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UB architecture professor Jin Young Song is internationally known for his award-winning façade renovations and alternative construction systems.  

The recently retired dance professor reflects on a nearly 50-year career at UB.

The cellist and Center for Diversity Innovation Distinguished Visiting Scholar has received the Michael Jaffee Visionary Award from Chamber Music of America.

The adjunct professor of practice in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering has played, and continues to play, many roles.  

As director of international alumni engagement, Wei Loon Leong keeps track of 11 alumni chapters around the globe.

In testimony before New York State lawmakers, the UB AI expert cited the harmful effects of deepfakes and other false content.

As Banned Books Week begins, UB faculty member Africa Hands offers her perspective on the rising trend of book bans and censorship.

UB political scientist Conor Dowling says the early September debate between Trump and Harris could shift polls either way.

UB chemist David Heppner published the first 3D model of lazertinib, a chemo-free drug the FDA has approved to be used in a combo therapy.

UB legal scholar John Giammatteo says the new president has a ‘massive amount of control’ over policy, the hiring of judges and more.

UB law professor Athena Mutua offers her thoughts on the police and other issues raised during the recent weeks of social protests.

Architecture professor Korydon Smith talks about the partnership to develop a DIY fabric mask that is not only protective, but affordable and scalable.

Law professor Mark Bartholomew talks about contact tracing, which may become routine as we move from shelter-in-place to a less-restricted life.

UB political scientist Jacob Neiheisel says the voting booth still serves a vital purpose, despite technological advancements and alternative voting.

Joann Sands, an expert in disaster preparedness and response, talks about the importance of nurses in managing a health crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Morris Janowitz award recognizes senior scholars whose careers have demonstrated excellence in the field of military sociology.

The director of UB’s CRIA will join the Program Advisory Board of the National Consortium on Alcohol and Neurodevelopment in Adolescent-Adulthood.

Faculty member Nichol Castro is being recognized for her work focusing on word retrieval in aging adults and adults with language impairments.

The UB endocrinologist was recently honored by the Androgen Society for his work on low testosterone, diabetes and obesity.

Luis R. De Jesús Báez is UB’s first recipient of the Non-Tenure Faculty Award that aims to encourage the pursuit of new ideas among tenure-track faculty.