• Effective advertising
    11/2/15

    Web advertising in which the product changes direction while moving across the screen is more effective than static ads, according to research by the School of Management.

  • Campaign for the Community
    11/5/15

    In a Q&A with the UB Reporter, Campaign for the Community Chair Marsha Lewis talks about the campaign and how it reinforced her belief in the goodness and generosity of the UB community.

  • 21st century library coming to Capen
    11/5/15

    The ongoing transformation of the third floor of Silverman Library into a state-of-the-art learning landscape is a key component of the Heart of the Campus project.

  • Cross-cultural experience
    11/5/15

    The Thanksgiving without Borders program aims to enrich the Thanksgiving Day experience for both international students and their UB hosts.

  • Gresham to retire
    11/5/15

    Mary H. Gresham, who has served UB in a variety of roles over the past 45 years, will retire at the end of the fall semester.

  • Powering an energy revolution
    11/5/15

    UB takes a leadership role in a National Science Foundation plan to use data analytics to solve pressing societal problems.

  • Thumbs up to healthy menus
    11/5/15

    Children are choosing healthy side dishes and beverages when ordering meals in restaurants, research led by UB faculty member Stephanie Anzman-Frasca has found.

  • Spotlight on internships
    11/5/15

    Almost every employer hires interns and UB’s high-powered seminar will show ambitious students how they can join the party.

  • Law School launches Innocence and Justice Project
    11/5/15

    Law students will act as student attorneys to identify cases in which there is strong evidence of a miscarriage of justice and press the case for redress.

  • Tracing family roots
    11/5/15

    Descendants of authors of slave narratives attending a groundbreaking UB workshop discuss their histories, identities and personal stories.

  • Test set for UB Alert
    11/5/15

    A university-wide test of the UB Alert notification system, which is activated during an emergency or incident that disrupts university operations, will take place on Nov. 12.

  • WHI gets extension
    11/5/15

    UB has received a five-year extension of its involvement with the Women’s Health Initiative, the groundbreaking study that has yielded major discoveries on chronic diseases that affect postmenopausal women.

  • Just Food, Just Communities
    11/5/15

    The UB Food Lab is co-sponsoring an event designed to bring together community partners, scholars, students and residents to discuss the links between racial, economic and food injustices, and strategies to address them.

  • International Education Week set for Nov. 16-20
    11/5/15

    UB's annual celebration highlighting the university's global diversity will bring an international perspective to the topic of the media.

  • Changing behavior to avert diabetes
    11/5/15

    UB researchers are studying if changes in decision-making can prevent people with prediabetes from becoming diabetic.

  • Continuing the work
    11/6/15

    A $4 million gift from the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation will allow UB Sports Medicine continue its groundbreaking work treating patients and training physicians.

  • Spooky talks
    11/6/15

    If you’re still searching for your fix of witches, werewolves and other ghouls after Halloween, you may be able to find it, oddly enough, at the UB Libraries.

  • Interpreting Cravens
    11/6/15

    UB’s Cravens World Collection provided the catalyst for artwork in a new exhibition opening in the UB Art Gallery in the Center for the Arts.

  • Campaign for the Community
    11/12/15

    Nursing faculty member Linda Paine Hughes says giving to Mercy Flight Western New York is the most important donation she can make to UB's Campaign for the Community.

  • User habits key to phishing
    11/12/15

    UB faculty member Arun Vishwanath says taking into account users' cyber routines is integral to preventing email phishing.

  • Pinpointing poverty with cellphone data
    11/12/15

    Mobile phone calls are analyzed to thwart crime and track diseases. Now, UB researchers are studying if such data can help combat extreme poverty.

  • Call for science
    11/12/15

    UB pharmacist Edward Bednarczyk says medical marijuana should be held to the same standard as other drugs.

  • Worm's behavior yields clue
    11/12/15

    A mutant worm's reaction to a foul smell could lead to new treatment avenues for diseases ranging from schizophrenia to Parkinson’s.

  • Fulbright recipient
    11/12/15

    UB geographer Chris Renschler has received a prestigious Fulbright Scholar award to conduct research and lecture in Austria.

  • Through the looking glass
    11/12/15

    Architecture faculty members Georg Rafailidis and Stephanie Davidson have launched a material investigation in search of new expressions for glass in and as architecture.

  • Message of hope
    11/12/15

    Civil rights activist Shirley Sherrod shared her powerful message of hope and resiliency as part of a food justice event organized by the Food Lab in UB’s School of Architecture and Planning.

