Recent News

Professor Diana Aga and UB to launch Great Lakes Research Consortium
7/17/26
As part of a 5-year, $5 mil. grant from NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation, UB will lead a group of other colleges and universities dedicated to strengthening New York's leadership in scientific initiatives across the broader Great Lakes basin.
Recent Chem. Eng. grad and former Watson Lab researcher receives NSF GRFP Award
7/17/26
Nicholas Reilly, a recent chemical engineering alum from the University at Buffalo, has received the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) award.
Professor Luis Colón retires, leaving behind a legacy defined by mentorship as much as research
7/17/26
After 33 years at UB, Luis Colón is retiring, leaving behind a career defined as much by the students he mentored as by the research he conducted.
Penguin ‘toxicologists’ find forever chemicals in remote Patagonia
4/13/26
A study by UB and UC Davis researchers shows a non-invasive way animals can help monitor their environment.

Research led by Profs. Diana Aga and Timothy Cook featured in NSF Highlights
5/13/25
A study led by Profs. Aga and Cook has been featured in NSF Highlights. The study presents a synthesis and evaluation of cationic porphyrin-based organic nanocages for the removal of PFAS, or 'forever chemicals', from water.
Prof. David Heppner receives ACS Portoghese Lectureship Award
5/9/25
University at Buffalo medicinal chemist David Heppner has received the 2025 Philip S. Portoghese Lectureship Award from the American Chemical Society (ACS). The annual award goes to two early-career investigators who have had a major impact on medicinal chemistry research. It is named in honor of Phil Portoghese, editor-in-chief of the ACS Journal of Medicinal Chemistry from 1972 to 2011.

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