January

Removing medicines from wastewater
1/26/22
New research from UB and Stony Brook University shows that technologies are available, but the upgrades can be expensive.
Bridging the social divide between students
1/26/22
Self-esteem and university identity are predictors for improved socialization between international and domestic students, a UB study suggests.
Passion for textiles fuels research
1/26/22
A lifelong interest in fabric informs anthropology PhD student Erika Ruhl’s research on children’s burial clothing from pre-modern Finnish churches.
UB alumna, climate change activist
1/26/22
Jessica Ottney Mahar graduated from the College of Arts and Sciences in 2000 with a bachelor’s degree in English. Today, she shapes environmental policy.
Mellon grant to support indigenous studies
1/26/22
The $3 million award will support a proposed new Department of Indigenous Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and bring UB back to the forefront of the field.
UB chemist awarded $2 million NIH grant
1/26/22
The Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award will support work by John Richard to study the molecular interactions that enable enzymes to speed chemical reactions.
Students focus their ‘Lumagination’ on Botanical Gardens
1/26/22
For the fourth consecutive year, students from the Department of Theatre and Dance have contributed displays to the annual light and sound show at the Botanical Gardens.