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Multimillion-dollar grant will help UB project ice sheet loss, sea level rise The funding allows earth sciences researcher Sophie Nowicki to continue leading an international ice sheet modeling project.

#UBuffalo Professor Sophie Nowicki was awarded $2.1M to lead ISMIP7—a global project combining ice sheet, ocean and climate models to better predict sea-level rise.

100+ scientists are working together to understand how fast Antarctica and Greenland are melting, and what that means for our coasts.

No matter where you look, #UBuffalo shines through. 💙📸

UB again ranks among nation’s best in sustainability measures UB excels in Times Higher Education's rankings of global health, climate action and sustainability research.

#UBuffalo has been named a global leader in sustainability in the 2024 Times Higher Ed Impact Rankings — recognized for advancing climate action, clean energy, and responsible consumption. 🌎💙

Six UB students receive Fulbright awards The students join the university's long history of sending students to take part in the prestigious program.

Six #UBuffalo Arts and Sciences students are headed abroad with Fulbright awards! 🌍✈️

They’ll teach, research and study across the globe—from Austria to Jordan, Taiwan to the Canary Islands.

Congrats to James, Olivia, Laibah, Jaden, Constance and Taylor!

UB student awarded NASA fellowship to map biodiversity in South Africa Festus Adegbola’s work on the BioSCape project monitors — from the air — how plants and wildfires influence bird diversity.

Congrats to #UBuffalo PhD student Festus Adegbola, studying Geography with a concentration in Earth Systems Science, on earning the prestigious NASA FINESST Fellowship! 🌍🚀

He is using remote-sensing tech to study biodiversity from above, and now has NASA’s support to keep going.

If you're working on a new energy technology and want to learn how to bring it to market, consider applying for the NSF I-Corps Energy Innovators Course, running from August 18 to September 17! ⚡🔌 💡

Apply today: www.tfaforms.com/5172906

There is still time to sign up for one of our Summer Session M classes (Jul 8 - Aug 15)!

We are offering Intro to Microeconomics, Macroeconomic Theory, and Econometrics I.

Check out pub.hub.buffalo.edu for more info!

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White named artistic director of Clarion Concerts The award, given every three years, is presented to only a handful of scholars.

Grammy-winning violinist and #UBuffalo music professor Melissa White is the new artistic director of Clarion Concerts!🎻

She’s bringing fresh energy to classical music—highlighting Black composers, launching school outreach, and creating hands-on opportunities for students.

Study reveals ‘switch-like’ behavior for hundreds of genes with links to human disease The award, given every three years, is presented to only a handful of scholars.

#UBuffalo researchers found nearly 500 human genes that act like light switches—either fully on or off! 💡🧬

Led by Omer Gokcumen, Alber Aqil & Naoki Masuda, the study blends math + biology to uncover genetic patterns linked to fertility, COVID-19, cancer & more.

We're so proud of Emery! A rockstar legal studies major in our Social Sciences Interdisciplinary Program. 🤩

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Otto awarded three prestigious fellowships for groundbreaking Bauhaus research The Guggenheim, Harvard Radcliffe and Dedalus Foundation fellowships will support Libby Otto's groundbreaking work on the Bauhaus movement.

Elizabeth “Libby” Otto, #UBuffalo professor of modern and contemporary art history is reshaping what we know about the Bauhaus under Nazi rule.

She’s earned Guggenheim, Radcliffe, and Dedalus Foundation fellowships to support her new book on art, resistance, and complicity in 1930s Germany.

Excited for this partnership in developing the new Department of AI and Society at #UBuffalo!

Enriching research opportunities mark graduate’s UB career Grace Hafner credits her varied research experiences and strong faculty interactions with sending her off toward a bright future.

One undergrad. Three research fields. Endless curiosity. 💡🔍

Grace Hafner explored geology, public health, and ecology, all as an undergrad at #UBuffalo. From glowing rocks to mosquito maps to bats and light pollution, her research proves that curiosity doesn’t stick to one lane.

Six UB faculty receive Fulbright Scholar awards UB faculty from biological sciences, mathematics, romance languages and literatures, communication, and physics will teach and conduct research abroad through prestigious Fulbright Scholar awards, adv...

Congratulations College of Arts and Sciences faculty who have received Fulbright Scholar awards! 🌎✈️]

From dementia research in Sri Lanka to studying wave phenomena in Greece, these scholars are making a global impact through teaching, research, and international collaboration.

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Diana Aga, University at Buffalo - Bacteria Found to Eat Forever Chemicals - The Academic Minute We may have found an ally in our fight against PFAS chemicals. Diana Aga, Henry M. Woodburn Chair and SUNY Distinguished Professor of chemistry and the director of the RENEW Institute at the Universit...

#UBuffalo chemist Diana Aga discovered a soil bacterium that breaks down forever chemicals—toxic substances found in things like nonstick pans, water-resistant clothing and food packaging.🧪🌎

Big breakthrough. Tiny microbe.
Hear the story on The Academic Minute 🎧 ⬇️

At our graduate commencement ceremony on May 16, Luis A. Colón, SUNY Distinguished Professor and A. Conger Goodyear Professor in the Department of Chemistry, received the UB President’s Medal. This Medal recognizes extraordinary contributions to the university and the broader community. 🏅 #UBuffalo

Grabill named new dean of College of Arts and Sciences Jeffrey T. Grabill, deputy vice chancellor for student education at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom, has been named dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.

Exciting news, #UBuffalo! 💙 We’re thrilled to announce that Jeffrey T. Grabill has been appointed as the new dean of the UB College of Arts and Sciences, starting Aug 1, 2025. Dr. Grabill brings valuable experience from the University of Leeds to continue our mission of educational excellence!

Hear from our ✨Grammy-winning✨ music professor, Jeff Scott, and how he made his mark on both the performance and composition of urban classical music!

The #UBuffalo Department of Geology is now the Department of Earth Sciences! 🌍✨

From glaciers to lava, climate change to solar eclipses 🌒, they're uncovering Earth’s coolest secrets. 🌋

#EarthSciences #Geology

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