student-athletes
    5/30/24

    UB sports law expert Helen “Nellie” Drew says the recent landmark NCAA agreement opens a ‘new world’ of intercollegiate athletics.

  • Reclassification of cannabis
    5/8/24

    UB experts weigh in on the DEA's move to reclassify cannabis from a Schedule I to a Schedule III substance.

  • Happier neighborhoods start in the front yard
    4/17/24

    A UB study of the Elmwood Village found that the livelier and more open the front yard, the more content and connected the resident.

  • Apple’s antitrust woes
    4/5/24

    The tech company defeated a consumer antitrust case, but the ruling is “hardly the end” of its antitrust woes, UB legal scholar Christine Bartholomew says.

Questions & Answers

  • How impeachment works
    7/20/18

    UB political scientist Jacob Neiheisel talks about the process for removing a president from office and why Donald Trump hasn't been impeached — and likely won’t be.

  • Career is all in the timing
    6/21/18

    UB biochemist D. Fernando Estrada talks about how he found his way to a career in science.

  • The ‘poop’ on ‘bone-crushing’ dogs
    5/29/18

    Paleobiologist Jack Tseng talks about recent research on fossilized poop and what it tells us about how ancient ecosystems functioned.

  • Sports blog serves a new niche
    3/2/18

    Law professor Nellie Drew talks about the outlet she created for students to develop networking connections within the field of sports law.

  • Social media and higher ed
    11/3/17

    UB social media specialist Jacob Schupbach chimes in on managing social media demands, the role of video and Snapchat.

Awards & Recognition