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Stephanie Phillips, a faculty member in the new Department of Engineering Education, finds similarities between technical writing and writing for comics.

Biochemistry professor Murray Ettinger retires after 48 years at UB, but his lore lives on.

Jacobs School associate dean Lisa Jane Jacobsen leads a fitness class to help medical students stay active.

UB social work faculty member Katie McClain-Meeder and her husband started Little Bear Farm to help improve access to healthy food.

GSE prof and veteran Richard Lamb is completing a master's degree in rehabilitation counseling in order to apply his work in VR to vets with PTSD.

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 named professorship honors the memory of the late UB faculty member, who also led diversity efforts at UB and at SUNY at the time of her death.  

The local chapter of the Public Relations Society of America will honor Rodney Grabowski, UB's VP for advancement, at its annual Excalibur Awards ceremony.

Twenty have been recognized for consistently superior professional achievement and the ongoing pursuit of excellence.

The naming of the Nowicki Foreland honors Sophie Nowicki’s years of work in bringing global scientists together to model future sea level rise.

The designation for the UB civil engineer is reserved for the most eminent civil engineers in the American Society of Civil Engineers.