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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.

  • Those lyin’ eyes
    2/5/24

    UB expert Mark Frank explains how to detect deception — and yes, the eyes can lie.

  • UB sleep expert offers 5 tips for a better night’s rest
    1/22/24

    Carleara Weiss says improved sleep can have emotional, physical and mental health benefits.

  • Most expensive winter storm damage largely preventable
    1/19/24

    While blizzards are inescapable, UB expert Michel Bruneau offers suggestions to help make snowstorms a day off rather than a disaster.

  • ‘Trusted’ UB nurses offer New Year’s resolutions
    1/12/24

    Nursing faculty members suggest ways to achieve happier, healthier living in the new year.

  • A look at ‘Back to Basics’ plan for literacy
    1/12/24

    GSE researcher John Strong shares his insights on Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposal to address the decline in literacy in NYS.

Questions & Answers

  • Meet Maria Kraimer
    11/18/24

    The new chair of the Department of Organization and Human Resources has kept her eye on UB since first interviewing for a faculty position at the university 20 years ago.

  • Dental dean reflects on first 18 months on the job
    10/24/24

    Marcelo W.B. Araujo discusses how the school's new strategic plan will serve as a roadmap supporting UB’s overall vision for the future.

  • Faculty, staff share their UB giving stories
    10/23/24

    In a Q&A with UBNow, Gwen Appelbaum, Sherene Milizia and Henry-Louis Taylor Jr. talk about why they give to UB's faculty and staff campaign.

  • Meet Brianna Devlin
    10/17/24

    The new faculty member in the Graduate School of Education focuses her work on how to best support children’s early learning to benefit their later understanding of mathematics. 

  • Women of UB realize vision of honoring trailblazers
    10/4/24

    Several women with UB ties worked on the Monument Project, which recently dedicated three statues to trailblazing women in downtown Buffalo.

Awards & Recognition

  • UB architect’s design recognized with global award
    10/9/23

    Jin Young Song is the recipient of a 2023 Design Educates Award for his energy-efficient façade retrofit of a major hospital in Seoul.

  • Why do women develop cerebral aneurysms at higher rate than men?
    10/3/23

    Neurosurgeon Rosalind Lai has received a Young Investigator Grant to study the reasons behind this phenomenon.

  • Moore receives career achievement award
    9/26/23

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

  • Leonard named to board of NIAAA consortium
    9/19/23

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

  • UB researcher receives ASHA award
    9/1/23

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