  • Tribute to David Anderson
    11/12/15

    The UB Anderson Gallery will celebrate the generous contributions of David K. Anderson to the arts at UB with an exhibition of artwork donated by Anderson to the university.

  • UB committed to inclusive campus
    11/12/15

    In an open letter to the university community, President Satish K. Tripathi talks about UB's commitment to providing an inclusive, welcoming and intellectually open campus.

  • EOC signs pledge
    11/19/15

    UB’s Educational Opportunity Center has signed the City of Buffalo Opportunity Pledge, an initiative that encourages businesses, organizations and residents to commit to building a culture of inclusion and equity in Buffalo.

  • Improv: Not just for the stage?
    11/13/15

    Scientists and artists will talk about how improvisation influences their work — or not — at the next Science & Art Cabaret.

  • Reaching out to vets
    11/13/15

    Veterans’ unique medical needs and ways that health care providers can better serve them is the focus of a Joining Forces event.

  • International ranking
    11/16/15

    For the 13th year in a row, UB is ranked among the top 20 U.S. institutions hosting international students.

  • New Distinguished Professor
    11/19/15

    Jean Wactawski-Wende, dean of the School of Public Health and Health Professions, has been named a SUNY Distinguished Professor, the highest faculty rank in the SUNY system.

  • False Positive
    11/19/15

    Performance art created by UB faculty member Mark Shepard raises awareness of online privacy issues.

  • Joining the STEM discussion
    11/19/15

    Representatives of the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Partnership traveled to Washington to discuss strategies for building students' STEM knowledge and expertise.

  • Campaign for the Community
    11/19/15

    A one-time Little Brother, UB staff member Ryan Taughrin gives back to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie County by mentoring youth as a Big Brother.

  • Bad for business
    11/19/15

    A study by School of Management faculty member Veljko Fotak has found that returns are weaker for investments made by highly politicized government-owned investment funds.

  • Helping nanoparticle glow
    11/19/15

    A new, onion-like nanoparticle developed by a UB research team could open new frontiers in biomaging, solar energy harvesting and light-based security techniques.

  • Tripathi thanks White for service
    11/19/15

    President Satish K. Tripathi thanked Athletics Director Danny White for his contributions to the university and congratulated him on being named athletics director at University of Central Florida.

  • Addressing pediatric obesity
    11/19/15

    New UB faculty member Carroll McWilliams Harmon, co-author of a national teen weight-loss surgery study, brings a fresh perspective to Western New York’s pediatric obesity problem.

  • Unintended consequences from tight security
    11/19/15

    Security measures in American high schools can have unintended consequences that hinder, rather than help students learn, according to new UB and Canisius College research.

  • Transformative experience
    11/19/15

    The Cambridge Undergraduate Scholars Program is a shining example of what is becoming a UB academic signature: giving the best students a top-notch, off-campus experience.

  • Beethoven, Period
    11/19/15

    The next two concerts in UB's Slee/Visiting Artist Series will present Beethoven's complete works for cello and piano.

  • Reflecting on Paris
    11/19/15

    A UB doctoral student studying in Paris and three faculty members with ties to the city talk about the terrorist attacks.

  • Sign of the Times?
    11/19/15

    In the first in a series of essays on the student art project, Teresa Miller talks about the reaction of students of color to the signs and looks at the lived experiences of these students.

  • Fueling terrorism
    11/20/15

    Social Work professor Hilary Weaver says preventing Syrian refugees from entering the U.S. would fuel, not curb, terrorism.

  • Encouraging home ownership
    11/20/15

    UB has launched UB H.O.M.E., a new program providing financial assistance to UB employees who buy homes in South Campus neighborhoods.

  • Greene named AD
    11/24/15

    Allen Greene, a senior athletics administrator who has played a key role in elevating UB’s athletics profile nationally, has been promoted to director of athletics.

  • AAAS fellows
    11/30/15

    UB researchers Luis A. Colón and Mark T. Swihart have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

  • Physiology of stress
    11/30/15

    UB neuroscientist Zhen Yan has received a $2 million grant to explore what stress does to the brain.

  • Marshall Scholar
    11/24/15

    UB senior Sean Kaczmarek has been selected to receive a Marshall Scholarship, considered by some to be the country's most prestigious scholarship for undergraduates.

  • Showing support
    11/30/15

    UB pharmacy students collect funds and words of encouragement to support their peers at the Paris Descartes University Pharmacy School.